Fairmead vs La Vina

A side-by-side comparison of Fairmead and La Vina: population, income, housing, and more.

Fairmead and La Vina are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Fairmead has the higher population (1,119 vs 538 in La Vina). Fairmead has the higher median home value ($220,700 vs $219,800 in La Vina). Since 2019, La Vina's population has grown faster (+155.0% vs +1.3%).

Population, income & housing

	Fairmead	La Vina
Population	1,119	538
Median age	31.9 yrs	33.1 yrs
Median household income	$44,375	—
Median home value	$220,700	$219,800
Median gross rent	$1,221	—
Housing units	368	87
Homeownership rate	60.6%	66.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.0%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	11.3%	32.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fairmead	La Vina
Population	1,105 → 1,119 (+1.3%)	211 → 538 (+155.0%)
Median household income	$68,375 → $44,375 (-35.1%)	—
Median home value	$221,200 → $220,700 (-0.2%)	$322,900 → $219,800 (-31.9%)
Median gross rent	$929 → $1,221 (+31.4%)	—

Fairmead

Population

1,1051,119

Median household income

$68,375$44,375

Median home value

$221,200$220,700

Median gross rent

$929$1,221

La Vina

Population

211538

Median home value

$322,900$219,800

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fairmead	La Vina
Under 5	9.6%	10.4%
5 to 17	16.4%	38.7%
18 to 24	17.0%	0.6%
25 to 34	10.1%	11.5%
35 to 44	11.9%	13.9%
45 to 54	11.5%	0.0%
55 to 64	14.3%	21.2%
65 to 74	3.1%	0.0%
75 and over	6.1%	3.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fairmead	La Vina
White (non-Hispanic)	15.4%	0.0%
Black or African American	3.8%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.8%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	80.0%	100.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fairmead	La Vina
No high school diploma	44.2%	41.3%
High school graduate	28.1%	38.4%
Some college or associate's	14.7%	20.3%
Bachelor's degree	8.2%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	4.9%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fairmead	La Vina
Drove alone	72.0%	88.8%
Carpooled	26.3%	11.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	1.7%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fairmead	La Vina
1-unit, detached	70.1%	66.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	2.4%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	33.3%
Mobile home & other	27.4%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Fairmead	La Vina
Poverty rate	28.1%	34.2%
Average household size	3.17	6.18
Mean commute (minutes)	30	—
Median year structure built	1986	1986