Bithlo vs Fairview Shores

A side-by-side comparison of Bithlo and Fairview Shores: population, income, housing, and more.

Bithlo and Fairview Shores are places in Florida. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Fairview Shores has the higher population (11,064 vs 10,790 in Bithlo). Bithlo has the higher median household income ($96,250 vs $61,387 in Fairview Shores). Bithlo has the higher median home value ($356,400 vs $315,200 in Fairview Shores).

Population, income & housing

	Bithlo	Fairview Shores
Population	10,790	11,064
Median age	36.4 yrs	40.7 yrs
Median household income	$96,250	$61,387
Median home value	$356,400	$315,200
Median gross rent	$1,373	$1,246
Housing units	3,686	5,031
Homeownership rate	73.7%	49.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	41.2%	27.2%
Unemployment rate	3.8%	2.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bithlo	Fairview Shores
Population	9,627 → 10,790 (+12.1%)	10,467 → 11,064 (+5.7%)
Median household income	$75,000 → $96,250 (+28.3%)	$49,963 → $61,387 (+22.9%)
Median home value	$256,300 → $356,400 (+39.1%)	$206,200 → $315,200 (+52.9%)
Median gross rent	$871 → $1,373 (+57.6%)	$1,055 → $1,246 (+18.1%)

Bithlo

Population

9,62710,790

Median household income

$75,000$96,250

Median home value

$256,300$356,400

Median gross rent

$871$1,373

Fairview Shores

Population

10,46711,064

Median household income

$49,963$61,387

Median home value

$206,200$315,200

Median gross rent

$1,055$1,246

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bithlo	Fairview Shores
Under 5	9.9%	4.4%
5 to 17	13.8%	12.7%
18 to 24	12.5%	4.8%
25 to 34	13.4%	19.7%
35 to 44	9.3%	13.5%
45 to 54	18.9%	12.1%
55 to 64	10.9%	17.1%
65 to 74	8.0%	8.5%
75 and over	3.3%	7.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bithlo	Fairview Shores
White (non-Hispanic)	49.8%	49.5%
Black or African American	15.2%	19.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	2.4%	2.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.9%
Two or more races	7.3%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	25.1%	24.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bithlo	Fairview Shores
No high school diploma	10.7%	13.1%
High school graduate	26.1%	26.1%
Some college or associate's	22.0%	33.7%
Bachelor's degree	21.4%	18.9%
Graduate or professional degree	19.8%	8.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bithlo	Fairview Shores
Drove alone	67.5%	67.6%
Carpooled	13.9%	7.0%
Public transit	2.1%	0.4%
Walked	1.9%	9.0%
Bicycle	1.3%	1.1%
Worked from home	9.6%	14.1%
Other means	3.7%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bithlo	Fairview Shores
1-unit, detached	56.1%	64.3%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	6.5%
2 to 4 units	0.8%	11.2%
5 to 19 units	3.0%	6.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	8.2%
Mobile home & other	39.6%	3.5%

Poverty & households

	Bithlo	Fairview Shores
Poverty rate	23.7%	12.4%
Average household size	3.25	2.32
Mean commute (minutes)	30	25
Median year structure built	2002	1966