Fairport vs Webster

A side-by-side comparison of Fairport and Webster: population, income, housing, and more.

Fairport and Webster are places in New York. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Webster has the higher population (5,734 vs 5,436 in Fairport). Fairport has the higher median household income ($99,805 vs $66,584 in Webster). Fairport has the higher median home value ($262,600 vs $195,800 in Webster).

Population, income & housing

	Fairport	Webster
Population	5,436	5,734
Median age	45.9 yrs	41.2 yrs
Median household income	$99,805	$66,584
Median home value	$262,600	$195,800
Median gross rent	$1,135	$1,226
Housing units	2,609	3,166
Homeownership rate	66.4%	37.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	53.7%	36.3%
Unemployment rate	3.4%	5.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fairport	Webster
Population	5,349 → 5,436 (+1.6%)	5,606 → 5,734 (+2.3%)
Median household income	$71,890 → $99,805 (+38.8%)	$45,571 → $66,584 (+46.1%)
Median home value	$183,400 → $262,600 (+43.2%)	$152,500 → $195,800 (+28.4%)
Median gross rent	$998 → $1,135 (+13.7%)	$930 → $1,226 (+31.8%)

Fairport

Population

5,3495,436

Median household income

$71,890$99,805

Median home value

$183,400$262,600

Median gross rent

$998$1,135

Webster

Population

5,6065,734

Median household income

$45,571$66,584

Median home value

$152,500$195,800

Median gross rent

$930$1,226

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fairport	Webster
Under 5	3.1%	3.7%
5 to 17	13.8%	10.7%
18 to 24	7.0%	5.2%
25 to 34	9.7%	18.9%
35 to 44	12.9%	19.1%
45 to 54	16.8%	10.1%
55 to 64	15.0%	13.3%
65 to 74	11.6%	9.3%
75 and over	10.2%	9.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fairport	Webster
White (non-Hispanic)	88.9%	83.7%
Black or African American	0.8%	6.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.8%	1.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	6.0%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	3.4%	5.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fairport	Webster
No high school diploma	8.0%	10.8%
High school graduate	10.7%	26.8%
Some college or associate's	27.6%	26.0%
Bachelor's degree	24.2%	22.4%
Graduate or professional degree	29.5%	13.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fairport	Webster
Drove alone	68.1%	69.7%
Carpooled	6.2%	12.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.1%	3.9%
Bicycle	0.8%	0.6%
Worked from home	19.4%	13.5%
Other means	4.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fairport	Webster
1-unit, detached	57.3%	32.3%
1-unit, attached	4.8%	11.2%
2 to 4 units	22.7%	20.6%
5 to 19 units	10.4%	24.7%
20 or more units	4.9%	9.9%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.2%

Poverty & households

	Fairport	Webster
Poverty rate	12.9%	15.2%
Average household size	2.14	1.86
Mean commute (minutes)	20	20
Median year structure built	1938	1975