Fairview vs Gresham

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

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

Gresham has the higher population (112,818 vs 10,627 in Fairview). Gresham has the higher median household income ($73,608 vs $71,024 in Fairview). Gresham has the higher median home value ($440,000 vs $410,400 in Fairview).

Population, income & housing

	Fairview	Gresham
Population	10,627	112,818
Median age	35.6 yrs	37.2 yrs
Median household income	$71,024	$73,608
Median home value	$410,400	$440,000
Median gross rent	$1,530	$1,508
Housing units	4,726	44,233
Homeownership rate	45.8%	56.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.5%	23.6%
Unemployment rate	5.7%	5.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fairview	Gresham
Population	9,363 → 10,627 (+13.5%)	110,494 → 112,818 (+2.1%)
Median household income	$68,259 → $71,024 (+4.1%)	$54,084 → $73,608 (+36.1%)
Median home value	$294,800 → $410,400 (+39.2%)	$287,900 → $440,000 (+52.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,232 → $1,530 (+24.2%)	$1,178 → $1,508 (+28.0%)

Fairview

Population

9,36310,627

Median household income

$68,259$71,024

Median home value

$294,800$410,400

Median gross rent

$1,232$1,530

Gresham

Population

110,494112,818

Median household income

$54,084$73,608

Median home value

$287,900$440,000

Median gross rent

$1,178$1,508

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fairview	Gresham
Under 5	4.4%	6.3%
5 to 17	12.5%	16.4%
18 to 24	8.9%	9.3%
25 to 34	22.9%	14.9%
35 to 44	11.1%	13.3%
45 to 54	11.4%	12.9%
55 to 64	13.5%	12.3%
65 to 74	9.9%	9.5%
75 and over	5.4%	5.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fairview	Gresham
White (non-Hispanic)	50.1%	61.2%
Black or African American	12.9%	4.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.2%	0.6%
Asian	1.3%	5.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	3.5%	1.0%
Some other race	1.6%	0.5%
Two or more races	4.4%	5.8%
Hispanic or Latino	24.9%	21.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fairview	Gresham
No high school diploma	15.8%	12.8%
High school graduate	23.3%	26.7%
Some college or associate's	37.5%	36.8%
Bachelor's degree	16.1%	15.2%
Graduate or professional degree	7.4%	8.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fairview	Gresham
Drove alone	65.5%	68.7%
Carpooled	13.1%	12.1%
Public transit	1.5%	3.9%
Walked	4.6%	2.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.3%
Worked from home	14.5%	11.5%
Other means	0.8%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fairview	Gresham
1-unit, detached	38.6%	52.5%
1-unit, attached	6.6%	6.2%
2 to 4 units	8.0%	9.5%
5 to 19 units	27.4%	14.9%
20 or more units	14.9%	13.9%
Mobile home & other	4.4%	2.9%

Poverty & households

	Fairview	Gresham
Poverty rate	14.4%	12.7%
Average household size	2.32	2.63
Mean commute (minutes)	25	27
Median year structure built	1995	1981