Fairview vs Wheeler

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

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

Fairview has the higher population (523 vs 469 in Wheeler). Wheeler has the higher median household income ($56,333 vs $45,321 in Fairview). Wheeler has the higher median home value ($412,200 vs $269,300 in Fairview).

Population, income & housing

	Fairview	Wheeler
Population	523	469
Median age	32.0 yrs	54.2 yrs
Median household income	$45,321	$56,333
Median home value	$269,300	$412,200
Median gross rent	$888	$933
Housing units	304	301
Homeownership rate	66.8%	46.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.5%	36.5%
Unemployment rate	8.5%	8.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fairview	Wheeler
Population	594 → 523 (-12.0%)	357 → 469 (+31.4%)
Median household income	$29,783 → $45,321 (+52.2%)	$36,000 → $56,333 (+56.5%)
Median home value	$190,900 → $269,300 (+41.1%)	$281,800 → $412,200 (+46.3%)
Median gross rent	$850 → $888 (+4.5%)	$642 → $933 (+45.3%)

Fairview

Population

594523

Median household income

$29,783$45,321

Median home value

$190,900$269,300

Median gross rent

$850$888

Wheeler

Population

357469

Median household income

$36,000$56,333

Median home value

$281,800$412,200

Median gross rent

$642$933

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fairview	Wheeler
Under 5	13.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	8.8%	10.7%
18 to 24	9.4%	1.1%
25 to 34	26.6%	16.2%
35 to 44	15.5%	16.6%
45 to 54	6.9%	7.9%
55 to 64	2.3%	7.7%
65 to 74	7.6%	20.3%
75 and over	9.9%	19.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fairview	Wheeler
White (non-Hispanic)	70.9%	83.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	1.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.2%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	23.9%	12.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fairview	Wheeler
No high school diploma	6.9%	14.0%
High school graduate	39.2%	29.2%
Some college or associate's	36.4%	20.3%
Bachelor's degree	17.5%	21.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	15.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fairview	Wheeler
Drove alone	84.4%	62.4%
Carpooled	0.0%	16.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	10.4%	10.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.2%	10.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fairview	Wheeler
1-unit, detached	55.6%	60.8%
1-unit, attached	27.3%	4.7%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	14.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	16.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	17.1%	4.0%

Poverty & households

	Fairview	Wheeler
Poverty rate	7.5%	15.2%
Average household size	2.12	1.78
Mean commute (minutes)	17	31
Median year structure built	1981	1955