Fairfield vs Heidlersburg

A side-by-side comparison of Fairfield and Heidlersburg: population, income, housing, and more.

Fairfield and Heidlersburg are places in Pennsylvania. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Fairfield has the higher population (638 vs 414 in Heidlersburg). Fairfield has the higher median household income ($59,063 vs $54,821 in Heidlersburg). Fairfield has the higher median home value ($219,000 vs $56,700 in Heidlersburg).

Population, income & housing

	Fairfield	Heidlersburg
Population	638	414
Median age	48.2 yrs	60.5 yrs
Median household income	$59,063	$54,821
Median home value	$219,000	$56,700
Median gross rent	$1,111	$1,148
Housing units	283	266
Homeownership rate	68.3%	89.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.2%	12.3%
Unemployment rate	2.9%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fairfield	Heidlersburg
Population	579 → 638 (+10.2%)	845 → 414 (-51.0%)
Median household income	$53,500 → $59,063 (+10.4%)	$48,750 → $54,821 (+12.5%)
Median home value	$181,500 → $219,000 (+20.7%)	$70,000 → $56,700 (-19.0%)
Median gross rent	$941 → $1,111 (+18.1%)	$743 → $1,148 (+54.5%)

Fairfield

Population

579638

Median household income

$53,500$59,063

Median home value

$181,500$219,000

Median gross rent

$941$1,111

Heidlersburg

Population

845414

Median household income

$48,750$54,821

Median home value

$70,000$56,700

Median gross rent

$743$1,148

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fairfield	Heidlersburg
Under 5	1.6%	2.7%
5 to 17	21.0%	10.1%
18 to 24	8.5%	6.5%
25 to 34	4.7%	4.3%
35 to 44	12.1%	5.1%
45 to 54	13.8%	16.2%
55 to 64	11.4%	14.0%
65 to 74	14.9%	25.6%
75 and over	12.1%	15.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fairfield	Heidlersburg
White (non-Hispanic)	93.1%	90.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	1.2%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.5%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	1.4%	4.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fairfield	Heidlersburg
No high school diploma	6.4%	10.5%
High school graduate	39.1%	51.2%
Some college or associate's	34.3%	26.0%
Bachelor's degree	7.7%	4.2%
Graduate or professional degree	12.5%	8.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fairfield	Heidlersburg
Drove alone	83.0%	79.6%
Carpooled	6.7%	8.7%
Public transit	0.0%	3.9%
Walked	0.8%	2.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.5%	2.4%
Other means	0.0%	2.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fairfield	Heidlersburg
1-unit, detached	66.4%	28.2%
1-unit, attached	11.7%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	12.4%	2.6%
5 to 19 units	6.4%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.2%	69.2%

Poverty & households

	Fairfield	Heidlersburg
Poverty rate	24.6%	10.4%
Average household size	2.41	1.87
Mean commute (minutes)	30	25
Median year structure built	1949	1998