Carlisle Barracks vs West Fairview

A side-by-side comparison of Carlisle Barracks and West Fairview: population, income, housing, and more.

Carlisle Barracks and West Fairview are places in Pennsylvania. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

West Fairview has the higher population (1,221 vs 683 in Carlisle Barracks). Carlisle Barracks has the higher median household income ($129,706 vs $76,250 in West Fairview). Since 2019, West Fairview's population has grown faster (+3.4% vs -29.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Carlisle Barracks	West Fairview
Population	683	1,221
Median age	30.3 yrs	41.5 yrs
Median household income	$129,706	$76,250
Median home value	—	$159,200
Median gross rent	$2,566	$1,108
Housing units	337	645
Homeownership rate	0.0%	52.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	74.7%	14.5%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	2.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Carlisle Barracks	West Fairview
Population	963 → 683 (-29.1%)	1,181 → 1,221 (+3.4%)
Median household income	$133,393 → $129,706 (-2.8%)	$54,571 → $76,250 (+39.7%)
Median home value	—	$105,600 → $159,200 (+50.8%)
Median gross rent	$2,275 → $2,566 (+12.8%)	$918 → $1,108 (+20.7%)

Carlisle Barracks

Population

963683

Median household income

$133,393$129,706

Median gross rent

$2,275$2,566

West Fairview

Population

1,1811,221

Median household income

$54,571$76,250

Median home value

$105,600$159,200

Median gross rent

$918$1,108

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Carlisle Barracks	West Fairview
Under 5	11.0%	1.6%
5 to 17	27.2%	11.1%
18 to 24	5.1%	7.8%
25 to 34	11.4%	17.2%
35 to 44	19.5%	16.0%
45 to 54	20.8%	20.9%
55 to 64	3.2%	6.3%
65 to 74	1.8%	15.2%
75 and over	0.0%	4.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Carlisle Barracks	West Fairview
White (non-Hispanic)	81.3%	88.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	3.4%	1.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.1%	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino	15.2%	3.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Carlisle Barracks	West Fairview
No high school diploma	12.4%	7.6%
High school graduate	6.2%	46.0%
Some college or associate's	6.7%	31.8%
Bachelor's degree	8.5%	11.7%
Graduate or professional degree	66.1%	2.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Carlisle Barracks	West Fairview
Drove alone	48.2%	72.0%
Carpooled	5.7%	10.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	33.2%	5.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.0%	11.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Carlisle Barracks	West Fairview
1-unit, detached	22.0%	32.1%
1-unit, attached	78.0%	23.9%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	17.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	16.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	10.5%

Poverty & households

	Carlisle Barracks	West Fairview
Poverty rate	0.0%	2.9%
Average household size	3.25	2.00
Mean commute (minutes)	12	35
Median year structure built	2005	1938