Newville vs West Fairview

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

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

Newville has the higher population (1,269 vs 1,221 in West Fairview). West Fairview has the higher median household income ($76,250 vs $62,599 in Newville). Newville has the higher median home value ($161,300 vs $159,200 in West Fairview).

Population, income & housing

	Newville	West Fairview
Population	1,269	1,221
Median age	37.1 yrs	41.5 yrs
Median household income	$62,599	$76,250
Median home value	$161,300	$159,200
Median gross rent	$884	$1,108
Housing units	568	645
Homeownership rate	50.1%	52.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.7%	14.5%
Unemployment rate	2.4%	2.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Newville	West Fairview
Population	1,266 → 1,269 (+0.2%)	1,181 → 1,221 (+3.4%)
Median household income	$42,545 → $62,599 (+47.1%)	$54,571 → $76,250 (+39.7%)
Median home value	$121,500 → $161,300 (+32.8%)	$105,600 → $159,200 (+50.8%)
Median gross rent	$748 → $884 (+18.2%)	$918 → $1,108 (+20.7%)

Newville

Population

1,2661,269

Median household income

$42,545$62,599

Median home value

$121,500$161,300

Median gross rent

$748$884

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)

	Newville	West Fairview
Under 5	4.3%	1.6%
5 to 17	15.7%	11.1%
18 to 24	14.1%	7.8%
25 to 34	13.9%	17.2%
35 to 44	12.2%	16.0%
45 to 54	16.0%	20.9%
55 to 64	13.4%	6.3%
65 to 74	7.8%	15.2%
75 and over	2.7%	4.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Newville	West Fairview
White (non-Hispanic)	92.0%	88.6%
Black or African American	2.4%	1.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.0%
Asian	0.6%	1.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.6%	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino	2.0%	3.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Newville	West Fairview
No high school diploma	10.0%	7.6%
High school graduate	55.9%	46.0%
Some college or associate's	20.3%	31.8%
Bachelor's degree	8.6%	11.7%
Graduate or professional degree	5.1%	2.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Newville	West Fairview
Drove alone	65.5%	72.0%
Carpooled	24.5%	10.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	7.0%	5.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.9%	11.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Newville	West Fairview
1-unit, detached	28.9%	32.1%
1-unit, attached	34.3%	23.9%
2 to 4 units	24.5%	17.5%
5 to 19 units	11.3%	16.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.1%	10.5%

Poverty & households

	Newville	West Fairview
Poverty rate	10.2%	2.9%
Average household size	2.55	2.00
Mean commute (minutes)	22	35
Median year structure built	1938	1938