Plainfield vs West Fairview

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

Plainfield 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 283 in Plainfield). West Fairview has the higher median household income ($76,250 vs $74,205 in Plainfield). Plainfield has the higher median home value ($160,600 vs $159,200 in West Fairview).

Population, income & housing

	Plainfield	West Fairview
Population	283	1,221
Median age	58.1 yrs	41.5 yrs
Median household income	$74,205	$76,250
Median home value	$160,600	$159,200
Median gross rent	—	$1,108
Housing units	141	645
Homeownership rate	100.0%	52.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.4%	14.5%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	2.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Plainfield	West Fairview
Population	406 → 283 (-30.3%)	1,181 → 1,221 (+3.4%)
Median household income	$39,135 → $74,205 (+89.6%)	$54,571 → $76,250 (+39.7%)
Median home value	$111,200 → $160,600 (+44.4%)	$105,600 → $159,200 (+50.8%)
Median gross rent	—	$918 → $1,108 (+20.7%)

Plainfield

Population

406283

Median household income

$39,135$74,205

Median home value

$111,200$160,600

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)

	Plainfield	West Fairview
Under 5	0.0%	1.6%
5 to 17	12.0%	11.1%
18 to 24	8.8%	7.8%
25 to 34	0.0%	17.2%
35 to 44	24.0%	16.0%
45 to 54	4.2%	20.9%
55 to 64	24.7%	6.3%
65 to 74	4.2%	15.2%
75 and over	21.9%	4.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Plainfield	West Fairview
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	88.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	3.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Plainfield	West Fairview
No high school diploma	0.0%	7.6%
High school graduate	54.9%	46.0%
Some college or associate's	31.7%	31.8%
Bachelor's degree	13.4%	11.7%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	2.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Plainfield	West Fairview
Drove alone	72.0%	72.0%
Carpooled	28.0%	10.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	5.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	11.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Plainfield	West Fairview
1-unit, detached	63.1%	32.1%
1-unit, attached	14.9%	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	22.0%	10.5%

Poverty & households

	Plainfield	West Fairview
Poverty rate	16.3%	2.9%
Average household size	2.01	2.00
Mean commute (minutes)	—	35
Median year structure built	1980	1938