Allison vs Fayette City

A side-by-side comparison of Allison and Fayette City: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Allison has the higher population (468 vs 411 in Fayette City). Fayette City has the higher median home value ($75,200 vs $34,300 in Allison). Since 2019, Allison's population has grown faster (-12.2% vs -18.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Allison	Fayette City
Population	468	411
Median age	52.5 yrs	45.1 yrs
Median household income	—	$52,955
Median home value	$34,300	$75,200
Median gross rent	—	$749
Housing units	273	257
Homeownership rate	55.4%	62.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.1%	12.8%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	4.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Allison	Fayette City
Population	533 → 468 (-12.2%)	502 → 411 (-18.1%)
Median household income	$78,333 → $88,580 (+13.1%)	$38,125 → $52,955 (+38.9%)
Median home value	$40,500 → $34,300 (-15.3%)	$69,700 → $75,200 (+7.9%)
Median gross rent	—	$763 → $749 (-1.8%)

Allison

Population

533468

Median household income

$78,333$88,580

Median home value

$40,500$34,300

Fayette City

Population

502411

Median household income

$38,125$52,955

Median home value

$69,700$75,200

Median gross rent

$763$749

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Allison	Fayette City
Under 5	0.0%	1.9%
5 to 17	25.9%	13.6%
18 to 24	3.4%	6.3%
25 to 34	2.4%	8.8%
35 to 44	11.5%	19.2%
45 to 54	13.7%	18.0%
55 to 64	10.0%	18.2%
65 to 74	23.3%	10.2%
75 and over	9.8%	3.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Allison	Fayette City
White (non-Hispanic)	74.1%	90.8%
Black or African American	5.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	20.5%	6.1%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	3.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Allison	Fayette City
No high school diploma	8.8%	7.5%
High school graduate	56.2%	59.8%
Some college or associate's	16.9%	19.9%
Bachelor's degree	3.0%	10.3%
Graduate or professional degree	15.1%	2.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Allison	Fayette City
Drove alone	100.0%	88.6%
Carpooled	0.0%	8.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	3.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Allison	Fayette City
1-unit, detached	83.2%	68.9%
1-unit, attached	16.8%	3.5%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	24.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	3.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Allison	Fayette City
Poverty rate	26.9%	25.2%
Average household size	2.29	1.90
Mean commute (minutes)	18	28
Median year structure built	1938	1938