Fairview vs Gunnison

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

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

Gunnison has the higher population (3,537 vs 1,389 in Fairview). Gunnison has the higher median household income ($66,111 vs $59,750 in Fairview). Fairview has the higher median home value ($256,200 vs $247,600 in Gunnison).

Population, income & housing

	Fairview	Gunnison
Population	1,389	3,537
Median age	44.4 yrs	35.3 yrs
Median household income	$59,750	$66,111
Median home value	$256,200	$247,600
Median gross rent	$991	$1,049
Housing units	552	611
Homeownership rate	87.0%	70.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.5%	7.4%
Unemployment rate	4.2%	2.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fairview	Gunnison
Population	1,410 → 1,389 (-1.5%)	3,434 → 3,537 (+3.0%)
Median household income	$51,750 → $59,750 (+15.5%)	$63,816 → $66,111 (+3.6%)
Median home value	$168,800 → $256,200 (+51.8%)	$172,600 → $247,600 (+43.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,050 → $991 (-5.6%)	$647 → $1,049 (+62.1%)

Fairview

Population

1,4101,389

Median household income

$51,750$59,750

Median home value

$168,800$256,200

Median gross rent

$1,050$991

Gunnison

Population

3,4343,537

Median household income

$63,816$66,111

Median home value

$172,600$247,600

Median gross rent

$647$1,049

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fairview	Gunnison
Under 5	4.8%	4.2%
5 to 17	13.4%	14.7%
18 to 24	9.0%	7.8%
25 to 34	9.2%	22.8%
35 to 44	15.6%	18.0%
45 to 54	13.2%	14.7%
55 to 64	16.4%	8.8%
65 to 74	11.9%	5.5%
75 and over	6.5%	3.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fairview	Gunnison
White (non-Hispanic)	93.0%	70.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	2.4%
Asian	0.0%	1.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	1.2%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	1.0%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	6.0%	20.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fairview	Gunnison
No high school diploma	6.0%	12.4%
High school graduate	32.9%	41.7%
Some college or associate's	39.6%	38.5%
Bachelor's degree	16.3%	3.7%
Graduate or professional degree	5.1%	3.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fairview	Gunnison
Drove alone	68.7%	82.7%
Carpooled	10.9%	8.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.8%	5.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	18.5%	3.2%
Other means	0.1%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fairview	Gunnison
1-unit, detached	97.5%	84.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.7%	4.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	6.1%
20 or more units	0.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.3%	4.6%

Poverty & households

	Fairview	Gunnison
Poverty rate	12.5%	23.0%
Average household size	2.75	3.18
Mean commute (minutes)	33	14
Median year structure built	1968	1976