Fairview

Population: 2,327
Median household income: $74,388
Median home value: $373,200

Located in Buncombe County, North Carolina, Fairview is a community with a population of 2,327. At $74,388, its median household income sits above Buncombe County's $70,578.

Between 2019 and 2023, Fairview's population declined 19.1% from 2,878 to 2,327, while its median home value rose 31.7% from $283,300 to $373,200.

The typical home was built around 1991. 12.1% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,327
Median age: 46.1 yrs
Median household income: $74,388
Median home value: $373,200
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 1,159
Homeownership rate: 94.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 49.6%
Unemployment rate: 6.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,8782,327

Median household income

$59,796$74,388

Median home value

$283,300$373,200

Median gross rent

$576$629

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,878	$59,796	$283,300	$576
2020	2,741	$58,966	$285,900	$567
2021	2,737	$78,333	$321,300	$629
2022	2,436	$82,917	$374,300	—
2023	2,327	$74,388	$373,200	—

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 57.2%

5 to 1713.7%

18 to 247.0%

25 to 3413.4%

35 to 448.3%

45 to 545.3%

55 to 6412.4%

65 to 7420.7%

75 and over12.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	167	7.2%
5 to 17	318	13.7%
18 to 24	162	7.0%
25 to 34	311	13.4%
35 to 44	194	8.3%
45 to 54	124	5.3%
55 to 64	288	12.4%
65 to 74	482	20.7%
75 and over	281	12.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,181	93.7%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	116	5.0%
Two or more races	30	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma1.3%

High school graduate25.4%

Some college or associate's23.7%

Bachelor's degree34.2%

Graduate or professional degree15.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	22	1.3%
High school graduate	426	25.4%
Some college or associate's	398	23.7%
Bachelor's degree	574	34.2%
Graduate or professional degree	260	15.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone92.3%

Carpooled2.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.6%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	756	92.3%
Carpooled	17	2.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	46	5.6%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	0	0.0%
15 to 29 min	643	83.2%
30 to 44 min	76	9.8%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	54	7.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.86
Poverty rate: 12.1% (282 of 2,327)

	Count	Share
Family households	663	81.3%
Nonfamily households	152	18.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1991

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	815	70.3%
Vacant	344	29.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	773	94.8%
Renter-occupied	42	5.2%

1-unit, detached80.5%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other19.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	933	80.5%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	226	19.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3722440
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 6.22 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 35.5225, -82.4013