Fairview

Population: 3,549
Median household income: $89,417
Median home value: $349,700

Located in Union County, North Carolina, Fairview is a community with a population of 3,549. At $89,417, its median household income sits below Union County's $99,243.

From 2019 to 2023, Fairview's population declined 5.8% from 3,768 to 3,549, while its median home value rose 38.0% from $253,400 to $349,700.

The median gross rent is $1,156. 30.2% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,549
Median age: 42.9 yrs
Median household income: $89,417
Median home value: $349,700
Median gross rent: $1,156
Housing units: 1,346
Homeownership rate: 89.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 30.2%
Unemployment rate: 2.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,7683,549

Median household income

$63,365$89,417

Median home value

$253,400$349,700

Median gross rent

$593$1,156

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,768	$63,365	$253,400	$593
2020	3,849	$76,824	$222,700	$594
2021	3,475	$67,604	$249,300	$924
2022	3,512	$85,441	$318,400	$1,158
2023	3,549	$89,417	$349,700	$1,156

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

Age distribution

Under 52.1%

5 to 1720.5%

18 to 2413.7%

25 to 344.8%

35 to 4411.0%

45 to 5414.5%

55 to 6415.8%

65 to 749.9%

75 and over7.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	73	2.1%
5 to 17	728	20.5%
18 to 24	485	13.7%
25 to 34	170	4.8%
35 to 44	389	11.0%
45 to 54	513	14.5%
55 to 64	560	15.8%
65 to 74	352	9.9%
75 and over	279	7.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,299	93.0%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	9	0.3%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	97	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	144	4.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.7%

High school graduate31.9%

Some college or associate's32.2%

Bachelor's degree26.0%

Graduate or professional degree4.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	129	5.7%
High school graduate	722	31.9%
Some college or associate's	729	32.2%
Bachelor's degree	588	26.0%
Graduate or professional degree	95	4.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone80.4%

Carpooled8.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.0%

Other means6.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,339	80.4%
Carpooled	146	8.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	66	4.0%
Other means	115	6.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	227	14.2%
15 to 29 min	603	37.7%
30 to 44 min	533	33.3%
45 to 59 min	149	9.3%
60+ min	88	5.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.94
Poverty rate: 2.8% (98 of 3,549)

	Count	Share
Family households	932	77.2%
Nonfamily households	276	22.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1987

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,208	89.7%
Vacant	138	10.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,081	89.5%
Renter-occupied	127	10.5%

1-unit, detached93.8%

1-unit, attached0.4%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other5.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,263	93.8%
1-unit, attached	5	0.4%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	78	5.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3722500
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 30 sq mi
Water area: 0.34 sq mi
Center point: 35.1560, -80.5244