Fairlawn

Population: 2,555
Median household income: $67,549
Median home value: $257,000

Located in Pulaski County, Virginia, Fairlawn is a community with a population of 2,555. At $67,549, its median household income sits above Pulaski County's $60,767.

Between 2019 and 2023, Fairlawn's population grew 10.0% from 2,322 to 2,555, while its median home value rose 48.5% from $173,100 to $257,000.

Households average 2.03 people. The median gross rent is $1,533.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,555
Median age: 52.1 yrs
Median household income: $67,549
Median home value: $257,000
Median gross rent: $1,533
Housing units: 1,470
Homeownership rate: 79.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 47.7%
Unemployment rate: 3.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,3222,555

Median household income

$56,902$67,549

Median home value

$173,100$257,000

Median gross rent

$729$1,533

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,322	$56,902	$173,100	$729
2020	2,656	$56,554	$199,300	$896
2021	2,553	$56,389	$211,900	$1,316
2022	2,400	$65,426	$243,400	—
2023	2,555	$67,549	$257,000	$1,533

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

Age distribution

Under 54.5%

5 to 1715.1%

18 to 244.7%

25 to 348.4%

35 to 4413.8%

45 to 548.7%

55 to 6416.0%

65 to 7414.7%

75 and over14.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	116	4.5%
5 to 17	385	15.1%
18 to 24	120	4.7%
25 to 34	215	8.4%
35 to 44	352	13.8%
45 to 54	222	8.7%
55 to 64	410	16.0%
65 to 74	375	14.7%
75 and over	360	14.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,200	86.1%
Black or African American	108	4.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	42	1.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	11	0.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	194	7.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.2%

High school graduate22.0%

Some college or associate's25.1%

Bachelor's degree30.4%

Graduate or professional degree17.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	101	5.2%
High school graduate	425	22.0%
Some college or associate's	486	25.1%
Bachelor's degree	588	30.4%
Graduate or professional degree	334	17.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone88.5%

Carpooled2.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.2%

Other means3.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	866	88.5%
Carpooled	26	2.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	51	5.2%
Other means	35	3.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	75	8.1%
15 to 29 min	711	76.7%
30 to 44 min	75	8.1%
45 to 59 min	66	7.1%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.03
Poverty rate: 4.5% (116 of 2,555)

	Count	Share
Family households	753	59.9%
Nonfamily households	505	40.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1981

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,258	85.6%
Vacant	212	14.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,000	79.5%
Renter-occupied	258	20.5%

1-unit, detached62.5%

1-unit, attached17.3%

2 to 4 units6.9%

5 to 19 units5.0%

20 or more units3.9%

Mobile home & other4.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	919	62.5%
1-unit, attached	255	17.3%
2 to 4 units	102	6.9%
5 to 19 units	73	5.0%
20 or more units	58	3.9%
Mobile home & other	63	4.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5126736
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 3.15 sq mi
Water area: 0.28 sq mi
Center point: 37.1452, -80.5438