Fairlea

Population: 1,266
Median household income: $23,197

Fairlea, a community in Greenbrier County, West Virginia, has 1,266 residents. At $23,197, its median household income sits below Greenbrier County's $48,662.

From 2019 to 2023, Fairlea's population declined 19.2% from 1,567 to 1,266, while its median household income fell 29.1% from $32,700 to $23,197.

The typical home was built around 1981. 30.7% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,266
Median age: 60.1 yrs
Median household income: $23,197
Median home value: —
Median gross rent: $873
Housing units: 829
Homeownership rate: 65.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.0%
Unemployment rate: 8.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,5671,266

Median household income

$32,700$23,197

Median gross rent

$783$873

Year	Population	Median household income	Median gross rent
2019	1,567	$32,700	$783
2020	1,857	$30,582	$772
2021	1,618	$24,922	$853
2022	1,300	$24,794	$897
2023	1,266	$23,197	$873

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

Age distribution

Under 50.0%

5 to 1710.5%

18 to 244.6%

25 to 345.2%

35 to 4410.9%

45 to 5411.1%

55 to 6426.7%

65 to 7415.0%

75 and over16.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	0	0.0%
5 to 17	133	10.5%
18 to 24	58	4.6%
25 to 34	66	5.2%
35 to 44	138	10.9%
45 to 54	141	11.1%
55 to 64	338	26.7%
65 to 74	190	15.0%
75 and over	202	16.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,266	100.0%
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	0	0.0%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma24.7%

High school graduate44.1%

Some college or associate's17.2%

Bachelor's degree12.8%

Graduate or professional degree1.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	266	24.7%
High school graduate	474	44.1%
Some college or associate's	185	17.2%
Bachelor's degree	138	12.8%
Graduate or professional degree	12	1.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone70.4%

Carpooled19.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.3%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	269	70.4%
Carpooled	74	19.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	11	2.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	28	7.3%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	169	47.7%
15 to 29 min	98	27.7%
30 to 44 min	34	9.6%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	53	15.0%

Households

Average household size: 1.58
Poverty rate: 30.7% (371 of 1,207)

	Count	Share
Family households	263	34.5%
Nonfamily households	499	65.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1981

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	762	91.9%
Vacant	67	8.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	501	65.7%
Renter-occupied	261	34.3%

1-unit, detached35.3%

1-unit, attached4.0%

2 to 4 units8.7%

5 to 19 units4.9%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other47.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	293	35.3%
1-unit, attached	33	4.0%
2 to 4 units	72	8.7%
5 to 19 units	41	4.9%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	390	47.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5426428
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 3.74 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 37.7752, -80.4587