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West Fairview, PA

1,221 Population
0.3 square miles 3,790.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

41.5 ±10.8 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in the Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA Metro Area: 40.1 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in Pennsylvania: 40.9 ±0.1

Economics

$36,256 ±$4,149 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA Metro Area: $42,772 ±$594
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Pennsylvania: $43,104 ±$186
$76,250 ±$29,108 Median household income
  • a little less than the amount in the Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA Metro Area: $79,281 ±$1,121
  • about the same as the amount in Pennsylvania: $76,081 ±$310

2.9% ±2.5% (35  ±32) Persons below poverty line
  • about one-quarter of the rate in the Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA Metro Area: 10% 57,862 (±0.6% / ±3,212)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Pennsylvania: 11.8% 1,480,981 (±0.2% / ±19,287)

35.5 minutes ±12.6 (21,710  ±11,111) Mean travel time to work
  • about 1.5 times the figure in the Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA Metro Area: 22.7 5,663,225 (±0.3 / ±101,806)
  • about 1.3 times the figure in Pennsylvania: 26.6 141,916,510 (±0.1 / ±598,943)

Families

612 ±215 Number of households
  • the Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA Metro Area: 243,182 ±1,015
  • Pennsylvania: 5,235,339 ±9,438
2 ±0.9 (1,221  ±339) Persons per household
  • about 80 percent of the figure in the Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA Metro Area: 2.4 577,782 (±0 / ±330)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Pennsylvania: 2.4 12,564,867

7.9% ±10.7% (23  ±34) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.5 times the rate in the Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA Metro Area: 5.1% 6,885 (±0.5% / ±607)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Pennsylvania: 5.1% 146,799 (±0.1% / ±3,390)

Housing

645 ±215 Number of housing units
  • the Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA Metro Area: 257,534 ±370
  • Pennsylvania: 5,779,663 ±1,198

$159,200 ±$9,640 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in the Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA Metro Area: $239,100 ±$2,274
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Pennsylvania: $240,500 ±$622

17.1% ±17.6% (205  ±218.9) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.3 times the rate in the Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA Metro Area: 12.9% 76,228 (±0.6% / ±3,453.4)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Pennsylvania: 11.1% 1,424,815 (±0.1% / ±15,518.9)

Social

92.4% ±36.6% (897  ±247) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA Metro Area: 92.2% 384,309 (±1.2% / ±4,805.9)
  • about the same as the rate in Pennsylvania: 91.9% 8,412,410 (±0.3% / ±22,879.7)
14.5% ±6.2% (141  ±72.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-fifths of the rate in the Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA Metro Area: 35.4% 147,388 (±0.7% / ±2,824.9)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Pennsylvania: 34.5% 3,157,318 (±0.2% / ±14,182.6)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

N/A Foreign-born population

4.1% ±3% (44  ±34) Population with veteran status
  • about half the rate in the Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA Metro Area: 7.7% 36,142 (±0.3% / ±1,485)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Pennsylvania: 6.4% 656,112 (±0.1% / ±5,751)
44 Total veterans ±34 44 Male ±34 N/A Female ±11

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