Moving to Fairview, West Virginia
Population: 435. Estimated population in July 2024: 436 (+0.2% change)
Males: 192 (44.1%), Females: 243 (55.9%)
Zip code: 26570
Demographics
Median resident age: 43.4 years
Median household income: $24,896
Median house value: $45,200
Population by Race
Races in Fairview:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.9%)
- Hispanic (0.7%)
Ancestries: German (21.4%), United States (18.2%), English (14.9%), Dutch (9.0%), Irish (7.8%), Scottish (4.6%).
Land area: 0.3 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Fairview
- High school or higher: 80.8%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 12.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 7.0%
- Unemployed: 7.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 26.0 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Fairview town
- Never married: 18.9%
- Now married: 53.1%
- Separated: 1.4%
- Widowed: 15.8%
- Divorced: 10.8%
0.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -21 (-4.6%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Fairview:
- H/S MOUNTAINVIEW REGIONAL REHAB HOSP (about 11 miles; MORGANTOWN, WV)
- FAIRMONT GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; FAIRMONT, WV)
- WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS (about 21 miles; MORGANTOWN, WV)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Fairview:
- HARRISON/MARION REGIONAL (about 22 miles; CLARKSBURG, WV; Abbreviation: CKB)
- MORGANTOWN MUNI-WALTER L. BILL HART FLD (about 25 miles; MORGANTOWN, WV; Abbreviation: MGW)
- ALLEGHENY COUNTY (about 57 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; Abbreviation: AGC)
Other public-use airports nearest to Fairview:
- FAIRMONT MUNI-FRANKMAN FIELD (about 13 miles; FAIRMONT, WV; Abbreviation: 4G7)
- WADE F MALEY FIELD (about 14 miles; SHINNSTON, WV; Abbreviation: 6W0)
- GREENE COUNTY (about 23 miles; WAYNESBURG, PA; Abbreviation: WAY)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Fairview:
- FAIRMONT STATE COLLEGE (about 12 miles; FAIRMONT, WV; Full-time enrollment: 5,317)
- WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY (about 21 miles; MORGANTOWN, WV; Full-time enrollment: 19,666)
- CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 41 miles; CALIFORNIA, PA; Full-time enrollment: 5,183)
- WEST LIBERTY STATE COLLEGE (about 47 miles; WEST LIBERTY, WV; Full-time enrollment: 2,453)
- UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH-MAIN CAMPUS (about 60 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; Full-time enrollment: 22,930)
- DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY (about 60 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; Full-time enrollment: 8,199)
- COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY (about 62 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; Full-time enrollment: 9,058)
Public primary/middle schools in Fairview:
- FAIRVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 186; Location: SCHOOL STREET; Grades: KG – 04)
- FAIRVIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 161; Location: 17 JESSES RUN RD.; Grades: 05 – 08)
- DAYBROOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 91; Location: 2097 DAYBROOK ROAD; Grades: KG – 04)
- JAKE’S RUN EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER (Students: 25; Location: 1265 JAKES RUN ROAD; Grades: PK – PK)