Fairview is a medium-sized city located in the state of Oregon. With a population of 10,782 people and two associated neighborhoods, Fairview is the 52nd largest community in Oregon.Unlike some cities, Fairview isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Fairview are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Fairview is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Fairview who work in office and administrative support (15.26%), management occupations (10.68%), and food service (10.07%). Also of interest is that Fairview has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 12.00% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. The citizens of Fairview are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 23.88% of adults in Fairview having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Fairview in 2022 was $39,328, which is upper middle income relative to Oregon and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $157,312 for a family of four. However, Fairview contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Fairview is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Fairview home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Fairview residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Fairview also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 26.89% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Fairview include German, Irish, English, Norwegian, and European. Fairview also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 15.79%. The most common language spoken in Fairview is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Slavic languages.
