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Fairview, North Carolina: commercial real estate data.
Fairview is a Census town of 3,619 people across 29.98 square miles of land, in Union County. Median household income is $98,808, 91.2 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Fairview
What Fairview is
- Census place typetown
- Land area29.98 sq mi
- Water area0.34 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land121
- County holding the largest share of its areaUnion County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Fairview
How many people live in Fairview
- Population3,619
- Median age39.7
- Population under 18909 plus or minus 264
- Share under 1825.1 percent plus or minus 7.3
- Population 65 and over592 plus or minus 158
- Share 65 and over16.4 percent plus or minus 4.4
- Households1,213
- Family households935
- Share of households that are families77.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Fairview
Income and work in Fairview
- Median household income$98,808 plus or minus $24,106
- Per capita income$47,066 plus or minus $9,396
- Civilian labor force1,710
- Employed1,679
- Unemployed31 plus or minus 38
- Unemployment rate1.8 percent plus or minus 2.2
- Adults 25 and over2,313
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher94.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher31.4 percent plus or minus 9.5
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree6.0 percent plus or minus 3.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Fairview
Housing in Fairview
- Housing units1,246
- Occupied units1,213
- Vacant units33 plus or minus 51
- Vacancy rate2.6 percent plus or minus 4.1
- Owner occupied1,106
- Renter occupied107 plus or minus 71
- Ownership rate91.2 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$382,300
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,141
- Annual rent as a share of median income13.9 percent plus or minus 3.4
- Single family units1,178
- Share single family94.5 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more0
- Share in buildings of two or more0.0 percent
- Mobile homes68 plus or minus 48
- Median year structure built1987
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Fairview
How Fairview gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,532
- Commuting under 15 minutes259 plus or minus 179
- Share commuting under 15 minutes16.9 percent plus or minus 11.5
- Commuting 30 minutes or more693 plus or minus 169
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more45.2 percent plus or minus 9.7
- Drove alone78.5 percent
- Carpooled7.4 percent plus or minus 4.3
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home7.6 percent plus or minus 4.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Fairview
Flood risk in Fairview
- NFIP communityTown of Fairview
- NFIP community number370024
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date11/16/18
The Town of Fairview participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 370024 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Union County, not Fairview
Union County context, not Fairview figures
- Establishments in Union County5,732
- Covered employment, Union County74,299
- Average annual pay, Union County$61,500
- Housing units permitted, Union County2,334
Every figure in this section is published for Union County as a whole and is not a measurement of Fairview.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Fairview questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Fairview, North Carolina?
3,619, in 1,213 households. Fairview town covers 29.98 square miles of land, which is 121 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Fairview in?
Union County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Fairview?
$98,808. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $382,300. Median gross rent is $1,141 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Fairview in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Fairview appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Fairview, town of, community 370024, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Fairview figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Union County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Fairview.
Is zoning published for Fairview?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.