Fairview is a somewhat small city located in the state of Oregon. With a population of 10,768 people and two associated neighborhoods, Fairview is the 52nd largest community in Oregon.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Fairview is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce 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. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 12.00% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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 education level of Fairview citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 23.88% of adults in Fairview have at least a bachelor's 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. Foreign born people are also an important part of Fairview's cultural character, accounting for 15.79% of the city’s population. The most common language spoken in Fairview is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Slavic languages.
