Fairchance, Pennsylvania - City Information, Fast Facts, Schools, Colleges, and More

Demographics

People

Total Population	2,094
Male Share of the Population	47.8%
Female Share of the Population	52.2%
Senior Citizens	18.3%
Employed Population 16+	842
Age of the Population	40

Families

% of people married	53.7%
Average household size	2

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	17%
Median Earnings25+	$28,958
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$34,583
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$22,750

Wealth

Median Family Income	$44,100
% Above Poverty Level	78.8%
% Below Poverty Level	21.2%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	23 minutes
% Working from Home	2.1%
% Walking and Biking to Work	2.4%
% Using Public Transportation	0.6%

Housing

People Living Alone	21.4%
Median Gross Rent	$697
Median House Value	$90,600

Ancestry

Irish	13.2%
English	10.9%
Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	7.1%
Italian	5.4%
Polish	4.5%
Dutch	3.3%
Russian	2.5%
Slovak	2.2%
Scottish	1.1%
Welsh	1%
French Except Basque	0.7%
Croatian	0.7%
Hungarian	0.6%
Austrian	0.5%
Belgian	0.4%
German	0.4%
Arab	0.4%
Lebanese	0.4%
Canadian	0.3%
Czech	0.3%
Ukrainian	0.2%
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Fairchance Almanac

Category	Value
County	Fayette County
Standard Zip Codes	15436
Phone Area Codes	724
Time Zone	America/New_York
Approximate Latitude	39.82
Approximate Longitude	-79.75

Fairchance Climate

Nearest Weather Stations

Notes:

Temp ranges are avg daily min and max for the month
Precipitation is rainfall (and rainfall equiv of snowfall)

Station	UNIONTOWN 1 NE
Distance	6.7 miles
Jan Temp	19 to 38 F
Apr Temp	36 to 63 F
Jul Temp	60 to 84 F
Oct Temp	39 to 65 F
Annual Precip	43.3 inches

Station	CHALK HILL 2 ENE
Distance	9.3 miles
Jan Temp	18 to 34 F
Apr Temp	36 to 60 F
Jul Temp	59 to 78 F
Oct Temp	39 to 61 F
Annual Precip	54 inches

Station	COOPERS ROCK ST FOREST
Distance	9.8 miles
Jan Temp	14 to 32 F
Apr Temp	35 to 56 F
Jul Temp	58 to 77 F
Oct Temp	39 to 59 F
Annual Precip	52.1 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Greensboro	326	$46,250
Masontown	3,358	$50,625
New Salem	584	$63,792
Point Marion	1,280	$57,083
Smithfield	795	$52,917
Uniontown	9,908	$44,575

Fairchance Public Schools

A L Wilson El Sch
100 Al Wilson Drive
ZIP: 15436
(724) 564-7434
Primary
Total Enrollment 226

Fairchance Private Schools

Adelphoi Village Academy At Albert Gallatin
25 S Main St
ZIP: 15436
Combined Elementary And Secondary
Total Enrollment 100

Sources :

American Community Survey, 2017, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/
Hospitals, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/hospitals, accessed November 2017
Private Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/private-schools, accessed November 2017
Public Libraries Survey, 2015, Institute of Museum and Library Services, https://www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/data-collection/public-libraries-survey
Public Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/public-schools , accessed November 2017
ZIP Code Database (All ZIPs with cities used by USPS plus the primary timezone, area code, and county), 2017, https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/zip-code-database/

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