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There are 11,000 people living in Fairmont, which, thanks to a growing immigrant community attracted to the area’s agricultural economy, is on track to becoming increasingly diverse micropolis. There are 4,812 households and 2,816 families residing in the city, with a population density of 349.1 per square mile.

Population

Population	2000	2010	2020	2025
City of Fairmont	10,904	10,666	10,395	10,153

Source: ESRI, 2020-09-02

Population by Age

Population	2010	2020	2025
0-4	673	590	585
5-9	601	576	562
10-14	609	573	555
15-19	577	521	536
20-24	565	584	526
25-29	605	625	577
30-34	546	574	579
35-39	537	542	523
40-44	566	492	523
45-49	735	550	514
50-54	839	616	545
55-59	780	754	600
60-64	670	774	694
65-69	540	695	757
70-74	435	614	667
75-79	407	446	533
80-84	414	317	379
85+	567	551	499
18+	8,387	8,311	8,096
Median Age	45	46	46

Source: ESRI, 2020-09-02

Population by Race

City of Fairmont	2020
Total	10,395.000
White Alone	92.670
Black Alone	1.200
American Indian Alone	0.440
Asian Alone	0.860
Pacific Islander Alone	0.060
Some Other Race	2.670
Two or More Races	2.100
Hispanic Origin	7.110
Diversity Index	25.400

Source: ESRI, 2020-09-02

Growth Rate

City of Fairmont	2010 - 2014	2014 - 2019
Population	0%	0%
Households	0%	0%
Families	0%	-1%
Median Household Income	%	0%
Per Capita Income	%	1%

Source: ESRI, 2020-09-02

Housing

Households

Population	2000	2010	2020	2025
Households	4,704	4,812	4,691	4,586
Housing Units	5,038	5,251	5,190	5,190
Owner Occupied Units			3,065	3,014
Renter Occupied Units			1,626	1,572
Vacant Units			499	604

Source: ESRI, 2020-09-02

Home Value

City of Fairmont	2020	2025
Median Home Value	$134,750	$157,909
Average Home Value	$160,069	$181,781
<$50,000	259	213
$50,000 - $99,999	815	583
$100,000 - $149,999	659	625
$150,000 - $199,999	523	550
$200,000 - $249,999	393	475
$250,000 - $299,999	113	164
$300,000 - $399,999	172	229
$400,000 - $499,999	90	131
$500,000 - $749,999	25	26
$1,000,000 +	0	0

Source: ESRI, 2020-09-02

Housing Year Built

Year Range	Houses Built
2010 or Later	0
2000-2009	308
1990-1999	276
1980-1989	487
1970-1979	872
1960-1969	390
1950-1959	916
1940-1949	588
1939 or Before	1,405

Source: ESRI, 2020-09-02

Income

City of Fairmont	2020	2025
Median Household	$48,297	$48,548
Average Household	$68,250	$72,858
Per Capita	$30,818	$32,934

Source: ESRI, 2020-09-02

Household Income Base

City of Fairmont	2020
<$15,000	589
$15,000 - $24,999	577
$25,000 - $34,999	416
$35,000 - $49,999	833
$50,000 - $74,999	808
$75,000 - $99,999	604
$100,000 - $149,999	552
$150,000 - $199,999	122
$200,000+	189

Source: ESRI, 2020-09-02

Employees

Commute

Category	Commuters
Workers 16+	4,877
In-County Residents	4,391
Out-of-County Residents	401
Drive Alone	3,820
Carpooled	501
Public Transport	33
Work at Home	303
Less than 5 minutes	293
5-9 minutes	2,010
10-14 minutes	876
15-19 minutes	601
20-24 minutes	166
25-29 minutes	128
30-34 minutes	197
35-39 minutes	30
40-44 minutes	0
45-59 minutes	75
60-89 minutes	91
90+ minutes	107
Average Travel Time	0

Source: ESRI, 2020-09-02

Employees by NAICS

Category	Number
Total Employees	7,701
Agr/Forestry/Fish/Hunt	52
Mining	0
Utilities	49
Construction	113
Manufacturing	1,107
Wholesale Trade	110

Retail Trade	1,092
Motor Veh/Parts Dealers	114
Furn & Home Furnish Str	19
Electronics & Appl Store	18
Bldg Matl/Garden Equip	101
Food & Beverage Stores	421
Health/Pers Care Stores	81
Gasoline Stations	26
Clothing/Accessory Store	16
Sports/Hobby/Book/Music	38
General Merchandise Str	214
Misc Store Retailers	44
Nonstore Retailers	0

Transportation/Warehouse	136
Information	83

Finance & Insurance	350
Cntrl Bank/Crdt Intrmdtn	103
Sec/Cmdty Cntrct/Oth Inv	128
Insur/Funds/Trusts/Other	119

Real Estate/Rent/Leasing	111
Prof/Scientific/Tech Srv	213
Legal Services	53
Mgmt of Comp/Enterprises	15
Admin/Support/Waste Mgmt	80
Educational Services	730
HealthCare/Social Assist	1,439
Arts/Entertainment/Rec	131

Accommodation/Food Srvcs	721
Accommodation	48
Food Srv/Drinking Places	673

Other Srv excl Pub Admin	606
Auto Repair/Maintenance	87
Public Administration Emp	554

Source: ESRI, 2020-09-02

Educational Attainment (25+)

City of Fairmont	2020
Some High School	345
Graduated High School	2,521
Associates Degree	794
Bachelor's Degree	1,386
Graduate Degree	472

Source: ESRI, 2020-09-02

Businesses

Businesses by NAICS

Category	Number
Total Businesses	671
Agr/Forestry/Fish/Hunt Bus	7
Mining Bus	0
Utilities Bus	3
Construction Bus	29
Manufacturing Bus	32
Wholesale Trade Bus	21

Retail Trade Bus	97
Motor Veh/Parts Dealers Bus	15
Furn & Home Furnish Str Bus	5
Electronics & Appl Store Bus	4
Bldg Matl/Garden Equip Bus	11
Food & Beverage Stores Bus	11
Health/Pers Care Stores Bus	14
Gasoline Stations Bus	3
Clothing/Accessory Store Bus	5
Sports/Hobby/Book/Music Bus	4
General Merchandise Str Bus	3
Misc Store Retailers Bus	15
Nonstore Retailers Bus	7

Transportation/Warehouse Bus	13
Information Bus	8

Finance & Insurance Bus	51
Cntrl Bank/Crdt Intrmdtn Bus	7
Sec/Cmdty Cntrct/Oth Inv Bus	16
Insur/Funds/Trusts/Other Bus	28

Real Estate/Rent/Leasing Bus	30
Prof/Scientific/Tech Srv Bus	41
Legal Services Bus	10
Mgmt of Comp/Enterprises Bus	1
Admin/Support/Waste Mgmt Bus	21
Educational Services Bus	18
HealthCare/Social Assist Bus	64
Arts/Entertainment/Rec Bus	13

Accommodation/Food Srvcs Bus	36
Accommodation Bus	5
Food Srv/Drinking Places Bus	31

Other Srv excl Pub Admin Bus	104
Auto Repair/Maintenance Bus	21
Public Administration Bus	61

Source: ESRI, 2020-09-02

Access to Markets

Quality of life in Fairmont