Total Population
10,385
Population
Growth Rate
-0.26%
Median Age
44
Diversity Index
39.600
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.
Total Population
10,385
Population
Growth Rate
-0.26%
Median Age
44
Diversity Index
39.600
Households
4,672
Total Housing Units
5,137
Owner Occupied
3,055
Renter Occupied
1,617
Vacant
465
Median Home Value
$183,421
Average Home Value
$233,603
Income
Growth Rate
Median
Household Income
0.00%
Per Capita Income
1.55%
Median Household
$60,585 $68,002
Average Household
$84,065 $91,027
Per Capita
$37,849 $40,878
Total Businesses
683
Total Employed
8,077
Workers 16+
5,018
2025 Retail Trade Businesses
Businesses
80
Employed
1,311
2025 HealthCare / Social Assistance
Businesses
67
Employed
1,015
2025 Manufacturing Businesses
Businesses
32
Employed
984
2025 Educational Services - Businesses
Businesses
20
Employed
936
2025 Accommodation / Food Service
Businesses
40
Employed
763
2025 Food Service / Drinking Est.
Businesses
32
Employed
702
Some
High School
222
Graduated
High School
2,172
Associates
Degree
1,221
Bachelor's
Degree
1,194
Graduate
Degree
818
Average Commute Time
15 min.
Resident Commuters
4,464
Non-Resident Commuters
526
Drive Alone
4,115
Carpooled
256
Public
0
Work At Home
352
Most all types of prop or corporate jet aircraft can fly in-and-out of Fairmont’s Municipal Airport, which is equipped with an Instrument Landing System (ILS), 5,500 and 3,500-foot runways, 24-hour fuel service, meeting spaces and accessible ground transportation.
The Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport is just 150 miles from Fairmont and accessible both by Interstate 90 and 35. The 16th busiest airport in the United States, MSP International serves 155 nonstop markets, including 126 domestic and 29 international destinations. (Only Atlanta and Denver serve more nonstop markets per capita.)
The Southern Minnesota Railroad came to Fairmont in 1878, marking a development renaissance. Today service to Fairmont is provided by the Union Pacific and the Canadian Pacific (owned IC & E railroads). Freight and grain service is available to almost any national market.
Highway access to the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area is available via Interstates 90 and 35 and also by Highways 15, 60 and 169. Access to other Upper Midwest commercial and industrial centers, such as Des Moines, Sioux Falls and Chicago is also available by the same Interstate Highways. Fairmont also serves as a hub to a strong network of county and local roads that support and feed the regional network.
City | Mileage Distances |
---|---|
Chicago | 472 Miles |
Denver | 756 Miles |
Des Moines | 208 Miles |
Indianapolis | 657 Miles |
Indianapolis | 402 Miles |
Milwaukee | 405 Miles |
Minneapolis/St. Paul | 120 Miles |
Omaha | 205 Miles |
Rapid City | 460 Miles |
Rochester | 120 Miles |
St. Louis | 598 Miles |
Sioux City | 100 Miles |
Winnipeg | 571 Miles |
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Fairmont’s city leaders believe it’s important to continue to expand its public utility infrastructure, which currently serve 4,800 residential customers, including 828 commercial and 12 industrial users. Governed by a five-member Public Utilities Commission, the utility also provides service to 200 rural customers.
Fairmont’s Municipal Water System uses Budd Lake as its primary raw, with a storage capacity of over 5 million gallons. Wholesale electricity is purchased through Southern Minnesota Municipal Power Agency (SMMPA) and local distribution lines are maintained by the City of Fairmont. SMMPA also owns a 36 MW generating facility within city limits. Natural Gas is distributed by Minnesota Energy, which has a local branch in town. The city is also situated just four miles from the Northern Border Pipeline and Northern Natural Gas.
Fairmont Public Utilities, in conjunction with the (SMMPA), offers energy efficiency rebates on qualifying Energy Star appliances for our residential customers and rebates on Energy Star business equipment for our commercial clients.
Frontier Communications, Midcontinent Communications and BEVCOMM serve residents’ digital needs. In 2016, Martin County Broadband committee partnered with Frontier to acquire a “Border to Border” grant, to make Internet access even more feasible for citizens across the economic spectrum.
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Best State To Raise a Family
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in Voter Participation
(U.S. Elections Project, 2020)
Best State for Women and for Working Moms and Dads
(Wallethub, 2020)
in Volunteering
(Corporation for National and Community Service)
in Child Well-Being
(Kids Count Report, 2021)
in Healthy People
(2021 Camelot Index)