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Fairmont, WV Urban Area

33,145 Population
20.2 square miles 1,641.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

36.5 ±1.3 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 38.7 ±0.1

Economics

$34,254 ±$1,505 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $43,289 ±$119
$63,715 ±$4,195 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $78,538 ±$176

14.7% ±2% (4,685  ±644) Persons below poverty line
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.4% 40,390,044 (±0.1% / ±272,803)

22.4 minutes ±1 (327,805  ±21,268) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 26.6 3,623,435,500 (±0 / ±6,730,891)

Families

13,968 ±492 Number of households
  • United States: 127,482,864 ±208,633
2.3 ±0.1 (31,952  ±860) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 324,275,230

5.6% ±1.9% (460  ±154) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,997,128 (±0% / ±22,535)

Housing

15,830 ±417 Number of housing units
  • United States: 142,332,880 ±9,434

$169,500 ±$7,089 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $303,400 ±$362

14.2% ±2.2% (4,660  ±716.7) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.7% 41,707,981 (±0% / ±144,000.6)

Social

92.7% ±3% (20,558  ±917.2) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.4% 204,204,445 (±0.1% / ±279,113.6)
29.5% ±1.9% (6,543  ±471) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 35% 79,954,302 (±0.1% / ±180,792.5)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

1% ±0.4% (324  ±123) Foreign-born population
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in United States: 13.9% 46,108,900

7.4% ±1.1% (1,957  ±295) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.4% 16,569,149 (±0% / ±47,618)
1,957 Total veterans ±295 1,795 Male ±271 162 Female ±77

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