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Fairmont, WV Micro Area

56,042 Population
308.8 square miles 181.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.4 ±0.5 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 38.7 ±0.1

Economics

$33,719 ±$977 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $43,289 ±$119
$67,537 ±$3,405 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $78,538 ±$176

13.6% ±1.4% (7,414  ±755) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.4% 40,390,044 (±0.1% / ±272,803)

24.8 minutes ±0.7 (572,390  ±24,373) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.6 3,623,435,500 (±0 / ±6,730,891)

Families

22,965 ±395 Number of households
  • United States: 127,482,864 ±208,633
2.4 ±0 (54,663  ±44) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 324,275,230

5.5% ±1.5% (687  ±181) 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

26,283 ±47 Number of housing units
  • United States: 142,332,880 ±9,434

$164,300 ±$7,036 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about half the amount in United States: $303,400 ±$362

10.2% ±1.4% (5,640  ±784.5) Moved since previous year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.7% 41,707,981 (±0% / ±144,000.6)

Social

92.2% ±2.9% (35,715  ±1,145.3) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.4% 204,204,445 (±0.1% / ±279,113.6)
25.8% ±1.5% (10,006  ±597.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-quarters 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

0.8% (440  ±144) Foreign-born population
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in United States: 13.9% 46,108,900

7.5% ±0.9% (3,351  ±385) Population with veteran status
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.4% 16,569,149 (±0% / ±47,618)
3,351 Total veterans ±385 3,135 Male ±366 216 Female ±81

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