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Fairmont, WV Micro Area

55,909 Population
308.8 square miles 181.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.3 ±0.6 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$34,952 ±$969 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$67,370 ±$4,114 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

13.6% ±1.5% (7,395  ±796) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

25.7 minutes ±0.6 (580,550  ±24,364) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

23,339 ±406 Number of households
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.3 ±0 (54,479  ±44) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

5.1% ±1.3% (633  ±161) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

26,276 ±60 Number of housing units
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$166,700 ±$5,353 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about half the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

10.3% ±1.2% (5,702  ±677.5) Moved since previous year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

92.8% ±3% (35,945  ±1,170.8) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
27.2% ±1.7% (10,536  ±656) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

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

0.9% (475  ±132) Foreign-born population
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

6.7% ±0.7% (3,008  ±301) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
3,008 Total veterans ±301 2,769 Male ±284 239 Female ±75

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