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Fairmont, WV Urban Area

32,802 Population
20.2 square miles 1,624.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

36.4 ±1.2 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$35,984 ±$1,507 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$65,711 ±$3,962 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

14.6% ±2.2% (4,628  ±702) Persons below poverty line
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

24.1 minutes ±1 (346,690  ±23,604) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

14,131 ±551 Number of households
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.2 ±0.1 (31,589  ±901) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

5.4% ±1.8% (444  ±147) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

15,851 ±439 Number of housing units
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$172,600 ±$5,659 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about half the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

14.4% ±1.9% (4,666  ±636.7) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

93.2% ±2.7% (20,549  ±900.8) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
32.1% ±2.1% (7,067  ±516.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent 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

1.1% ±0.3% (367  ±112) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

6.7% ±1% (1,761  ±256) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
1,761 Total veterans ±256 1,625 Male ±248 136 Female ±55

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