Fairmont, MN Demographic Data
Fairmont, MN Summary
Fairmont is located in Martin County in Minnesota
- Population: 10,579
- Area: 16.93 sq. miles
- Land Area: 15.04 sq. miles
- Water Area: 1.88 sq. miles
- Population Density: 624.94 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 1,180.12 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Fairmont, MN Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
5,187
50%
50.8
Male
5,124
50%
49.2
Total Population
10,311
323,128,000
Fairmont, MN Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
512
5.0%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
675
6.5%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
597
5.8%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
543
5.3%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
564
5.5%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
1,102
10.7%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
1,121
10.9%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
1,183
11.5%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
893
8.7%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
704
6.8%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
1,086
10.5%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
780
7.6%
4.4
85 Years and Over
551
5.3%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
8,151
79.1%
77.2
Female
4,184
51.3%
51.3
Male
3,967
48.7%
48.7
21 Years and over
7,882
76.4%
73.1
62 Years and over
2,887
28.0%
18.8
65 Years and over
2,417
23.4%
15.2
Female
1,363
56.4%
55.8
Male
1,054
43.6%
44.2
Median Age (years)
46
0.0%
0.0
Fairmont, MN Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
10,138
98.3%
96.8
White
9,991
96.9%
72.6
Black or African American
10
0.1%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
5
0.0%
0.8
Asian
132
1.3%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
103
1.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
22
0.2%
0.2
Korean
7
0.1%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
0
0.0%
5.1
Two or More Races
173
1.7%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
654
6.3%
17.8
Mexican
644
6.2%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
10
0.1%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
9,657
93.7%
82.2
Fairmont, MN Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
381
5.1%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
536
7.2%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
2,944
39.7%
27.2
Some college, no degree
1,379
18.6%
20.6
Associate's Degree
746
10.1%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
1,127
15.2%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
307
4.1%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
917
12.3%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
6,503
87.7%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
1,434
19.3%
31.2
Fairmont, MN Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
2,352
27.6%
33.7%
Now Married
3,980
46.7%
47.5
Divorced
1,124
13.2%
11.0%
Separated
53
0.6%
2.0
Widowed
1,018
11.9
5.8%
Fairmont, MN Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
9,167
93.6%
78.4%
Languages other than english
632
6.4%
21.6%
Spanish
484
4.9%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
28
0.3%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
120
1.2%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Fairmont, MN Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
256
5.5%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
340
7.3%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
660
14.1%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
435
9.3%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
796
17.0%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
810
17.3%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
743
15.9%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
363
7.7%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
88
1.9%
5.8
$200,000 or more
193
4.1%
6.4
Median household income
47,567
57,617
Per capita income
28,797
31,128
Fairmont, MN Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
313
6.1%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
419
8.2%
9.8
Construction
322
6.3%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
1,207
23.6%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
228
4.5%
6.6
Information
37
0.7%
2.1
Manufacturing
891
17.4%
10.1
Other services except public administration
354
6.9%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
266
5.2%
11.4
Public administration
162
3.2%
4.6
Retail trade
555
10.8%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
225
4.4%
5.2
Wholesale trade
138
2.7%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
751
14.7%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
1,391
27.2%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
878
17.2%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
1,150
22.5%
23.3%
Service occupations
947
18.5%
18.1%
Fairmont, MN Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
4,987
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
3,968
79.6%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
529
10.6%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
100
2.0%
5.1
Walked
162
3.2%
2.7
Other means
107
2.1%
1.8
Worked at home
121
2.4%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
14.8
26.6
Fairmont, MN Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
535
11.4%
8.7
1 vehicles
1,679
35.8%
33.2
2 vehicles
1,727
36.9%
37.1
3 or more
743
15.9%
21.0
Fairmont, MN Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
4,684
89.1%
87.6
Owner Occupied
3,194
68.2%
63.1
Renter Occupied
1,490
31.8%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
575
10.9%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
8
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.4
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
1.7
0.0%
2.5
Fairmont, MN Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
5,259
1 room
76
1.4%
2.4
2 rooms
199
3.8%
2.7
3 rooms
498
9.5%
9.1
4 rooms
632
12.0%
16.5
5 rooms
840
16.0%
19.8
6 rooms
840
16.0%
17.8
7 rooms
808
15.4%
12.0
8 rooms
591
11.2%
8.6
9 rooms or more
775
14.7%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Fairmont, MN Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
5,259
1-unit, detached
3,731
70.9%
61.5
1-unit, attached
192
3.7%
5.9
2-units
168
3.2%
3.6
3 or 4 units
204
3.9%
4.4
5 to 9 units
131
2.5%
4.8
10 to 19 units
162
3.1%
4.4
20 or more units
505
9.6%
9.0
Mobile home
166
3.2%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Fairmont, MN Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
1,419
27.0%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
499
9.5%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
714
13.6%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
575
10.9%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
926
17.6%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
561
10.7%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
324
6.2%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
241
4.6%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
0
0.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Fairmont, MN Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
3,934
84.0%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
122
2.6%
4.7
Electricity
500
10.7%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
25
0.5%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
20
0.4%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
83
1.8%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Fairmont, MN Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
1,805
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
24
1.3%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
44
2.4%
11.8%
$2,500 to $2,999
51
2.8%
7.0%
Less than $500
63
3.5%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
270
15.0%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
580
32.1%
28.8%
$500 to $999
773
42.8%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
1,055
58.4%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
302
16.7%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
88
4.9%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
116
6.4%
7.0%
35.0% or more
244
13.5%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Fairmont, MN Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
1,445
41,631,300
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$2,500 to $2,999
21
1.5%
1.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
180
12.5%
28.3%
Less than $500
444
30.7%
10.7%
$500 to $999
800
55.4%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
45
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
580
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
147
10.5%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
256
18.2%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
92
6.6%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
154
11.0%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
237
16.9%
9.0%
35.0% or more
517
36.8%
40.7%
Not Computed
87
0.0%
0.0%
Fairmont, MN Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
3,194
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
392
12.3%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
885
27.7%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
767
24.0%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
506
15.8%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
454
14.2%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
161
5.0%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
29
0.9%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
116,900
205,000