Fairmont, WV Demographic Data
Fairmont, WV Summary
Fairmont is located in Marion County in West Virginia
- Population: 18,763
- Area: 9.01 sq. miles
- Land Area: 8.62 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.38 sq. miles
- Population Density: 2,083.62 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 1,001.31 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Fairmont, WV Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
9,725
52%
50.8
Male
8,974
48%
49.2
Total Population
18,699
323,128,000
Fairmont, WV Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
1,438
7.7%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
1,248
6.7%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
759
4.1%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
1,407
7.5%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
2,177
11.6%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
2,370
12.7%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
1,890
10.1%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
2,147
11.5%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
954
5.1%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
1,059
5.7%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
1,573
8.4%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
925
4.9%
4.4
85 Years and Over
752
4.0%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
14,771
79.0%
77.2
Female
7,895
53.4%
51.3
Male
6,876
46.6%
48.7
21 Years and over
13,362
71.5%
73.1
62 Years and over
3,781
20.2%
18.8
65 Years and over
3,250
17.4%
15.2
Female
1,920
59.1%
55.8
Male
1,330
40.9%
44.2
Median Age (years)
35
0.0%
0.0
Fairmont, WV Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
18,339
98.1%
96.8
White
16,629
88.9%
72.6
Black or African American
1,539
8.2%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
23
0.1%
0.8
Asian
148
0.8%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
52
0.3%
1.3
Filipino
35
0.2%
0.9
Japanese
14
0.1%
0.2
Korean
8
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
39
0.2%
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
360
1.9%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
149
0.8%
17.8
Mexican
42
0.2%
11.2
Puerto Rican
49
0.3%
1.7
Cuban
8
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
50
0.3%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
18,550
99.2%
82.2
Fairmont, WV Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
283
2.4%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
994
8.5%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
3,992
34.2%
27.2
Some college, no degree
2,348
20.1%
20.6
Associate's Degree
1,119
9.6%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
1,861
15.9%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
1,073
9.2%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
1,277
10.9%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
10,393
89.0%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
2,934
25.1%
31.2
Fairmont, WV Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
5,369
35.2%
33.7%
Now Married
6,398
41.9%
47.5
Divorced
2,115
13.9%
11.0%
Separated
208
1.4%
2.0
Widowed
1,164
7.6
5.8%
Fairmont, WV Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
16,901
97.9%
78.4%
Languages other than english
360
2.1%
21.6%
Spanish
254
1.5%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
77
0.4%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
23
0.1%
3.5%
Other Languages
6
0.0%
1.1%
Fairmont, WV Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
842
11.4%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
622
8.4%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
1,177
15.9%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
813
11.0%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
1,139
15.4%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
1,083
14.7%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
716
9.7%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
660
8.9%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
199
2.7%
5.8
$200,000 or more
129
1.7%
6.4
Median household income
38,566
57,617
Per capita income
21,461
31,128
Fairmont, WV Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
274
3.3%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
1,090
13.3%
9.8
Construction
363
4.4%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
2,511
30.6%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
381
4.6%
6.6
Information
169
2.1%
2.1
Manufacturing
418
5.1%
10.1
Other services except public administration
378
4.6%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
839
10.2%
11.4
Public administration
484
5.9%
4.6
Retail trade
899
11.0%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
238
2.9%
5.2
Wholesale trade
154
1.9%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
642
7.8%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
2,646
32.3%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
900
11.0%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
1,998
24.4%
23.3%
Service occupations
2,012
24.5%
18.1%
Fairmont, WV Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
8,069
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
6,363
78.9%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
629
7.8%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
147
1.8%
5.1
Walked
564
7.0%
2.7
Other means
43
0.5%
1.8
Worked at home
323
4.0%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
19.8
26.6
Fairmont, WV Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
840
11.4%
8.7
1 vehicles
2,964
40.2%
33.2
2 vehicles
2,470
33.5%
37.1
3 or more
1,106
15.0%
21.0
Fairmont, WV Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
7,380
83.6%
87.6
Owner Occupied
4,675
63.3%
63.1
Renter Occupied
2,705
36.7%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
1,448
16.4%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
9
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.4
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.4
0.0%
2.5
Fairmont, WV Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
8,828
1 room
289
3.3%
2.4
2 rooms
38
0.4%
2.7
3 rooms
556
6.3%
9.1
4 rooms
1,307
14.8%
16.5
5 rooms
2,130
24.1%
19.8
6 rooms
1,812
20.5%
17.8
7 rooms
1,403
15.9%
12.0
8 rooms
623
7.1%
8.6
9 rooms or more
670
7.6%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Fairmont, WV Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
8,828
1-unit, detached
6,505
73.7%
61.5
1-unit, attached
179
2.0%
5.9
2-units
605
6.9%
3.6
3 or 4 units
468
5.3%
4.4
5 to 9 units
397
4.5%
4.8
10 to 19 units
156
1.8%
4.4
20 or more units
391
4.4%
9.0
Mobile home
127
1.4%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Fairmont, WV Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
3,159
35.8%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
1,512
17.1%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
1,415
16.0%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
757
8.6%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
856
9.7%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
515
5.8%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
310
3.5%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
217
2.5%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
87
1.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Fairmont, WV Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
5,810
78.7%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
67
0.9%
4.7
Electricity
1,426
19.3%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
18
0.2%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
32
0.4%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
27
0.4%
1.1
Fairmont, WV Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
2,334
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
16
0.7%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
17
0.7%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
69
3.0%
11.8%
Less than $500
119
5.1%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
127
5.4%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
714
30.6%
28.8%
$500 to $999
1,272
54.5%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
1,456
62.5%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
252
10.8%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
246
10.6%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
86
3.7%
7.0%
35.0% or more
289
12.4%
21.3%
Not Computed
5
0.0%
0.0%
Fairmont, WV Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
2,474
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
25
1.0%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
411
16.6%
28.3%
Less than $500
658
26.6%
10.7%
$500 to $999
1,380
55.8%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
231
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
685
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
318
13.7%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
232
10.0%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
188
8.1%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
334
14.3%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
183
7.9%
9.0%
35.0% or more
1,074
46.1%
40.7%
Not Computed
376
0.0%
0.0%
Fairmont, WV Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
4,675
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
669
14.3%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
1,583
33.9%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
1,142
24.4%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
815
17.4%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
377
8.1%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
58
1.2%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
0
0.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
31
0.7%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
103,600
205,000
