Fairmont, NC Demographic Data
Fairmont, NC Summary
Fairmont is located in Robeson County in North Carolina
- Population: 2,672
- Area: 2.77 sq. miles
- Land Area: 2.76 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.01 sq. miles
- Population Density: 965.66 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 116.80 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Fairmont, NC Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
1,458
54%
50.8
Male
1,246
46%
49.2
Total Population
2,704
323,128,000
Fairmont, NC Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
172
6.4%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
161
6.0%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
187
6.9%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
144
5.3%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
122
4.5%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
246
9.1%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
293
10.8%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
259
9.6%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
275
10.2%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
260
9.6%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
314
11.6%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
174
6.4%
4.4
85 Years and Over
97
3.6%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
2,105
77.8%
77.2
Female
1,199
57.0%
51.3
Male
906
43.0%
48.7
21 Years and over
2,036
75.3%
73.1
62 Years and over
745
27.6%
18.8
65 Years and over
585
21.6%
15.2
Female
358
61.2%
55.8
Male
227
38.8%
44.2
Median Age (years)
47
0.0%
0.0
Fairmont, NC Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
2,599
96.1%
96.8
White
765
28.3%
72.6
Black or African American
1,646
60.9%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
182
6.7%
0.8
Asian
0
0.0%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
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
6
0.2%
5.1
Two or More Races
105
3.9%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
92
3.4%
17.8
Mexican
68
2.5%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
6
0.2%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
18
0.7%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
2,612
96.6%
82.2
Fairmont, NC Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
98
5.1%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
302
15.7%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
740
38.6%
27.2
Some college, no degree
387
20.2%
20.6
Associate's Degree
116
6.0%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
183
9.5%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
92
4.8%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
400
20.8%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
1,518
79.1%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
275
14.3%
31.2
Fairmont, NC Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
726
33.2%
33.7%
Now Married
812
37.2%
47.5
Divorced
308
14.1%
11.0%
Separated
90
4.1%
2.0
Widowed
248
11.4
5.8%
Fairmont, NC Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
2,487
98.2%
78.4%
Languages other than english
45
1.8%
21.6%
Spanish
41
1.6%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
0
0.0%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
4
0.2%
1.1%
Fairmont, NC Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
326
27.6%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
190
16.1%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
164
13.9%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
112
9.5%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
92
7.8%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
160
13.6%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
95
8.1%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
41
3.5%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
0
0.0%
5.8
$200,000 or more
0
0.0%
6.4
Median household income
20,265
57,617
Per capita income
14,558
31,128
Fairmont, NC Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
9
1.2%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
45
6.0%
9.8
Construction
36
4.8%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
261
35.0%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
22
2.9%
6.6
Information
14
1.9%
2.1
Manufacturing
80
10.7%
10.1
Other services except public administration
48
6.4%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
22
2.9%
11.4
Public administration
37
5.0%
4.6
Retail trade
95
12.7%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
71
9.5%
5.2
Wholesale trade
6
0.8%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
41
5.5%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
213
28.6%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
156
20.9%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
167
22.4%
23.3%
Service occupations
169
22.7%
18.1%
Fairmont, NC Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
736
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
630
85.6%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
43
5.8%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
22
3.0%
2.7
Other means
26
3.5%
1.8
Worked at home
15
2.0%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
20.8
26.6
Fairmont, NC Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
266
22.5%
8.7
1 vehicles
459
38.9%
33.2
2 vehicles
295
25.0%
37.1
3 or more
160
13.6%
21.0
Fairmont, NC Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
1,180
85.5%
87.6
Owner Occupied
590
50.0%
63.1
Renter Occupied
590
50.0%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
200
14.5%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.2
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.3
0.0%
2.5
Fairmont, NC Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
1,380
1 room
0
0.0%
2.4
2 rooms
0
0.0%
2.7
3 rooms
171
12.4%
9.1
4 rooms
263
19.1%
16.5
5 rooms
352
25.5%
19.8
6 rooms
227
16.4%
17.8
7 rooms
159
11.5%
12.0
8 rooms
138
10.0%
8.6
9 rooms or more
70
5.1%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Fairmont, NC Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
1,380
1-unit, detached
955
69.2%
61.5
1-unit, attached
26
1.9%
5.9
2-units
112
8.1%
3.6
3 or 4 units
109
7.9%
4.4
5 to 9 units
66
4.8%
4.8
10 to 19 units
10
0.7%
4.4
20 or more units
10
0.7%
9.0
Mobile home
92
6.7%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Fairmont, NC Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
194
14.1%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
94
6.8%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
304
22.0%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
199
14.4%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
227
16.4%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
184
13.3%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
113
8.2%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
55
4.0%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
10
0.7%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Fairmont, NC Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
34
2.9%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
142
12.0%
4.7
Electricity
947
80.3%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
33
2.8%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
17
1.4%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
7
0.6%
1.1
Fairmont, NC Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
178
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
11.8%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
Less than $500
11
6.2%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
21
11.8%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
57
32.0%
28.8%
$500 to $999
89
50.0%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
81
48.5%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
25
15.0%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
13
7.8%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
5
3.0%
7.0%
35.0% or more
43
25.7%
21.3%
Not Computed
11
0.0%
0.0%
Fairmont, NC Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
552
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
0
0.0%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
37
6.7%
28.3%
$500 to $999
183
33.2%
41.0%
Less than $500
332
60.1%
10.7%
No Cash Rent
38
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
404
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
32
5.9%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
30
5.6%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
79
14.7%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
73
13.6%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
96
17.8%
9.0%
35.0% or more
228
42.4%
40.7%
Not Computed
52
0.0%
0.0%
Fairmont, NC Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
590
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
165
28.0%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
266
45.1%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
93
15.8%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
27
4.6%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
14
2.4%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
16
2.7%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
0
0.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
9
1.5%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
68,100
205,000