Fairmont, West Virginia Demographics

Fairmont is 7th in West Virginia out of 27 other cities in Current population (2012)

Fairmont is 7th in West Virginia out of 27 other cities in Total businesses (including small businesses)

Fairmont is 7th in West Virginia out of 32 other cities in Households

Fairmont is 7th in West Virginia out of 32 other cities in Housing units

Fairmont is 10th in West Virginia out of 32 other cities in Race - Black or African American

Fairmont is 10th in West Virginia out of 32 other cities in Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

Fairmont is 10th in West Virginia out of 32 other cities in Race - Two or More

Fairmont is 11th in West Virginia out of 32 other cities in Population density (people per sqmi)

Fairmont is 12th in West Virginia out of 32 other cities in Income below poverty line

Fairmont is 12th in West Virginia out of 32 other cities in Race - Hispanic or Latino

Size Demographics
	Fairmont	Rank	West Virginia	US
Current population (2012)	18,737	7th	1,855,413	313,914,040
Size in square miles	8.6	13th	24,038.2	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	2,169.6	11th	77.1	87.4

Age Demographics
	Fairmont	Rank	West Virginia	US
Residents younger than 5	5.5%	23rd	5.6%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	18.0%	29th	20.7%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	16.5%	21st	16.8%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Fairmont	Rank	West Virginia	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	87.4%	17th	82.6%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	25.0%	15th	17.6%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Fairmont	Rank	West Virginia	US
Race - White	88.9%	23rd	94.0%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	7.5%	10th	3.5%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.2%	21st	0.2%	1.2%
Race - Asian	0.6%	21st	0.7%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.0%	10th	0.0%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	2.3%	10th	1.5%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	1.4%	12th	1.3%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	88.1%	22nd	92.9%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Fairmont	Rank	West Virginia	US
Female residents	51.8%	24th	50.7%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	1.1%	22nd	1.3%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Fairmont	Rank	West Virginia	US
Housing units	9,200	7th	881,752	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	21.5%	15th	12.0%	25.9%
Households	7,868	7th	740,080	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	68.1%	14th	74.3%	66.1%
Home median value	$86,400	24th	$96,500	$186,200
People per household	2.3	18th	2.4	2.6

Income Demographics
	Fairmont	Rank	West Virginia	US
Income per capita	$20,754	23rd	$22,010	$27,915
Income per household	$34,643	20th	$39,550	$52,762
Income below poverty line	21.0%	12th	17.5%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Fairmont	Rank	West Virginia	US
Total businesses (including small businesses)	2,195	7th	120,381	27,092,908
Retail sales	$277,241	13th	$20,538,829	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$14,556	22nd	$11,340	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$36,435	13th	$2,553,258	$613,795,732