Residents will find that the city is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Fairmount is worth considering.
In Fairmount, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 31.10 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.
As is often the case in a small city, Fairmount doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The rate of college-level education in Fairmount is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 21.84%: just 11.09% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree.
The per capita income in Fairmount in 2022 was $26,221, which is middle income relative to Georgia, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $104,884 for a family of four. However, Fairmount contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Fairmount is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Fairmount home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Fairmount residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Fairmount include Irish, English, German, Scottish, and European.
The most common language spoken in Fairmount is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
