The city is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Fairmont has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Fairmont a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
One of the benefits of Fairmont is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 14.95 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.
As is often the case in a small city, Fairmont doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
In terms of college education, Fairmont is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 26.12% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Fairmont in 2022 was $39,233, which is middle income relative to Minnesota, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $156,932 for a family of four. However, Fairmont contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Fairmont is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Fairmont home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Fairmont residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Fairmont include German, Norwegian, Irish, Polish, and English.
The most common language spoken in Fairmont is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.
