Fairmont is a somewhat small city located in the state of Minnesota. With a population of 10,260 people and three associated neighborhoods, Fairmont is the 99th largest community in Minnesota.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 7.25% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

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.

Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 15.05 minutes getting to work every day.

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: 25.04% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Fairmont in 2022 was $35,114, 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 $140,456 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.