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Fairmont, WV
Demographic Data




Fairmont Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2023 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2025.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Fairmont Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

18,155

Age

Under 5 Years:
5.5%
5 - 17:
12.8%
18 - 24:
16.0%
25 - 34:
16.5%
35 - 54:
22.9%
55 - 64:
10.1%
Over 65 Years:
16.3%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
7.9%
7.9%
92.7%
92.7%
31.1%
31.1%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Fairmont
USA
$31,722
$31,722
$43,289
$43,289

Median household income

Fairmont
USA
$60,791
$60,791
$78,538
$78,538
Individuals Below Poverty Level

17.0%

Employment Industries

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Healthcare
Retail
Education
Accommodation
Public Service
Other
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Construction
Manufacturing
Administration
Utilities
Finance
Arts
Transportation
Mining
16.9%
16.9%
12.6%
12.6%
11.2%
11.2%
8.8%
8.8%
7.2%
7.2%
7.2%
7.2%
6.7%
6.7%
5.4%
5.4%
4.7%
4.7%
4.3%
4.3%
3.0%
3.0%
2.4%
2.4%
2.1%
2.1%
2.1%
2.1%
2.0%
2.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

White
Black or African American
Other Race / Two or More Races
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Asian
American Indian and Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
85.0%
85.0%
6.2%
6.2%
6.2%
6.2%
2.0%
2.0%
0.5%
0.5%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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German
Irish
English
Italian
Polish
Scottish
French
Scots-Irish
Greek
Dutch
European
Swedish
French Canadian
Hungarian
Welsh
African
Ukrainian
Other Arab
Russian
British
15.4%
15.4%
13.5%
13.5%
11.8%
11.8%
9.3%
9.3%
2.4%
2.4%
2.0%
2.0%
1.6%
1.6%
1.4%
1.4%
0.8%
0.8%
0.7%
0.7%
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Spanish
French
Urdu
Persian
Russian
German/Yiddish
African languages
Arabic
Hungarian
Native American languages
Navajo
Pacific Island languages
Tagalog
Other Asian languages
Vietnamese
Laotian
Thai
Miao/Hmong
Mon-Khmer (Cambodian)
98.0%
98.0%
0.8%
0.8%
0.4%
0.4%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
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0.0%
0.0%
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0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Fairmont Residents

1.1%


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