Fairmont.
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West Virginia·Marion County
10 tracts·16K people·$164K median·1,909/mi²
White 84 · Black 6 · Multiracial 6 · Hispanic 2 · Asian 1 · Other 1
Married couple 38 · Living alone 34 · Other 28
Health 32 · Professional 24 · Retail 14 · Leisure 10 · Manufacturing 10 · Public admin 8 · Other 3
Management · business · science · arts 42 · Sales · office 20 · Service 19 · Production · transport 12 · Construction · maintenance 7
Drive alone 71 · Carpool 20 · Work from home 10 · Walk 4 · Transit 1 · Bike 1
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Fairmont is $163,800 (Census ACS 2020–2024) — 0.4× the US median of $458,812.
Fairmont has 18,221 residents across 6 census tracts and 7 named neighborhoods (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median age is 34.9; the population is 83.9% White, 6.0% Black, 6.0% Multiracial, 2.5% Hispanic or Latino, 1.0% Asian and 0.6% Other; the average household has 2.1 people; 32.9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 17.4% (Census ACS 2020–2024).
East Park Elementary School (57%) and Watson Elementary School (53%) lead the elementary schools; East Fairmont Middle School (55%) and West Fairmont Middle School (53%) lead the middle schools; Fairmont Senior High School is the high school with reported scores (51%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $916/month, 42% below the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median household income in Fairmont is $63,032 a year, 27% below the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
In Fairmont, median rent is $916/month and the median home value is $163,800 (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Fairmont reported 6.1 violent crimes and 13.4 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 83°F; winter lows average 25°F; there are 76 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 48 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Fairmont are hail (69), landslide (50) and lightning (49), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.09g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Fairmont, 4.5% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).