Fairmont city, WV

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 18,402 ( 302 from 2010 )
Land area: 8.6 square miles
Population density: 2139.3 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	15,955	86.70%	3.2%
Black:	1,199	6.52%	14.0%
Indian:	31	0.17%	13.9%
Asian:	52	0.28%	54.8%
2+ races:	724	3.93%	80.1%
Hispanic:	204	1.11%	20.6%

Total non-White:	2,447	13.30%	9.8%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-521	-3.4
Change in Non-White pop.:	219	1.4

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
18,704
16,476	88.09%
1,394	7.45%
36	0.19%
115	0.61%
402	2.15%
257	1.37%
2,228	11.91%

2000
19,163
17,170	89.60%
1,541	8.04%
34	0.18%
48	0.25%
160	0.83%
210	1.10%
1,993	10.40%

1990
20,210
18,659	92.33%
1,332	6.59%
41	0.20%
80	0.40%
n/a
98	0.48%
1,551	7.67%

1980
23,863
21,977	92.10%
1,541	6.46%
45	0.19%
74	0.31%
n/a
213	0.89%
1,886	7.90%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-694	-3.6
235	1.2

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-1,489	-7.4
442	2.2

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-3,318	-13.9
-335	-1.4

Age, Family & Household Data for Fairmont city, WV

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
35.2
3,292	17.9%
15,110	82.1%
3,224	17.5%

7,855
2.21

4,241	54.0%
3,030	71.4%
371	8.7%
3,614	46.0%

2010
Number	Percent
36.8
3,371	18.0%
15,333	82.0%
3,084	16.5%

8,133
2.16

4,424	54.4%
3,067	69.3%
528	11.9%
3,709	45.6%

2000
Number	Percent
38.9
3,543	18.5%
15,620	81.5%
3,898	20.3%

8,436
2.17

4,660	55.2%
3,398	72.9%
466	10.0%
3,776	44.8%

1990
Number	Percent
38.8
3,805	18.8%
16,405	81.2%
4,530	22.4%

8,683
2.23

5,285	60.9%
3,974	75.2%
522	9.9%
3,398	39.1%

1980
Number	Percent
34.2
5,054	21.2%
18,809	78.8%
4,138	17.3%

9,674
2.40

6,352	65.7%
5,110	80.4%
448	7.1%
3,322	34.3%

2022 Housing Data for Fairmont city, WV

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	523	6.7%
$10,000 to $14,999	384	4.9%
$15,000 to $19,999	549	7.0%
$20,000 to $24,999	615	7.8%
$25,000 to $29,999	378	4.8%
$30,000 to $34,999	254	3.2%
$35,000 to $39,999	357	4.5%
$40,000 to $44,999	289	3.7%
$45,000 to $49,999	291	3.7%
$50,000 to $59,999	803	10.2%
$60,000 to $74,999	775	9.9%
$75,000 to $99,999	1,027	13.1%
$100,000 to $124,999	629	8.0%
$125,000 to $149,999	419	5.3%
$150,000 to $199,999	351	4.5%
$200,000 or more	211	2.7%

Median Household Income	55,084
Per Capita Income	29,445

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	533	6.8%
Public Assistance	239	3.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	1,537	19.6%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	8,105	68.0%
Unemployed	729	6.1%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	8,834	74.1%
Not in Labor Force	3,082	25.9%

Real Unemployment Rate		32.0%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	3,133	2,321	57.4%
Non-Profit	206	657	23.9%
Self-Employed	251	314	44.4%

Local Government	264	255	50.9%
State Government	432	331	56.6%
Federal Government	236	362	39.5%

Total Private + Self	3,384	2,635	56.2%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	1,138	1,605	41.5%
Total	4,522	4,240	51.6%

Pct. Govt.	21.5%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	1,128	12.9%
Sales and Office Occupations	1,793	20.5%
Professional, Technical	2,461	28.1%
Service Occupations	1,627	18.6%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	9	0.1%
All others	1,753	20.0%

White Collar		61.4%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	1,481	16.9%
Educational services	1,173	13.4%
Retail trade	1,054	12.0%
Accommodation and food services	692	7.9%
Public administration	641	7.3%
Other services	627	7.2%
Manufacturing	474	5.4%
Professional, scientific, technical	461	5.3%
Construction	454	5.2%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	385	4.4%
Transportation and warehousing	235	2.7%
Utilities	214	2.4%
Finance and insurance	191	2.2%
Information	175	2.0%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	150	1.7%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	136	1.6%
Wholesale trade	134	1.5%
Real estate and rental and leasing	85	1.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	48	0.26%
Puerto Rican	32	0.17%
Cuban	19	0.10%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	19	0.10%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	13	0.07%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	6	0.03%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	86	0.47%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	28	0.15%
Malaysian	10	0.05%
Japanese	5	0.03%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	16,993	98.1%
Spanish	85	0.5%
Other Indo-European	70	0.4%
French, Haitian, Cajun	69	0.4%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	32	0.2%
Other	23	0.1%
Chinese	22	0.1%
Other Asian	21	0.1%
German, other Germanic	6	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	2,978	16.2%
Irish	2,471	13.4%
English	2,182	11.9%
Italian	2,011	10.9%
American	1,224	6.7%
Scottish	371	2.0%
Polish	325	1.8%
French	276	1.5%
Scotch-Irish	264	1.4%
Dutch	233	1.3%
French Canadian	138	0.7%
Welsh	138	0.7%
European	129	0.7%
Swedish	124	0.7%
Ukrainian	70	0.4%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	18,349	99.7%
Not a citizen	53	0.3%

Native	18,243	99.1%
Foreign-born	159	0.9%

Historical Statewide Election Results for Fairmont city, WV

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
333	2.7%	654	5.4%	4,146	34.0%	3,346	27.4%	2,382	19.5%	1,332	10.9%
Average years of education: 13.4

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	333	2.7%
9-12 Years	654	5.4%
H.S. Grad or GED	4,146	34.0%
Some College	3,346	27.4%
Bach. Degree	2,382	19.5%
Grad Degree	1,332	10.9%
Average years of education: 13.4

Year	Turnout	Winner	Runner-Up	Other	Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	53%	Donald Trump* (R)	4,005	51.3%	Joe Biden (D)	3,608	46.2%	200	2.6%	7,813	-17	4	0.98%

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2020	S2	52%	Shelley Capito* (R)	4,331	56.5%	Paula Swearengin (D)	3,028	39.5%	305 [+]	4.0%	7,664	-14	0.98%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: David Moran (Libertarian) 305 (4.0%);
2020	G	52%	Jim Justice* (R)	3,809	49.7%	Ben Salango (D)	3,368	43.9%	489 [+]	6.4%	7,666	-15	1.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Erika Kolenich (Libertarian) 385 (5.0%); Danny Lutz (Mountain) 104 (1.4%);
2018	S1	37%	Joe Manchin* (D)	3,471	62.9%	Patrick Morrissey (R)	1,676	30.4%	367 [+]	6.7%	5,514	-16	0.94%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Rusty Hollen (Libertarian) 367 (6.7%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	8,972
Median Value	$140,400

Occupied	7,855	87.6%
Vacant	1,117	12.4%

Owned	4,864	61.9%
Rented	2,991	38.1%
Median Rent	$860

Single-Family Units	6,601	73.6%
Detached	6,478	72.2%
Attached	123	1.4%
Buldings with 5+ Units	1,059	11.8%
Mobile Homes	186	2.1%

Fairmont city, WV

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Fairmont city, WV

2022 Housing Data for Fairmont city, WV

2022 Income & Employment Data for Fairmont city, WV

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Fairmont city, WV

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Fairmont city, WV

Historical Presidential Election Results for Fairmont city, WV

Historical Statewide Election Results for Fairmont city, WV