Fairmount town, IN

Grant County, IN

2022 population: 2,582 ( 372 from 2010 )
Land area: 1.6 square miles
Population density: 1628.0 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	2,431	94.15%	15.9%
Black:	8	0.31%	100.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	112	4.34%	433.3%
Hispanic:	31	1.20%	14.8%

Total non-White:	151	5.85%	135.9%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-459	-18.8
Change in Non-White pop.:	87	3.6

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
2,954
2,890	97.83%
4	0.14%
6	0.20%
5	0.17%
21	0.71%
27	0.91%
64	2.17%

2000
2,865
2,800	97.73%
0	0.00%
15	0.52%
0	0.00%
18	0.63%
32	1.12%
65	2.27%

1990
3,130
3,109	99.33%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
7	0.22%
n/a
14	0.45%
21	0.67%

1980
3,271
3,232	98.81%
0	0.00%
31	0.95%
0	0.00%
n/a
8	0.24%
39	1.19%

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

90	3.1
-1	-0.0

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

-309	-9.9
44	1.4

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

-123	-3.8
-18	-0.6

Age, Family & Household Data for Fairmount town, IN

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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
40.3
663	25.7%
1,919	74.3%
522	20.2%

1,112
2.32

684	61.5%
385	56.3%
134	19.6%
428	38.5%

2010
Number	Percent
40.3
706	23.9%
2,248	76.1%
486	16.5%

1,241
2.38

837	67.4%
603	72.0%
116	13.9%
404	32.6%

2000
Number	Percent
39.4
669	23.4%
2,196	76.6%
421	14.7%

1,235
2.32

843	68.3%
627	74.4%
118	14.0%
392	31.7%

1990
Number	Percent
34.1
825	26.4%
2,305	73.6%
403	12.9%

1,182
2.65

913	77.2%
773	84.7%
79	8.7%
269	22.8%

1980
Number	Percent
29.8
1,025	31.3%
2,246	68.7%
344	10.5%

1,186
2.76

958	80.8%
824	86.0%
92	9.6%
228	19.2%

2022 Housing Data for Fairmount town, IN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	45	4.0%
$10,000 to $14,999	43	3.9%
$15,000 to $19,999	77	6.9%
$20,000 to $24,999	47	4.2%
$25,000 to $29,999	40	3.6%
$30,000 to $34,999	112	10.1%
$35,000 to $39,999	111	10.0%
$40,000 to $44,999	66	5.9%
$45,000 to $49,999	27	2.4%
$50,000 to $59,999	114	10.3%
$60,000 to $74,999	138	12.4%
$75,000 to $99,999	178	16.0%
$100,000 to $124,999	85	7.6%
$125,000 to $149,999	20	1.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	9	0.8%

Median Household Income	48,235
Per Capita Income	23,169

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	189	17.0%
Public Assistance	0	0.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	239	21.5%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	923	63.8%
Unemployed	79	5.5%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	1,002	69.3%
Not in Labor Force	444	30.7%

Real Unemployment Rate		36.2%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	412	235	63.7%
Non-Profit	55	165	25.0%
Self-Employed	13	0	100.0%

Local Government	8	29	21.6%
State Government	0	16	0.0%
Federal Government	71	5	93.4%

Total Private + Self	425	235	64.4%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	134	215	38.4%
Total	559	450	55.4%

Pct. Govt.	12.8%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	102	10.1%
Sales and Office Occupations	197	19.5%
Professional, Technical	189	18.7%
Service Occupations	135	13.4%
All others	386	38.3%

White Collar		48.4%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	225	22.3%
Retail trade	145	14.4%
Health care and social assistance	116	11.5%
Educational services	108	10.7%
Construction	86	8.5%
Other services	74	7.3%
Wholesale trade	58	5.7%
Public administration	54	5.4%
Accommodation and food services	32	3.2%
Professional, scientific, technical	31	3.1%
Transportation and warehousing	18	1.8%
Finance and insurance	17	1.7%
Utilities	16	1.6%
Information	15	1.5%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	9	0.9%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	5	0.5%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	31	1.20%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
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	0	0.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	2,395	99.9%
Spanish	2	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	470	18.2%
Irish	400	15.5%
American	364	14.1%
English	194	7.5%
French	121	4.7%
Pennsylvania German	93	3.6%
Dutch	86	3.3%
Polish	78	3.0%
Swedish	67	2.6%
Norwegian	40	1.5%
Scottish	37	1.4%
Italian	22	0.9%
European	10	0.4%
Russian	8	0.3%
Scotch-Irish	8	0.3%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	2,582	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	2,582	100.0%
Foreign-born	0	0.0%

Historical Statewide Election Results for Fairmount town, IN

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
41	2.2%	202	11.0%	893	48.7%	532	29.0%	105	5.7%	59	3.2%
Average years of education: 12.4

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	41	2.2%
9-12 Years	202	11.0%
H.S. Grad or GED	893	48.7%
Some College	532	29.0%
Bach. Degree	105	5.7%
Grad Degree	59	3.2%
Average years of education: 12.4

Year	Turnout	Winner	Runner-Up	Other	Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2020	G	58%	Eric Holcomb* (R)	759	63.9%	Woody Myers (D)	220	18.5%	209 [+]	17.6%	1,188	7	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Donald Rainwater (Libertarian) 209 (17.6%);
2018	S1	39%	Mike Braun (R)	516	63.9%	Joe Donnelly* (D)	254	31.4%	38 [+]	4.7%	808	13	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Lucy Brenton (Libertarian) 38 (4.7%);
2016	S3	49%	Todd Young (R)	665	64.3%	Evan Bayh (D)	289	27.9%	80 [+]	7.7%	1,034	12	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Lucy Brenton (Libertarian) 80 (7.7%);
2016	G	49%	Eric Holcomb (R)	655	63.0%	John Gregg (D)	340	32.7%	45 [+]	4.3%	1,040	12	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Rex Bell (Libertarian) 45 (4.3%);

*: 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	1,176
Median Value	$92,200

Occupied	1,112	94.6%
Vacant	64	5.4%

Owned	791	71.1%
Rented	321	28.9%
Median Rent	$718

Single-Family Units	1,002	85.2%
Detached	992	84.4%
Attached	10	0.9%
Buldings with 5+ Units	16	1.4%
Mobile Homes	66	5.6%

Fairmount town, IN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Fairmount town, IN

2022 Housing Data for Fairmount town, IN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Fairmount town, IN

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Fairmount town, IN

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Fairmount town, IN

Historical Presidential Election Results for Fairmount town, IN

Historical Statewide Election Results for Fairmount town, IN