With 1,279 people, Fairmount is a city in Georgia. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 10% of adults. The population has risen by half since 2000, adding 534 people. The typical home is worth $135,200, having more than doubled since 2000. 1% of people here were born outside the United States. 19.2% of people here live below the federal poverty line.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $63,056, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 40.4
US median: 38.9
Less educated
10% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Fairmount
What changed most since 1990
Homes owned by their occupants82.8% → 66.6%(−16.2 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Population652 → 1,279(+96%)US over the same years: +35%
Poverty rate8.3% → 19.2%(+10.9 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)42.3%(22)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era51.9%(27)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 52 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Fairmount, decade by decade
Fairmount population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
652
$62,253
$98,883
4.5%
26.9
2000
745
$65,385
$108,206
6.9%
12.3
2010
720
$61,239
$187,733
10.7%
14.6
2020
772
$66,835
$109,326
12.2%
26.2
2024
1,279
$63,056
$135,200
10.1%
44.1
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
