Fairmount is home to 440 people in Maryland. The median age is 55.5, about 17 years above the US median. That trails the Maryland median by roughly 50%. The poverty rate is 28.4%, above the 12.5% national rate. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 22% of adults. Owners hold 79% of the housing stock.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $51,827, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 55.5
US median: 38.9
Less educated
22% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 50%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Fairmount
What changed most since 2000
Black share32.0% → 7.0%(−25.0 pts)US over the same years: −0.1 pts
Median age37.9 → 55.5(+17.6 years)US over the same years: +3.7 years
Asian share0.6% → 20.2%(+19.7 pts)US over the same years: +2.3 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)54.5%(18)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era27.3%(9)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 33 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
2000
537
$44,057
$97,641
3.4%
58.7
2010
457
$76,282
$125,300
3.7%
48.4
2020
408
$85,005
$214,531
38.6%
53.6
2024
440
$51,827
$146,200
22.3%
85.2
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.
