With 10,296 people, Fairmont is a city in Minnesota. At a median age of 46.6, this is an older place than the country as a whole. That trails the Minnesota median by roughly 40%. Getting to work takes 13 minutes on average. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $169,900. 2% of residents were born outside the United States.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $53,084, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 46.6
US median: 38.9
Less educated
26% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 39%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Fairmont
What changed most since 1990
Homes owned by their occupants72.3% → 60.9%(−11.4 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree16.0% → 25.7%(+9.7 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
White share98.2% → 85.8%(−12.5 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 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)16.1%(129)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)14.9%(119)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era43.1%(345)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War21%(168)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 801 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
Fairmont, decade by decade
Fairmont 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
11,265
$57,820
$116,163
16.0%
4.4
2000
10,889
$61,406
$122,233
18.1%
11.7
2010
10,666
$57,553
$142,706
18.8%
16.8
2020
10,487
$59,877
$166,413
24.3%
32.2
2024
10,296
$53,084
$169,900
25.7%
31.9
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.
