COMPARING TWO PLACES
Baxter vs Fairmont
PLACE A
Baxter, West Virginia
VS
PLACE B
Fairmont, West Virginia
Baxter is 99% smaller than Fairmont. Fairmont earns more, with a median household income $56,157 higher.
BAXTERFAIRMONTDIFFERENCE
Total population15318,035−99% vs Fairmont
Population density1,0342,097−1,063
Population growth–-1.5%–
Median age23.534.9−11.4
Male67.3%50.7%+16.6 pts
Female32.7%49.3%−16.6 pts
Foreign-born0.0%1.5%−1.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic100.0%83.9%+16.1 pts
Black0.0%6.0%−6.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%2.4%−2.4 pts
Asian0.0%1.0%−1.0 pts
Other0.0%6.7%−6.7 pts
Median household income$6,875$63,032−$56,157
Per capita income$4,374$34,306−$29,932
Poverty rate91.5%17.4%+74.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4340.421+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher0.0%32.9%−32.9 pts
Graduate degree0.0%11.3%−11.3 pts
Unemployment rate100.0%6.7%+93.3 pts
Labor force participation73.9%65.3%+8.6 pts
Median home value$93,700$163,800−$70,100
Median gross rent–$916–
Owner-occupied100.0%63.1%+36.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate0.0%11.0%−11.0 pts
Rent-burdened households–39.9%–
Average commute–22.8–
Worked from home–12.2%–
Public transit to work–1.3%–
Uninsured20.9%7.9%+13.0 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024