COMPARING TWO PLACES
Bode vs Fairmont
PLACE A
Bode, Iowa
VS
PLACE B
Fairmont, West Virginia
Bode is 98% smaller than Fairmont. Fairmont earns more, with a median household income $3,501 higher.
BODEFAIRMONTDIFFERENCE
Total population29818,035−98% vs Fairmont
Population density7382,097−1,359
Population growth0.0%-1.5%+1.5 pts
Median age38.234.9+3.3
Male59.1%50.7%+8.4 pts
Female40.9%49.3%−8.4 pts
Foreign-born7.7%1.5%+6.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic76.0%83.9%−7.9 pts
Black0.0%6.0%−6.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino15.3%2.4%+12.9 pts
Asian0.0%1.0%−1.0 pts
Other8.7%6.7%+2.1 pts
Median household income$59,531$63,032−$3,501
Per capita income$34,869$34,306+$563
Poverty rate9.8%17.4%−7.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3610.421−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher18.7%32.9%−14.1 pts
Graduate degree9.6%11.3%−1.7 pts
Unemployment rate4.8%6.7%−1.8 pts
Labor force participation75.4%65.3%+10.1 pts
Median home value$75,700$163,800−$88,100
Median gross rent$647$916−$269
Owner-occupied74.8%63.1%+11.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate12.4%11.0%+1.4 pts
Rent-burdened households2.4%39.9%−37.5 pts
Average commute24.522.8+1.7
Worked from home1.4%12.2%−10.8 pts
Public transit to work1.4%1.3%+0.1 pts
Uninsured17.9%7.9%+10.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025