COMPARING TWO PLACES
Bricelyn vs Fairmont
PLACE A
Bricelyn, Minnesota
VS
PLACE B
Fairmont, West Virginia
Bricelyn is 98% smaller than Fairmont. Fairmont earns more, with a median household income $10,282 higher.
BRICELYNFAIRMONTDIFFERENCE
Total population35118,035−98% vs Fairmont
Population density1,2102,097−886
Population growth-4.7%-1.5%−3.1 pts
Median age48.834.9+13.9
Male53.6%50.7%+2.9 pts
Female46.4%49.3%−2.9 pts
Foreign-born1.8%1.5%+0.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic83.7%83.9%−0.2 pts
Black0.5%6.0%−5.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino9.7%2.4%+7.2 pts
Asian0.0%1.0%−1.0 pts
Other6.1%6.7%−0.5 pts
Median household income$52,750$63,032−$10,282
Per capita income$29,015$34,306−$5,291
Poverty rate10.8%17.4%−6.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4170.421Even
Bachelor's degree or higher13.1%32.9%−19.8 pts
Graduate degree3.0%11.3%−8.3 pts
Unemployment rate4.2%6.7%−2.5 pts
Labor force participation49.9%65.3%−15.4 pts
Median home value$58,100$163,800−$105,700
Median gross rent$621$916−$295
Owner-occupied73.8%63.1%+10.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate15.7%11.0%+4.7 pts
Rent-burdened households29.2%39.9%−10.8 pts
Average commute30.422.8+7.6
Worked from home9.3%12.2%−2.9 pts
Public transit to work1.2%1.3%−0.0 pts
Uninsured7.7%7.9%−0.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025