COMPARING TWO PLACES
Cameron vs Fairmont
PLACE A
Cameron, South Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Fairmont, West Virginia
Cameron is 98% smaller than Fairmont. Cameron earns more, with a median household income $11,854 higher. Fairmont has grown faster since 2000 (-2% vs -11%).
CAMERONFAIRMONTDIFFERENCE
Total population36718,035−98% vs Fairmont
Population density1172,097−1,979
Population growth-11.3%-1.5%−9.8 pts
Median age48.234.9+13.3
Male41.7%50.7%−9.0 pts
Female58.3%49.3%+9.0 pts
Foreign-born1.6%1.5%+0.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic85.7%83.9%+1.8 pts
Black9.6%6.0%+3.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.4%2.4%−1.0 pts
Asian1.2%1.0%+0.2 pts
Other2.1%6.7%−4.5 pts
Median household income$74,886$63,032+$11,854
Per capita income$35,444$34,306+$1,138
Poverty rate15.7%17.4%−1.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4560.421+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher26.8%32.9%−6.1 pts
Graduate degree8.1%11.3%−3.2 pts
Unemployment rate10.3%6.7%+3.7 pts
Labor force participation64.6%65.3%−0.6 pts
Median home value$215,800$163,800+$52,000
Median gross rent$1,034$916+$118
Owner-occupied85.2%63.1%+22.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate13.3%11.0%+2.4 pts
Rent-burdened households24.0%39.9%−15.9 pts
Average commute16.422.8−6.3
Worked from home24.9%12.2%+12.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.3%−1.3 pts
Uninsured1.4%7.9%−6.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025