COMPARING TWO PLACES
Comfrey vs Fairmont
PLACE A
Comfrey, Minnesota
VS
PLACE B
Fairmont, West Virginia
Comfrey is 98% smaller than Fairmont. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars.
COMFREYFAIRMONTDIFFERENCE
Total population37518,035−98% vs Fairmont
Population density8762,097−1,220
Population growth2.6%-1.5%+4.2 pts
Median age42.734.9+7.8
Male52.7%50.7%+2.0 pts
Female47.3%49.3%−2.0 pts
Foreign-born5.9%1.5%+4.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic75.4%83.9%−8.5 pts
Black0.0%6.0%−6.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino16.3%2.4%+13.8 pts
Asian0.0%1.0%−1.0 pts
Other8.3%6.7%+1.6 pts
Median household income$61,875$63,032−$1,157
Per capita income$36,377$34,306+$2,071
Poverty rate13.3%17.4%−4.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4030.421−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher17.0%32.9%−15.9 pts
Graduate degree4.9%11.3%−6.4 pts
Unemployment rate2.0%6.7%−4.7 pts
Labor force participation69.2%65.3%+3.9 pts
Median home value$96,300$163,800−$67,500
Median gross rent$622$916−$294
Owner-occupied72.7%63.1%+9.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate14.5%11.0%+3.5 pts
Rent-burdened households31.1%39.9%−8.8 pts
Average commute20.722.8−2.1
Worked from home1.5%12.2%−10.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.3%−1.3 pts
Uninsured7.7%7.9%−0.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025