COMPARING TWO PLACES
Corwith vs Fairmont
PLACE A
Corwith, Iowa
VS
PLACE B
Fairmont, West Virginia
Corwith is 99% smaller than Fairmont. Fairmont earns more, with a median household income $7,719 higher. Fairmont has grown faster since 2000 (-2% vs -14%).
CORWITHFAIRMONTDIFFERENCE
Total population25318,035−99% vs Fairmont
Population density1752,097−1,922
Population growth-13.9%-1.5%−12.4 pts
Median age36.334.9+1.4
Male38.6%50.7%−12.1 pts
Female61.4%49.3%+12.1 pts
Foreign-born6.0%1.5%+4.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic59.8%83.9%−24.1 pts
Black0.0%6.0%−6.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino36.9%2.4%+34.5 pts
Asian0.0%1.0%−1.0 pts
Other3.2%6.7%−3.4 pts
Median household income$55,313$63,032−$7,719
Per capita income$21,585$34,306−$12,721
Poverty rate50.2%17.4%+32.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4620.421+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher12.1%32.9%−20.8 pts
Graduate degree1.3%11.3%−10.0 pts
Unemployment rate1.1%6.7%−5.6 pts
Labor force participation51.4%65.3%−13.8 pts
Median home value$58,300$163,800−$105,500
Median gross rent$631$916−$285
Owner-occupied64.1%63.1%+1.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate18.8%11.0%+7.8 pts
Rent-burdened households9.5%39.9%−30.4 pts
Average commute22.822.8Even
Worked from home18.2%12.2%+6.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.3%−1.3 pts
Uninsured5.2%7.9%−2.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025