COMPARING TWO PLACES
Fairfax vs New Ulm
PLACE A
Fairfax, South Carolina
VS
PLACE B
New Ulm, Texas
Fairfax is 631% larger than New Ulm. New Ulm earns more, with a median household income $19,299 higher.
FAIRFAXNEW ULMDIFFERENCE
Total population1,352185+631% vs New Ulm
Population density40835+374
Population growth-25.7%––
Median age50.360.8−10.5
Male52.2%38.4%+13.9 pts
Female47.8%61.6%−13.9 pts
Foreign-born1.1%2.2%−1.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic21.1%97.8%−76.8 pts
Black76.0%0.0%+76.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.3%2.2%−0.9 pts
Asian0.2%0.0%+0.2 pts
Other1.4%0.0%+1.4 pts
Median household income$40,649$59,948−$19,299
Per capita income$23,941$37,211−$13,270
Poverty rate26.8%12.4%+14.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4590.282+0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher9.7%5.7%+4.0 pts
Graduate degree3.7%0.0%+3.7 pts
Unemployment rate6.1%14.3%−8.2 pts
Labor force participation51.7%49.2%+2.5 pts
Median home value$63,000$248,500−$185,500
Median gross rent$662––
Owner-occupied50.8%56.9%−6.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate10.5%47.1%−36.6 pts
Rent-burdened households28.2%0.0%+28.2 pts
Average commute41.239.5+1.7
Worked from home3.2%0.0%+3.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured13.9%0.0%+13.9 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024