COMPARING TWO PLACES
Fairmont vs Cornelia
PLACE A
Fairmont, WV
VS
PLACE B
Cornelia, GA
Fairmont is 10% larger than Cornelia. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars. Cornelia has grown faster since 2000 (7% vs 0%).
FAIRMONTCORNELIADIFFERENCE
Total population55,58450,416+10% vs Cornelia
Population density180182−2
Population growth-0.4%6.9%−7.3 pts
Median age40.339.4+0.9
Male50.1%47.4%+2.7 pts
Female49.9%52.6%−2.7 pts
Foreign-born0.8%9.4%−8.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic91.0%75.4%+15.6 pts
Black2.5%3.2%−0.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.6%16.1%−14.4 pts
Asian0.6%2.3%−1.7 pts
Other4.2%3.0%+1.2 pts
Median household income$67,370$67,309+$61
Per capita income$34,952$32,241+$2,711
Poverty rate13.6%14.1%−0.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4140.452−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher27.2%24.6%+2.5 pts
Graduate degree9.9%10.3%−0.3 pts
Unemployment rate4.8%2.7%+2.1 pts
Labor force participation59.1%56.0%+3.1 pts
Median home value$166,700$238,300−$71,600
Median gross rent$932$974−$42
Owner-occupied76.7%72.8%+3.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate11.2%12.2%−1.0 pts
Rent-burdened households37.7%37.0%+0.7 pts
Average commute25.727.7−2.0
Worked from home11.0%9.6%+1.3 pts
Public transit to work0.5%0.2%+0.3 pts
Uninsured6.7%14.5%−7.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025