COMPARING TWO PLACES
Fairmont vs Hastings
PLACE A
Fairmont, West Virginia
VS
PLACE B
Hastings, Pennsylvania
Fairmont is 1444% larger than Hastings. Hastings earns more, with a median household income $7,593 higher.
FAIRMONTHASTINGSDIFFERENCE
Total population18,0351,168+1444% vs Hastings
Population density2,0972,120−23
Population growth-1.5%-5.1%+3.5 pts
Median age34.947.9−13.0
Male50.7%49.4%+1.3 pts
Female49.3%50.6%−1.3 pts
Foreign-born1.5%0.7%+0.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic83.9%99.8%−15.9 pts
Black6.0%0.0%+6.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.4%0.0%+2.4 pts
Asian1.0%0.0%+1.0 pts
Other6.7%0.2%+6.4 pts
Median household income$63,032$70,625−$7,593
Per capita income$34,306$36,556−$2,250
Poverty rate17.4%7.4%+10.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4210.380+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher32.9%17.7%+15.2 pts
Graduate degree11.3%8.3%+3.0 pts
Unemployment rate6.7%0.0%+6.7 pts
Labor force participation65.3%57.9%+7.4 pts
Median home value$163,800$112,200+$51,600
Median gross rent$916$448+$468
Owner-occupied63.1%91.3%−28.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate11.0%15.2%−4.2 pts
Rent-burdened households39.9%48.6%−8.7 pts
Average commute22.825.3−2.5
Worked from home12.2%5.1%+7.1 pts
Public transit to work1.3%0.0%+1.3 pts
Uninsured7.9%3.0%+4.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025