COMPARING TWO PLACES
Fairmont vs Lincoln
PLACE A
Fairmont, West Virginia
VS
PLACE B
Lincoln, Pennsylvania
Fairmont is 1931% larger than Lincoln. Lincoln earns more, with a median household income $10,718 higher. Fairmont has grown faster since 2000 (-2% vs -13%).
FAIRMONTLINCOLNDIFFERENCE
Total population18,035888+1931% vs Lincoln
Population density2,097185+1,912
Population growth-1.5%-13.1%+11.5 pts
Median age34.954.5−19.6
Male50.7%57.6%−6.9 pts
Female49.3%42.4%+6.9 pts
Foreign-born1.5%1.0%+0.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic83.9%93.7%−9.8 pts
Black6.0%0.9%+5.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.4%3.5%−1.0 pts
Asian1.0%0.0%+1.0 pts
Other6.7%2.0%+4.7 pts
Median household income$63,032$73,750−$10,718
Per capita income$34,306$45,183−$10,877
Poverty rate17.4%5.6%+11.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4210.450−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher32.9%17.8%+15.0 pts
Graduate degree11.3%2.9%+8.4 pts
Unemployment rate6.7%2.6%+4.0 pts
Labor force participation65.3%55.4%+9.8 pts
Median home value$163,800$135,200+$28,600
Median gross rent$916$941−$25
Owner-occupied63.1%84.2%−21.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate11.0%2.6%+8.3 pts
Rent-burdened households39.9%4.3%+35.6 pts
Average commute22.825.1−2.3
Worked from home12.2%5.0%+7.2 pts
Public transit to work1.3%1.8%−0.5 pts
Uninsured7.9%4.1%+3.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025