COMPARING TWO PLACES
Fairmont vs Mankato
PLACE A
Fairmont, West Virginia
VS
PLACE B
Mankato, Minnesota
Fairmont is 61% smaller than Mankato. Mankato earns more, with a median household income $3,841 higher. Mankato has grown faster since 2000 (13% vs -2%).
FAIRMONTMANKATODIFFERENCE
Total population18,03546,529−61% vs Mankato
Population density2,0972,339−242
Population growth-1.5%13.2%−14.7 pts
Median age34.926.5+8.4
Male50.7%50.9%−0.2 pts
Female49.3%49.1%+0.2 pts
Foreign-born1.5%7.4%−5.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic83.9%81.0%+2.9 pts
Black6.0%7.0%−1.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.4%5.2%−2.8 pts
Asian1.0%3.3%−2.3 pts
Other6.7%3.4%+3.2 pts
Median household income$63,032$66,873−$3,841
Per capita income$34,306$33,811+$495
Poverty rate17.4%20.6%−3.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4210.446−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher32.9%35.1%−2.2 pts
Graduate degree11.3%11.9%−0.6 pts
Unemployment rate6.7%6.0%+0.7 pts
Labor force participation65.3%69.8%−4.5 pts
Median home value$163,800$261,700−$97,900
Median gross rent$916$1,132−$216
Owner-occupied63.1%50.0%+13.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate11.0%7.4%+3.5 pts
Rent-burdened households39.9%47.5%−7.6 pts
Average commute22.813.9+8.8
Worked from home12.2%7.8%+4.4 pts
Public transit to work1.3%1.9%−0.6 pts
Uninsured7.9%4.6%+3.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025