COMPARING TWO PLACES
Fairmont vs Morgantown
PLACE A
Fairmont, West Virginia
VS
PLACE B
Morgantown, West Virginia
Fairmont is 40% smaller than Morgantown. Fairmont earns more, with a median household income $18,305 higher.
FAIRMONTMORGANTOWNDIFFERENCE
Total population18,03530,293−40% vs Morgantown
Population density2,0972,976−879
Population growth-1.5%2.3%−3.9 pts
Median age34.923.9+11.0
Male50.7%52.4%−1.7 pts
Female49.3%47.6%+1.7 pts
Foreign-born1.5%6.7%−5.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic83.9%83.0%+0.9 pts
Black6.0%4.5%+1.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.4%4.3%−1.9 pts
Asian1.0%3.7%−2.8 pts
Other6.7%4.5%+2.2 pts
Median household income$63,032$44,727+$18,305
Per capita income$34,306$32,109+$2,197
Poverty rate17.4%30.4%−13.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4210.552−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher32.9%58.5%−25.6 pts
Graduate degree11.3%35.2%−23.9 pts
Unemployment rate6.7%6.2%+0.5 pts
Labor force participation65.3%58.6%+6.6 pts
Median home value$163,800$259,400−$95,600
Median gross rent$916$937−$21
Owner-occupied63.1%43.7%+19.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate11.0%13.9%−2.9 pts
Rent-burdened households39.9%58.4%−18.4 pts
Average commute22.816.2+6.6
Worked from home12.2%14.6%−2.5 pts
Public transit to work1.3%1.5%−0.2 pts
Uninsured7.9%6.2%+1.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025