COMPARING TWO PLACES
Fairmont vs New Ulm
PLACE A
Fairmont, West Virginia
VS
PLACE B
New Ulm, Texas
Fairmont is 9649% larger than New Ulm. Fairmont earns more, with a median household income $3,084 higher.
FAIRMONTNEW ULMDIFFERENCE
Total population18,035185+9649% vs New Ulm
Population density2,09735+2,062
Population growth-1.5%––
Median age34.960.8−25.9
Male50.7%38.4%+12.3 pts
Female49.3%61.6%−12.3 pts
Foreign-born1.5%2.2%−0.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic83.9%97.8%−13.9 pts
Black6.0%0.0%+6.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.4%2.2%+0.3 pts
Asian1.0%0.0%+1.0 pts
Other6.7%0.0%+6.7 pts
Median household income$63,032$59,948+$3,084
Per capita income$34,306$37,211−$2,905
Poverty rate17.4%12.4%+5.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4210.282+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher32.9%5.7%+27.2 pts
Graduate degree11.3%0.0%+11.3 pts
Unemployment rate6.7%14.3%−7.6 pts
Labor force participation65.3%49.2%+16.1 pts
Median home value$163,800$248,500−$84,700
Median gross rent$916––
Owner-occupied63.1%56.9%+6.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate11.0%47.1%−36.1 pts
Rent-burdened households39.9%0.0%+39.9 pts
Average commute22.839.5−16.7
Worked from home12.2%0.0%+12.2 pts
Public transit to work1.3%0.0%+1.3 pts
Uninsured7.9%0.0%+7.9 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024