COMPARING TWO PLACES
Fairmont vs Spencer
PLACE A
Fairmont, West Virginia
VS
PLACE B
Spencer, Oklahoma
Fairmont is 368% larger than Spencer. Fairmont earns more, with a median household income $3,171 higher.
FAIRMONTSPENCERDIFFERENCE
Total population18,0353,857+368% vs Spencer
Population density2,097717+1,380
Population growth-1.5%1.7%−3.2 pts
Median age34.944.2−9.3
Male50.7%45.6%+5.1 pts
Female49.3%54.4%−5.1 pts
Foreign-born1.5%6.7%−5.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic83.9%29.0%+54.9 pts
Black6.0%44.5%−38.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.4%16.2%−13.7 pts
Asian1.0%1.2%−0.2 pts
Other6.7%9.1%−2.4 pts
Median household income$63,032$59,861+$3,171
Per capita income$34,306$29,379+$4,927
Poverty rate17.4%15.1%+2.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4210.379+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher32.9%26.0%+6.9 pts
Graduate degree11.3%9.5%+1.8 pts
Unemployment rate6.7%8.7%−2.0 pts
Labor force participation65.3%61.8%+3.5 pts
Median home value$163,800$157,000+$6,800
Median gross rent$916$940−$24
Owner-occupied63.1%63.3%−0.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate11.0%9.4%+1.5 pts
Rent-burdened households39.9%21.3%+18.7 pts
Average commute22.825.8−3.0
Worked from home12.2%16.1%−3.9 pts
Public transit to work1.3%0.0%+1.3 pts
Uninsured7.9%7.8%+0.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025