COMPARING TWO PLACES
Fairmount vs Champaign
PLACE A
Fairmount, Georgia
VS
PLACE B
Champaign, Illinois
Fairmount is 99% smaller than Champaign. Fairmount earns more, with a median household income $6,938 higher.
FAIRMOUNTCHAMPAIGNDIFFERENCE
Total population76691,195−99% vs Champaign
Population density4193,961−3,541
Population growth7.2%8.9%−1.7 pts
Median age40.426.6+13.8
Male49.4%50.5%−1.0 pts
Female50.6%49.5%+1.0 pts
Foreign-born1.1%16.9%−15.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic78.8%54.5%+24.3 pts
Black15.6%17.2%−1.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.7%7.9%−5.2 pts
Asian0.0%15.8%−15.8 pts
Other2.9%4.6%−1.8 pts
Median household income$63,056$56,118+$6,938
Per capita income$26,603$36,223−$9,620
Poverty rate19.2%25.9%−6.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4300.562−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher10.1%52.7%−42.6 pts
Graduate degree2.7%30.2%−27.5 pts
Unemployment rate5.3%4.8%+0.5 pts
Labor force participation51.4%59.6%−8.2 pts
Median home value$135,200$210,900−$75,700
Median gross rent$1,090$1,123−$33
Owner-occupied66.6%43.8%+22.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate11.0%10.9%+0.1 pts
Rent-burdened households25.7%48.2%−22.5 pts
Average commute30.614.9+15.7
Worked from home1.5%17.3%−15.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%4.5%−4.5 pts
Uninsured25.3%5.4%+19.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025