COMPARING TWO PLACES
Fairmount vs Fergus Falls
PLACE A
Fairmount, Georgia
VS
PLACE B
Fergus Falls, Minnesota
Fairmount is 95% smaller than Fergus Falls. Fairmount earns more, with a median household income $6,894 higher.
FAIRMOUNTFERGUS FALLSDIFFERENCE
Total population76614,246−95% vs Fergus Falls
Population density419990−571
Population growth7.2%7.5%−0.2 pts
Median age40.443.3−2.9
Male49.4%47.6%+1.8 pts
Female50.6%52.4%−1.8 pts
Foreign-born1.1%2.0%−0.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic78.8%90.5%−11.7 pts
Black15.6%1.7%+13.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.7%1.6%+1.1 pts
Asian0.0%1.8%−1.8 pts
Other2.9%4.3%−1.4 pts
Median household income$63,056$56,162+$6,894
Per capita income$26,603$34,864−$8,261
Poverty rate19.2%9.1%+10.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4300.435Even
Bachelor's degree or higher10.1%29.3%−19.2 pts
Graduate degree2.7%10.4%−7.6 pts
Unemployment rate5.3%7.2%−1.8 pts
Labor force participation51.4%61.0%−9.7 pts
Median home value$135,200$194,000−$58,800
Median gross rent$1,090$911+$179
Owner-occupied66.6%64.1%+2.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate11.0%8.6%+2.4 pts
Rent-burdened households25.7%43.9%−18.1 pts
Average commute30.612.9+17.6
Worked from home1.5%7.3%−5.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%2.7%−2.7 pts
Uninsured25.3%4.2%+21.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025