COMPARING TWO PLACES
Fairmount vs Moorhead
PLACE A
Fairmount, Georgia
VS
PLACE B
Moorhead, Iowa
Fairmount is 303% larger than Moorhead. Fairmount earns more, with a median household income $18,056 higher. Fairmount has grown faster since 2000 (7% vs -12%).
FAIRMOUNTMOORHEADDIFFERENCE
Total population766190+303% vs Moorhead
Population density419809−389
Population growth7.2%-11.9%+19.2 pts
Median age40.446.8−6.4
Male49.4%43.1%+6.3 pts
Female50.6%56.9%−6.3 pts
Foreign-born1.1%0.0%+1.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic78.8%99.5%−20.7 pts
Black15.6%0.0%+15.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.7%0.0%+2.7 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other2.9%0.5%+2.4 pts
Median household income$63,056$45,000+$18,056
Per capita income$26,603$31,199−$4,596
Poverty rate19.2%26.2%−6.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4300.442−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher10.1%8.2%+1.9 pts
Graduate degree2.7%4.8%−2.1 pts
Unemployment rate5.3%1.1%+4.3 pts
Labor force participation51.4%57.0%−5.6 pts
Median home value$135,200$54,200+$81,000
Median gross rent$1,090$1,016+$74
Owner-occupied66.6%85.3%−18.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate11.0%14.3%−3.3 pts
Rent-burdened households25.7%53.3%−27.6 pts
Average commute30.627.0+3.6
Worked from home1.5%0.0%+1.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured25.3%2.6%+22.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025