COMPARING TWO PLACES
Fairmount vs Wheat Ridge
PLACE A
Fairmount, Georgia
VS
PLACE B
Wheat Ridge, Colorado
Fairmount is 98% smaller than Wheat Ridge. Wheat Ridge earns more, with a median household income $27,508 higher.
FAIRMOUNTWHEAT RIDGEDIFFERENCE
Total population76632,081−98% vs Wheat Ridge
Population density4193,433−3,014
Population growth7.2%7.4%−0.2 pts
Median age40.441.9−1.5
Male49.4%48.0%+1.4 pts
Female50.6%52.0%−1.4 pts
Foreign-born1.1%6.4%−5.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic78.8%72.8%+6.0 pts
Black15.6%3.0%+12.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.7%19.4%−16.7 pts
Asian0.0%1.5%−1.5 pts
Other2.9%3.3%−0.4 pts
Median household income$63,056$90,564−$27,508
Per capita income$26,603$60,248−$33,645
Poverty rate19.2%11.2%+8.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4300.498−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher10.1%47.8%−37.6 pts
Graduate degree2.7%16.0%−13.3 pts
Unemployment rate5.3%5.0%+0.3 pts
Labor force participation51.4%70.2%−18.9 pts
Median home value$135,200$623,000−$487,800
Median gross rent$1,090$1,579−$489
Owner-occupied66.6%54.4%+12.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate11.0%4.2%+6.7 pts
Rent-burdened households25.7%50.2%−24.5 pts
Average commute30.623.4+7.1
Worked from home1.5%21.9%−20.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%2.0%−2.0 pts
Uninsured25.3%7.6%+17.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025