COMPARING TWO PLACES
Graettinger vs Fairmont
PLACE A
Graettinger, Iowa
VS
PLACE B
Fairmont, West Virginia
Graettinger is 95% smaller than Fairmont. Graettinger earns more, with a median household income $19,385 higher.
GRAETTINGERFAIRMONTDIFFERENCE
Total population81818,035−95% vs Fairmont
Population density1,0852,097−1,012
Population growth-1.4%-1.5%+0.1 pts
Median age40.234.9+5.3
Male53.7%50.7%+3.1 pts
Female46.3%49.3%−3.1 pts
Foreign-born8.9%1.5%+7.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic80.3%83.9%−3.6 pts
Black7.8%6.0%+1.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.9%2.4%+0.5 pts
Asian0.0%1.0%−1.0 pts
Other8.9%6.7%+2.3 pts
Median household income$82,417$63,032+$19,385
Per capita income$30,010$34,306−$4,296
Poverty rate5.9%17.4%−11.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3220.421−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher12.5%32.9%−20.4 pts
Graduate degree4.6%11.3%−6.7 pts
Unemployment rate0.6%6.7%−6.1 pts
Labor force participation80.8%65.3%+15.5 pts
Median home value$88,500$163,800−$75,300
Median gross rent$518$916−$398
Owner-occupied80.2%63.1%+17.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate6.0%11.0%−5.0 pts
Rent-burdened households14.0%39.9%−26.0 pts
Average commute17.222.8−5.5
Worked from home0.9%12.2%−11.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.3%−1.3 pts
Uninsured6.9%7.9%−1.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025