COMPARING TWO PLACES
Harris vs Fairmont
PLACE A
Harris, Kansas
VS
PLACE B
Fairmont, West Virginia
Harris is 100% smaller than Fairmont. Fairmont earns more, with a median household income $22,532 higher. Fairmont has grown faster since 2000 (-2% vs -8%).
HARRISFAIRMONTDIFFERENCE
Total population918,035−100% vs Fairmont
Population density252,097−2,071
Population growth-7.8%-1.5%−6.3 pts
Median age50.534.9+15.6
Male0.0%50.7%−50.7 pts
Female100.0%49.3%+50.7 pts
Foreign-born0.0%1.5%−1.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic100.0%83.9%+16.1 pts
Black0.0%6.0%−6.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%2.4%−2.4 pts
Asian0.0%1.0%−1.0 pts
Other0.0%6.7%−6.7 pts
Median household income$40,500$63,032−$22,532
Per capita income$8,666$34,306−$25,640
Poverty rate0.0%17.4%−17.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3290.421−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher0.0%32.9%−32.9 pts
Graduate degree0.0%11.3%−11.3 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%6.7%−6.7 pts
Labor force participation0.0%65.3%−65.3 pts
Median home value$36,000$163,800−$127,800
Median gross rent$275$916−$641
Owner-occupied100.0%63.1%+36.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate0.0%11.0%−11.0 pts
Rent-burdened households–39.9%–
Average commute19.622.8−3.2
Worked from home0.0%12.2%−12.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.3%−1.3 pts
Uninsured0.0%7.9%−7.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024