COMPARING TWO PLACES
Hendricks vs Fairmont
PLACE A
Hendricks, West Virginia
VS
PLACE B
Fairmont, West Virginia
Hendricks is 99% smaller than Fairmont. Fairmont earns more, with a median household income $4,699 higher. Fairmont has grown faster since 2000 (-2% vs -16%).
HENDRICKSFAIRMONTDIFFERENCE
Total population20518,035−99% vs Fairmont
Population density5992,097−1,497
Population growth-16.2%-1.5%−14.6 pts
Median age41.534.9+6.6
Male53.9%50.7%+3.2 pts
Female46.1%49.3%−3.2 pts
Foreign-born0.3%1.5%−1.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic95.5%83.9%+11.6 pts
Black0.0%6.0%−6.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%2.4%−2.4 pts
Asian0.0%1.0%−1.0 pts
Other4.5%6.7%−2.1 pts
Median household income$58,333$63,032−$4,699
Per capita income$27,337$34,306−$6,969
Poverty rate7.7%17.4%−9.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3630.421−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher10.8%32.9%−22.1 pts
Graduate degree3.3%11.3%−8.0 pts
Unemployment rate8.0%6.7%+1.3 pts
Labor force participation53.8%65.3%−11.5 pts
Median home value$133,000$163,800−$30,800
Median gross rent$688$916−$228
Owner-occupied88.1%63.1%+25.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate13.5%11.0%+2.5 pts
Rent-burdened households26.3%39.9%−13.6 pts
Average commute20.522.8−2.3
Worked from home3.5%12.2%−8.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.3%−1.3 pts
Uninsured9.9%7.9%+2.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025