COMPARING TWO PLACES
Ledyard vs Fairmont
PLACE A
Ledyard, Iowa
VS
PLACE B
Fairmont, West Virginia
Ledyard is 99% smaller than Fairmont. Fairmont earns more, with a median household income $29,282 higher. Fairmont has grown faster since 2000 (-2% vs -7%).
LEDYARDFAIRMONTDIFFERENCE
Total population11618,035−99% vs Fairmont
Population density2232,097−1,874
Population growth-6.9%-1.5%−5.4 pts
Median age63.434.9+28.5
Male51.8%50.7%+1.1 pts
Female48.2%49.3%−1.1 pts
Foreign-born5.4%1.5%+3.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic89.3%83.9%+5.4 pts
Black0.0%6.0%−6.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%2.4%−2.4 pts
Asian5.4%1.0%+4.4 pts
Other5.4%6.7%−1.3 pts
Median household income$33,750$63,032−$29,282
Per capita income$34,534$34,306+$228
Poverty rate10.7%17.4%−6.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4990.421+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher22.1%32.9%−10.8 pts
Graduate degree1.9%11.3%−9.4 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%6.7%−6.7 pts
Labor force participation42.5%65.3%−22.8 pts
Median home value$28,800$163,800−$135,000
Median gross rent$413$916−$503
Owner-occupied89.2%63.1%+26.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate20.7%11.0%+9.8 pts
Rent-burdened households28.6%39.9%−11.4 pts
Average commute17.322.8−5.5
Worked from home6.7%12.2%−5.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.3%−1.3 pts
Uninsured0.0%7.9%−7.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025