COMPARING TWO PLACES
Leland vs Fairmont
PLACE A
Leland, Mississippi
VS
PLACE B
Fairmont, West Virginia
Leland is 80% smaller than Fairmont. Fairmont earns more, with a median household income $25,626 higher. Fairmont has grown faster since 2000 (-2% vs -11%).
LELANDFAIRMONTDIFFERENCE
Total population3,55518,035−80% vs Fairmont
Population density9922,097−1,104
Population growth-11.0%-1.5%−9.5 pts
Median age43.134.9+8.2
Male49.1%50.7%−1.6 pts
Female50.9%49.3%+1.6 pts
Foreign-born0.8%1.5%−0.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic27.9%83.9%−56.0 pts
Black67.9%6.0%+61.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.8%2.4%−1.6 pts
Asian0.0%1.0%−1.0 pts
Other3.4%6.7%−3.3 pts
Median household income$37,406$63,032−$25,626
Per capita income$27,174$34,306−$7,132
Poverty rate29.3%17.4%+12.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4980.421+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher24.5%32.9%−8.3 pts
Graduate degree8.3%11.3%−3.0 pts
Unemployment rate8.6%6.7%+1.9 pts
Labor force participation54.2%65.3%−11.1 pts
Median home value$109,700$163,800−$54,100
Median gross rent$834$916−$82
Owner-occupied69.4%63.1%+6.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate13.7%11.0%+2.7 pts
Rent-burdened households76.7%39.9%+36.8 pts
Average commute14.822.8−8.0
Worked from home7.0%12.2%−5.1 pts
Public transit to work0.3%1.3%−1.0 pts
Uninsured14.2%7.9%+6.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025