COMPARING TWO PLACES
Pickens vs Fairmont
PLACE A
Pickens, South Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Fairmont, West Virginia
Pickens is 82% smaller than Fairmont. Fairmont earns more, with a median household income $8,032 higher. Pickens has grown faster since 2000 (8% vs -2%).
PICKENSFAIRMONTDIFFERENCE
Total population3,18818,035−82% vs Fairmont
Population density1,0432,097−1,054
Population growth8.4%-1.5%+9.9 pts
Median age40.634.9+5.7
Male40.5%50.7%−10.1 pts
Female59.5%49.3%+10.1 pts
Foreign-born1.0%1.5%−0.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic71.7%83.9%−12.2 pts
Black10.3%6.0%+4.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino6.7%2.4%+4.2 pts
Asian1.3%1.0%+0.4 pts
Other10.0%6.7%+3.4 pts
Median household income$55,000$63,032−$8,032
Per capita income$28,466$34,306−$5,840
Poverty rate16.7%17.4%−0.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4800.421+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher19.8%32.9%−13.0 pts
Graduate degree8.7%11.3%−2.6 pts
Unemployment rate1.3%6.7%−5.4 pts
Labor force participation57.1%65.3%−8.2 pts
Median home value$204,100$163,800+$40,300
Median gross rent$828$916−$88
Owner-occupied68.0%63.1%+4.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate10.8%11.0%−0.2 pts
Rent-burdened households53.9%39.9%+14.0 pts
Average commute29.722.8+6.9
Worked from home1.9%12.2%−10.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.3%−1.3 pts
Uninsured11.3%7.9%+3.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025