COMPARING TWO PLACES
Sexton vs Fairmont
PLACE A
Sexton, Iowa
VS
PLACE B
Fairmont, West Virginia
Sexton is 100% smaller than Fairmont. Fairmont earns more, with a median household income $18,358 higher. Sexton has grown faster since 2000 (24% vs -2%).
SEXTONFAIRMONTDIFFERENCE
Total population2418,035−100% vs Fairmont
Population density112,097−2,086
Population growth24.3%-1.5%+25.9 pts
Median age76.334.9+41.4
Male54.2%50.7%+3.5 pts
Female45.8%49.3%−3.5 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$44,674$63,032−$18,358
Per capita income$52,413$34,306+$18,107
Poverty rate0.0%17.4%−17.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.1770.421−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher29.2%32.9%−3.7 pts
Graduate degree0.0%11.3%−11.3 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%6.7%−6.7 pts
Labor force participation41.7%65.3%−23.6 pts
Median home value$48,900$163,800−$114,900
Median gross rent–$916–
Owner-occupied100.0%63.1%+36.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate0.0%11.0%−11.0 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%39.9%−39.9 pts
Average commute–22.8–
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, 2010 – 2024