COMPARING TWO PLACES
Sherburn vs Fairmont
PLACE A
Sherburn, Minnesota
VS
PLACE B
Fairmont, West Virginia
Sherburn is 94% smaller than Fairmont. Fairmont earns more, with a median household income $3,255 higher. Fairmont has grown faster since 2000 (-2% vs -7%).
SHERBURNFAIRMONTDIFFERENCE
Total population1,04018,035−94% vs Fairmont
Population density1,1322,097−965
Population growth-6.9%-1.5%−5.4 pts
Median age41.234.9+6.3
Male46.3%50.7%−4.4 pts
Female53.7%49.3%+4.4 pts
Foreign-born3.3%1.5%+1.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic86.7%83.9%+2.8 pts
Black1.2%6.0%−4.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino7.2%2.4%+4.7 pts
Asian0.8%1.0%−0.2 pts
Other4.1%6.7%−2.5 pts
Median household income$59,777$63,032−$3,255
Per capita income$28,954$34,306−$5,352
Poverty rate22.7%17.4%+5.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3920.421−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher17.7%32.9%−15.1 pts
Graduate degree5.4%11.3%−5.9 pts
Unemployment rate9.1%6.7%+2.5 pts
Labor force participation58.8%65.3%−6.5 pts
Median home value$106,900$163,800−$56,900
Median gross rent$739$916−$177
Owner-occupied76.8%63.1%+13.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate10.2%11.0%−0.8 pts
Rent-burdened households30.9%39.9%−9.1 pts
Average commute24.822.8+2.0
Worked from home11.0%12.2%−1.2 pts
Public transit to work2.9%1.3%+1.6 pts
Uninsured4.1%7.9%−3.8 pts
Population, 2000 – 2025