COMPARING TWO PLACES
Wolf Summit vs Fairmont
PLACE A
Wolf Summit, West Virginia
VS
PLACE B
Fairmont, West Virginia
Wolf Summit is 99% smaller than Fairmont. Fairmont earns more, with a median household income $29,282 higher. Fairmont has grown faster since 2000 (-2% vs -21%).
WOLF SUMMITFAIRMONTDIFFERENCE
Total population21318,035−99% vs Fairmont
Population density5852,097−1,511
Population growth-21.3%-1.5%−19.8 pts
Median age63.534.9+28.6
Male55.4%50.7%+4.7 pts
Female44.6%49.3%−4.7 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$33,750$63,032−$29,282
Per capita income$34,182$34,306−$124
Poverty rate7.0%17.4%−10.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4840.421+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher6.4%32.9%−26.5 pts
Graduate degree0.0%11.3%−11.3 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%6.7%−6.7 pts
Labor force participation47.4%65.3%−17.9 pts
Median home value$117,300$163,800−$46,500
Median gross rent–$916–
Owner-occupied74.5%63.1%+11.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate3.6%11.0%−7.3 pts
Rent-burdened households37.0%39.9%−2.9 pts
Average commute26.422.8+3.7
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