MICROPOLITAN AREA · 1990 CENSUS

Fairmont Micro

Fairmont, MN · 1 counties · 22,914 residents · 712 sq mi

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Fairmont is home to 22,914 people. Median home value sits at $40,600. At a median age of 37.2, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Owners hold 75% of the housing stock. Median rent is $265 a month. 13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 37.2

US median: 33.0

Less educated

13% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 17%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

22,914

+5%vs 2000

vs 21,802 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Population density

32 / sq mi

+5%vs 2000

vs 31 / sq mi in 2000

Median age

37.2

−10%vs 2000

vs 41.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

712 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202420K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.9%(1,589)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.7%(1,771)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148%(1,836)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.2%(1,424)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 243.6%(822)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.5%(3,312)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.3%(3,270)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.6%(2,195)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.4%(2,149)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410%(2,290)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 847.6%(1,738)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.3%(518)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$24,414

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $34,810 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,387

−39%vs 2000

vs $18,529 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

11.9%

+1.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$40,600

−17%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $64,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$265

+2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $342 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

74.9%

−2.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 77.4% in 2000

25.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic96.8%(21,100)

Black0.2%(53)

Hispanic / Latino1.9%(421)

Asian0.4%(90)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.7%(22,623)

Black0.1%(27)

Hispanic / Latino0.5%(104)

Asian0.5%(118)

Other0.6%(146)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican3.3%(658)

Central American2.3%(463)

Guatemalan2.3%(452)

Puerto Rican0.4%(70)

Spaniard0.2%(48)

South American0.1%(16)

Colombian0.1%(16)

Cuban0.1%(15)

Salvadoran0.1%(11)

Asian origin

Chinese0.2%(33)

Asian Indian0.1%(24)

Filipino0.1%(21)

Taiwanese0.1%(12)

Korean0%(5)

Laotian0%(2)

Vietnamese0%(2)

Thai0%(1)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.3%(50)

Samoan0%(8)

Chamorro0%(8)

Tongan0%(3)

Ancestry

German39.5%(7,806)

Norwegian10.6%(2,104)

Irish7.4%(1,454)

American6.7%(1,326)

English6.5%(1,295)

Swedish4.4%(872)

Polish3.8%(756)

Danish1.8%(361)

French1.5%(292)

Dutch1.3%(250)

Italian1.2%(243)

Czech0.9%(184)

+ 24 more ancestry groups with data

Scottish0.9%(184)

French Canadian0.7%(130)

Subsaharan African0.6%(121)

Brazilian0.3%(63)

Scotch-Irish0.3%(55)

Arab0.2%(47)

Welsh0.2%(42)

Swiss0.2%(39)

Belgian0.2%(31)

Finnish0.2%(31)

Ukrainian0.2%(30)

Russian0.1%(28)

Austrian0.1%(25)

Portuguese0.1%(20)

Nigerian0.1%(19)

Slovak0.1%(11)

Greek0.1%(10)

British0%(8)

Croatian0%(6)

West Indian0%(6)

Lithuanian0%(3)

Romanian0%(3)

Serbian0%(2)

Ghanaian0%(1)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Norwegian population · Largest Irish population · Largest American population · Largest English population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

13.0%

−3.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 16.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

75.2%

−8.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 83.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.8%

−1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

21.7 min

+91%vs 2000

vs 11.4 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married32%(2,581)

Married52.9%(4,272)

Widowed3.4%(271)

Divorced11.7%(946)

Women 15+

Never married23%(1,827)

Married53.1%(4,228)

Widowed10.4%(825)

Divorced13.5%(1,077)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

4.1%

−3.8 ptssince 2013

from 7.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

46.0%

−3.3 ptssince 2020

from 49.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

19.0%

−1.9 ptssince 2020

from 20.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

26.4%

+0.9 ptssince 2020

from 25.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

28.6%

+8.9 ptssince 2020

from 19.7% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

4.6%

−0.9 ptssince 2020

from 5.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

63.5%

−6.8 ptssince 2020

from 70.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

51.3%

+7.9 ptssince 2020

from 43.4% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)18.2%(247)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)16.1%(218)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era43%(584)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War16.1%(219)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.7%(9)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,358 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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