Fairmont, WV (West Virginia) Houses and Residents

Back to: Fairmont, West Virginia main profile, West Virginia, West Virginia smaller cities, West Virginia small towns, West Virginia forum, All US cities. Total population: 19,031 (Urban population: 18,996 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 35 (all nonfarm)) Houses: 9,808 (8,469 occupied: 5,326 owner occupied, 3,143 renter occupied) % of renters here: 37% State: 34% Housing density: 1252 houses/condos per square mile Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2009 in this state: $101,480. Median contract rent in 2009: $380 (lower quartile is $285, upper quartile is $489) Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2009: $364 Median gross rent in Fairmont, WV in 2009: $541 Housing units in Fairmont with a mortgage: 2,402 (213 second mortgage, 193 home equity loan, 6 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 2,569 Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $54,456 Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $31,330 Median monthly housing costs: $574 Options X User-defined colors Preset color patterns Border Min value Max value Selected area border Search result border State border Opacity: Opacity % Hide borders Hide US histogram Reset to defaults Most recent value % change since 2k Data: Median house or condo value ($) Median house or condo value ($ change since 2000) Median house or condo value ($) - White Median house or condo value ($) - Black or African American Median house or condo value ($) - Asian Median house or condo value ($) - 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Based on 2005-2010 data Loading data... 123 Hide US histogram Recent posts about housing in Fairmont, West Virginia on our local forum with over 1,500,000 registered users: Looking for house to Rent in Fairmont, Clarksburg, Bridgeport, WV area  (1 reply) Fairmont WV, abandoned houses??  (3 replies) House rentals in Bridgeport  (8 replies) I need help finding a rental home in or around Morgantown, WV  (4 replies) Fairmont - Good place to buy or rent washer/dryer?  (2 replies) Looking for a house to rent in Clarksburg area  (0 replies) Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $87,263 (it was $61,600 in 2000) Fairmont: $87,263 West Virginia: $94,500 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $58,561 - $139,138 Mean price in 2009: Detached houses: $97,237 Here: $97,237 State: $134,377 Townhouses or other attached units: $64,391 Here: $64,391 State: $154,643 In 2-unit structures: $75,963 Here: $75,963 State: $132,801 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $599,376 Here: $599,376 State: $147,396 In 5-or-more-unit structures: $285,542 Here: $285,542 State: $126,208 Mobile homes: $142,100 Here: $142,100 State: $32,459 Household type by relationship: Households: 18,305 In family households: 13,624 (3,360 male householders, 1,300 female householders) 3,483 spouses, 4,465 children (4,012 natural, 162 adopted, 291 stepchildren), 277 grandchildren, 162 brothers or sisters, 100 parents, 154 other relatives, 323 non-relatives In nonfamily households: 4,681 (1,415 male householders (1,046 living alone)), 2,361 female householders (2,052 living alone)), 905 nonrelatives In group quarters: 858 (353 institutionalized population) Size of family households: 2,285 2-persons, 1,080 3-persons, 836 4-persons, 318 5-persons, 108 6-persons, 33 7-or-more-persons. Size of nonfamily households: 3,098 1-person, 543 2-persons, 93 3-persons, 37 4-persons, 5 7-or-more-persons. 2,185 married couples with children. 988 single-parent households (186 men, 802 women). 97.1% of residents of Fairmont speak English at home. 1.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (65% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 18% speak English not well). 1.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (80% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 6% speak English not well). 0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (58% speak English very well, 42% speak English not well). 0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well). Foreign born population: 209 (1.1%) (64.1% of them are naturalized citizens)

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2009 in Fairmont, WV: Less than $10,000: 39 $10,000 to $14,999: 25 $15,000 to $19,999: 57 $20,000 to $24,999: 61 $25,000 to $29,999: 77 $30,000 to $34,999: 115 $35,000 to $39,999: 187 $40,000 to $49,999: 350 $50,000 to $59,999: 477 $60,000 to $69,999: 390 $70,000 to $79,999: 472 $80,000 to $89,999: 496 $90,000 to $99,999: 507 $100,000 to $124,999: 850 $125,000 to $149,999: 521 $150,000 to $174,999: 253 $175,000 to $199,999: 152 $200,000 to $249,999: 173 $250,000 to $299,999: 32 $300,000 to $399,999: 35 $400,000 to $499,999: 12 $500,000 to $749,999: 13 $750,000 to $999,999: 3 $1,000,000 or more: 11

Rent paid by renters in 2009 in Fairmont: Less than $100: 60 people $100 to $149: 8 $150 to $199: 86 $200 to $249: 70 $250 to $299: 86 $300 to $349: 34 $350 to $399: 127 $400 to $449: 407 $450 to $499: 108 $500 to $549: 225 $550 to $599: 206 $600 to $649: 206 $650 to $699: 220 $700 to $749: 166 $750 to $799: 153 $800 to $899: 87 $900 to $999: 64 $1,000 to $1,249: 20 $1,250 to $1,499: 0 $1,500 to $1,999: 6 $2,000 or more: 0 No cash rent: 381

Percentage of workers working in this county: 70.3%
Number of people working at home: 215 (2.7% of all workers)

Travel time to work (commute) Less than 5 minutes: 583 5 to 9 minutes: 1448 10 to 14 minutes: 1562 15 to 19 minutes: 1123 20 to 24 minutes: 717 25 to 29 minutes: 467 30 to 34 minutes: 785 35 to 39 minutes: 141 40 to 44 minutes: 191 45 to 59 minutes: 322 60 to 89 minutes: 160 90 or more minutes: 130

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 6,147 (78%) Carpooled: 758 (10%) Bus or trolley bus: 60 (1%) Railroad: 6 (0%) Ferryboat: 6 (0%) Taxi: 13 (0%) Bicycle: 7 (0%) Walked: 482 (6%) Other means: 150 (2%) Worked at home: 215 (3%)

Household income: Less than $10,000: 1625 $10,000 to $14,999: 981 $15,000 to $19,999: 802 $20,000 to $24,999: 720 $25,000 to $29,999: 651 $30,000 to $34,999: 526 $35,000 to $39,999: 467 $40,000 to $44,999: 384 $45,000 to $49,999: 364 $50,000 to $59,999: 522 $60,000 to $74,999: 551 $75,000 to $99,999: 464 $100,000 to $124,999: 177 $125,000 to $149,999: 78 $150,000 to $199,999: 89 $200,000 or more: 35

First ancestries reported:

Italian: 2329

German: 2112

Other groups: 1979

United States or American: 1839

Irish: 1655

English: 1315

Polish: 381

Scotch-Irish: 345

Dutch: 304

Scottish: 222

Welsh: 138

French (except Basque): 132

European: 120

Hungarian: 103

Arab:: 57

African: 48

Subsaharan African:: 48

Russian: 48

Swedish: 40

Greek: 37

Slovak: 36

Croatian: 34

Czech: 34

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 32

Jamaican: 32

Egyptian: 32

Eastern European: 26

British: 24

Czechoslovakian: 23

Yugoslavian: 22

Norwegian: 21

Lithuanian: 18

Lebanese: 18

Portuguese: 16

Ukrainian: 14

Belgian: 12

Austrian: 10

Slavic: 10

Pennsylvania German: 9

French Canadian: 8

Romanian: 7

Slovene: 7

Syrian: 7

Swiss: 6

Danish: 5

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 15156
• Northeast: 1276
• Midwest: 1038
• South: 1156
• West: 249

60% of Fairmont residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 54% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 64% lived in West Virginia.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 77
• Nursery to 4th grade: 13
• 5th and 6th grade: 76
• 7th and 8th grade: 259
• 9th grade: 121
• 10th grade: 208
• 11th grade: 176
• 12th grade, no diploma: 152
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,959
• Less than 1 year of college: 378
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 763
• Associate degree: 250
• Bachelor's degree: 754
• Master's degree: 330
• Professional school degree: 130
• Doctorate degree: 51

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 53
• Nursery to 4th grade: 24
• 5th and 6th grade: 60
• 7th and 8th grade: 404
• 9th grade: 186
• 10th grade: 313
• 11th grade: 228
• 12th grade, no diploma: 198
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,479
• Less than 1 year of college: 440
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 938
• Associate degree: 450
• Bachelor's degree: 741
• Master's degree: 427
• Professional school degree: 85
• Doctorate degree: 39

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 10.5%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 7.2%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 15.4%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 7.0%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 70.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 18.9%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 22.9%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2009 for:

• White non-Hispanic householders: $32,830
• Black householders: $27,350
• American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $9,544
• Asian householders: $115,560
• Some other race householders: $84,045
• Two or more races householders: $14,185
• Hispanic or Latino race householders: $39,044

Median 2009 house value for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $88,962
• Black or African American householders: $66,580
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $29,606
• Asian householders: $250,879
• Two or more races householders: $73,238
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $89,670

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 6,854
• One, attached: 124
• Two: 924
• 3 or 4: 762
• 5 to 9: 339
• 10 to 19: 176
• 20 to 49: 115
• 50 or more: 347
• Mobile homes: 167

Median worth of mobile homes: $25,500

House/condo owner moved in on average 17 years ago

Renter moved in on average 4 years ago

Private vs. public school enrollment:

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