Residents will find that the city is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Fairmont is worth considering.
One of the benefits of Fairmont is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 15.05 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.
The percentage of people in Fairmont who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 25.04% of adults in Fairmont have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Fairmont in 2022 was $35,114, which is middle income relative to Minnesota, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $140,456 for a family of four. However, Fairmont contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Fairmont is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Fairmont home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Fairmont residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Fairmont include German, Norwegian, Irish, Polish, and English.
The most common language spoken in Fairmont is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.
