Fairmont is a medium-sized city located in the state of West Virginia. With a population of 18,242 people and 13 associated neighborhoods, Fairmont is the eighth largest community in West Virginia.Unlike some cities, Fairmont isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Fairmont are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Fairmont is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Fairmont who work in office and administrative support (11.85%), teaching (9.05%), and sales jobs (8.62%). Also of interest is that Fairmont has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 8.89% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. The education level of Fairmont citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 30.46% of adults in Fairmont have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Fairmont in 2022 was $29,445, which is upper middle income relative to West Virginia, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $117,780 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, Irish, English, Italian, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Fairmont is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
