City safety & data profile

FairmontMN

Fairmont, MN is a 10K-resident city in Martin County with a median household income of $53,084.

Martin County, Minnesota. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Fairmont, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Fairmont has a population larger than 2% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, a median home value of $169,900, and 1 hospital serving the surrounding area.

Data updated 2026-09-04

10K
Population (place)
Bottom 3%
By size
$53,084
Median income (place)
$169,900
Median home (place)
15.3%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on Fairmont

Fairmont posts a median household income higher than 13% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks, where 1 hospital serves the Fairmont area.

Bottom 14%
by median income, US cities
1
hospital in & near Fairmont

Where Fairmont income ranks nationally

Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)

$53,084 Bottom 13% higher than 13% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

Fairmont $0 $260,000 every profiled place, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more places Areazine profiles. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year

Largest cities in MN

Population among 97 MN places with 10,000+ residents and ACS income on Areazine. Tooltip shows the income rank in the same pool.

residents

What this shows Minneapolis is the largest MN city on this list; Rogers leads median income.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

Highest median incomes in MN

Median household income among the same 97-city pool. Tooltip shows the population rank.

median

What this shows Rogers posts the highest place-level median income in MN; Minneapolis is largest by headcount.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

The quick read

Reading Fairmont, MN beyond the headline numbers

Fairmont sits inside Martin County, Minnesota, at roughly 43.65°N, -94.46°W. Population 10,221, $53,084 median household income. Median home value $169,900, median rent $738. Poverty rate 15.3%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

1 hospital in/around Fairmont, 5/5 avg rating, 1 with an ER.

Poverty in Fairmont, MN stands at 15.3%, above the midpoint of reporting cities. A median income can look comfortable while a share this size sits well beneath it, which is why the two figures belong together.

The median home in Fairmont costs roughly 3.2 times median household income, below the midpoint for reporting cities, so ownership remains reachable on a typical local wage.

Only 6.7% of Fairmont workers report working from home, the lowest quarter of reporting cities -- an economy still built around showing up somewhere.

Among the CDC measures on this page, coronary heart disease departs furthest from its peer median: 8.2% in Fairmont, the highest-prevalence quarter of the 3,757 cities reporting that measure.

Public transit carries 0% of Fairmont workers, a smaller share than at least three quarters of reporting cities.

At 46.6 years, Fairmont's median age is in the oldest quarter of reporting cities.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for Fairmont from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.

Population (place)
10,221
Fairmont · Census Place
Median Income (place)
$53,084
-41% vs avg
Median Home Value (place)
$169,900
-59% vs avg
Median Age (place)
46.6
years · ACS place

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (Martin County): Fairmont's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.

20132024
Population
20K-4%
Median Income
$59,507+23%
Median Home Value
$163,500+59%
Poverty Rate
13.1%+22%
Unemployment
4.2%+0%

Economics

Economics indicators for Fairmont, MN
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$738/mo
Poverty Rate
15.3% +23% vs avg
Unemployment 3.1%
Bachelor's Degree+ 25.7%
Work From Home 6.7%
Public Transit 0%

Population

White 92.6%
African American 1.1%
Asian 0.6%

Health Profile 15 measures

Health Indicators

Obesity
36.6%
High Blood Pressure
34.8%
Short Sleep Duration
30.4%
Physical Inactivity
29.4%
Binge Drinking
16.5%
Current Smoking
15.9%
Frequent Mental Distress
15.3%
Frequent Physical Distress
13.8%
Diabetes
13%
Current Asthma
10%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 63.5%
Annual Checkup 76.2%

Other Measures

Lack of Health Insurance
9.4%
Coronary Heart Disease
8.2%
Stroke
4.1%

Hospitals 1 total

Rating Distribution
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1
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0
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0
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0
Average Rating
5/5
Total Hospitals
1
With ER
1
MAYO CLINIC HEALTH SYSTEM - FAIRMONT
FAIRMONT · Acute Care Hospitals · ER
★★★★★

What alerts and safety updates affect Fairmont?

No area-tagged alerts are on record for Fairmont right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.

City alert dispatch desk

Sheet MN-FAIRMONT-MN · Fairmont

Fairmont: no area-tagged alerts on record — state hubs carry the live CAP stream.

  • FEED-QUIET No tagged alerts
  • LEAD-NONE Feed idle
  • DESK-IDLE Awaiting feed

Counts reflect published articles tagged to Fairmont; untagged NOAA county warnings may still appear in the site feed. Browse Minnesota state hubs · Methodology

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Frequently Asked Questions 6

What is the population of Fairmont, MN? ▼
Fairmont, MN has a population of 10,221 people, located in Martin County, Minnesota.
What is the median household income in Fairmont? ▼
The median household income in Fairmont, MN is $53,084 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 15.3%.
What is the median home value in Fairmont? ▼
The median home value in Fairmont, MN is $169,900. Median rent is $738/month.
What are the top health concerns in Fairmont? ▼
The top health indicators in Fairmont include Obesity (36.6%), High Blood Pressure (34.8%), Short Sleep Duration (30.4%). Data from CDC PLACES.
How many hospitals are in Fairmont? ▼
Fairmont has 1 hospital with an average rating of 5/5 stars. 1 have emergency departments.
What is the median age in Fairmont? ▼
The median age in Fairmont, MN is 46.6 years. 25.7% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8

Two ACS-derived peer sets for Fairmont, both outside Minnesota so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside MN (15.3% here).

Waukegan, IL 15.3% Sioux City, IA 15.3% Riverside, OH 15.3% Van Buren, AR 15.3%

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside MN ($53,084 here).

El Centro, CA $53,082 Michigan City, IN $53,089 Frankfort, KY $53,073 Bridgeport, IL $53,036

Compare Fairmont with another city

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Quick picks:

Nearby Cities 8

New Ulm, MN 13K North Mankato, MN 14K Mankato, MN 41K Saint Peter, MN 11K Spencer, IA 11K Albert Lea, MN 18K Worthington, MN 13K Fort Dodge, IA 25K
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Using Fairmont's profile

Use this as a starting research checklist, not a verdict on whether to live here.

  • Check live recalls, weather and hazard alerts scoped to the Fairmont area before relying on national headlines. Check your area
  • Read the poverty rate alongside the income figure, two places with the same median can have very different realities.
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Population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) are place-level U.S. Census ACS; health is CDC PLACES; hospital counts reflect facilities in and around the city. County-level trends are labeled when shown.

Data Sources

All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (Martin County) where that is the smallest published unit.

Every figure on Areazine is published directly from official U.S. government sources, no number is typed in by an editor. City demographic and health figures are compiled directly from U.S. Census (place-level ACS), CDC, and CMS releases, updated quarterly within 30 days of upstream release. County-level trends are labeled when shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026.