Fairmont

Population: 584
Median household income: $67,404
Median home value: $65,000

Located in Fillmore County, Nebraska, Fairmont is a community with a population of 584. The median household income of $67,404 is below the Fillmore County median ($76,354).

From 2019 to 2023, Fairmont's population declined 16.6% from 700 to 584, while its median home value rose 8.3% from $60,000 to $65,000.

9.2% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 80.1% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 584
Median age: 61.5 yrs
Median household income: $67,404
Median home value: $65,000
Median gross rent: $627
Housing units: 297
Homeownership rate: 80.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.2%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

700584

Median household income

$52,159$67,404

Median home value

$60,000$65,000

Median gross rent

$508$627

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	700	$52,159	$60,000	$508
2020	750	$49,063	$59,500	$574
2021	699	$53,750	$58,000	$601
2022	621	$53,917	$70,000	$615
2023	584	$67,404	$65,000	$627

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.3%

5 to 178.7%

18 to 240.0%

25 to 3412.3%

35 to 447.4%

45 to 546.7%

55 to 6417.3%

65 to 7424.7%

75 and over17.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	31	5.3%
5 to 17	51	8.7%
18 to 24	0	0.0%
25 to 34	72	12.3%
35 to 44	43	7.4%
45 to 54	39	6.7%
55 to 64	101	17.3%
65 to 74	144	24.7%
75 and over	103	17.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	569	97.4%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	7	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	8	1.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.8%

High school graduate53.6%

Some college or associate's33.5%

Bachelor's degree5.2%

Graduate or professional degree4.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	19	3.8%
High school graduate	269	53.6%
Some college or associate's	168	33.5%
Bachelor's degree	26	5.2%
Graduate or professional degree	20	4.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone80.4%

Carpooled9.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.8%

Other means3.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	185	80.4%
Carpooled	21	9.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	5	2.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	11	4.8%
Other means	8	3.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	97	44.3%
15 to 29 min	76	34.7%
30 to 44 min	12	5.5%
45 to 59 min	12	5.5%
60+ min	22	10.0%

Households

Average household size: 1.97
Poverty rate: 12.8% (70 of 546)

	Count	Share
Family households	155	56.0%
Nonfamily households	122	44.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1944

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	277	93.3%
Vacant	20	6.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	222	80.1%
Renter-occupied	55	19.9%

1-unit, detached80.5%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units12.8%

5 to 19 units3.4%

20 or more units2.0%

Mobile home & other1.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	239	80.5%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	38	12.8%
5 to 19 units	10	3.4%
20 or more units	6	2.0%
Mobile home & other	4	1.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3116550
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 1.15 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.6336, -97.5850