Fairmount

Population: 9,998
Median household income: $82,968
Median home value: $173,400

Fairmount, a community in Onondaga County, New York, has 9,998 residents. Its median household income of $82,968 runs above the Onondaga County figure of $74,740.

From 2019 to 2023, Fairmount's population held roughly steady from 10,092 to 9,998, while its median home value rose 33.0% from $130,400 to $173,400.

The median gross rent is $1,226. 39.7% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 9,998
Median age: 40.7 yrs
Median household income: $82,968
Median home value: $173,400
Median gross rent: $1,226
Housing units: 4,491
Homeownership rate: 80.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 39.7%
Unemployment rate: 1.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

10,0929,998

Median household income

$69,875$82,968

Median home value

$130,400$173,400

Median gross rent

$1,062$1,226

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	10,092	$69,875	$130,400	$1,062
2020	9,817	$69,194	$136,800	$1,026
2021	10,292	$74,896	$143,200	$1,096
2022	9,978	$82,303	$160,100	$1,125
2023	9,998	$82,968	$173,400	$1,226

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

Age distribution

Under 58.1%

5 to 1712.9%

18 to 248.3%

25 to 3413.3%

35 to 4411.8%

45 to 5412.6%

55 to 6414.4%

65 to 748.1%

75 and over10.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	813	8.1%
5 to 17	1,288	12.9%
18 to 24	831	8.3%
25 to 34	1,332	13.3%
35 to 44	1,184	11.8%
45 to 54	1,257	12.6%
55 to 64	1,442	14.4%
65 to 74	811	8.1%
75 and over	1,040	10.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	8,858	88.6%
Black or African American	227	2.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	12	0.1%
Asian	185	1.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	336	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	380	3.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.9%

High school graduate22.6%

Some college or associate's31.8%

Bachelor's degree22.3%

Graduate or professional degree17.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	418	5.9%
High school graduate	1,594	22.6%
Some college or associate's	2,250	31.8%
Bachelor's degree	1,578	22.3%
Graduate or professional degree	1,226	17.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone79.9%

Carpooled7.6%

Public transit1.3%

Walked0.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home9.5%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,201	79.9%
Carpooled	398	7.6%
Public transit	67	1.3%
Walked	29	0.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	499	9.5%
Other means	61	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,147	24.1%
15 to 29 min	2,735	57.5%
30 to 44 min	594	12.5%
45 to 59 min	111	2.3%
60+ min	169	3.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.39
Poverty rate: 7.3% (733 of 9,998)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,655	63.7%
Nonfamily households	1,516	36.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1961

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,171	92.9%
Vacant	320	7.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,344	80.2%
Renter-occupied	827	19.8%

1-unit, detached82.9%

1-unit, attached0.6%

2 to 4 units2.1%

5 to 19 units10.5%

20 or more units3.8%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,725	82.9%
1-unit, attached	26	0.6%
2 to 4 units	96	2.1%
5 to 19 units	473	10.5%
20 or more units	171	3.8%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3625043
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 3.36 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 43.0414, -76.2485