Fairmont

Population: 2,326
Median household income: $36,493
Median home value: $88,500

Located in Robeson County, North Carolina, Fairmont is a community with a population of 2,326. At $36,493, its median household income sits below Robeson County's $40,318.

From 2019 to 2023, Fairmont's population declined 11.9% from 2,641 to 2,326, while its median home value rose 3.6% from $85,400 to $88,500.

Black or African American residents are the largest group, 52.0% of the population. 84.4% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,326
Median age: 45.8 yrs
Median household income: $36,493
Median home value: $88,500
Median gross rent: $662
Housing units: 1,133
Homeownership rate: 46.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.9%
Unemployment rate: 9.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,6412,326

Median household income

$25,058$36,493

Median home value

$85,400$88,500

Median gross rent

$481$662

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,641	$25,058	$85,400	$481
2020	2,622	$30,022	$88,500	$531
2021	2,399	$30,547	$90,600	$556
2022	2,519	$31,731	$87,400	$621
2023	2,326	$36,493	$88,500	$662

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

Age distribution

Under 57.0%

5 to 1713.2%

18 to 2412.7%

25 to 349.9%

35 to 447.1%

45 to 5410.4%

55 to 6416.3%

65 to 7410.0%

75 and over13.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	162	7.0%
5 to 17	306	13.2%
18 to 24	295	12.7%
25 to 34	231	9.9%
35 to 44	166	7.1%
45 to 54	242	10.4%
55 to 64	379	16.3%
65 to 74	232	10.0%
75 and over	313	13.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	600	25.8%
Black or African American	1,209	52.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	417	17.9%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	75	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	25	1.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.2%

High school graduate39.5%

Some college or associate's27.4%

Bachelor's degree11.5%

Graduate or professional degree6.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	238	15.2%
High school graduate	617	39.5%
Some college or associate's	428	27.4%
Bachelor's degree	180	11.5%
Graduate or professional degree	100	6.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone84.4%

Carpooled4.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked5.1%

Bicycle1.5%

Worked from home1.9%

Other means2.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	665	84.4%
Carpooled	38	4.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	40	5.1%
Bicycle	12	1.5%
Worked from home	15	1.9%
Other means	18	2.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	194	25.1%
15 to 29 min	346	44.8%
30 to 44 min	142	18.4%
45 to 59 min	27	3.5%
60+ min	64	8.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.47
Poverty rate: 31.5% (722 of 2,291)

	Count	Share
Family households	548	59.0%
Nonfamily households	381	41.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1967

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	929	82.0%
Vacant	204	18.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	428	46.1%
Renter-occupied	501	53.9%

1-unit, detached69.3%

1-unit, attached2.0%

2 to 4 units18.3%

5 to 19 units5.4%

20 or more units0.6%

Mobile home & other4.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	785	69.3%
1-unit, attached	23	2.0%
2 to 4 units	207	18.3%
5 to 19 units	61	5.4%
20 or more units	7	0.6%
Mobile home & other	50	4.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3722360
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 2.76 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 34.4948, -79.1132