Fairmount

Population: 1,932
Median household income: $133,232
Median home value: $482,700

Fairmount, a community in Hamilton County, Tennessee, has 1,932 residents. The median household income of $133,232 is above the Hamilton County median ($72,568).

Between 2019 and 2023, Fairmount's population declined 13.9% from 2,245 to 1,932, while its median home value rose 27.0% from $380,200 to $482,700.

The median gross rent is $1,443. 51.8% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,932
Median age: 45.1 yrs
Median household income: $133,232
Median home value: $482,700
Median gross rent: $1,443
Housing units: 757
Homeownership rate: 90.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 51.8%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,2451,932

Median household income

$96,545$133,232

Median home value

$380,200$482,700

Median gross rent

$1,063$1,443

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,245	$96,545	$380,200	$1,063
2020	1,467	$97,330	$357,900	$1,170
2021	1,607	$96,413	$350,800	$1,213
2022	1,747	$115,227	$491,100	$1,403
2023	1,932	$133,232	$482,700	$1,443

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

Age distribution

Under 57.8%

5 to 1721.2%

18 to 241.2%

25 to 343.5%

35 to 4416.1%

45 to 5417.9%

55 to 6414.3%

65 to 749.0%

75 and over8.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	150	7.8%
5 to 17	410	21.2%
18 to 24	24	1.2%
25 to 34	68	3.5%
35 to 44	312	16.1%
45 to 54	346	17.9%
55 to 64	276	14.3%
65 to 74	174	9.0%
75 and over	172	8.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,738	90.0%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	11	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	133	6.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	50	2.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.8%

High school graduate16.7%

Some college or associate's24.7%

Bachelor's degree32.6%

Graduate or professional degree19.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	92	6.8%
High school graduate	225	16.7%
Some college or associate's	333	24.7%
Bachelor's degree	439	32.6%
Graduate or professional degree	259	19.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone73.5%

Carpooled1.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home21.1%

Other means2.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	598	73.5%
Carpooled	12	1.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	13	1.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	172	21.1%
Other means	19	2.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	124	19.3%
15 to 29 min	212	33.0%
30 to 44 min	189	29.4%
45 to 59 min	85	13.2%
60+ min	32	5.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.64
Poverty rate: 3.7% (71 of 1,932)

	Count	Share
Family households	564	77.0%
Nonfamily households	168	23.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1984

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	732	96.7%
Vacant	25	3.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	665	90.8%
Renter-occupied	67	9.2%

1-unit, detached97.9%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other2.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	741	97.9%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	16	2.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4725080
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 4.19 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 35.1865, -85.3302