Population 3,083 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Fairmount
Household size in Fairmount
| Period | Fairmount | Atlanta area | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.63 | 2.74 | 2.70 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.63 | 2.83 | 2.77 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.88 | 2.81 | 2.75 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 2.83 | 2.79 | 2.73 | 2.65 |
| Change | +0.21 | +0.05 | +0.03 | −0.03 |
Households in Fairmount average 2.83 people, above the national 2.65, so families with children are more common here. The picture is much the same across the Atlanta area. Household size has climbed from 2.63 in 2006–10, but in a place this small, survey estimates can swing a lot from one release to the next.
Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).
Median age in Fairmount
| Period | Fairmount | Atlanta area | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 38.6 | 35.5 | 36.0 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 38.4 | 36.5 | 36.9 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 38.2 | 37.5 | 38.1 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 43.5 | 38.2 | 38.6 | 40.1 |
| Change | +4.9 | +2.7 | +2.6 | +2.3 |
Fairmount skews older than the country: its median age is 43.5, against 40.1 nationally.
Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).
Single-parent households in Fairmount
| Period | Fairmount | Atlanta area | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 10.7% | 13.3% | 13.8% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 8.0% | 13.6% | 13.8% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 8.1% | 12.5% | 13.0% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 10.3% | 12.7% | 13.4% | 11.6% |
| Change | −0.4 pts | −0.6 pts | −0.4 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single-parent households are a bit less common in Fairmount than nationally: 10.3%, against 11.6%.
Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).
Housing in Fairmount
Renters in Fairmount
| Period | Fairmount | Atlanta area | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 18.2% | 32.1% | 32.8% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 25.6% | 35.5% | 35.8% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 25.1% | 36.7% | 36.7% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 19.3% | 33.9% | 34.3% | 34.8% |
| Change | +1.1 pts | +1.8 pts | +1.5 pts | +1.5 pts |
Fairmount is largely a place of homeowners: only 19.3% of households rent, far below the national share of 34.8%. Owner-heavy areas like this tend to see less turnover. About half of owners (50.7%) have paid off their mortgages, well above the national share of 39.8%.
Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).
Vacant homes in Fairmount
| Period | Fairmount | Atlanta area | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 9.2% | 11.9% | 13.1% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 7.8% | 11.4% | 13.2% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 12.1% | 8.6% | 11.6% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 9.3% | 8.0% | 10.3% | 9.6% |
| Change | +0.1 pts | −3.8 pts | −2.8 pts | −1.8 pts |
About as many homes sit empty in Fairmount as nationally: 9.3%, against 9.6%.
Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).
Age of homes in Fairmount
| Period | Fairmount | Atlanta area | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1982 | 1988 | 1985 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1984 | 1989 | 1987 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1985 | 1990 | 1987 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1986 | 1993 | 1991 | 1980 |
| Change | +4 | +5 | +6 | +6 |
The housing in Fairmount is younger than the country's: half of it was built after 1986, against 1980 nationally. Locally, though, homes here are older than in the wider Atlanta area, where the median home dates to 1993.
Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).
Rent in Fairmount
| Period | Fairmount | Atlanta area | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $586 | $1,050 | $910 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $687 | $1,116 | $977 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $828 | $1,293 | $1,112 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $1,160 | $1,799 | $1,520 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$573 | +$749 | +$609 | +$606 |
Rent in Fairmount runs $1,160 a month at the median, utilities included, well below the U.S. median of $1,571. The typical renter here spends 20.7% of household income on rent, comfortably under the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent, and a smaller share than renters pay nationally.
Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).
Education in Fairmount
Bachelor's degrees in Fairmount
| Period | Fairmount | Atlanta area | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 7.6% | 34.5% | 28.1% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 9.0% | 35.2% | 28.9% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 12.2% | 38.2% | 31.4% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 14.3% | 42.0% | 35.1% | 35.6% |
| Change | +6.7 pts | +7.5 pts | +7.0 pts | +7.2 pts |
College degrees are relatively uncommon in Fairmount: 14.3% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's or higher, well below the national share of 35.6%.
Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
High school graduates in Fairmount
| Period | Fairmount | Atlanta area | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 74.3% | 87.2% | 84.1% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 77.6% | 88.0% | 85.4% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 83.3% | 89.4% | 87.2% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 83.0% | 90.9% | 89.2% | 89.3% |
| Change | +8.7 pts | +3.6 pts | +5.0 pts | +4.3 pts |
About one in six adults in Fairmount never finished high school, well above the national share: only 83.0% have a diploma or equivalent, against 89.3% nationally.
High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
Jobs in Fairmount
| Period | Fairmount | Atlanta area | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 8.7% | 9.0% | 8.8% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 15.4% | 10.7% | 10.7% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 2.5% | 5.2% | 5.8% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 4.2% | 5.2% | 5.2% | 5.4% |
| Change | −4.5 pts | −3.8 pts | −3.6 pts | −2.7 pts |
Unemployment in Fairmount runs below the national rate: 4.2% of the labor force was out of work and looking, against 5.4% nationally. Each figure pools five years of surveys (2020–24), so it describes that whole stretch rather than today's job market.
Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).
Fairmount compared with nearby cities
| City | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairmount | 2.83 | 43.5 | 10.3% | 19.3% | 9.3% | 1986 | $1,160 | 14.3% | 83.0% | 4.2% |
| Ryo | 2.84 | 41.8 | 11.2% | 20.5% | 11.0% | 1987 | $1,177 | 9.9% | 77.4% | 5.9% |
| Funkhouser | 2.99 | 42.9 | 10.0% | 19.4% | 13.3% | 1991 | $1,406 | 16.9% | 92.5% | 2.9% |
| Ludville | 2.88 | 42.5 | 18.2% | 10.2% | 9.7% | 2002 | $1,649 | 10.1% | 82.8% | 11.3% |
| Ranger | 2.57 | 45.6 | 12.0% | 8.8% | 16.3% | 1995 | $997 | 11.8% | 79.7% | 3.6% |
| Rydal | 3.15 | 36.9 | 9.9% | 16.0% | 11.3% | 1994 | $1,296 | 15.0% | 83.7% | 2.4% |
| Folsom | 2.95 | 42.4 | 7.5% | 16.3% | 15.2% | 1990 | $1,257 | 20.1% | 92.6% | 2.6% |
| Farmville | 2.86 | 42.4 | 13.0% | 13.0% | 7.4% | 1995 | $1,036 | 16.4% | 78.4% | 5.0% |
| Redbud | 2.34 | 49.8 | 4.3% | 8.4% | 11.6% | 1996 | $1,446 | 15.0% | 79.0% | 3.4% |
| Jerusalem | 2.69 | 46.5 | 15.9% | 19.1% | 9.9% | 2000 | $1,234 | 25.6% | 83.9% | 1.9% |
| Oakman | 2.91 | 40.5 | 13.9% | 9.7% | 23.2% | 1989 | $883 | 13.2% | 87.9% | 0.9% |
All figures 2020–24.
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About these numbers
Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Fairmount. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.
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