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28340

Fairmont, NC · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
9,265
Median household income
$39,746
People below poverty
26.8%
Median home value
$86,700

Income

The median income of households in 28340 was $39,746. An estimated 10.6% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 1% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 28340 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 10.6
$10,000 to $14,999 5.7
$15,000 to $24,999 11.1
$25,000 to $34,999 17.7
$35,000 to $49,999 15
$50,000 to $74,999 16.1
$75,000 to $99,999 9.9
$100,000 to $149,999 10
$150,000 to $199,999 2.9
$200,000 or more 1

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 28340 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 45793
Female 34428

An estimated 62.4% of households received earnings. An estimated 44.8% of households received Social Security and an estimated 20.8 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $23,388. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 28340 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 62.4
Social Security 44.8
Retirement income 20.8
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 8.3
Cash public assistance income 1.2

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 26.8 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 41.7% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 22.3% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 23.6% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 28340 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 26.8
Children under 18 years below poverty 41.7
People 65 years old and over below poverty 22.3
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 23.6

In 2020-2024, 31.6 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 42.8% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 44.4% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 49.8% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 28340 in 2020-2024, 88.7% had health insurance coverage and 11.3% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 40.7% and public coverage was 59.3%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 0.6%.


In 2020-2024, 28340 had a total population of 9,265 - 4,848 (52.3%) females and 4,417 (47.7%) males. The median age was 46.2 years. An estimated 19.3% of the population was under 18 years, 26.7% was 19 to 44 years, 26.8% was 45 to 64 years, and 24.5 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 28340 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 316 203
5 to 9 183 158
10 to 14 290 248
15 to 19 349 295
20 to 24 291 216
25 to 29 204 319
30 to 34 288 283
35 to 39 266 202
40 to 44 118 282
45 to 49 206 316
50 to 54 252 361
55 to 59 351 310
60 to 64 239 446
65 to 69 346 337
70 to 74 350 321
75 to 79 216 181
80 to 84 102 274
85 and over 50 96

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 26.5% were White; 37% were Black or African American; 6.1% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0.3% were Asian; 10.9% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 3.1% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 2.7% of the people in 28340 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 26.5% of the people in 28340 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 3,715 households in 28340. The average household size was 2.48 people.

Married-couple households made up 34.3% of the households in 28340 while cohabiting couple households made up 7.3% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 39.3% of all households, while 19.1% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 11.3% of households were male householders living alone, and 19.2% were female householders living alone, for a total of 30.5% of all households.

In 28340, 25.1% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 40.2% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 28340 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 34.3
Cohabiting Couples 7.3
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
19.1
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
39.3

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 41.5% of males and 31% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 40.1 39.9
Now married, except separated 41.5 31
Separated 3.5 4.1
Widowed 4.3 13.4
Divorced 10.6 11.7

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 28340, 406 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 39.4% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 99% of the people living in 28340 were U.S. natives. 79.4% of the 28340 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 1% of 28340 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 66.7% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 90 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 28340 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 28340.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 28340 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 57.8
Asia 31.1
Europe 11.1
Africa 0
Northern America 0
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 28340 in 2020-2024, 3.2 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 2.1% of people at least five years old; 0.8% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 28340 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 2.1
Other Indo-European languages 0.4
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.3
Other languages 0.4

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 92.3 % of the people at least one year old living in 28340 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 28340 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 92.3
Different house, same county 6.1
Different county, same state 0.3
Different state 1.3
Abroad 0

Education

In 2020-2024, 77 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 10.2% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 23% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 28340 was 1,712 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 51 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 1,318. College or graduate school enrollment was 343.

Educational Attainment of People in 28340 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 23
High school diploma or equivalency 35.8
Some college, no degree 20.8
Associate's degree 10.2
Bachelor's degree 7.4
Graduate or professional degree 2.8

Disability

In 28340, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 23.9 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 8.8% of people under 18 years old, to 20.1% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 45% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 28340, 40.9 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 55.9% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 76.4% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 19.2% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 4.4 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 2,402 76.4
Federal, state, or local government workers 604 19.2
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 138 4.4

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 28340 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 28340 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 5.3
Construction 6.6
Manufacturing 14
Wholesale trade 1
Retail trade 9.6
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 5.2
Information 0.5
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 3.3
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 11.4
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 25.5
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 7.1
Other Services, except public administration 3.4
Public administration 6.9

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 28340 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 852 27.1
Service occupations 621 19.8
Sales and office occupations 585 18.6
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 442 14.1
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 644 20.5

Commuting to Work

An estimated 84.7% of 28340 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 7.6% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 31.2 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 28340 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 84.7
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 7.6
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0.2
Walked 3.3
Other means 1.7
Worked from home 2.5

In 2020-2024, 28340 had a total of 4,255 housing units. Of these housing units, 54.2% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 10.8% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 35% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 28340 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 54.2
Apartments in multi-unit structures 10.8
Mobile homes 35
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

7.9% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 9.2% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 28340 was 5.4 rooms, and of these housing units 70.6% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 28340 had 3,715 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 540 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 63.8% while renters occupied 36.2%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.58 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.3.

3.4% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 20.6% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 8.9% and another 19% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 28340:

House Heating Fuel Used in 28340 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 17.1
Electricity 78.1
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 1.5
All other fuels 3
No fuel used 0.2

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 28340 was $86,700.

Of the owner-occupied households, 29.4 % had a mortgage. 70.6% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,268 and for owners without a mortgage it was $444.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 28340 was $835. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.