Fairmount, IN Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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37%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

24%

Household income NAT. AVG.

47%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Fairmount	Indiana	National
Income per capita	$28,124	$39,271	$44,883
Median household income	$61,483	$75,463	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$75,442	$93,561	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$46,874	$44,330	$52,080
Median earnings male	$43,199	$53,211	$54,343
Median earnings female	$19,842	$34,936	$38,439
Unemployment rate	7.2%	4.6%	4.9%
Poverty level	29.3%	15.0%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Fairmount is 37% lower than the national average
The median household income in Fairmount is 24% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Fairmount is 47% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Fairmount is 94% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$40,984 $61,483 $122,966

City

$50,303 $75,463 $150,926

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

According to the PEW research center, the middle class is defined as a range from two thirds (2/3) of the median household income to a multiple of two (2) times the median household income. Displayed above are the city, state and national median household income averages. Simply enter your median household income to determine if your income falls into the middle class or if your household income is considered upper or lower class.

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Fairmount employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	24.3%	24.3%
Manufacturing sector	35.5%	35.5%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	16.1%	16.1%
Public administration	2.0%	2.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	3.1%	3.1%
Education, health & social services	2.0%	2.0%
Other	16.5%	16.5%

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Fairmount, IN	2,744	$61,483	24.4%

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Fairmount, IN	2,744	$61,483	24.4%

Source: The Fairmount, IN employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.