Fairmount, MD Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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2%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

28%

Household income NAT. AVG.

51%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Fairmount	Maryland	National
Income per capita	$44,171	$55,489	$44,883
Median household income	$103,964	$112,126	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$105,057	$142,381	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$33,787	$70,540	$52,080
Median earnings male	$50,706	$69,331	$54,343
Median earnings female	$44,997	$51,519	$38,439
Unemployment rate	7.4%	4.8%	4.9%
Poverty level	7.8%	9.9%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Fairmount is 2% lower than the national average
The median household income in Fairmount is 28% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Fairmount is 51% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Fairmount is 49% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$69,302 $103,964 $207,928

City

$74,743 $112,126 $224,252

State

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

Nation

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Fairmount median earnings by income bracket

Fairmount employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	0.0%	0.0%
Manufacturing sector	0.0%	0.0%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	13.8%	13.8%
Public administration	23.4%	23.4%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	29.8%	29.8%
Education, health & social services	0.0%	0.0%
Other	33.0%	33.0%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Allen, MD	429	$172,843	112.5%
Mount Vernon, MD	1,052	$131,934	62.2%
Jesterville, MD	230	$120,606	48.3%
Smith Island, MD	267	$101,752	25.1%
Dames Quarter, MD	108	$84,662	4.1%
Fairmount, MD	421	$103,964	27.8%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Dorrington, CA	421	$0	100.0%
Uvalda, GA	421	$71,304	12.3%
Malden, IL	421	$72,844	10.4%
Mount Summit, IN	421	$99,590	22.4%
Quenemo, KS	421	$59,919	26.3%
Fairmount, MD	421	$103,964	27.8%

Source: The Fairmount, MD 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.