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==Demographics== {{US Census population | 1850 = 683 | 1860 = 704 | 1870 = 621 | 1880 = 900 | 1890 = 1023 | 1900 = 5655 | 1910 = 9711 | 1920 = 17851 | 1930 = 23159 | 1940 = 23105 | 1950 = 29346 | 1960 = 27477 | 1970 = 26093 | 1980 = 23863 | 1990 = 20210 | 2000 = 19097 | 2010 = 18704 | 2020 = 18416 | estyear = 2021 | estimate = 18209 | estref = <ref name="USCensusEst2020-2021"/> | align-fn = center | footnote = U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|author=United States Census Bureau|author-link=United States Census Bureau|access-date=August 27, 2013}}</ref>{{cbignore}} }} === 2020 census === As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], there were 18,416 people and 7,903 households residing in the city. There were 9,045 housing units in Fairmont. The racial makeup of the city was 84.2% [[White American|White]], 7.3% [[African American]], 0.6% [[Asian American|Asian]], 0.3% [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]], 0.5% from [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#Race|other races]], and 7% from [[Multiracial American|two or more races]]. [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanics or Latinos]] of any race were 2.2% of the population. There were 7,903 households, of which 37.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 30.6% had a female householder with no spouse present, 23% had a male householder with no spouse present. The average household and family size was 2.83. The median age in the city was 34.4 years. With 18.3% of the city being under 18. The median household income in the city was $47,618 and the poverty rate was 19.9%.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Fairmont_city,_West_Virginia?g=1600000US5426452 |access-date=March 1, 2023 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> ===2010 census=== At the [[2010 United States census|2010]] [[census]],<ref name="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 24, 2013}}</ref> there were 18,704 people, 8,133 households and 4,424 families living in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|2169.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 9,200 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1067.3|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 88.9% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 7.5% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.2% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.6% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.4% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 2.3% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.4% of the population. There were 8,133 households, of which 24.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 12.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.2% had a male householder with no wife present, and 45.6% were non-families. 36.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.16 and the average family size was 2.83. The median age was 36.8 years. 18% of residents were under the age of 18; 16.2% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 25% were from 25 to 44; 24.4% were from 45 to 64; and 16.5% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.2% male and 51.8% female. ===2000 census=== At the [[2000 United States census|2000 census]], there were 19,097 people, 8,447 households and 4,671 families living in the city. The [[population density]] was 2,438.5 per square mile (941.7/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 9,755 housing units at an average density of 1,245.6 per square mile (481.0/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the city was 90.16% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 7.26% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.26% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.61% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.02% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.20% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.49% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.82% of the population.{{Citation needed|date=February 2022}} There were 8,447 households, of which 21.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.2% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 11.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 44.7% were non-families. 36.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.16 and the average family size was 2.83.{{Citation needed|date=February 2022}} 18.4% of the population were under the age of 18, 14.9% from 18 to 24, 24.1% from 25 to 44, 22.2% from 45 to 64, and 20.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.3 males.{{Citation needed|date=February 2022}} The [[median household income]] was $25,628 and the median family income was $37,126. Males had a median income of $27,944 and females $20,401. The [[per capita income]] was $16,062. About 12.6% of families and 20.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 22.0% of those under age 18 and 9.7% of those age 65 or over.{{Citation needed|date=February 2022}}
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