Fairmount, GA

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Fairmount, Georgia

Fairmount, Georgia, in Gordon county, is 34 miles N of Marietta, Georgia (center to center) and 50 miles N of Atlanta, Georgia. About 745 people people live in Fairmount.

The People and Families of Fairmount

In Fairmount, about 62% of adults are married.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Fairmount had a median family income of $40,568. Not many of the people of Fairmount are below middle class. The city does not have a large underclass.

Fairmount Housing

Of the houses, apartments, etc. in Fairmount, about 82% are lived in by their owners, not renters.

Commuting

In Fairmount, 96% of commuters drive to work.

High Points

Fairmount strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in Georgia):

Category	Trophy
Low Violent Crime (vs. State)	Top 6%
Low Rate of Poverty (vs. State)	Top 12%
Public Transportation Use (vs. Peers)	Top 16%
People in Middle Class or Better (vs. State)	Top 16%

Comparative Profile of Fairmount, GA

Comparing Fairmount to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in Georgia (State):

Ratings range from (lowest) to (highest).

The People

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Racial Diversity
Age of the Population
Male Share of the Population
Female Share of the Population
Senior Citizens
Well-Paid Single Women
Well-Paid Single Men
Children Under 5 Years Old

Families

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Portion of People Married
Average Household Size

Wealth

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
People Above Poverty
People in Middle Class or Better
Median Family Income
College Educated Adults

Commute & Sprawl

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Public Transportation Use
Short Commute Times
Walking and Biking to Work
Working at Home

Housing

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Affordability of Property Taxes
Housing Recently Built
Seasonal and Vacation Housing
People Living Alone
Affordability of Rents
Studio & One-Bedroom Rentals

Crime

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Low Violent Crime
Low Property Crime

Category	Value
Near Medium City	34 miles N of Marietta, Georgia (center to center)
Nearest Large City	50 miles N of Atlanta, Georgia
County	Gordon
Standard Zip Codes	30139
Phone Area Codes	706
Time Zone	Eastern (-5 hours from GMT)
Daylight Savings	The city observes Daylight Saving Time.
Latitude	34.436
Longitude	-84.699

Station	JASPER 1 NNW
Distance	14 miles
Jan Temp	29 to 47 F
Apr Temp	46 to 69 F
Jul Temp	66 to 86 F
Oct Temp	47 to 69 F
Annual Precip	60.7 inches

Station	CALHOUN EXP STATION
Distance	15.6 miles
Jan Temp	29 to 50 F
Apr Temp	44 to 72 F
Jul Temp	66 to 90 F
Oct Temp	46 to 73 F
Annual Precip	53.6 inches

Station	DALTON
Distance	26 miles
Jan Temp	30 to 49 F
Apr Temp	47 to 72 F
Jul Temp	69 to 89 F
Oct Temp	49 to 73 F
Annual Precip	56.5 inches

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	745	100%
Male	361	48.5%
Female	384	51.5%
Under 18	173	23.2%
18+	572	76.8%
65+	109	14.6%
Median Age	38.6
Average Family Size	2.91
White	713	95.7%
African-American	24	3.2%
Asian	0	0%
American Indian & Alaskan	0	0%
Other	2	0.3%
Mixed Race	6	0.8%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	9	1.2%
Median Family Income (1999)	$40,568
Population In Poverty	56	7.4%

Ancestry	Percent
US/American	38.3%
English	21.9%
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	17.1%
Irish	6.7%
European	3.8%
Scotch-Irish	1.9%
German	1.7%
French (except Basque)	1.3%
Scottish	1%
Greek	1%
Swedish	1%
Welsh	1%
Italian	0.8%
Dutch	0.8%
Polish	0.8%
Norwegian	0.4%
French Canadian	0.4%
British	0.4%

Location	Pop.	Median Family Income (2000)
Fairmount	745	$40,568
Adairsville	2,542	$34,828
Calhoun	10,667	$42,310
Jasper	2,167	$40,833
Resaca	815	$30,938
Waleska	616	$51,250
White	693	$36,250

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