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Fairmount, Indiana: commercial real estate data.
Fairmount is a Census town of 2,662 people across 1.59 square miles of land, in Grant County. Median household income is $51,739, 78.3 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Fairmount
What Fairmount is
- Census place typetown
- Land area1.59 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,678
- County holding the largest share of its areaGrant County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Fairmount
- Population2,662
- Median age33.4
- Population under 18847 plus or minus 217
- Share under 1831.8 percent plus or minus 7.2
- Population 65 and over539 plus or minus 137
- Share 65 and over20.2 percent plus or minus 4.5
- Households1,010
- Family households689
- Share of households that are families68.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Fairmount
- Median household income$51,739 plus or minus $11,263
- Per capita income$22,905
- Civilian labor force1,025 plus or minus 223
- Employed998 plus or minus 217
- Unemployed27 plus or minus 28
- Unemployment rate2.6 percent plus or minus 2.7
- Adults 25 and over1,760
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher88.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher11.1 percent plus or minus 4.3
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree3.1 percent plus or minus 2.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Fairmount
- Housing units1,096
- Occupied units1,010
- Vacant units86 plus or minus 62
- Vacancy rate7.8 percent plus or minus 5.6
- Owner occupied791
- Renter occupied219 plus or minus 102
- Ownership rate78.3 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$103,200
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,026 plus or minus $209
- Annual rent as a share of median income23.8 percent plus or minus 7.1
- Single family units1,001
- Share single family91.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more42 plus or minus 38
- Share in buildings of two or more3.8 percent plus or minus 3.4
- Mobile homes53 plus or minus 53
- Median year structure built1952
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Fairmount gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute966 plus or minus 218
- Commuting under 15 minutes253 plus or minus 114
- Share commuting under 15 minutes26.2 percent plus or minus 10.2
- Commuting 30 minutes or more256 plus or minus 99
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more26.5 percent plus or minus 8.3
- Drove alone82.5 percent
- Carpooled6.1 percent plus or minus 5.0
- Public transport1.8 percent plus or minus 2.8
- Walked6.1 percent plus or minus 6.3
- Worked from home2.6 percent plus or minus 2.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Flood risk in Fairmount
- NFIP communityTown of Fairmount
- NFIP community number180074
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date12/09/14
The Town of Fairmount participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 180074 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Grant County, not Fairmount
Grant County context, not Fairmount figures
- Establishments in Grant County1,261
- Covered employment, Grant County27,333
- Average annual pay, Grant County$50,883
- Housing units permitted, Grant County52
Every figure in this section is published for Grant County as a whole and is not a measurement of Fairmount.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Fairmount questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Fairmount, Indiana?
2,662, in 1,010 households. Fairmount town covers 1.59 square miles of land, which is 1,678 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Fairmount in?
Grant County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Fairmount?
$51,739. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $103,200. Median gross rent is $1,026 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Fairmount in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Fairmount appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Fairmount, town of, community 180074, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Fairmount figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Grant County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Fairmount.
Is zoning published for Fairmount?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.