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Fairmont, North Carolina: commercial real estate data.
Fairmont is a Census town of 2,463 people across 2.76 square miles of land, in Robeson County. Median household income is $36,641, 46.8 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 3 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $2.3 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Fairmont
What Fairmont is
- Census place typetown
- Land area2.76 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land892
- County holding the largest share of its areaRobeson 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 Fairmont
- Population2,463
- Median age38.9 plus or minus 8.5
- Population under 18563 plus or minus 130
- Share under 1822.9 percent
- Population 65 and over547 plus or minus 116
- Share 65 and over22.2 percent
- Households950
- Family households551
- Share of households that are families58.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Fairmont
- Median household income$36,641
- Per capita income$25,609 plus or minus $5,709
- Civilian labor force869
- Employed801 plus or minus 167
- Unemployed68 plus or minus 34
- Unemployment rate7.8 percent plus or minus 3.6
- Adults 25 and over1,574
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher83.6 percent plus or minus 16.7
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher18.0 percent plus or minus 4.6
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree6.3 percent plus or minus 2.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Fairmont
- Housing units1,169
- Occupied units950
- Vacant units219 plus or minus 56
- Vacancy rate18.7 percent plus or minus 4.3
- Owner occupied445
- Renter occupied505
- Ownership rate46.8 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$106,800 plus or minus $21,360
- Median gross rent, monthly$603
- Annual rent as a share of median income19.7 percent plus or minus 4.3
- Single family units810
- Share single family69.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more328 plus or minus 73
- Share in buildings of two or more28.1 percent
- Mobile homes31 plus or minus 25
- Median year structure built1970
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Fairmont gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute785 plus or minus 168
- Commuting under 15 minutes198 plus or minus 75
- Share commuting under 15 minutes25.2 percent plus or minus 7.9
- Commuting 30 minutes or more245 plus or minus 71
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more31.2 percent
- Drove alone83.0 percent
- Carpooled4.4 percent plus or minus 3.6
- Public transport0.6 percent plus or minus 1.0
- Walked5.2 percent plus or minus 6.3
- Worked from home2.0 percent plus or minus 2.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Fairmont (7(a))
- Approvals3
- Gross approval$2,308,000
- Average approval$769,333
- Median approval$494,000
- Largest approval$1,670,000
- Jobs supported5
- Jobs per approval1.7
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Fairmont, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Fairmont
- NFIP communityTown of Fairmont
- NFIP community number370205
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date01/05/07
The Town of Fairmont participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 370205 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.
Robeson County, not Fairmont
Robeson County context, not Fairmont figures
- Establishments in Robeson County1,787
- Covered employment, Robeson County38,484
- Average annual pay, Robeson County$45,957
- Housing units permitted, Robeson County337
Every figure in this section is published for Robeson County as a whole and is not a measurement of Fairmont.
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
Fairmont questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Fairmont, North Carolina?
2,463, in 950 households. Fairmont town covers 2.76 square miles of land, which is 892 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Fairmont in?
Robeson 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 Fairmont?
$36,641. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $106,800. Median gross rent is $603 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Fairmont businesses?
3 7(a) approvals totaling $2.3 m since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $494,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Fairmont, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Fairmont borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Fairmont. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Fairmont in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Fairmont appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Fairmont, town of, community 370205, 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 Fairmont figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Robeson 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 Fairmont.
Is zoning published for Fairmont?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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