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Fairmont Area School District

Fairmont Area School District is a unified school district in Minnesota with a community population of 12,178. The median household income is $54,485 and the median age is 46.6.

12,178

Population

74

People / sq mi

$54,485

Median Income

46.6

Median Age

Fairmont Area School District covers 165 sq mi of land at 73.7 people per square mile.

Race & Ethnicity

White92.8%
Black or African American0.0%
Asian56.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)0.0%

Economy & Income

$54,485

Median Household Income

$38,385

Per Capita Income

8.4%

Poverty Rate

2.1%

Unemployment

Housing

$173,300

Median Home Value

$743

Median Rent

64.3%

Homeownership

Education Attainment

94.9%

High School+

24.8%

Bachelor's+

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Frequently Asked Questions

Fairmont Area School District serves a community with a population of 12,178 according to the latest Census ACS 5-Year estimates. This unified school district is located in Minnesota.

The median household income in Fairmont Area School District is $54,485, with a per capita income of $38,385. The poverty rate is 8.4%.

Fairmont Area School District is 92.8% White, 0.0% Black or African American, 56.1% Asian, and 0.0% Hispanic or Latino, per Census ACS data.

In Fairmont Area School District, 94.9% of adults have a high school diploma or higher, and 24.8% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, per Census ACS estimates.

The median home value in Fairmont Area School District is $173,300, with a median rent of $743. The homeownership rate is 64.3%.

Data for Fairmont Area School District from the American Community Survey 5-Year estimates. Land area from Census Gazetteer files. This is a unified school district (GEOID: 2700124).

For this entity, the underlying data on this page comes from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS and decennial files. The breakdown above is the federal record; the paragraphs below add the per-entity context that makes the headline numbers usable for a real decision rather than just a data lookup.

The methodology behind every numeric value on this page is publicly documented on the the U.S. Census Bureau ACS and decennial files portal and described in detail on this site’s methodology page. Refresh cadence varies by underlying series; the page surfaces the as-of date for each number so readers can trace any figure back to the source release.

For readers using this page as a decision input, the related-entity pages elsewhere on the site provide the comparison set. The most useful comparison for this entity is typically a peer within U.S. states, metros, cities, and ZIPs with similar size, similar exposure, or similar geography — not the national-level summary alone.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS, 2026.