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Moving to Fairmount, Indiana

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Population: 2,992. Estimated population in July 2024: 2,814 (-5.9% change)
Males: 1,421 (47.5%), Females: 1,571 (52.5%)

Grant County

Zip code: 46928

Demographics

Median resident age: 37.7 years
Median household income: $33,843
Median house value: $58,600

Population by Race

Races in Fairmount:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.0%)
  • American Indian (1.2%)
  • Two or more races (0.6%)

Ancestries: German (15.9%), United States (13.5%), Irish (12.0%), English (6.1%), French (2.3%), Dutch (1.8%).

Elevation: 870 feet

Land area: 1.5 square miles

Map of Fairmount, IN

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Fairmount

  • High school or higher: 79.9%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 7.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.2%
  • Unemployed: 4.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 26.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Fairmount town

  • Never married: 19.7%
  • Now married: 57.3%
  • Separated: 0.8%
  • Widowed: 9.2%
  • Divorced: 13.1%

0.0% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -205 (-6.4%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Fairmount:

  • GRANT-BLACKFORD MENTAL HEALTH, INC (about 12 miles; MARION, IN)
  • MARION GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; MARION, IN)
  • ST VINCENT MERCY HOSPITAL, INC (about 17 miles; ELWOOD, IN)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Fairmount:

  • ANDERSON MUNICIPAL-DARLINGTON FIELD (about 23 miles; ANDERSON, IN; Abbreviation: AID)
  • DELAWARE COUNTY – JOHNSON FIELD (about 23 miles; MUNCIE, IN; Abbreviation: MIE)
  • GRISSOM ARB (about 38 miles; PERU, IN; Abbreviation: GUS)

Other public-use airports nearest to Fairmount:

  • MARION MUNI (about 5 miles; MARION, IN; Abbreviation: MZZ)
  • ALEXANDRIA (about 14 miles; ALEXANDRIA, IN; Abbreviation: I99)
  • ELWOOD (about 17 miles; ELWOOD, IN; Abbreviation: 3I1)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Fairmount:

  • INDIANA WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY (about 8 miles; MARION, IN; Full-time enrollment: 6,684)
  • ANDERSON UNIVERSITY (about 20 miles; ANDERSON, IN; Full-time enrollment: 2,116)
  • BALL STATE UNIVERSITY (about 23 miles; MUNCIE, IN; Full-time enrollment: 17,039)
  • IVY TECH STATE COLLEGE-EAST CENTRAL (about 26 miles; MUNCIE, IN; Full-time enrollment: 2,013)
  • BUTLER UNIVERSITY (about 55 miles; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Full-time enrollment: 3,721)
  • INDIANA UNIVERSITY-PURDUE UNIVERSITY-INDIANAPOLIS (about 57 miles; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Full-time enrollment: 19,818)
  • IVY TECH STATE COLLEGE-CENTRAL INDIANA (about 58 miles; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Full-time enrollment: 3,397)

Schools

Public high school in Fairmount:

  • MADISON-GRANT HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 486; Location: 11700 S/E 00 W; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Fairmount:

  • PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 439; Location: 500 S SYCAMORE; Grades: PK – 06)
  • MADISON-GRANT JR HIGH SCH (Students: 296; Location: 11640 S/E 00 W; Grades: 07 – 08)
  • LIBERTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 128; Location: 8720 S 300 W; Grades: KG – 06)

Libraries

Library in Fairmount:

  • FAIRMOUNT PL (Operating income: $70,914; Location: 205 S MAIN ST; 10,253 books; 98 audio materials; 250 video materials; 168 serial subscriptions)

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