2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Fairmont, WV vs Brandon, FL

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Highlights
- Household income in Brandon, is 35% more than it is in Fairmont and is 7% below the National Average.
- Fairmont unemployment rate is 6.0%.
- Brandon unemployment rate is 4.6%.
 Fairmont, WVBrandon, FLUnited States
 Unemployment Rate6.0%4.6%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth0.9%2.3%1.6%
 Future Job Growth24.0%42.6%33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.0%8.5%6.2%
 Income Taxes6.0%0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$26,976$32,676$37,638
 Household Income$47,618$64,401$69,021
 Family Median Income$62,946$73,182$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Fairmont, WVBrandon, FLUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K13.3%8.0%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K8.7%2.8%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K10.6%7.1%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K11.6%8.1%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K7.4%9.3%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K9.9%10.3%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K9.3%11.5%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K11.3%15.7%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K11.1%15.4%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K4.4%6.7%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K2.4%5.2%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Fairmont, WVBrandon, FLUnited States
 Management, business, finance13.1%17.4%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science6.5%7.4%6.5%
 Community, social services2.0%1.0%1.8%
 Legal0.4%1.2%1.2%
 Education, library7.4%5.2%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment2.1%1.7%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.2%6.2%6.2%
 Healthcare support5.8%3.3%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.6%2.5%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving5.3%6.6%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.5%2.5%3.6%
 Personal care2.9%2.0%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.9%25.2%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.2%0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair9.3%6.7%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving12.9%11.1%13.1%
Reviews for Fairmont    2 Reviews

I find Fairmont to be a pretty good town to raise kids. You get to be a "big fish in a little pond" here. Everyone knows you and looks after you if you want to let them.  More

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Over 13 years ago

This is not so much a comment about where I live, but more of me ,looking for some helpful suggestions. I live in West Virgina, been here all my life. And now I'm  More

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Reviews for Brandon    11 Reviews

The Greater Brandon Area which includes the neighboring eastern Hillsborough county communities of Seffner, Riverview and Valrico is possibly the most growing area in  More

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Over 10 years ago

Brandon not my cup of tea. Been here for 7 years. Live in beautiful Riverhills in Valrico. have found most people here are not very friendly, snotty? Don't know. Brandon  More

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Over 10 years ago

Made the biggest mistake by moving from NY to  More

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