Fairfield, IL Demographic Data
Fairfield, IL Summary
Fairfield is located in Wayne County in Illinois
- Population: 5,285
- Area: 4.05 sq. miles
- Land Area: 4.02 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.03 sq. miles
- Population Density: 1,304.93 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 456.04 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Fairfield, IL Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
2,593
52%
50.8
Male
2,351
48%
49.2
Total Population
4,944
323,128,000
Fairfield, IL Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
298
6.0%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
236
4.8%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
251
5.1%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
291
5.9%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
362
7.3%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
479
9.7%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
623
12.6%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
685
13.9%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
324
6.6%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
381
7.7%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
404
8.2%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
318
6.4%
4.4
85 Years and Over
292
5.9%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
3,963
80.2%
77.2
Female
2,104
53.1%
51.3
Male
1,859
46.9%
48.7
21 Years and over
3,808
77.0%
73.1
62 Years and over
1,200
24.3%
18.8
65 Years and over
1,014
20.5%
15.2
Female
625
61.6%
55.8
Male
389
38.4%
44.2
Median Age (years)
43
0.0%
0.0
Fairfield, IL Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
4,811
97.3%
96.8
White
4,605
93.1%
72.6
Black or African American
85
1.7%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
13
0.3%
0.8
Asian
107
2.2%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
86
1.7%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
21
0.4%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
1
0.0%
5.1
Two or More Races
133
2.7%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
59
1.2%
17.8
Mexican
17
0.3%
11.2
Puerto Rican
37
0.7%
1.7
Cuban
1
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
4
0.1%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
4,885
98.8%
82.2
Fairfield, IL Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
183
5.2%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
281
8.0%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
1,259
35.9%
27.2
Some college, no degree
872
24.9%
20.6
Associate's Degree
419
12.0%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
340
9.7%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
152
4.3%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
464
13.2%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
3,042
86.8%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
492
14.0%
31.2
Fairfield, IL Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
861
20.7%
33.7%
Now Married
2,086
50.2%
47.5
Divorced
667
16.0%
11.0%
Separated
80
1.9%
2.0
Widowed
465
11.2
5.8%
Fairfield, IL Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
4,466
96.1%
78.4%
Languages other than english
180
3.9%
21.6%
Spanish
89
1.9%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
14
0.3%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
77
1.7%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Fairfield, IL Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
261
10.8%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
231
9.5%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
348
14.4%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
300
12.4%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
411
17.0%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
488
20.1%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
165
6.8%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
172
7.1%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
22
0.9%
5.8
$200,000 or more
26
1.1%
6.4
Median household income
37,857
57,617
Per capita income
22,550
31,128
Fairfield, IL Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
91
4.4%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
149
7.2%
9.8
Construction
32
1.5%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
611
29.3%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
37
1.8%
6.6
Information
18
0.9%
2.1
Manufacturing
521
25.0%
10.1
Other services except public administration
111
5.3%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
67
3.2%
11.4
Public administration
91
4.4%
4.6
Retail trade
180
8.6%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
154
7.4%
5.2
Wholesale trade
21
1.0%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
171
8.2%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
549
26.4%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
592
28.4%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
333
16.0%
23.3%
Service occupations
438
21.0%
18.1%
Fairfield, IL Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
2,076
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
1,733
83.5%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
203
9.8%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
41
2.0%
5.1
Walked
17
0.8%
2.7
Other means
21
1.0%
1.8
Worked at home
61
2.9%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
19.9
26.6
Fairfield, IL Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
249
10.3%
8.7
1 vehicles
1,043
43.0%
33.2
2 vehicles
830
34.2%
37.1
3 or more
302
12.5%
21.0
Fairfield, IL Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
2,424
88.6%
87.6
Owner Occupied
1,531
63.2%
63.1
Renter Occupied
893
36.8%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
313
11.4%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
5
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
6
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.1
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
1.9
0.0%
2.5
Fairfield, IL Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
2,737
1 room
33
1.2%
2.4
2 rooms
92
3.4%
2.7
3 rooms
195
7.1%
9.1
4 rooms
560
20.5%
16.5
5 rooms
613
22.4%
19.8
6 rooms
698
25.5%
17.8
7 rooms
190
6.9%
12.0
8 rooms
184
6.7%
8.6
9 rooms or more
172
6.3%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Fairfield, IL Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
2,737
1-unit, detached
1,848
67.5%
61.5
1-unit, attached
18
0.7%
5.9
2-units
92
3.4%
3.6
3 or 4 units
165
6.0%
4.4
5 to 9 units
55
2.0%
4.8
10 to 19 units
0
0.0%
4.4
20 or more units
154
5.6%
9.0
Mobile home
405
14.8%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Fairfield, IL Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
351
12.8%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
283
10.3%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
528
19.3%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
317
11.6%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
469
17.1%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
229
8.4%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
332
12.1%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
186
6.8%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
42
1.5%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Fairfield, IL Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
1,828
75.4%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
20
0.8%
4.7
Electricity
552
22.8%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
19
0.8%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
5
0.2%
1.1
Fairfield, IL Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
638
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
7
1.1%
10.3%
$1,500 to $1,999
19
3.0%
20.1%
$2,000 to $2,499
20
3.1%
11.8%
Less than $500
98
15.4%
1.6%
$1,000 to $1,499
142
22.3%
28.8%
$500 to $999
352
55.2%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
428
67.8%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
45
7.1%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
81
12.8%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
7
1.1%
7.0%
35.0% or more
70
11.1%
21.3%
Not Computed
7
0.0%
0.0%
Fairfield, IL Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
794
41,631,300
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
5
0.6%
28.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
32
4.0%
1.9%
Less than $500
337
42.4%
10.7%
$500 to $999
420
52.9%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
99
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
556
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
207
26.8%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
114
14.7%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
95
12.3%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
45
5.8%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
111
14.4%
9.0%
35.0% or more
201
26.0%
40.7%
Not Computed
120
0.0%
0.0%
Fairfield, IL Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
1,531
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
636
41.5%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
578
37.8%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
157
10.3%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
126
8.2%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
23
1.5%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
11
0.7%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
0
0.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
60,700
205,000
