Fairfield, IL

Census Place

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2024 Population
4,561
US Senator
Dick Durbin
Democratic Party
US Senator
Tammy Duckworth
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
46.4
4.27% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
17.7%
4.07% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$41,989
2.35% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$88,800
3.27% 1-year decline
2024 Employed Population
2,037
0.942% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Fairfield, IL reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

97% of the residents in Fairfield, IL are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Fairfield, IL are Frontier Community College (241 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2024, the median property value in Fairfield, IL was $88,800, and the homeownership rate was 67.6%.

Most people in Fairfield, IL drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 18 minutes. The average car ownership in Fairfield, IL was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Fairfield, IL is home to a population of 4.56k people, from which 97% are citizens. As of 2024, 3.29% of Fairfield, IL residents were born outside of the country (150 people).

In 2024, there were 38.1 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (4.27k people) in Fairfield, IL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 112 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 52 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97%
2024 Citizenship
98%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 97% of Fairfield, IL residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Fairfield, IL was 98%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Fairfield, IL
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    4.27k ± 346
  2. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    112 ± 67
  3. Other (Hispanic)
    52 ± 69
2.59%
Hispanic Population
118 people

In 2024, there were 38.1 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (4.27k people) in Fairfield, IL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 112 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 52 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

2.59% of the people in Fairfield, IL are hispanic (118 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Fairfield, IL as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Illinois.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    633,244 ± 19,044 people
  2. India
    161,770 ± 9,812 people
  3. Poland
    119,556 ± 8,449 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Illinois was Mexico, the natal country of 633,244 Illinois residents, followed by India with 161,770 and Poland with 119,556.

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Foreign-Born Population

3.29%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
150 people
2.17%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
101 people

As of 2024, 3.29% of Fairfield, IL residents (150 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Fairfield, IL was 2.17%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    63 ± 40
  2. Korea
    50 ± 43
  3. Gulf War (2001-)
    39 ± 44

Fairfield, IL has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.26 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Fairfield, IL employs 2.04k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Fairfield, IL were Health Care & Social Assistance (426 people), Retail Trade (391 people), and Manufacturing (347 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($86,579), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($72,917), and Transportation & Warehousing ($62,125).

Employment

Occupations

2.04k
2024 Value
± 290
0.942%
1 Year growth
± 20.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Fairfield, IL grew at a rate of 0.942%, from 2.02k employees to 2.04k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Fairfield, IL, are Production Occupations (263 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (206 people), and Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (199 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Fairfield, IL.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

2.04k
2024 Value
± 290
0.942%
1 Year growth
± 20.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Fairfield, IL grew at a rate of 0.942%, from 2.02k employees to 2.04k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Fairfield, IL, are Health Care & Social Assistance (426 people), Retail Trade (391 people), and Manufacturing (347 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Fairfield, IL, though some of these residents may live in Fairfield, IL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$43,197
Median earning men ± $3,676
$32,115
Median earning women ± $6,409

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($73,229), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($57,891), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($50,417).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($60,833), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($39,519), and Retail Trade ($30,607).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
2.47%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 6.03M people employed in Illinois. This represents a 2.47% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 13%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Illinois.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Illinois went to Kamala Harris with 54.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (43.5%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.43%).

Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth are the senators currently representing the state of Illinois. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Illinois is currently represented by 17 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Fairfield, IL. Showing the available data for Illinois.
2024 Election Results
  1. Kamala Harris (54.4%)
    Democratic Party
  2. Donald J. Trump (43.5%)
    Republican Party
  3. Robert Kennedy (1.43%)
    Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Illinois went to Kamala Harris with 54.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (43.5%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.43%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Illinois for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Illinois

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Dick Durbin
Senator from Illinois2
Assumed office on January 3, 1997
Tammy Duckworth
Senator from Illinois3
Assumed office on January 3, 2017

Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth are the senators currently representing Illinois.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Illinois over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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Education

In 2023, universities in Fairfield, IL awarded 241 degrees. The student population of Fairfield, IL in 2023 is skewed towards men, with 1,533 male students and 831 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Fairfield, IL are White (218 and 90.5%), Hispanic or Latino (9 and 3.73%), Two or More Races (6 and 2.49%), and Black or African American (4 and 1.66%).

The largest universities in Fairfield, IL by number of degrees awarded are Frontier Community College (241 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Fairfield, IL are Liberal Arts & Sciences (91 and 37.8%), Nursing Assistant & Patient Care Assistant (49 and 20.3%), and Small Business Administration & Management (22 and 9.13%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 2,364 students enrolled in Fairfield, IL, 64.8% men and 35.2% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 2,104 records, of which 36.1% were women and 63.9% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

Most Common
  1. Nursing Assistant & Patient Care Assistant
    49 degrees awarded
  2. Small Business Administration & Management
    22 degrees awarded
  3. Truck, Bus, & Commercial Vehicle Operator & Instructor
    7 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Certificate of less than 1 academic year recipients in Fairfield, IL was Nursing Assistant & Patient Care Assistant with 49 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Certificate of less than 1 academic year from schools in Fairfield, IL according to their major.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Frontier Community College
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
241 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Frontier Community College with 241 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

In 2023, 88 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Fairfield, IL, which is 0.575 times less than the 153 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 218 degrees mean that there were 24.2 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 9 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 2-year ($9,180) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($1,090) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($1,460) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Fairfield, IL was $88,800 in 2024, which is 0.267 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $91,800 to $88,800, a 3.27% decrease. The homeownership rate in Fairfield, IL is 67.6%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Fairfield, IL have an average commute time of 18 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Fairfield, IL is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$88,800
Median Property Value 2024
±$7,021
$1,564
Median Property Taxes
±$237

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Fairfield, IL the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Fairfield, IL compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

67.6%
Homeownership
2024
55.6%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 67.6% of the housing units in Fairfield, IL were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 68.1%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$41,989
Median Household Income
± $5,101
2.31k
Number of Households
± 313

In 2024, the median household income of the 2.31k households in Fairfield, IL grew to $41,989 from the previous year's value of $41,026.

The following chart displays the households in Fairfield, IL distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $60k - $75k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Fairfield, IL is from Illinois.
0.474
2023 Wage GINI in Illinois
0.477
2022 Wage GINI in Illinois

In 2023, the income inequality in Illinois was 0.474 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.554% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Illinois was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Illinois in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (84%)
  2. Carpooled (8.85%)
  3. Walked (3.05%)

In 2024, 84% of workers in Fairfield, IL drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (8.85%) and those who walked to work (3.05%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

18 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Fairfield, IL have a shorter commute time (18 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Fairfield, IL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Fairfield, IL distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Fairfield, IL have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

17.7% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Fairfield, IL (796 out of 4.5k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 18 - 24, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Males 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Fairfield, IL is White, followed by Other and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

94.1% of the population of Fairfield, IL has health coverage, with 37.3% on employee plans, 28.8% on Medicaid, 18.3% on Medicare, 8.89% on non-group plans, and 0.821% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Illinois see 1,264 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,264 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1189 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 297 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 51.4% were men and 48.6% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 18.8% under 18 years, 20.4% between 18 and 34 years, 36% between 35 and 64 years, and 24.8% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 51.4% were men and 48.6% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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Uninsured People

5.85%
Uninsured
37.3%
Employer Coverage
28.8%
Medicaid
18.3%
Medicare
8.89%
Non-Group
0.821%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Fairfield, IL grew by 4.48% from 5.6% to 5.85%.

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