Fairview Heights, IL

Census Place

2024 Population

16,745

US Senator

Dick Durbin

Democratic Party

US Senator

Tammy Duckworth

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

1.44% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

8.83%

3.05% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$80,930

3.81% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$177,700

Population & Diversity

Fairview Heights, IL is home to a population of 16.7k people, from which 96.8% are citizens.

As of 2024, 7.05% of Fairview Heights, IL residents were born outside of the country (1.18k people).

In 2024, there were 1.85 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (8.55k people) in Fairview Heights, IL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 4.62k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 1.32k Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

96.8%

2024 Citizenship

98.6%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 96.8% of Fairview Heights, IL residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Fairview Heights, IL was 98.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Fairview Heights, IL compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Fairview Heights, IL

White (Non-Hispanic)
8.55k ± 982
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
4.62k ± 638
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
1.32k ± 513

6.94%

Hispanic Population

1.16k people

6.94% of the people in Fairview Heights, IL are hispanic (1.16k people).

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

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Illinois.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
637,284 ± 19,101 people
India
166,788 ± 9,961 people
Poland
117,148 ± 8,364 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Illinois was Mexico, the natal country of 637,284 Illinois residents, followed by India with 166,788 and Poland with 117,148.

Foreign-Born Population

7.05%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

1.18k people

3.54%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

575 people

As of 2024, 7.05% of Fairview Heights, IL residents (1.18k 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 Fairview Heights, IL was 3.54%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Fairview Heights, IL compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
423 ± 188
Vietnam
403 ± 139
Gulf War (1990s)
296 ± 187

Fairview Heights, IL has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.05 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Fairview Heights, IL.

Economy

The economy of Fairview Heights, IL employs 8.31k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Fairview Heights, IL were Health Care & Social Assistance (1,205 people), Retail Trade (1,041 people), and Educational Services (905 people), and the highest paying industries were Finance & Insurance ($94,188), Construction ($92,893), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($92,563).

Employment

Occupations

8.31k

2024 Value

± 778

6.42%

1 Year growth

± 12.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Fairview Heights, IL grew at a rate of 6.42%, from 7.81k employees to 8.31k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Fairview Heights, IL, are Management Occupations (915 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (823 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (751 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Fairview Heights, IL.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Illinois.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Illinois (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

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

Industries

Employment by Industries

8.31k

2024 Value

± 778

6.42%

1 Year growth

± 12.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Fairview Heights, IL grew at a rate of 6.42%, from 7.81k employees to 8.31k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Fairview Heights, IL, are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,205 people), Retail Trade (1,041 people), and Educational Services (905 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Fairview Heights, IL, though some of these residents may live in Fairview Heights, IL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$52,843

Median earning men ± $8,374

$43,032

Median earning women ± $4,824

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($97,682), Construction ($93,821), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($92,781).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($81,705), Public Administration ($70,444), and Construction ($68,750).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Fairview Heights, IL was $177,700 in 2024, which is 0.534 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $166,800 to $177,700, a 6.53% increase. The homeownership rate in Fairview Heights, IL is 69.6%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Fairview Heights, IL have an average commute time of 22 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Fairview Heights, IL is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$177,700

Median Property Value 2024

±$8,941

$5,024

Median Property Taxes

±$572

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 Fairview Heights, IL the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

Rent vs Own

69.6%

Homeownership

2024

66.5%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 69.6% of the housing units in Fairview Heights, IL were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 66.3%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Fairview Heights, IL compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$80,930

Median Household Income

± $7,908

7.22k

Number of Households

± 721

In 2024, the median household income of the 7.22k households in Fairview Heights, IL grew to $80,930 from the previous year's value of $77,960.

The following chart displays the households in Fairview Heights, 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 $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Fairview Heights, IL is from Illinois.

0.471

2024 Wage GINI in Illinois

0.474

2023 Wage GINI in Illinois

In 2024, the income inequality in Illinois was 0.471 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.55% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Illinois was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Illinois in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Illinois across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (79.4%)
Carpooled (10%)
Worked At Home (6.5%)

In 2024, 79.4% of workers in Fairview Heights, IL drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (10%) and those who worked at home (6.5%).

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.

Commute Time

22 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Fairview Heights, IL have a shorter commute time (22 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.36% of the workforce in Fairview Heights, IL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Fairview Heights, IL compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

8.83% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Fairview Heights, IL (1.47k out of 16.6k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 6 - 11 and then Males 45 - 54.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Fairview Heights, IL is White, followed by Black and Two Or More.

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.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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