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Fairmont City, IL

2,354 Population
6.2 square miles 379.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.9 ±3.5 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in the St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area: 39.8 ±0.2
  • a little higher than the figure in Illinois: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$22,027 ±$3,183 Per capita income
  • about half the amount in the St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area: $44,689 ±$304
  • about half the amount in Illinois: $45,104 ±$196
$43,333 ±$4,095 Median household income
  • about half the amount in the St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area: $78,225 ±$675
  • about half the amount in Illinois: $81,702 ±$363

27.6% ±11% (644  ±280) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in the St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area: 10.3% 283,828 (±0.3% / ±7,339)
  • more than double the rate in Illinois: 11.7% 1,454,217 (±0.2% / ±18,530)

17.8 minutes ±7 (14,480  ±3,807) Mean travel time to work
  • about two-thirds of the figure in the St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area: 25.1 30,087,170 (±0.2 / ±245,452)
  • about three-fifths of the figure in Illinois: 28.1 148,440,910 (±0.1 / ±701,124)

Families

880 ±158 Number of households
  • the St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area: 1,154,841 ±3,246
  • Illinois: 5,001,904 ±7,673
2.7 ±0.7 (2,354  ±409) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in the St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area: 2.4 2,753,676 (±0 / ±541)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Illinois: 2.5 12,414,044

7.8% ±8.7% (45  ±52) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.5 times the rate in the St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area: 5% 32,578 (±0.2% / ±1,463)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Illinois: 5% 150,099 (±0.1% / ±3,035)

Housing

1,057 ±146 Number of housing units
  • the St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area: 1,267,353 ±337
  • Illinois: 5,443,501 ±767

$65,500 ±$10,536 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about one-quarter of the amount in the St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area: $232,100 ±$1,247
  • about one-quarter of the amount in Illinois: $250,500 ±$863

1.9% ±3.1% (43  ±73) Moved since previous year
  • less than a fifth of the rate in the St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area: 11.7% 326,459 (±0.3% / ±7,652.9)
  • less than a fifth of the rate in Illinois: 11.5% 1,442,284 (±0.1% / ±14,975.1)

Social

63.5% ±5.5% (1,042  ±201.9) High school grad or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area: 93.3% 1,828,862 (±0.5% / ±10,486.7)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Illinois: 90.3% 7,887,284 (±0.3% / ±22,684.6)
12.6% ±6.4% (206  ±111.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about one-third of the rate in the St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area: 37.6% 736,151 (±0.3% / ±6,591.4)
  • about one-third of the rate in Illinois: 37.2% 3,249,494 (±0.2% / ±13,788.4)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

18.4% ±6.4% (434  ±169) Foreign-born population
  • more than double the rate in the St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area: 5% 141,431
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Illinois: 14.5% 1,833,810

8.6% ±5% (153  ±92) Population with veteran status
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area: 7.3% 159,471 (±0.1% / ±2,434)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Illinois: 5% 493,667 (±0.1% / ±4,919)
153 Total veterans ±92 135 Male ±95 18 Female ±21

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