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Fairmont City, IL

2,492 Population
6.2 square miles 401.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.9 ±5 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in the St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area: 39.9 ±0.1
  • about the same as the figure in Illinois: 39 ±0.1

Economics

$23,504 ±$3,972 Per capita income
  • about half the amount in the St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area: $45,864 ±$341
  • about half the amount in Illinois: $46,406 ±$212
$48,147 ±$26,414 Median household income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in the St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area: $80,196 ±$701
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Illinois: $83,390 ±$362

33.8% ±11.5% (839  ±328) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in the St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area: 10.5% 288,411 (±0.3% / ±7,791)
  • more than double the rate in Illinois: 11.8% 1,464,937 (±0.2% / ±18,161)

16.9 minutes ±7.4 (15,450  ±4,617) Mean travel time to work
  • about two-thirds of the figure in the St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area: 24.9 29,218,560 (±0.2 / ±265,717)
  • about three-fifths of the figure in Illinois: 27.8 143,793,920 (±0.1 / ±595,293)

Families

881 ±182 Number of households
  • the St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area: 1,160,386 ±3,136
  • Illinois: 5,036,449 ±8,009
2.8 ±0.8 (2,492  ±473) Persons per household
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in the St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area: 2.4 2,753,388 (±0 / ±453)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Illinois: 2.5 12,405,980

8.2% ±8.5% (50  ±54) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in the St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area: 4.9% 31,839 (±0.2% / ±1,447)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Illinois: 4.9% 147,208 (±0.1% / ±3,564)

Housing

1,043 ±190 Number of housing units
  • the St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area: 1,273,302 ±326
  • Illinois: 5,457,452 ±471

$71,200 ±$11,700 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about one-quarter of the amount in the St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area: $244,800 ±$1,415
  • about one-quarter of the amount in Illinois: $263,300 ±$797

2.6% ±3.2% (65  ±80.3) Moved since previous year
  • about one-quarter of the rate in the St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area: 11.4% 316,977 (±0.3% / ±7,177.6)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Illinois: 11.1% 1,396,426 (±0.1% / ±14,640.6)

Social

68.6% ±19.2% (1,132  ±217.7) High school grad or higher
  • about three-quarters of the rate in the St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area: 93.6% 1,840,791 (±0.5% / ±10,454.6)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Illinois: 90.5% 7,931,250 (±0.3% / ±22,974.6)
13.2% ±6.9% (218  ±122.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about one-third of the rate in the St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area: 38.2% 750,935 (±0.3% / ±6,330)
  • about one-third of the rate in Illinois: 37.9% 3,318,149 (±0.2% / ±14,295.2)

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

22.3% ±6% (555  ±183) Foreign-born population
  • more than double the rate in the St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area: 5.2% 146,100
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Illinois: 14.8% 1,872,449

6.3% ±5.1% (114  ±96) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area: 7.1% 155,770 (±0.1% / ±2,618)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Illinois: 4.8% 478,196 (±0.1% / ±4,766)
114 Total veterans ±96 109 Male ±96 5 Female ±14

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