Fairfield township, IL

2022 population: 186 ( 189 from 2010 )
Land area: 36.4 square miles
Population density: 5.1 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	186	100.00%	49.2%
Black:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	0.0%
2+ races:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Hispanic:	0	0.00%	100.0%

Total non-White:	0	0.00%	100.0%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-180	-58.2
Change in Non-White pop.:	-9	-2.9

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
375
366	97.60%
1	0.27%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
4	1.07%
4	1.07%
9	2.40%

2000
366
359	98.09%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
1	0.27%
6	1.64%
7	1.91%

1990
549
549	100.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
0	0.00%

1980
462
462	100.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
0	0.00%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

7	1.9
2	0.5

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-190	-34.6
7	1.3

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

87	18.8
0	0.0

Age, Family & Household Data for Fairfield township, IL

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
39.7
71	38.2%
115	61.8%
41	22.0%

60
3.10

52	86.7%
40	76.9%
0	0.0%
8	13.3%

2010
Number	Percent
33.3
127	33.9%
248	66.1%
36	9.6%

124
3.02

96	77.4%
85	88.5%
4	4.2%
28	22.6%

2000
Number	Percent
27.5
134	36.6%
232	63.4%
32	8.7%

127
2.88

87	68.5%
71	81.6%
6	6.9%
40	31.5%

1990
Number	Percent
18.0
277	50.5%
272	49.5%
39	7.1%

130
4.22

108	83.1%
108	100.0%
0	0.0%
22	16.9%

1980
Number	Percent
29.4
165	35.7%
297	64.3%
69	14.9%

159
2.91

130	81.8%
121	93.1%
2	1.5%
29	18.2%

2022 Housing Data for Fairfield township, IL

Household Income
Range	Number	%
$20,000 to $24,999	8	13.3%
$25,000 to $29,999	14	23.3%
$60,000 to $74,999	8	13.3%
$75,000 to $99,999	12	20.0%
$100,000 to $124,999	11	18.3%
$200,000 or more	7	11.7%

Median Household Income	76,250
Per Capita Income	25,787

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	0	0.0%
Public Assistance	0	0.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	0	0.0%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	46	62.2%
Unemployed	0	0.0%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	46	62.2%
Not in Labor Force	28	37.8%

Real Unemployment Rate		37.8%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	30	0	100.0%
Non-Profit	0	0	?%
Self-Employed	7	8	46.7%

Local Government	0	6	0.0%
State Government	0	0	?%
Federal Government	0	0	?%

Total Private + Self	37	8	82.2%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	0	6	0.0%
Total	37	14	72.5%

Pct. Govt.	11.8%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	7	13.7%
Sales and Office Occupations	8	15.7%
Professional, Technical	6	11.8%
All others	30	58.8%

White Collar		41.2%

Industry
	Number	%
Construction	22	43.1%
Manufacturing	16	31.4%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	7	13.7%
Health care and social assistance	6	11.8%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	0	0.00%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	0	0.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	145	90.6%
German, other Germanic	15	9.4%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Irish	20	10.8%
German	15	8.1%
Swiss	15	8.1%
Czech	8	4.3%
English	8	4.3%
Welsh	8	4.3%
Swedish	5	2.7%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	186	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	186	100.0%
Foreign-born	0	0.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
15	13.0%	14	12.2%	28	24.3%	45	39.1%	13	11.3%	0	0.0%
Average years of education: 12.4

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	15	13.0%
9-12 Years	14	12.2%
H.S. Grad or GED	28	24.3%
Some College	45	39.1%
Bach. Degree	13	11.3%
Grad Degree	0	0.0%
Average years of education: 12.4

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +10	R +12	R + 7.0%
D -2
2020 vs. 2012	R +38	R +71	R + 60.0%
D -33
2020 vs. 2008	R +43	R +73	R + 62.4%
D -30

2016 vs. 2008	R +33	R +61	R + 55.4%
D -28
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	83%	Donald Trump* (R)	91	75.2%	Joe Biden (D)	28	23.1%	2	1.7%	121	35	28	0.00%
2016	62%	Donald Trump (R)	81	70.4%	Hillary Clinton (D)	30	26.1%	4	3.5%	115	32	25	0.00%
2012	51%	Barack Obama* (D)	61	53.0%	Mitt Romney (R)	53	46.1%	1	0.9%	115	5	-1	0.00%
2008	44%	Barack Obama (D)	58	53.7%	John McCain (R)	48	44.4%	2	1.9%	108	8	-1	0.00%
2004	54%	George W. Bush* (R)	76	59.4%	John Kerry (D)	52	40.6%	0	0.0%	128	15	9	0.00%
2000	50%	George W. Bush (R)	60	51.7%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	49	42.2%	7	6.0%	116	9	4	0.00%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Fairfield township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

23.1%

Donald Trump* (R)

75.2%

Other

1.7%

TOTAL

121

Turnout: 83%	Diff (St): 35	Diff (US): 28

2016 President, Fairfield township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

26.1%

Donald Trump (R)

70.4%

Other

3.5%

TOTAL

115

Turnout: 62%	Diff (St): 32	Diff (US): 25

2012 President, Fairfield township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

53.0%

Mitt Romney (R)

46.1%

Other

0.9%

TOTAL

115

Turnout: 51%	Diff (St): 5	Diff (US): -1

2008 President, Fairfield township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

53.7%

John McCain (R)

44.4%

Other

1.9%

TOTAL

108

Turnout: 44%	Diff (St): 8	Diff (US): -1

2004 President, Fairfield township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

59.4%

John Kerry (D)

40.6%

TOTAL

128

Turnout: 54%	Diff (St): 15	Diff (US): 9

2000 President, Fairfield township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

51.7%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

42.2%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

5.2%

Other

0.9%

TOTAL

116

Turnout: 50%	Diff (St): 9	Diff (US): 4

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Fairfield township, IL

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	66%	Kathy Salvi (R)	72	75.0%	Tammy Duckworth* (D)	22	22.9%	2 [+]	2.1%	96	33	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: William Redpath (Libertarian) 2 (2.1%);
2022	G	67%	Darren Bailey (R)	80	82.5%	J.B. Pritzker* (D)	16	16.5%	1 [+]	1.0%	97	40	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Scott Schluter (Libertarian) 1 (1.0%);
2020	S2	81%	Mark Curran (R)	86	72.9%	Richard Durbin* (D)	27	22.9%	5 [+]	4.2%	118	34	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Willie Wilson (I) 2 (1.7%); Danny Malouf (Libertarian) 2 (1.7%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.8%);
2018	G	53%	Bruce Rauner* (R)	61	69.3%	J.B. Pritzker (D)	19	21.6%	8 [+]	9.1%	88	30	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sam McCann (Conservative) 4 (4.5%); Grayson Jackson (Libertarian) 4 (4.5%);
2016	S3	58%	Mark Kirk* (R)	58	53.2%	Tammy Duckworth (D)	43	39.4%	8 [+]	7.3%	109	13	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Ken McMillen (Libertarian) 7 (6.4%); Scott Summers (Green) 1 (0.9%);
2014	S2	39%	Jim Oberweis (R)	50	61.7%	Richard Durbin* (D)	27	33.3%	4 [+]	4.9%	81	19	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Sharon Hansen (Libertarian) 4 (4.9%);
2014	G	39%	Bruce Rauner (R)	50	61.7%	Pat Quinn* (D)	28	34.6%	3 [+]	3.7%	81	11	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Chad Grimm (Libertarian) 3 (3.7%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Fairfield township, IL

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Fairfield township, IL

2022 Housing Data for Fairfield township, IL

2022 Income & Employment Data for Fairfield township, IL

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Fairfield township, IL

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Fairfield township, IL

Historical Presidential Election Results for Fairfield township, IL

Historical Statewide Election Results for Fairfield township, IL

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	60
Median Value	$165,600

Occupied	60	100.0%
Vacant	0	0.0%

Owned	60	100.0%
Rented	0	0.0%
Median Rent	n/a

Single-Family Units	60	100.0%
Detached	60	100.0%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	0	0.0%