Fairfield city, IL

Wayne County, IL

2022 population: 4,773 ( 381 from 2010 )
Land area: 4.0 square miles
Population density: 1184.9 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	4,510	94.49%	9.6%
Black:	89	1.86%	287.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	39	0.82%	8.3%
2+ races:	72	1.51%	111.8%
Hispanic:	63	1.32%	3.3%

Total non-White:	263	5.51%	58.4%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-478	-11.2
Change in Non-White pop.:	97	2.3

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
5,154
4,988	96.78%
23	0.45%
11	0.21%
36	0.70%
34	0.66%
61	1.18%
166	3.22%

2000
5,374
5,173	96.26%
4	0.07%
18	0.33%
95	1.77%
15	0.28%
69	1.28%
201	3.74%

1990
5,439
5,350	98.36%
14	0.26%
15	0.28%
49	0.90%
n/a
11	0.20%
89	1.64%

1980
5,954
5,910	99.26%
0	0.00%
4	0.07%
8	0.13%
n/a
32	0.54%
44	0.74%

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

-185	-3.4
-35	-0.7

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

-177	-3.3
112	2.1

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

-560	-9.4
45	0.8

Age, Family & Household Data for Fairfield city, 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
43.1
916	19.2%
3,857	80.8%
1,064	22.3%

2,319
2.04

1,287	55.5%
957	74.4%
147	11.4%
1,032	44.5%

2010
Number	Percent
44.1
1,085	21.1%
4,069	78.9%
1,225	23.8%

2,435
2.11

1,420	58.3%
1,016	71.5%
181	12.7%
1,015	41.7%

2000
Number	Percent
43.6
1,092	20.3%
4,282	79.7%
1,358	25.3%

2,493
2.09

1,486	59.6%
1,160	78.1%
167	11.2%
1,007	40.4%

1990
Number	Percent
42.1
1,216	22.4%
4,223	77.6%
1,383	25.4%

2,427
2.20

1,545	63.7%
1,294	83.8%
163	10.6%
882	36.3%

1980
Number	Percent
40.5
1,434	24.1%
4,520	75.9%
1,279	21.5%

2,533
2.31

1,709	67.5%
1,459	85.4%
103	6.0%
824	32.5%

2022 Housing Data for Fairfield city, IL

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	110	4.7%
$10,000 to $14,999	141	6.1%
$15,000 to $19,999	184	7.9%
$20,000 to $24,999	194	8.4%
$25,000 to $29,999	282	12.2%
$30,000 to $34,999	52	2.2%
$35,000 to $39,999	133	5.7%
$40,000 to $44,999	73	3.1%
$45,000 to $49,999	97	4.2%
$50,000 to $59,999	126	5.4%
$60,000 to $74,999	275	11.9%
$75,000 to $99,999	312	13.5%
$100,000 to $124,999	99	4.3%
$125,000 to $149,999	156	6.7%
$150,000 to $199,999	11	0.5%
$200,000 or more	74	3.2%

Median Household Income	43,681
Per Capita Income	28,769

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	131	5.6%
Public Assistance	60	2.6%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	537	23.2%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,972	70.0%
Unemployed	79	2.8%
In Armed Forces	23	0.8%

Total Labor Force	2,074	73.7%
Not in Labor Force	742	26.3%

Real Unemployment Rate		29.2%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	1,043	526	66.5%
Non-Profit	19	111	14.6%
Self-Employed	57	35	62.0%

Local Government	46	148	23.7%
State Government	35	70	33.3%
Federal Government	10	12	45.5%

Total Private + Self	1,100	561	66.2%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	110	341	24.4%
Total	1,210	902	57.3%

Pct. Govt.	15.2%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	139	6.6%
Sales and Office Occupations	489	23.2%
Professional, Technical	311	14.7%
Service Occupations	491	23.2%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	59	2.8%
All others	682	32.3%

White Collar		44.5%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	479	22.7%
Retail trade	360	17.0%
Manufacturing	239	11.3%
Educational services	178	8.4%
Accommodation and food services	175	8.3%
Transportation and warehousing	95	4.5%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	82	3.9%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	73	3.5%
Public administration	66	3.1%
Professional, scientific, technical	64	3.0%
Construction	60	2.8%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	60	2.8%
Finance and insurance	49	2.3%
Other services	43	2.0%
Utilities	35	1.7%
Information	33	1.6%
Wholesale trade	21	1.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	0	0.00%
Puerto Rican	20	0.42%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	42	0.88%

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	1	0.02%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	37	0.78%
Indian	2	0.04%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	4,370	98.2%
Spanish	65	1.5%
German, other Germanic	12	0.3%
Other Indo-European	4	0.1%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	1	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	844	17.7%
German	831	17.4%
Irish	638	13.4%
American	266	5.6%
Swedish	177	3.7%
Scottish	153	3.2%
French	75	1.6%
Italian	75	1.6%
European	43	0.9%
Dutch	39	0.8%
Scotch-Irish	27	0.6%
British	17	0.4%
Danish	14	0.3%
Swiss	14	0.3%
Russian	12	0.3%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	4,674	97.9%
Not a citizen	99	2.1%

Native	4,665	97.7%
Foreign-born	108	2.3%

Historical Statewide Election Results for Fairfield city, IL

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
160	4.7%	135	4.0%	1,124	33.3%	1,394	41.3%	359	10.6%	200	5.9%
Average years of education: 13.0

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	160	4.7%
9-12 Years	135	4.0%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,124	33.3%
Some College	1,394	41.3%
Bach. Degree	359	10.6%
Grad Degree	200	5.9%
Average years of education: 13.0

Year	Turnout	Winner	Runner-Up	Other	Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	14%	Kathy Salvi (R)	402	77.8%	Tammy Duckworth* (D)	106	20.5%	9 [+]	1.7%	517	36	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: William Redpath (Libertarian) 9 (1.7%);
2020	S2	18%	Mark Curran (R)	519	78.2%	Richard Durbin* (D)	124	18.7%	21 [+]	3.2%	664	39	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Danny Malouf (Libertarian) 9 (1.4%); Other (Write-in) 6 (0.9%); Willie Wilson (I) 6 (0.9%);
2018	G	12%	Bruce Rauner* (R)	334	72.5%	J.B. Pritzker (D)	85	18.4%	42 [+]	9.1%	461	34	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sam McCann (Conservative) 27 (5.9%); Grayson Jackson (Libertarian) 15 (3.3%);
2016	S3	9%	Mark Kirk* (R)	231	66.2%	Tammy Duckworth (D)	101	28.9%	17 [+]	4.9%	349	26	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Ken McMillen (Libertarian) 11 (3.2%); Scott Summers (Green) 6 (1.7%);
2014	S2	12%	Jim Oberweis (R)	348	72.0%	Richard Durbin* (D)	108	22.4%	27 [+]	5.6%	483	29	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Sharon Hansen (Libertarian) 27 (5.6%);
2014	G	13%	Bruce Rauner (R)	415	84.7%	Pat Quinn* (D)	45	9.2%	30 [+]	6.1%	490	34	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Chad Grimm (Libertarian) 26 (5.3%); Other (Write-in) 4 (0.8%);

*: 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

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	2,602
Median Value	$88,900

Occupied	2,319	89.1%
Vacant	283	10.9%

Owned	1,549	66.8%
Rented	770	33.2%
Median Rent	$491

Single-Family Units	1,943	74.7%
Detached	1,931	74.2%
Attached	12	0.5%
Buldings with 5+ Units	287	11.0%
Mobile Homes	263	10.1%

Fairfield city, IL

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Fairfield city, IL

2022 Housing Data for Fairfield city, IL

2022 Income & Employment Data for Fairfield city, IL

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Fairfield city, IL

Historical Presidential Election Results for Fairfield city, IL

Historical Statewide Election Results for Fairfield city, IL