Illinois · Census place 24816
Fairfield city, IL
Quick answer
Fairfield city has 4,658 residents, ranking #345 of 1462 places in Illinois. Median household income is $41,026, the median home is worth $91,800 and median gross rent runs $558 a month.
- Population
- 4,658Fairfield city residents
- Median household income
- $41,026Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $91,800Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $558Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 44.5 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 68.1%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Fairfield city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Fairfield city median would spend about 16.3% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.2× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 18.5% of residents and 68.1% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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