Illinois · Census place 25141
Fairview Heights city, IL
Quick answer
Fairview Heights city has 16,255 residents, ranking #156 of 1462 places in Illinois. Median household income is $77,960, the median home is worth $166,800 and median gross rent runs $1,177 a month.
- Population
- 16,255Fairview Heights city residents
- Median household income
- $77,960Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $166,800Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,177Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 41.6 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 66.3%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Fairview Heights city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Fairview Heights city median would spend about 18.1% 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 2.1× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 9.1% of residents and 66.3% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Compare with nearby places
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- Morton village 16,503
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- Prospect Heights city 15,681
- Bradley village 15,331
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