Fairview vs London Mills

A side-by-side comparison of Fairview and London Mills: population, income, housing, and more.

Fairview and London Mills are places in Illinois. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Fairview has the higher population (357 vs 356 in London Mills). Fairview has the higher median household income ($65,250 vs $52,656 in London Mills). Fairview has the higher median home value ($79,800 vs $54,800 in London Mills).

Population, income & housing

	Fairview	London Mills
Population	357	356
Median age	49.4 yrs	40.8 yrs
Median household income	$65,250	$52,656
Median home value	$79,800	$54,800
Median gross rent	$442	$1,013
Housing units	176	165
Homeownership rate	90.2%	77.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.6%	9.6%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	11.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fairview	London Mills
Population	461 → 357 (-22.6%)	400 → 356 (-11.0%)
Median household income	$61,250 → $65,250 (+6.5%)	$42,188 → $52,656 (+24.8%)
Median home value	$79,800 → $79,800 (+0.0%)	$44,700 → $54,800 (+22.6%)
Median gross rent	$338 → $442 (+30.8%)	$775 → $1,013 (+30.7%)

Fairview

Population

461357

Median household income

$61,250$65,250

Median home value

$79,800$79,800

Median gross rent

$338$442

London Mills

Population

400356

Median household income

$42,188$52,656

Median home value

$44,700$54,800

Median gross rent

$775$1,013

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fairview	London Mills
Under 5	4.2%	3.4%
5 to 17	15.7%	22.5%
18 to 24	5.9%	3.7%
25 to 34	9.8%	11.0%
35 to 44	6.2%	11.5%
45 to 54	12.3%	13.5%
55 to 64	17.9%	17.7%
65 to 74	14.3%	10.4%
75 and over	13.7%	6.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fairview	London Mills
White (non-Hispanic)	98.0%	98.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.0%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fairview	London Mills
No high school diploma	2.6%	10.8%
High school graduate	31.7%	49.0%
Some college or associate's	46.0%	30.7%
Bachelor's degree	11.3%	9.6%
Graduate or professional degree	8.3%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fairview	London Mills
Drove alone	87.6%	82.0%
Carpooled	7.2%	9.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.6%	4.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.0%	2.3%
Other means	0.7%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fairview	London Mills
1-unit, detached	93.2%	94.5%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.7%	1.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.5%	4.2%

Poverty & households

	Fairview	London Mills
Poverty rate	7.0%	21.1%
Average household size	2.06	2.49
Mean commute (minutes)	24	25
Median year structure built	1950	1948