Fairbury

Population: 3,683
Median household income: $65,215
Median home value: $155,900

Fairbury is a community in Livingston County, Illinois, home to 3,683 residents. At $65,215, its median household income sits below Livingston County's $70,796.

From 2019 to 2023, Fairbury's population grew 3.1% from 3,571 to 3,683, while its median home value rose 47.6% from $105,600 to $155,900.

21.2% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 67.4% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,683
Median age: 39.5 yrs
Median household income: $65,215
Median home value: $155,900
Median gross rent: $750
Housing units: 1,631
Homeownership rate: 67.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.2%
Unemployment rate: 4.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,5713,683

Median household income

$54,833$65,215

Median home value

$105,600$155,900

Median gross rent

$698$750

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,571	$54,833	$105,600	$698
2020	3,604	$57,563	$119,800	$731
2021	3,674	$59,456	$138,600	$785
2022	3,731	$64,150	$148,400	$797
2023	3,683	$65,215	$155,900	$750

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.1%

5 to 1722.6%

18 to 247.1%

25 to 3411.2%

35 to 4410.8%

45 to 549.5%

55 to 6412.2%

65 to 7410.9%

75 and over9.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	223	6.1%
5 to 17	834	22.6%
18 to 24	263	7.1%
25 to 34	412	11.2%
35 to 44	398	10.8%
45 to 54	350	9.5%
55 to 64	450	12.2%
65 to 74	402	10.9%
75 and over	351	9.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,397	92.2%
Black or African American	54	1.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	79	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	153	4.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.5%

High school graduate40.8%

Some college or associate's29.6%

Bachelor's degree18.5%

Graduate or professional degree2.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	200	8.5%
High school graduate	964	40.8%
Some college or associate's	699	29.6%
Bachelor's degree	436	18.5%
Graduate or professional degree	64	2.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 16 min

Drove alone80.0%

Carpooled2.0%

Public transit0.9%

Walked5.3%

Bicycle1.0%

Worked from home10.9%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,266	80.0%
Carpooled	31	2.0%
Public transit	14	0.9%
Walked	84	5.3%
Bicycle	16	1.0%
Worked from home	172	10.9%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	721	51.1%
15 to 29 min	506	35.9%
30 to 44 min	109	7.7%
45 to 59 min	61	4.3%
60+ min	14	1.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.35
Poverty rate: 3.6% (129 of 3,614)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,108	72.2%
Nonfamily households	427	27.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1962

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,535	94.1%
Vacant	96	5.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,035	67.4%
Renter-occupied	500	32.6%

1-unit, detached76.2%

1-unit, attached1.2%

2 to 4 units12.1%

5 to 19 units9.1%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other1.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,243	76.2%
1-unit, attached	19	1.2%
2 to 4 units	198	12.1%
5 to 19 units	149	9.1%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	22	1.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1724764
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.84 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 40.7462, -88.5156