Fairmount

Population: 610
Median household income: $63,393
Median home value: $95,900

Located in Vermilion County, Illinois, Fairmount is a community with a population of 610. Its median household income of $63,393 runs above the Vermilion County figure of $54,537.

Between 2019 and 2023, Fairmount's population declined 5.9% from 648 to 610, while its median home value rose 32.3% from $72,500 to $95,900.

84.6% of workers drive to work alone. 81.5% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 610
Median age: 40.6 yrs
Median household income: $63,393
Median home value: $95,900
Median gross rent: $735
Housing units: 254
Homeownership rate: 76.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.0%
Unemployment rate: 2.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

648610

Median household income

$52,292$63,393

Median home value

$72,500$95,900

Median gross rent

$588$735

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	648	$52,292	$72,500	$588
2020	540	$51,818	$77,000	$621
2021	631	$56,719	$72,300	$688
2022	632	$68,125	$94,000	$736
2023	610	$63,393	$95,900	$735

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

Age distribution

Under 54.6%

5 to 1722.8%

18 to 247.2%

25 to 347.2%

35 to 4416.1%

45 to 5411.6%

55 to 6412.8%

65 to 748.4%

75 and over9.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	28	4.6%
5 to 17	139	22.8%
18 to 24	44	7.2%
25 to 34	44	7.2%
35 to 44	98	16.1%
45 to 54	71	11.6%
55 to 64	78	12.8%
65 to 74	51	8.4%
75 and over	57	9.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	603	98.9%
Black or African American	1	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1	0.2%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	2	0.3%
Two or more races	1	0.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2	0.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.0%

High school graduate46.6%

Some college or associate's30.3%

Bachelor's degree8.5%

Graduate or professional degree2.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	48	12.0%
High school graduate	186	46.6%
Some college or associate's	121	30.3%
Bachelor's degree	34	8.5%
Graduate or professional degree	10	2.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone84.6%

Carpooled4.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.0%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	242	84.6%
Carpooled	12	4.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	7	2.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	23	8.0%
Other means	2	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	49	18.6%
15 to 29 min	109	41.4%
30 to 44 min	84	31.9%
45 to 59 min	10	3.8%
60+ min	11	4.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.47
Poverty rate: 13.3% (80 of 603)

	Count	Share
Family households	144	58.3%
Nonfamily households	103	41.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1960

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	247	97.2%
Vacant	7	2.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	189	76.5%
Renter-occupied	58	23.5%

1-unit, detached81.5%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units10.2%

5 to 19 units1.2%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other7.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	207	81.5%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	26	10.2%
5 to 19 units	3	1.2%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	18	7.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1724985
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 0.32 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.0456, -87.8293