CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Fairmount

Illinois · 690 residents · 0.32 sq mi

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Fairmount is a city of 690 people in Illinois. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 3% of adults. 81% of homes are owner-occupied. The typical home is worth $36,300. Households here earn about 29% less than in Illinois as a whole. The median age is 36.1, about 3 years above the US median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 36.1

US median: 33.0

Less educated

3% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 10%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

690

+8%vs 2000

vs 640 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

36.1

−9%vs 2000

vs 39.7 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

0.32 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024555

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.2%(43)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.7%(46)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 149.1%(63)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.7%(53)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.5%(31)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.5%(93)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.1%(97)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5412.8%(88)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410%(69)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749%(62)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.8%(26)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.8%(19)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$22,813

−24%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $39,712 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,887

−41%vs 2000

vs $16,691 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

13.9%

+4.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$36,300

−10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $53,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$308

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $443 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

81.0%

−3.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 84.1% in 2000

19.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic98.8%(632)

Black0.3%(2)

Hispanic / Latino0.6%(4)

Asian0.2%(1)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.6%(687)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0%(0)

Other0.4%(3)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Ancestry

German19.6%(109)

Irish12.8%(71)

English9%(50)

American8.6%(48)

French3.2%(18)

Scottish3.1%(17)

Italian2%(11)

Lithuanian1.4%(8)

Scotch-Irish1.4%(8)

Austrian1.1%(6)

Norwegian0.5%(3)

British0.4%(2)

+ 1 more ancestry group with data

Welsh0.4%(2)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest American population · Largest French population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

3.3%

−1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.9% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

66.3%

−10.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 77.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

0.0%

−1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 1.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

22.2 min

+25%vs 2000

vs 17.7 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married24.2%(53)

Married54.8%(120)

Widowed9.6%(21)

Divorced11.4%(25)

Women 15+

Never married27%(66)

Married51.2%(125)

Widowed4.5%(11)

Divorced17.2%(42)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

6.1%

−1.6 ptssince 2013

from 7.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

57.5%

−8.2 ptssince 2020

from 65.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.1%

−2.9 ptssince 2020

from 15.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

23.4%

+1.9 ptssince 2020

from 21.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

18.2%

+2.3 ptssince 2020

from 15.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

6.5%

+1.3 ptssince 2020

from 5.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

65.9%

−9.1 ptssince 2020

from 75.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

42.7%

+5.5 ptssince 2020

from 37.2% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)29.6%(21)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)22.5%(16)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era31%(22)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War5.6%(4)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 71 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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