Fairview is home to 324 people in Illinois. The median age is 55.8, about 17 years above the US median. 91% of homes are owner-occupied. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 14% of adults. The typical home is worth $91,400, having risen by half since 2000. The foreign-born share is 1%.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $58,125, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 55.8
US median: 38.9
Less educated
14% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
More affordable
home values down 11%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Fairview
What changed most since 1990
Median age37.2 → 55.8(+18.6 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Population508 → 324(−36%)US over the same years: +35%
Homes owned by their occupants82.0% → 91.3%(+9.3 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
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)8.3%(2)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)29.2%(7)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era29.2%(7)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War12.5%(3)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 24 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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Over time
Fairview, decade by decade
Fairview population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
508
$51,546
$63,602
6.8%
1.0
2000
493
$59,659
$102,195
15.5%
2.0
2010
522
$60,840
$98,542
21.1%
5.2
2020
426
$69,440
$90,297
19.2%
7.8
2024
324
$58,125
$91,400
14.1%
5.3
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
