Fairfield City, Illinois

Fairfield City is a United States city located in the Wayne County, Illinois, United States. It is home to over 5421 people (2000 census). Its population in July 2008 was estimated to be about 5165, making it the 303rd most populous in Illinois. Its area is just over 3.65 miē (9.45 kmē), of which, 3.62 square miles (9.38 kmē) of it is land and 0.03 square miles (0.08 kmē) of it is water, giving it the 300th largest by total area among Illinois.

As of the census of 2000, there were 5421 people in the city, organized into 2495 households, and 1494 families residing in the city. The population density was 1499 people per square mile (578.77/kmē), it is Illinois's 517th most densely populated city. There were 2727 housing units at an average density of 753.3 per square mile (290.85/kmē). The average household size was 2.11 persons, and the average family size was 2.74 persons. The population's age distribution was 20.5% under the age of 18, 8% from 18 to 24, 24.1% from 25 to 44, 22.4% from 45 to 64, and 24.9% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 82.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 77.6 males. The median age is 42.8 years, The median age of males was 39.2 years, for females the median age was 46.3 years. The racial or ethnic makeup of the city was 98.4% White, 0.09% Black or African American, 0.26% American Indian, 0.63% Asian, 0.02% Native Hawaiian, 0.55% from two or more races and 0.06% Other races.

Fairfield city Illinois Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
Fairfield city Illinois School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
Fairfield City Illinois GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the city was $25797, it is 120th poorest city by median household income in Illinois. The median income for a family in the city was $36278, it would be the 241st lowest city by median family income in the U.S. state of Illinois. The per capita income for the city was $16791, making it the 790th wealthiest city by per capita income among the Illinois. The median income was $19472, The median income for males was $23774 versus $15531 for females.

In 2000, 1074 pupils and students, of which 50% are male and 50% are female, 19.81% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 6.61% nursery or pri school, 3.54% kindergarten, 48.7% elementary school, 21.42% high school and 19.74% College graduate school.

YearPopulation
April 2000 census5421
April 2000 Estimate5410
July 2000 Estimate5408
July 2001 Estimate5413
July 2002 Estimate5349
July 2003 Estimate5276
July 2004 Estimate5209
July 2005 Estimate5172
July 2006 Estimate5119
July 2007 Estimate5189
July 2008 Estimate5165
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school205171
Kindergarten221638
Elementary school284239523
High school108122230
College or graduate school103109212
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Fairfield city, Illinois$25797$36278$16791
Wayne County, Illinois$30481$37729$15793
Illinois, United States$46590$55545$23104
United States$41994$50046$21587