Fairview Heights, IL (Illinois) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 16,492 (Urban population: 16,478, Rural population: 14 (all nonfarm))

Fairview Heights, Illinois Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 6,376 (6,110 occupied: 4,681 owner occupied, 1,429 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	23%
State:	33%

Housing density: 572 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $284,819.

Median contract rent in 2007: $604 (lower quartile is $426, upper quartile is $866)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $616

Median gross rent in Fairview Heights, IL in 2007: $802

Housing units in Fairview Heights with a mortgage: 3,034 (318 second mortgage, 411 home equity loan, 17 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,282

Fairview Heights,IL index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $120,767 (it was $83,600 in 2000)

Fairview Heights:	$120,767
Illinois:	$208,800

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $63,832 - $146,031

Household type by relationship

Households: 15,175

In family households: 13,163 (3,365 male householders, 898 female householders)
3,497 spouses, 4,469 children (4,022 natural, 142 adopted, 305 stepchildren), 336 grandchildren, 109 brothers or sisters, 67 parents, 96 other relatives, 326 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 2,012 (871 male householders (737 living alone)), 917 female householders (831 living alone)), 224 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 120 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,874 2-persons, 958 3-persons, 887 4-persons, 382 5-persons, 104 6-persons, 58 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,568 1-person, 220 2-persons.

2,454 married couples with children.
691 single-parent households (164 men, 527 women).

93.8% of residents of Fairview Heights speak English at home.
1.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (63% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
2.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (78% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 13% speak English not well).
1.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (42% speak English very well, 43% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 502 (3.3%)
(63.7% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.2
State:	6.1

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.0
State:	4.1

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Fairview Heights, Illinois:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 91 4 rooms: 323 5 rooms: 1,180 6 rooms: 1,078 7 rooms: 955 8 rooms: 548 9 or more rooms: 506

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Fairview Heights, Illinois:
	1 room: 20 2 rooms: 112 3 rooms: 354 4 rooms: 479 5 rooms: 204 6 rooms: 131 7 rooms: 70 8 rooms: 47 9 or more rooms: 12

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 87
1995 to 1998: 421
1990 to 1994: 408
1980 to 1989: 936
1970 to 1979: 875
1960 to 1969: 1,584
1950 to 1959: 1,164
1940 to 1949: 479
1939 or earlier: 422

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Fairview Heights:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 78 2 bedrooms: 834 3 bedrooms: 2,731 4 bedrooms: 892 5 or more bedrooms: 146

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Fairview Heights:
	no bedroom: 20 1 bedroom: 446 2 bedrooms: 679 3 bedrooms: 230 4 bedrooms: 54 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Fairview Heights in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 109 1 vehicle: 1,397 2 vehicles: 2,184 3 vehicles: 719 4 vehicles: 195 5 or more vehicles: 77

Cars and other vehicles available in Fairview Heights in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 194 1 vehicle: 821 2 vehicles: 359 3 vehicles: 43 4 vehicles: 12 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Fairview Heights, IL:

Less than $10,000: 0
$10,000 to $14,999: 0
$15,000 to $19,999: 17
$20,000 to $24,999: 7
$25,000 to $29,999: 12
$30,000 to $34,999: 43
$35,000 to $39,999: 27
$40,000 to $49,999: 254
$50,000 to $59,999: 288
$60,000 to $69,999: 525
$70,000 to $79,999: 683
$80,000 to $89,999: 626
$90,000 to $99,999: 430
$100,000 to $124,999: 548
$125,000 to $149,999: 375
$150,000 to $174,999: 192
$175,000 to $199,999: 112
$200,000 to $249,999: 61
$250,000 to $299,999: 63
$300,000 to $399,999: 31
$400,000 to $499,999: 22
$500,000 to $749,999: 0
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Fairview Heights rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Fairview Heights:

Less than $100: 0 people
$100 to $149: 8
$150 to $199: 8
$200 to $249: 3
$250 to $299: 17
$300 to $349: 73
$350 to $399: 105
$400 to $449: 117
$450 to $499: 163
$500 to $549: 198
$550 to $599: 41
$600 to $649: 74
$650 to $699: 77
$700 to $749: 110
$750 to $799: 113
$800 to $899: 225
$900 to $999: 66
$1,000 to $1,249: 53
$1,250 to $1,499: 15
$1,500 to $1,999: 5
$2,000 or more: 10
No cash rent: 77

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 52 1990 to 1994: 37 1985 to 1989: 55 1980 to 1984: 119 1975 to 1979: 86 1970 to 1974: 11 1970 to 1974: 33 1965 to 1969: 109

Fairview Heights, IL Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 57.8%
Number of people working at home: 213 (2.8% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 167
5 to 9 minutes: 716
10 to 14 minutes: 868
15 to 19 minutes: 995
20 to 24 minutes: 1403
25 to 29 minutes: 468
30 to 34 minutes: 1290
35 to 39 minutes: 305
40 to 44 minutes: 294
45 to 59 minutes: 624
60 to 89 minutes: 248
90 or more minutes: 72

Fairview Heights mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 6,476 (85%)
Carpooled: 728 (10%)
Bus or trolley bus: 46 (1%)
Subway or elevated: 29 (0%)
Motorcycle: 9 (0%)
Walked: 120 (2%)
Other means: 42 (1%)
Worked at home: 213 (3%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 376
$10,000 to $14,999: 223
$15,000 to $19,999: 293
$20,000 to $24,999: 466
$25,000 to $29,999: 211
$30,000 to $34,999: 331
$35,000 to $39,999: 419
$40,000 to $44,999: 407
$45,000 to $49,999: 360
$50,000 to $59,999: 739
$60,000 to $74,999: 796
$75,000 to $99,999: 773
$100,000 to $124,999: 350
$125,000 to $149,999: 103
$150,000 to $199,999: 142
$200,000 or more: 62

First ancestries reported:

German: 3239

Other groups: 2992

Irish: 1353

English: 959

United States or American: 603

Polish: 491

French (except Basque): 416

Italian: 324

Scotch-Irish: 215

Dutch: 172

Scottish: 162

Czech: 143

European: 110

French Canadian: 98

Norwegian: 87

Welsh: 79

Lithuanian: 77

Subsaharan African:: 72

African: 72

Hungarian: 70

Austrian: 63

Swedish: 60

Croatian: 59

Swiss: 53

Armenian: 46

British: 40

Russian: 37

Iranian: 35

Greek: 27

Scandinavian: 26

Yugoslavian: 17

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 16

Belgian: 15

Slovak: 15

Slovene: 13

Finnish: 8

Ukrainian: 8

Jamaican: 8

Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 8

Macedonian: 7

Slavic: 7

Danish: 5

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Korea (14%)
Vietnam (10%)
Mexico (9%)
India (8%)
Other Eastern Europe (6%)
Nigeria (6%)
Venezuela (6%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 9176
Northeast: 462
Midwest: 2940
South: 1567
West: 444

59% of Fairview Heights residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 62% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 32% lived in Illinois.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 16
Nursery to 4th grade: 15
5th and 6th grade: 42
7th and 8th grade: 183
9th grade: 88
10th grade: 84
11th grade: 82
12th grade, no diploma: 163
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,329
Less than 1 year of college: 496
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 877
Associate degree: 342
Bachelor's degree: 808
Master's degree: 349
Professional school degree: 129
Doctorate degree: 57

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 27
Nursery to 4th grade: 7
5th and 6th grade: 42
7th and 8th grade: 275
9th grade: 104
10th grade: 215
11th grade: 180
12th grade, no diploma: 111
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,499
Less than 1 year of college: 560
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 860
Associate degree: 261
Bachelor's degree: 899
Master's degree: 407
Professional school degree: 138
Doctorate degree: 14

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 3.6%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 3.0%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 5.1%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 19.2%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $63,520
Black householders: $95,093
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $24,157
Asian householders: $20,333
Some other race householders: $24,908
Two or more races householders: $71,996
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $93,235

Fairview Heights household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Fairview Heights household income for Black householders

Fairview Heights household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Fairview Heights marital status for males

Fairview Heights marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $120,911
Black or African American householders: $128,278
Asian householders: $381,225
Two or more races householders: $85,663
Hispanic or Latino householders: $183,606

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 5,041
One, attached: 51
Two: 140
3 or 4: 269
5 to 9: 386
10 to 19: 159
20 to 49: 45
50 or more: 76
Mobile homes: 209

Median worth of mobile homes: $37,701

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Fairview Heights:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (80%) Electricity (17%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%) Wood (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (58%) Utility gas (40%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 355

Here:	20.2%
Illinois:	13.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 150

Here:	14.0%
Illinois:	11.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 105

Here:	15.2%
Illinois:	25.8%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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