11.3% of Fairmount, IL residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 5.3% less than the poverty level of 11.9% across the entire state of Illinois. The poverty rate was 19.2% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 33.3%. For comparison, it was 8.0% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Fairmount, IL
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Fairmount:
11.3%
Whole state:
11.9%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Fairmount:
7.9%
Whole state:
6.2%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Fairmount:
19.2%
Illinois:
20.6%
Disability rate in this village among poor residents (it is 10.8% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Fairmount:
20.0%
Illinois:
21.2%
Renting rate in this village among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
33.3%
Residents above poverty level:
8.0%
Poverty by age in Fairmount, IL
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Fairmount,IL (percentage below poverty level)
8.7%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
14.3%45 to 54 years
0.0%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Fairmount,IL (percentage below poverty level)
29.0%Under 5 years
15.0%6 to 11 years
13.0%12 to 14 years
100.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
72.0%18 to 24 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
31.0%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
24.0%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Fairmount,IL (% below half of poverty level)
0.0%Under 6 years
7.5%6 to 11 years
11.1%12 to 17 years
34.0%18 to 24 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
13.2%35 to 44 years
5.3%45 to 54 years
2.9%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Fairmount, IL
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Fairmount, IL (%)
10.3%White
0.0%Black
0.0%2+ races
0.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Fairmount, IL (absolute numbers)
61White
11.6%Below poverty level
88.4%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Fairmount, IL
Children below poverty level:
Fairmount, Illinois:
12.8%
State:
15.6%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Fairmount:
8.5%
Illinois:
8.9%
75.0%Married-couple family
0.0%Male, no wife present
25.0%Female, no husband present
0.0%Worked full-time, year-round
57.9%Worked part-time
42.1%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
0.0%One full-time, other part-time
0.0%One full-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both worked part-time
100.0%One part-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
0.0%1995 to 1998
0.0%1990 to 1994
0.0%1980 to 1989
50.0%1970 to 1979
16.7%1960 to 1969
0.0%1950 to 1959
0.0%1940 to 1949
33.3%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.9%1999 to 2000
2.8%1995 to 1998
1.9%1990 to 1994
7.1%1980 to 1989
13.7%1970 to 1979
8.5%1960 to 1969
9.9%1950 to 1959
2.4%1940 to 1949
52.8%1939 or earlier
Discuss Fairmount, Illinois (IL) on our hugely popular Illinois forum.