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Fairview Heights, Illinois: commercial real estate data.
Fairview Heights is a Census city of 16,745 people across 11.46 square miles of land, in St. Clair County. Median household income is $80,930, 69.6 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 17 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $8.3 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Fairview Heights
What Fairview Heights is
- Census place typecity
- Land area11.46 sq mi
- Water area0.07 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,461
- County holding the largest share of its areaSt. Clair County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Fairview Heights
How many people live in Fairview Heights
- Population16,745
- Median age41.0
- Population under 183,585
- Share under 1821.4 percent
- Population 65 and over3,239
- Share 65 and over19.3 percent
- Households7,221
- Family households4,316
- Share of households that are families59.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Fairview Heights
- Median household income$80,930
- Per capita income$40,182
- Civilian labor force8,870
- Employed8,306
- Unemployed564 plus or minus 210
- Unemployment rate6.4 percent plus or minus 2.3
- Adults 25 and over12,045
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher92.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher34.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree15.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Fairview Heights
- Housing units8,179
- Occupied units7,221
- Vacant units958 plus or minus 293
- Vacancy rate11.7 percent plus or minus 3.5
- Owner occupied5,024
- Renter occupied2,197
- Ownership rate69.6 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$177,700
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,174
- Annual rent as a share of median income17.4 percent
- Single family units6,325
- Share single family77.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more1,673 plus or minus 404
- Share in buildings of two or more20.5 percent plus or minus 4.8
- Mobile homes181 plus or minus 132
- Median year structure built1972
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Fairview Heights gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute7,728
- Commuting under 15 minutes2,192 plus or minus 467
- Share commuting under 15 minutes28.4 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more2,199
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more28.5 percent
- Drove alone79.4 percent
- Carpooled10.0 percent plus or minus 2.9
- Public transport1.5 percent plus or minus 0.9
- Walked1.9 percent plus or minus 1.2
- Worked from home6.5 percent plus or minus 1.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Fairview Heights
SBA loans in Fairview Heights (7(a))
- Approvals17
- Gross approval$8,280,200
- Average approval$487,071
- Median approval$350,000
- Largest approval$2,665,000
- Jobs supported193
- Jobs per approval11.4
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more11.8 percent
- Share to franchises23.5 percent
- Distinct lenders12
- Distinct industries by NAICS12
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Fairview Heights, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Fairview Heights
SBA loans in Fairview Heights (504)
- Approvals3
- Gross approval$1,135,000
- Average approval$378,333
- Median approval$393,000
- Largest approval$529,000
- Jobs supported34
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Fairview Heights, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 2 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
St. Clair County, not Fairview Heights
St. Clair County context, not Fairview Heights figures
- Establishments in St. Clair County4,973
- Covered employment, St. Clair County89,981
- Average annual pay, St. Clair County$57,001
- Housing units permitted, St. Clair County740
Every figure in this section is published for St. Clair County as a whole and is not a measurement of Fairview Heights.
All St. Clair County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Fairview Heights questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Fairview Heights, Illinois?
16,745, in 7,221 households. Fairview Heights city covers 11.46 square miles of land, which is 1,461 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Fairview Heights in?
St. Clair County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Fairview Heights?
$80,930. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $177,700. Median gross rent is $1,174 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Fairview Heights businesses?
17 7(a) approvals totaling $8.3 m since FY2020, across 12 lenders, median approval $350,000, plus 3 504 approvals worth $1.1 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Fairview Heights, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Fairview Heights borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Fairview Heights. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Are the county figures on this page Fairview Heights figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for St. Clair County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Fairview Heights.
Is zoning published for Fairview Heights?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.