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Fairmount, Illinois: commercial real estate data.
Fairmount is a Census village of 555 people across 0.32 square miles of land, in Vermilion County. Median household income is $60,500, 79.4 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Fairmount
What Fairmount is
- Census place typevillage
- Land area0.32 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,748 plus or minus 356
- County holding the largest share of its areaVermilion 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.
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How many people live in Fairmount
- Population555 plus or minus 113
- Median age43.9
- Population under 18118 plus or minus 36
- Share under 1821.3 percent plus or minus 4.9
- Population 65 and over130 plus or minus 34
- Share 65 and over23.4 percent
- Households248
- Family households135 plus or minus 32
- Share of households that are families54.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Fairmount
- Median household income$60,500
- Per capita income$32,150
- Civilian labor force268 plus or minus 57
- Employed260 plus or minus 56
- Unemployed8 plus or minus 6
- Unemployment rate3.0 percent plus or minus 2.1
- Adults 25 and over396
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher87.6 percent plus or minus 23.2
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher13.6 percent plus or minus 6.6
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree3.3 percent plus or minus 4.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Fairmount
- Housing units255
- Occupied units248
- Vacant units7 plus or minus 11
- Vacancy rate2.7 percent plus or minus 4.3
- Owner occupied197 plus or minus 44
- Renter occupied51 plus or minus 27
- Ownership rate79.4 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$87,600
- Median gross rent, monthly$783
- Annual rent as a share of median income15.5 percent
- Single family units212 plus or minus 49
- Share single family83.1 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more19 plus or minus 19
- Share in buildings of two or more7.5 percent plus or minus 7.5
- Mobile homes24 plus or minus 16
- Median year structure built1959
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Fairmount gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute238 plus or minus 54
- Commuting under 15 minutes40 plus or minus 17
- Share commuting under 15 minutes16.8 percent plus or minus 5.9
- Commuting 30 minutes or more108 plus or minus 34
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more45.4 percent plus or minus 10.1
- Drove alone85.4 percent
- Carpooled2.7 percent plus or minus 2.6
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked2.7 percent plus or minus 3.0
- Worked from home8.5 percent plus or minus 4.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Flood risk in Fairmount
- NFIP communityVillage of Fairmount
- NFIP community number170663
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date(NSFHA)
The Village of Fairmount participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 170663 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Vermilion County, not Fairmount
Vermilion County context, not Fairmount figures
- Establishments in Vermilion County1,300
- Covered employment, Vermilion County25,748
- Average annual pay, Vermilion County$54,579
- Housing units permitted, Vermilion County4
Every figure in this section is published for Vermilion County as a whole and is not a measurement of Fairmount.
All Vermilion 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.
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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
Fairmount questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Fairmount, Illinois?
555, in 248 households. Fairmount village covers 0.32 square miles of land, which is 1,748 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Fairmount in?
Vermilion 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 Fairmount?
$60,500. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $87,600. Median gross rent is $783 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Fairmount in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Fairmount appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Fairmount, village of, community 170663, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Fairmount figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Vermilion 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 Fairmount.
Is zoning published for Fairmount?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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