Fairview Heights.
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Illinois·St. Clair County
6 tracts·12K people·$178K median·1,071/mi²
White 51 · Black 28 · Multiracial 10 · Hispanic 7 · Asian 4 · Other 1
Married couple 41 · Living alone 35 · Other 24
Retail 30 · Professional 28 · Leisure 25 · Health 8 · Public admin 3 · Manufacturing 2 · Other 5
Management · business · science · arts 48 · Sales · office 19 · Service 16 · Production · transport 11 · Construction · maintenance 6
Drive alone 79 · Carpool 20 · Work from home 6 · Walk 3 · Transit 1 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Fairview Heights is $177,700 (Census ACS 2020–2024) — 0.4× the US median of $458,812.
Fairview Heights has 16,745 residents across 3 census tracts and 2 named neighborhoods (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median age is 41.0; the population is 51.0% White, 27.6% Black, 9.5% Multiracial, 6.9% Hispanic or Latino, 4.0% Asian and 0.9% Other; the average household has 2.3 people; 34.7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 8.8% (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Illini Elem School (19%) and William Holliday Elem School (18%) lead the elementary schools; Pontiac Jr High School (31%) and Grant Middle School (23%) lead the middle schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,174/month, 26% below the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median household income in Fairview Heights is $80,930 a year, 6% below the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
In Fairview Heights, median rent is $1,174/month and the median home value is $177,700 (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Fairview Heights reported 3.3 violent crimes and 31.6 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 87°F; winter lows average 26°F; there are 76 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 45 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Fairview Heights are heat wave (94), earthquake (92) and hail (89), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.48g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Fairview Heights, 2.6% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).