Overview
631
Total Population
35.5
Median age
57.05%
Female population %
75.3:100
Gender ratio (M:F)
10-14 years
Largest age group
66.5
Total dependency ratio
White
Largest racial group
16
Hispanic population
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Age
Fairmount's population is young compared to the rest of the country:
- The median age in Fairmount is 35.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
- Fairmount's population under 18 was 28.53%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
- Fairmount's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 16.48% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
- Of the total population in Fairmount, 23.45% were under the age of 15, 17.75% aged 15 to 29, 42.31% aged 30 to 64, 13.63% aged 65 to 84, and 2.85% were 85 years of age and older.
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Gender
There are 89 more females than males in Fairmount:
- The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 57.05% females and 42.95% males in Fairmount, IL.
- The Fairmount, IL gender ratio is 75.3:100 i.e. 75.3 men to 100 women (0.753).
- For male population, the largest age group is 35-39 years with a population of 30.
- For the female population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 50.
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Race / Ethnicity
Fairmount's population is moderately diverse:
- Racial distribution of Fairmount population: 96.20% are White, 0.32% are Black or African American, 2.85% are some other race and 0.63% are multiracial.
- Fairmount's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the village.
- By ethnicity, 16 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 615 (97.46% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
- The largest racial group in Fairmount is White with a population of 607 (96.20% of the total population).
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Year by year
Fairmount's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:
- The peak population was 651 in the year 2004
- From 2000 to 2010, Fairmount's population decreased by 7 (1.08%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
- From 2010 to 2020, Fairmount's population decreased by 30 (4.67%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
- Between the year 2000 and 2022, Fairmount's population was lowest in year 2019 at 593.
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References
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2017-2021 5-Year Estimates
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Population Estimates Program (PEP)