Moving to Fairmount, Illinois

Population: 640. Estimated population in July 2024: 642 (+0.3% change)
Males: 314 (49.1%), Females: 326 (50.9%)

Vermilion County

Zip code: 61841

Demographics

Median resident age: 39.7 years
Median household income: $39,712
Median house value: $53,600

Population by Race

Races in Fairmount:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.8%)
  • Hispanic (0.6%)
  • Two or more races (0.6%)

Ancestries: United States (32.2%), German (14.8%), English (9.2%), Irish (9.1%), Dutch (1.9%), Scotch-Irish (1.9%).

Elevation: 665 feet

Land area: 0.3 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Fairmount

  • High school or higher: 77.2%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 4.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.9%
  • Unemployed: 4.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 25.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Fairmount village

  • Never married: 19.0%
  • Now married: 62.3%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 11.0%
  • Divorced: 7.6%

0.5% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -39 (-5.7%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Fairmount:

  • UNITED SAMARITANS MED CENTER-LOGAN (about 16 miles; DANVILLE, IL)
  • CARLE FOUNDATION HOSPITAL (about 27 miles; URBANA, IL)
  • COVENANT MEDICAL CTR CHAMPAIGN-URBANA (about 27 miles; URBANA, IL)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Fairmount:

  • UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS-WILLARD (about 31 miles; CHAMPAIGN/URBANA, IL; Abbreviation: CMI)
  • COLES COUNTY MEMORIAL (about 50 miles; MATTOON/CHARLESTON, IL; Abbreviation: MTO)
  • TERRE HAUTE INTERNATIONAL-HULMAN FIELD (about 55 miles; TERRE HAUTE, IN; Abbreviation: HUF)

Other public-use airports nearest to Fairmount:

  • VERMILION COUNTY (about 20 miles; DANVILLE, IL; Abbreviation: DNV)
  • FRASCA FIELD (about 26 miles; URBANA, IL; Abbreviation: C16)
  • EDGAR COUNTY (about 27 miles; PARIS, IL; Abbreviation: PRG)

Amtrak station near Fairmount:

  • 15 miles: DANVILLE (MC DONALD’S, GILBERT ST.) – Bus Station. Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones.