Estimated median household income in 2007: $35,583
| This zip code: | $35,583 | | Illinois: | $54,124 |
Nearest zip codes: 62842, 62809, 62862, 62823, 62843, 62886.
Housing units in zip code 62837 with a mortgage: 922 (59 second mortgage, 48 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,048
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $853
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $330
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 12.9% | | Whole state: | 11.9% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 3.8% | | Whole state: | 5.3% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 5.6 | | State: | 6.1 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.2 | | State: | 4.1 |
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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:
Churches in zip code 62837 include: Church of the Nazarene (A), Church of the Lord Jesus Christ (B), North Side Pentecostal Church (C), North Side Baptist Church (D), Saint Edward Catholic Church (E), Church of God (F), Church of Christ (G), First Baptist Church (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Gash Cemetery (1), Wilson Cemetery (2), Winland Cemetery (3), Crews Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
Rivers and creeks: Elm River (A), King Creek (B), Owens Creek (C), Evans Creek (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Post office: Fairfield Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map
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Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 66
- 1995 to 1998: 175
- 1990 to 1994: 219
- 1980 to 1989: 465
- 1970 to 1979: 723
- 1960 to 1969: 412
- 1950 to 1959: 705
- 1940 to 1949: 685
- 1939 or earlier: 824
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Fairfield, IL (62837): |
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- no bedroom: 21
- 1 bedrooms: 90
- 2 bedrooms: 941
- 3 bedrooms: 1,579
- 4 bedrooms: 272
- 5 or more bedrooms: 53
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 28
- 1 bedrooms: 276
- 2 bedrooms: 404
- 3 bedrooms: 211
- 4 bedrooms: 23
- 5 or more bedrooms: 14
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Vehicles available in 62837 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 135
- 1 vehicle: 800
- 2 vehicles: 1,395
- 3 vehicles: 472
- 4 vehicles: 110
- 5 or more vehicles: 44
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 184
- 1 vehicle: 482
- 2 vehicles: 201
- 3 vehicles: 50
- 4 vehicles: 20
- 5 or more vehicles: 19
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Estimated household income distribution in 2007:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 62837:
- Less than $10,000: 85
- $10,000 to $14,999: 43
- $15,000 to $19,999: 53
- $20,000 to $24,999: 61
- $25,000 to $29,999: 97
- $30,000 to $34,999: 101
- $35,000 to $39,999: 105
- $40,000 to $49,999: 199
- $50,000 to $59,999: 221
- $60,000 to $69,999: 226
- $70,000 to $79,999: 219
- $80,000 to $89,999: 201
- $90,000 to $99,999: 187
- $100,000 to $124,999: 359
- $125,000 to $149,999: 235
- $150,000 to $174,999: 144
- $175,000 to $199,999: 101
- $200,000 to $249,999: 98
- $250,000 to $299,999: 30
- $300,000 to $399,999: 27
- $400,000 to $499,999: 18
- $500,000 to $749,999: 11
- $750,000 to $999,999: 1
- $1,000,000 or more: 5
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Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 62837:
- Less than $100: 48
- $100 to $149: 52
- $150 to $199: 147
- $200 to $249: 83
- $250 to $299: 98
- $300 to $349: 41
- $350 to $399: 25
- $400 to $449: 13
- $450 to $499: 4
- $750 to $799: 3
- $1,000 to $1,249: 12
- No cash rent: 97
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $35,290.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $82,997
- Asian householders: $130,704
- Two or more races householders: $46,236
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $55,385
Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $80,542 (it was $49,100 in 2000)
| 62837: | $80,542 | | Illinois: | $208,800 |
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $47,760 - $119,932
Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $109,969| Here: | $109,969 | | State: | $269,211 |
Townhouses or other attached units: $76,080| Here: | $76,080 | | State: | $258,887 |
In 2-unit structures: $136,721| Here: | $136,721 | | State: | $320,810 |
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $171,678| Here: | $171,678 | | State: | $330,214 |
Mobile homes: $31,539| Here: | $31,539 | | State: | $35,670 |
Owners and renters by unit type in %
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Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
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Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 2,978
- One, attached: 22
- Two: 45
- 3 or 4: 105
- 5 to 9: 66
- 10 to 19: 18
- 20 to 49: 51
- 50 or more: 125
- Mobile homes: 861
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 3

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 3,233 (80%)
- Carpooled: 553 (14%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 37 (1%)
- Motorcycle: 2 (0%)
- Bicycle: 9 (0%)
- Walked: 97 (2%)
- Other means: 13 (0%)
- Worked at home: 86 (2%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 450
- 5 to 9 minutes: 1278
- 10 to 14 minutes: 681
- 15 to 19 minutes: 366
- 20 to 24 minutes: 195
- 25 to 29 minutes: 125
- 30 to 34 minutes: 304
- 35 to 39 minutes: 70
- 40 to 44 minutes: 128
- 45 to 59 minutes: 194
- 60 to 89 minutes: 93
- 90 or more minutes: 60
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 76.1%
Household type by relationship
Households: 8,922
- In family households: 7,426 (2,144 male householders, 438 female householders)
2,143 spouses, 2,345 children (2,083 natural, 42 adopted, 220 stepchildren), 94 grandchildren, 40 brothers or sisters, 30 parents, 44 other relatives, 148 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 1,496 (504 male householders (419 living alone)), 836 female householders (792 living alone)), 156 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 176 (146 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 1,280 2-persons, 608 3-persons, 453 4-persons, 174 5-persons, 56 6-persons, 11 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 1,211 1-person, 111 2-persons, 12 3-persons, 6 4-persons.
1,452 married couples with children.
451 single-parent households (93 men, 358 women).
97.1% of residents of 62837 zip code speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (70% very well, 14% well, 16% not well).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (46% very well, 27% well, 27% not well).
1.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (62% very well, 26% well, 6% not well, 5% not at all).
Foreign born population: 143 (1.6%)
(64.3% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 1.6% | | Whole state: | 12.3% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Vietnam (20%)
- Ecuador (15%)
- India (14%)
- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (11%)
- Poland (10%)
- Germany (4%)
- Honduras (4%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 12
- 1990 to 1994: 11
- 1985 to 1989: 22
- 1980 to 1984: 23
- 1975 to 1979: 17
- 1970 to 1974: 5
- 1970 to 1974: 17
- 1965 to 1969: 36
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White population: 8,963
Black population: 6
American Indian population: 15
Asian population: 42
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 1
Some other race population: 3
Two or more races population: 42

First ancestries reported:
|  United States or American: 1843 |
|  English: 933 |
|  German: 897 |
|  Other groups: 702 |
|  Irish: 453 |
|  Dutch: 122 |
|  Scotch-Irish: 121 |
|  French (except Basque): 115 |
|  Italian: 73 |
|  European: 68 |
|  Scottish: 60 |
|  Hungarian: 53 |
|  Swiss: 39 |
|  Welsh: 38 |
|  Czech: 37 |
|  Polish: 24 |
|  Russian: 23 |
|  Swedish: 22 |
|  Norwegian: 21 |
|  British: 9 |
|  Pennsylvania German: 9 |
|  French Canadian: 8 |
|  Latvian: 7 |
|  Czechoslovakian: 7 |
|  Slovene: 6 |
|  Maltese: 5 |
|  Lithuanian: 4 |
|  Canadian: 3 |
|  Iranian: 3 |
|  Danish: 3 |
|  Portuguese: 2 |
|  Belgian: 2 |

Major facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- AIRTEX PRODUCTS INC (407 WEST MAIN STREET in FAIRFIELD, IL)
STATE MASTER (Illinois EPA Project) - SOLID WASTE PROGRAM, AIR PROGRAM, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM, National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Large Quantity Generators, more that 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
TSD (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
Business SIC classification: MOTOR VEHICLE PARTS AND ACCESSORIES
Alternative names: UNITED IND SYNDICATE AIR TEX PROD DIV
- AIRTEX PRODUCTS DIVISION (HIGHLAND in FAIRFIELD, IL)
STATE MASTER (Illinois EPA Project) - SOLID WASTE PROGRAM, AIR PROGRAM
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
Business SIC classification: MOTOR VEHICLE PARTS AND ACCESSORIES
- HOOPERS CLEANERS (204 S.W. THIRD ST. in FAIRFIELD, IL)
STATE MASTER (Illinois EPA Project) - SOLID WASTE PROGRAM, AIR PROGRAM
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
Business SIC classification: DRYCLEANING PLANTS, EXCEPT RUG CLEANING
Alternative names: CARTER'S CLEANERS
- CRESTVIEW VETERINARY HOSPITAL (R. R. #5 in FAIRFIELD, IL)
STATE MASTER (Illinois EPA Project) - AIR PROGRAM
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
Business SIC classification: VETERINARY SERVICES FOR ANIMAL SPECIALTIES
Business NAICS classification: VETERINARY SERVICES.
- DAVIS & SONS OIL CO INC (602 W WATER ST in FAIRFIELD, IL)
STATE MASTER (Illinois EPA Project) - AIR PROGRAM
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
Business SIC classification: PETROLEUM BULK STATIONS AND TERMINALS
- RICHARD SMITH TRUCKING (RR #3 (2 MI. NORTH ON ROUTE 45 in FAIRFIELD, IL)
STATE MASTER (Illinois EPA Project) - National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Organizations: SMITH TRUCKING?RICHARD W. (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: SMITH, RICHARD W. TRUCKING, SMITH TRUCKING?RICHARD W.
- JR. WEBB & SON OIL CO INC (601 MT VERNON RD in FAIRFIELD, IL)
STATE MASTER (Illinois EPA Project) - AIR PROGRAM
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
Business SIC classification: PETROLEUM BULK STATIONS AND TERMINALS
- MARATHON OIL CO (ROUTE 45, SOUTH in FAIRFIELD, IL)
STATE MASTER (Illinois EPA Project) - AIR PROGRAM
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
Business SIC classification: PETROLEUM BULK STATIONS AND TERMINALS
- MBI CORP (1912 W DELAWARE in FAIRFIELD, IL)
STATE MASTER (Illinois EPA Project) - AIR PROGRAM
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
Business SIC classification: CONCRETE WORK
Alternative names: MBI CONSTRUCTION
- MOBIL OIL CORAPORATION (MT. VERNON ROAD & B&O RR in FAIRFIELD, IL)
STATE MASTER (Illinois EPA Project) - AIR PROGRAM
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
Business SIC classification: PETROLEUM BULK STATIONS AND TERMINALS
Alternative names: MOBIL OIL CORPORATION
- MURPHY TANK TRUCK SERVICES (#3 PETROLEUM BLVD. in FAIRFIELD, IL)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
- PHILLIPS OIL CO (B & O RR TRACK & W 77TH S in FAIRFIELD, IL)
STATE MASTER (Illinois EPA Project) - AIR PROGRAM
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
Business SIC classification: PETROLEUM BULK STATIONS AND TERMINALS
- DERSCH OIL CO (SOUTHWEST 7TH ST AT RR in FAIRFIELD, IL)
STATE MASTER (Illinois EPA Project) - AIR PROGRAM
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
Business SIC classification: PETROLEUM BULK STATIONS AND TERMINALS
Fire-safe hotels and motels in zip code 62837
- Briarwood Inn, 116 N Market St, Fairfield, IL 62837, Phone: (618) 842-3667, Fax: (618) 842-2678
- Fairfield Uptown Motel, 201 S 1ST St, Fairfield, IL 62837, Phone: (618) 842-2191, Fax: (618) 842-7270
All 2 fire-safe hotels and motels in zip code 62837
Median worth of mobile homes: $28,787
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Utility gas (58%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (27%)
- Electricity (12%)
- Wood (3%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 7153
- Northeast: 116
- Midwest: 960
- South: 502
- West: 198
61% of the 62837 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 67% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 55% lived in Illinois.
Population in 1990: 8,723. Population change in the 1990s: +349 (+4.0%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 14
| Here: | 1.4% | | Illinois: | 13.4% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 7
| Here: | 1.5% | | Illinois: | 11.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 19
| Here: | 5.1% | | Illinois: | 25.8% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
- RAYS MOWING & BACKHOE SERVICE (1016 EAST MAIN STREET in FAIRFIELD, IL; small business): $44,900 in 10 contracts from 2003 to 2006
Contracts for Custodial Janitorial Services, Landscaping/Groundskeeping Services by Army Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $14,050; 2004: $14,650; 2005: $7,800; 2006: $8,400.
Biggest contracts:
$8,400 with Army for Custodial Janitorial Services. Signed on 2006-01-13. Completion date: 2006-02-28.
$7,800, same as above. Signed on 2005-03-01. Completion date: 2006-02-28.
$7,450 with Army for Landscaping/Groundskeeping Services. Signed on 2004-03-14. Completion date: 2004-03-31.
$7,450, same as above. Signed on 2003-03-06. Completion date: 2004-03-31.
- FAIRFIELD INC (116 N MARKET AVE in FAIRFIELD, IL; small business): $15,363 in 6 contracts from 2003 to 2005
Contracts for Lodging - Hotel/Motel by Army Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $9,234; 2004: $-327; 2005: $6,456; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$9,234 with Army for Lodging - Hotel/Motel. Signed on 2003-12-15. Completion date: 2004-01-03.
$7,030, same as above. Signed on 2005-06-30. Completion date: 2005-07-24.
$333, same as above. Signed on 2005-11-07. Completion date: 2005-07-24.
$0, same as above. Signed on 2005-11-07. Completion date: 2005-07-24.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Health Care and Social Assistance: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (250-499 employees: 1 establishment)
- Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (100-249: 1, 20-49: 1, 5-9: 1)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Vocational Rehabilitation Services (100-249: 1)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (50-99: 1, 20-49: 2, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (20-49: 2, 10-19: 3, 1-4: 5)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (50-99: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)
People in group quarters
- 111 people in nursing homes
- 30 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 20 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 15 people in other nonhousehold living situations
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