Fairview Heights, Illinois Population & Demographics

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Statistic	Fairview Heights	Illinois	National
Population	16,793	12,671,821	328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)	1,470	228	91
Median age	40.0	37.4	37.7
Male/Female ratio	0.9:1	1.0:1	1.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)	56%	55%	55%
Families w/ Kids under 18	37%	44%	43%
Speak English	93%	77%	79%
Speak Spanish	3%	13%	13%

Key findings

The population density in Fairview Heights is 545% higher than Illinois
The median age in Fairview Heights is 7% higher than Illinois
In Fairview Heights 62.87% of the population is White
In Fairview Heights 29.32% of the population is Black
In Fairview Heights 3.47% of the population is Asian

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Fairview Heights population breakdown by race

Race	Fairview Heights	Illinois	National
White	62.87%	72.14%	73.35%
Black	29.32%	14.30%	12.63%
Asian	3.47%	5.10%	5.22%
American Indian	0.18%	0.23%	0.82%
Native Hawaiian	0.13%	0.03%	0.18%
Mixed race	3.19%	2.34%	3.06%
Other race	0.85%	5.86%	4.75%

In Fairview Heights, 2.6% of people are of Hispanic or Latino origin.
Please note: Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in any/all of the applicable race categories above.

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Source: The Fairview Heights, IL demographics data displayed above is derived from the 2016 United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).