Fairview Heights

  1. Fairview Heights Legal Resources
  2. Fairview Heights Statistics
  3. Fairview Heights Property/Housing/Real Estate Information
  4. Fairview Heights Employment Information
  5. Fairview Heights Family Information
  6. Fairview Heights Education Information
  7. Fairview Heights Public Benefits Information
  8. Fairview Heights Immigration & Civil Rights Information
  9. Fairview Heights Zip Codes


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Fairview Heights Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 15,034
  • Land Area (2000): 28.872 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 0.168 square kilometers
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Houses (2000): 6,310
Fairview Heights Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 15,282 99.92%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 0 0.00%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 13 0.08%

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Fairview Heights Employment Information Back to top
Fairview Heights Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Construction 339 8.65%
2. Public Administration 293 7.48%
3. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 238 6.07%
4. Metal Manufactuing 214 5.46%
5. Finance and Insurance 195 4.98%
6. Health Care 178 4.54%
7. Repair and Maintenance 168 4.29%
8. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 165 4.21%
9. Educational Services 145 3.70%
10. Accommodation and Food Services 139 3.55%
11. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 117 2.99%
12. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 99 2.53%
13. Broadcasting and Telecommunications 91 2.32%
14. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 89 2.27%
15. Rail Transportation 80 2.04%
16. Department and Other General Stores 73 1.86%
17. Food and Beverage Stores 71 1.81%
18. Truck Transportation 65 1.66%
19. Chemical Manufacturing 61 1.56%
20. Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries 58 1.48%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Health Care 615 16.98%
2. Educational Services 363 10.02%
3. Finance and Insurance 280 7.73%
4. Public Administration 249 6.87%
5. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 236 6.52%
6. Social Assistance 205 5.66%
7. Accommodation and Food Services 196 5.41%
8. Department and Other General Stores 138 3.81%
9. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 134 3.70%
10. Food and Beverage Stores 107 2.95%
11. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 105 2.90%
12. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 93 2.57%
13. Personal and Laundry Services 88 2.43%
14. Clothing and Apparel Including Shoes 65 1.79%
15. Broadcasting and Telecommunications 61 1.68%
16. Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores 48 1.33%
17. Utilities 46 1.27%
18. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 40 1.10%
19. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 39 1.08%
20. Other Direct Selling Estab 34 0.94%

Fairview Heights Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Other Installation / Maintenance 232 5.92%
2. Computer Specialists 213 5.44%
3. Other Sales and Related Occupations 183 4.67%
4. Other Management Occupations 182 4.65%
5. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 180 4.59%
6. Other Production Occupations 174 4.44%
7. Other Office and Admin Support 157 4.01%
8. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 132 3.37%
9. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 128 3.27%
10. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 125 3.19%
11. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 118 3.01%
12. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 117 2.99%
13. Top Executives 108 2.76%
14. Vehicle Mechanics 93 2.37%
15. Carpenters 92 2.35%
16. Operations Managers Non Finance 89 2.27%
17. Assemblers and Fabricators 80 2.04%
18. Other Construction Trades 62 1.58%
19. Other Financial Specialists 53 1.35%
20. Business Operations Specialists 51 1.30%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Other Office and Admin Support 262 7.23%
2. Secretaries and Admins 249 6.87%
3. Registered Nurses 184 5.08%
4. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 160 4.42%
5. Cashiers 136 3.75%
6. Computer Specialists 134 3.70%
7. Business Operations Specialists 130 3.59%
8. Other Sales and Related Occupations 129 3.56%
9. Child Care Workers 111 3.06%
10. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 109 3.01%
11. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 104 2.87%
12. Health Technologists and Technicians 100 2.76%
13. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 99 2.73%
14. Waiters and Waitresses 98 2.71%
15. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 86 2.37%
16. Counselors / Social Workers / Etc. 79 2.18%
17. Legal Support Workers 74 2.04%
18. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 72 1.99%
19. Other Personal Care, Not child care 66 1.82%
20. Personal Appearance Workers 59 1.63%

Fairview Heights Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 6,810 56.33%
15-35 hours 1,493 12.35%
1-14 hours 380 3.14%
No regular hours 3,406 28.17%

Fairview Heights Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 168 2.26%
5 AM-5:29 AM 163 2.19%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 365 4.90%
6 AM-6:29 AM 683 9.17%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 1,041 13.97%
7 AM-7:29 AM 1,155 15.50%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 1,139 15.29%
8 AM-8:29 AM 789 10.59%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 365 4.90%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 348 4.67%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 213 2.86%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 31 0.42%
Noon-3:59 PM 342 4.59%
4 PM-11:59 PM 648 8.70%

Fairview Heights Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 167 2.24%
5-9 716 9.61%
10-14 868 11.65%
15-19 995 13.36%
20-24 1,403 18.83%
25-29 468 6.28%
30-34 1,290 17.32%
35-39 305 4.09%
40-44 294 3.95%
45-59 624 8.38%
60-89 248 3.33%
At least 90 72 0.97%

Fairview Heights Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 0 0.00% 4,617 61.97%
30-44 17 0.23% 1,872 25.13%
45-59 30 0.40% 594 7.97%
At least 60 28 0.38% 292 3.92%

Fairview Heights Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 0 0.00%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 728 9.50%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 6,476 84.51%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 9 0.12%
Color 4 Box Other 42 0.55%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 75 0.98%
Color 6 Box Walked 120 1.57%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 213 2.78%

Fairview Heights Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Fairview Heights Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 6,051 (15,175 people)
Families (2000): 4,263 (12,837 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 1,855
People at same address in 1995: 8,396
Fairview Heights Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 376 6.21%
$10,000-$14,999 223 3.69%
$15,000-$19,999 293 4.84%
$20,000-$24,999 466 7.70%
$25,000-$29,999 211 3.49%
$30,000-$34,999 331 5.47%
$35,000-$39,999 419 6.92%
$40,000-$44,999 407 6.73%
$45,000-$49,999 360 5.95%
$50,000-$59,999 739 12.21%
$60,000-$74,999 796 13.15%
$75,000-$99,999 773 12.77%
$100,000-$124,999 350 5.78%
$125,000-$149,999 103 1.70%
$150,000-$199,999 142 2.35%
$200,000 or more 62 1.02%

Fairview Heights Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 1,603 26.60%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 1,862 30.90%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 178 2.95%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 1,022 16.96%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 25 0.41%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 828 13.74%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 7 0.12%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 338 5.61%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 4 0.07%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 110 1.83%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 1 0.02%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 48 0.80%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 0 0.00%

Fairview Heights Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 4,785 27.53%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 2,575 14.82%
Public Assistance 118 0.68%
Retirement 1,562 8.99%
Self Employment 647 3.72%
Social Security 1,827 10.51%
Supplemental Security 128 0.74%
Wage / Salary 4,706 27.08%
Other 1,031 5.93%

Fairview Heights Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 2,094 61.99%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 1,284 38.01%

Fairview Heights Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 678 11.37%
Color 1 Box Married 3,620 60.69%
Color 2 Box Never Married 1,513 25.36%
Color 3 Box Widowed 154 2.58%

Fairview Heights Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 683 10.62%
Color 1 Box Married 3,740 58.14%
Color 2 Box Never Married 1,287 20.01%
Color 3 Box Widowed 723 11.24%

Fairview Heights Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Fairview Heights Education Information Back to top
Fairview Heights Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 638 5.50%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 1,214 10.46%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 3,062 26.39%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 3,083 26.57%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 688 5.93%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 1,816 15.65%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 1,101 9.49%

Fairview Heights Population In School (3 or older)
School Level Color 0 Box In Public School Percent Color 1 Box In Private School Percent Total Percent
Nursery or preschool 69 0.46% 194 1.29% 263 1.75%
Kindergarten 177 1.18% 52 0.35% 229 1.52%
Grades 1-4 591 3.93% 171 1.14% 762 5.07%
Grades 5-8 809 5.38% 184 1.22% 993 6.61%
Grades 9-12 919 6.11% 150 1.00% 1,069 7.11%
Undergrad college 584 3.88% 105 0.70% 689 4.58%
Graduate or professional school 70 0.47% 109 0.73% 179 1.19%
Total 3,219 21.41% 965 6.42% 4,184 27.83%

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Fairview Heights Public Benefits Information Back to top
Fairview Heights Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 14,352 94.07%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 904 5.93%

Fairview Heights Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Fairview Heights Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Fairview Heights Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 1,807 12.02%
10-19 Years 2,054 13.66%
20-29 Years 1,624 10.80%
30-39 Years 2,239 14.89%
40-49 Years 2,454 16.32%
50-59 Years 1,710 11.37%
60-69 Years 1,355 9.01%
70-79 Years 1,198 7.97%
80-89 Years 522 3.47%
90+ Years 71 0.47%

Fairview Heights Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 7,234 48.12%
Color 1 Box Female 7,800 51.88%

Fairview Heights Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 11,628 77.34%
Color 1 Box African-American 2,559 17.02%
Color 2 Box Asian 320 2.13%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 289 1.92%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 187 1.24%
Color 6 Box Other Race 26 0.17%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 24 0.16%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 1 0.01%

Fairview Heights Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. German 4,387 33.15%
2. Irish 2,193 16.57%
3. English 1,483 11.21%
4. French Non-Basque 817 6.17%
5. Polish 643 4.86%
6. United States Or American 603 4.56%
7. Italian 419 3.17%
8. Dutch 388 2.93%
9. Scotch Irish 271 2.05%
10. Scottish 239 1.81%

Fairview Heights Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 13,644 93.82%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 265 1.82%
3. Vietnamese 100 0.69%
4. German 98 0.67%
5. Korean 67 0.46%
6. African 38 0.26%
7. Chinese 37 0.25%
8. Persian 35 0.24%
9. Other Slavic 31 0.21%
10. Portuguese / Portuguese Creole 28 0.19%

Fairview Heights Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 14,793 96.72%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 320 2.09%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 182 1.19%

Fairview Heights Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.
Fairview Heights Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Fairview Heights Zip Codes Back to top
Alphabetical | By Population
62208