ZIP 62837 · Fairfield
Who lives in ZIP code 62837 (Fairfield, IL): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Fairfield, IL · Wayne County
uszips 2026
People7,868
Median age47.1
Household income$50,536
Home value$103,087
Median rent$603/mo
Poverty15.6%
College degree+15.0%
Commute20 min
Place
- Metro area
- Outside any metro
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 19 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 3,677
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
25.6% are 65 or older; 82.1% are adults.
Household income
21.3% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $32,441.
Education (adults 25+)
37.0% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
3.7% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 51.5%
- Never married
- 23.4%
- Divorced
- 14.3%
- Widowed
- 10.9%
- Family size
- 2.62
- Dual-income families
- 51.3%
Housing
- Own their home
- 76.8%
- Rent burden
- 28.6%
- Men / women
- 50% / 50%
Work
- In labor force
- 54.7%
- Unemployment
- 2.4%
- Self-employed
- 15.9%
- Farmers
- 4.9%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 10.5%
- Veterans
- 7.2%
- With a disability
- 20.1%
- No health insurance
- 6.3%
- Limited English
- 0.6%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.