were non-families. 37.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 21.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.11 and the average family size was 2.74. In the city, the population was spread out, with 20.5% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 24.1% from 25 to 44, 22.4% from 45 to 64, and 24.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 82.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 77.6 males. The median income for a household in the city was $25,797, and the median income for a family was $36,278. Males had a median income of $28,866 versus $19,985 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,791. About 8.5% of families and 13.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.7% of those under age 18 and 9.6% of those age 65 or over. Education Center Street School North Side School Fairfield Community High School Frontier Community College Notable people Senator William Borah, the "Lion of Idaho" Kenneth Michael Kays, recipient of the Medal of Honor for heroism during the Vietnam War Carroll C. Boggs, Illinois Supreme Court justice Drue Pearce, Alaska state legislator Ben C. Blades, Illinois state legislator H. S. Burgess, Illinois state legislator and lawyer; served as mayor of Fairfield Clyde W. Robbins, farmer and Illinois state representative Thomas H. Creighton, Illinois state representative and lawyer Charles W. Creighton, Illinois state representative and lawyer. References External links City of Fairfield official website Fairfield Current Greater Fairfield Area Chamber of Commerce Fairfield-Wayne Co. Area Development Commission WFIW Radio Fairfield Community High School Cities in Illinois Cities in Wayne County, Illinois County seats in Illinois