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Fairfield is the county seat of Wayne County, Illinois, United States, the site of Frontier Community College and Airtex; an auto parts manufacturing facility. The population was 5,421 at the 2000 census. Fairfield is most famous for being the hometown of the Shelton Brothers Gang, notorious bootleggers who failed in defeating the Harrisburg, Illinois based Birger Gang to control criminal activities in Southern Illinois. During the first half of the 20th century gang leaders Carl, Earl and Bernie Shelton made Fairfield a household name of the time. Based on testimony of Charlie Birger himself, the Shelton Brothers were convicted for a 1925 unsolved mail carrier robbery of $15,000 and were sentenced to 25 years much to the relief of the denizens of Fairfield and surrounding villages. Soon after the Shelton Gang disappeared as Birger dominated bootlegging in southern Illinois until he himself was hanged in Benton, Il. for the murder of West City, Il. Mayor Joe Adams in 1928. Fairfield...more

Among the most common occupations in Fairfield are Production, transportation, and material moving occupations, 25%; Sales and office occupations, 24%; and Management, professional, and related occupations, 21%. Approximately 75 percent of workers in Fairfield, Illinois work for companies, 11 percent work for the government and 6 percent are self-employed.

The leading industries in Fairfield, Illinois are Manufacturing, 28%; Educational, health and social services, 16%; and Retail trade, 12%. Simply Hired's Fairfield job listings indicate that the following industries in Fairfield are hiring the most workers:

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Fairfield, Illinois is $24,426, and the median income of households in Fairfield was $25,797.

According to our Fairfield Trends data, the number of Fairfield, Illinois jobs has increased by 42% since October 2011.

Population of Fairfield Total population 5,421 Male 45.08% Female 54.92% Median age 42.8     Fairfield Housing Owner-occupied homes 68.7% Median cost of a home $46,300 Median mortgage payment $362 Renter-occupied homes 31.3% Vacant housing 8.5% Median monthly rent $276     Average Income Median for all male full-time $28,866 Median for all female full-time $19,985     Household Income Less than $10,000 17% $10,000 to $14,999 11% $15,000 to $24,999 21% $25,000 to $34,999 13% $35,000 to $49,999 16% $50,000 to $74,999 14% $75,000 to $99,999 3% $100,000 to $149,999 2% $150,000 to $199,999 1% $200,000 or more 1%

Education Less than 9th grade 12% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 14% High school graduate 32% Some college, no degree 21% Associate's degree 9% Bachelor's degree 7% Graduate degree 4%     Marital Status Never married 15% Currently married 55% Separated 2% Widowed 14% Divorced 13%     Race White 99% Black or African American 0% Asian 1% Other 0%     Fairfield Commute Carpool 15.0% Public transportation 0.6% Average travel time 15 minutes