Clermont vs Fayette

A side-by-side comparison of Clermont and Fayette: population, income, housing, and more.

Clermont and Fayette are places in Iowa. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Fayette has the higher population (1,242 vs 452 in Clermont). Clermont has the higher median household income ($73,906 vs $39,297 in Fayette). Fayette has the higher median home value ($123,300 vs $117,200 in Clermont).

Population, income & housing

	Clermont	Fayette
Population	452	1,242
Median age	51.5 yrs	28.3 yrs
Median household income	$73,906	$39,297
Median home value	$117,200	$123,300
Median gross rent	$507	$963
Housing units	265	542
Homeownership rate	84.0%	47.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.5%	28.5%
Unemployment rate	2.1%	6.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Clermont	Fayette
Population	566 → 452 (-20.1%)	1,113 → 1,242 (+11.6%)
Median household income	$53,864 → $73,906 (+37.2%)	$35,813 → $39,297 (+9.7%)
Median home value	$108,400 → $117,200 (+8.1%)	$86,100 → $123,300 (+43.2%)
Median gross rent	$515 → $507 (-1.6%)	$651 → $963 (+47.9%)

Clermont

Population

566452

Median household income

$53,864$73,906

Median home value

$108,400$117,200

Median gross rent

$515$507

Fayette

Population

1,1131,242

Median household income

$35,813$39,297

Median home value

$86,100$123,300

Median gross rent

$651$963

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Clermont	Fayette
Under 5	3.3%	2.3%
5 to 17	10.0%	8.7%
18 to 24	6.9%	35.9%
25 to 34	14.2%	13.8%
35 to 44	5.5%	7.6%
45 to 54	14.4%	6.7%
55 to 64	19.9%	7.0%
65 to 74	12.6%	8.8%
75 and over	13.3%	9.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Clermont	Fayette
White (non-Hispanic)	96.9%	75.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	8.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	2.8%
Asian	0.0%	5.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	3.1%	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	3.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Clermont	Fayette
No high school diploma	6.6%	7.6%
High school graduate	34.6%	34.0%
Some college or associate's	43.2%	29.9%
Bachelor's degree	11.9%	17.5%
Graduate or professional degree	3.6%	11.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Clermont	Fayette
Drove alone	83.4%	77.5%
Carpooled	1.8%	6.9%
Public transit	0.7%	0.5%
Walked	3.3%	7.2%
Bicycle	0.7%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.3%	7.8%
Other means	3.7%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Clermont	Fayette
1-unit, detached	95.1%	75.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.3%	13.8%
5 to 19 units	0.8%	6.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.7%
Mobile home & other	1.9%	2.8%

Poverty & households

	Clermont	Fayette
Poverty rate	9.1%	25.1%
Average household size	2.06	1.92
Mean commute (minutes)	23	15
Median year structure built	1950	1945