Elgin vs Fayette

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

Elgin 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 848 in Elgin). Elgin has the higher median household income ($60,114 vs $39,297 in Fayette). Fayette has the higher median home value ($123,300 vs $87,300 in Elgin).

Population, income & housing

	Elgin	Fayette
Population	848	1,242
Median age	44.1 yrs	28.3 yrs
Median household income	$60,114	$39,297
Median home value	$87,300	$123,300
Median gross rent	$634	$963
Housing units	395	542
Homeownership rate	82.9%	47.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.4%	28.5%
Unemployment rate	3.2%	6.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Elgin	Fayette
Population	628 → 848 (+35.0%)	1,113 → 1,242 (+11.6%)
Median household income	$50,682 → $60,114 (+18.6%)	$35,813 → $39,297 (+9.7%)
Median home value	$79,500 → $87,300 (+9.8%)	$86,100 → $123,300 (+43.2%)
Median gross rent	$518 → $634 (+22.4%)	$651 → $963 (+47.9%)

Elgin

Population

628848

Median household income

$50,682$60,114

Median home value

$79,500$87,300

Median gross rent

$518$634

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)

	Elgin	Fayette
Under 5	3.9%	2.3%
5 to 17	17.9%	8.7%
18 to 24	10.7%	35.9%
25 to 34	8.8%	13.8%
35 to 44	9.8%	7.6%
45 to 54	11.3%	6.7%
55 to 64	12.9%	7.0%
65 to 74	16.3%	8.8%
75 and over	8.4%	9.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Elgin	Fayette
White (non-Hispanic)	95.0%	75.1%
Black or African American	0.7%	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	4.0%	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.2%	3.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Elgin	Fayette
No high school diploma	4.0%	7.6%
High school graduate	41.6%	34.0%
Some college or associate's	37.9%	29.9%
Bachelor's degree	11.9%	17.5%
Graduate or professional degree	4.5%	11.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Elgin	Fayette
Drove alone	81.8%	77.5%
Carpooled	4.5%	6.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.5%
Walked	0.5%	7.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.1%	7.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Elgin	Fayette
1-unit, detached	82.0%	75.5%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.8%	13.8%
5 to 19 units	3.0%	6.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.7%
Mobile home & other	11.4%	2.8%

Poverty & households

	Elgin	Fayette
Poverty rate	4.2%	25.1%
Average household size	2.42	1.92
Mean commute (minutes)	23	15
Median year structure built	1971	1945