Fayette vs Hawkeye

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

Fayette and Hawkeye 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 521 in Hawkeye). Hawkeye has the higher median household income ($62,917 vs $39,297 in Fayette). Fayette has the higher median home value ($123,300 vs $78,900 in Hawkeye).

Population, income & housing

	Fayette	Hawkeye
Population	1,242	521
Median age	28.3 yrs	38.1 yrs
Median household income	$39,297	$62,917
Median home value	$123,300	$78,900
Median gross rent	$963	$708
Housing units	542	212
Homeownership rate	47.4%	76.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.5%	9.8%
Unemployment rate	6.8%	2.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fayette	Hawkeye
Population	1,113 → 1,242 (+11.6%)	430 → 521 (+21.2%)
Median household income	$35,813 → $39,297 (+9.7%)	$55,250 → $62,917 (+13.9%)
Median home value	$86,100 → $123,300 (+43.2%)	$71,200 → $78,900 (+10.8%)
Median gross rent	$651 → $963 (+47.9%)	$653 → $708 (+8.4%)

Fayette

Population

1,1131,242

Median household income

$35,813$39,297

Median home value

$86,100$123,300

Median gross rent

$651$963

Hawkeye

Population

430521

Median household income

$55,250$62,917

Median home value

$71,200$78,900

Median gross rent

$653$708

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fayette	Hawkeye
Under 5	2.3%	8.8%
5 to 17	8.7%	18.2%
18 to 24	35.9%	2.5%
25 to 34	13.8%	16.3%
35 to 44	7.6%	14.6%
45 to 54	6.7%	7.5%
55 to 64	7.0%	11.7%
65 to 74	8.8%	11.1%
75 and over	9.2%	9.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fayette	Hawkeye
White (non-Hispanic)	75.1%	90.8%
Black or African American	8.5%	1.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.8%	0.4%
Asian	5.9%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.5%	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino	3.1%	4.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fayette	Hawkeye
No high school diploma	7.6%	9.0%
High school graduate	34.0%	47.1%
Some college or associate's	29.9%	34.1%
Bachelor's degree	17.5%	8.4%
Graduate or professional degree	11.1%	1.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fayette	Hawkeye
Drove alone	77.5%	76.4%
Carpooled	6.9%	4.8%
Public transit	0.5%	0.0%
Walked	7.2%	3.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.8%	14.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fayette	Hawkeye
1-unit, detached	75.5%	88.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.9%
2 to 4 units	13.8%	8.5%
5 to 19 units	6.3%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.8%	2.4%

Poverty & households

	Fayette	Hawkeye
Poverty rate	25.1%	3.5%
Average household size	1.92	2.47
Mean commute (minutes)	15	26
Median year structure built	1945	1938