Fayette vs Maynard

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

Fayette and Maynard 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 448 in Maynard). Maynard has the higher median household income ($49,375 vs $39,297 in Fayette). Maynard has the higher median home value ($129,500 vs $123,300 in Fayette).

Population, income & housing

	Fayette	Maynard
Population	1,242	448
Median age	28.3 yrs	48.1 yrs
Median household income	$39,297	$49,375
Median home value	$123,300	$129,500
Median gross rent	$963	$620
Housing units	542	220
Homeownership rate	47.4%	73.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.5%	21.2%
Unemployment rate	6.8%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fayette	Maynard
Population	1,113 → 1,242 (+11.6%)	543 → 448 (-17.5%)
Median household income	$35,813 → $39,297 (+9.7%)	$50,313 → $49,375 (-1.9%)
Median home value	$86,100 → $123,300 (+43.2%)	$82,200 → $129,500 (+57.5%)
Median gross rent	$651 → $963 (+47.9%)	$483 → $620 (+28.4%)

Fayette

Population

1,1131,242

Median household income

$35,813$39,297

Median home value

$86,100$123,300

Median gross rent

$651$963

Maynard

Population

543448

Median household income

$50,313$49,375

Median home value

$82,200$129,500

Median gross rent

$483$620

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fayette	Maynard
Under 5	2.3%	4.9%
5 to 17	8.7%	12.5%
18 to 24	35.9%	12.9%
25 to 34	13.8%	9.2%
35 to 44	7.6%	7.4%
45 to 54	6.7%	18.3%
55 to 64	7.0%	19.6%
65 to 74	8.8%	11.4%
75 and over	9.2%	3.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fayette	Maynard
White (non-Hispanic)	75.1%	94.4%
Black or African American	8.5%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.8%	0.0%
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%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino	3.1%	3.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fayette	Maynard
No high school diploma	7.6%	7.4%
High school graduate	34.0%	29.5%
Some college or associate's	29.9%	42.0%
Bachelor's degree	17.5%	13.8%
Graduate or professional degree	11.1%	7.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fayette	Maynard
Drove alone	77.5%	86.2%
Carpooled	6.9%	7.1%
Public transit	0.5%	0.0%
Walked	7.2%	4.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.8%	0.4%
Other means	0.0%	2.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fayette	Maynard
1-unit, detached	75.5%	82.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	13.8%	8.2%
5 to 19 units	6.3%	8.2%
20 or more units	1.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.8%	0.9%

Poverty & households

	Fayette	Maynard
Poverty rate	25.1%	3.8%
Average household size	1.92	2.08
Mean commute (minutes)	15	23
Median year structure built	1945	1970