Fayette vs Oelwein

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

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

Oelwein has the higher population (5,878 vs 1,242 in Fayette). Oelwein has the higher median household income ($49,821 vs $39,297 in Fayette). Fayette has the higher median home value ($123,300 vs $96,800 in Oelwein).

Population, income & housing

	Fayette	Oelwein
Population	1,242	5,878
Median age	28.3 yrs	44.0 yrs
Median household income	$39,297	$49,821
Median home value	$123,300	$96,800
Median gross rent	$963	$762
Housing units	542	2,911
Homeownership rate	47.4%	76.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.5%	16.1%
Unemployment rate	6.8%	7.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fayette	Oelwein
Population	1,113 → 1,242 (+11.6%)	5,979 → 5,878 (-1.7%)
Median household income	$35,813 → $39,297 (+9.7%)	$41,849 → $49,821 (+19.0%)
Median home value	$86,100 → $123,300 (+43.2%)	$82,200 → $96,800 (+17.8%)
Median gross rent	$651 → $963 (+47.9%)	$650 → $762 (+17.2%)

Fayette

Population

1,1131,242

Median household income

$35,813$39,297

Median home value

$86,100$123,300

Median gross rent

$651$963

Oelwein

Population

5,9795,878

Median household income

$41,849$49,821

Median home value

$82,200$96,800

Median gross rent

$650$762

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fayette	Oelwein
Under 5	2.3%	5.8%
5 to 17	8.7%	15.0%
18 to 24	35.9%	5.4%
25 to 34	13.8%	12.7%
35 to 44	7.6%	13.0%
45 to 54	6.7%	10.5%
55 to 64	7.0%	15.8%
65 to 74	8.8%	11.6%
75 and over	9.2%	10.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fayette	Oelwein
White (non-Hispanic)	75.1%	89.6%
Black or African American	8.5%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.8%	1.0%
Asian	5.9%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.5%	5.8%
Hispanic or Latino	3.1%	2.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fayette	Oelwein
No high school diploma	7.6%	8.9%
High school graduate	34.0%	47.2%
Some college or associate's	29.9%	27.8%
Bachelor's degree	17.5%	9.0%
Graduate or professional degree	11.1%	7.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fayette	Oelwein
Drove alone	77.5%	80.9%
Carpooled	6.9%	8.3%
Public transit	0.5%	0.0%
Walked	7.2%	3.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.0%
Worked from home	7.8%	6.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fayette	Oelwein
1-unit, detached	75.5%	81.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.1%
2 to 4 units	13.8%	9.3%
5 to 19 units	6.3%	3.8%
20 or more units	1.7%	1.5%
Mobile home & other	2.8%	2.4%

Poverty & households

	Fayette	Oelwein
Poverty rate	25.1%	17.1%
Average household size	1.92	2.26
Mean commute (minutes)	15	21
Median year structure built	1945	1949