Fayette vs West Union

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

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

West Union has the higher population (2,393 vs 1,242 in Fayette). West Union has the higher median household income ($50,909 vs $39,297 in Fayette). West Union has the higher median home value ($133,200 vs $123,300 in Fayette).

Population, income & housing

	Fayette	West Union
Population	1,242	2,393
Median age	28.3 yrs	42.0 yrs
Median household income	$39,297	$50,909
Median home value	$123,300	$133,200
Median gross rent	$963	$925
Housing units	542	1,305
Homeownership rate	47.4%	64.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.5%	24.9%
Unemployment rate	6.8%	2.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fayette	West Union
Population	1,113 → 1,242 (+11.6%)	2,545 → 2,393 (-6.0%)
Median household income	$35,813 → $39,297 (+9.7%)	$48,250 → $50,909 (+5.5%)
Median home value	$86,100 → $123,300 (+43.2%)	$100,400 → $133,200 (+32.7%)
Median gross rent	$651 → $963 (+47.9%)	$538 → $925 (+71.9%)

Fayette

Population

1,1131,242

Median household income

$35,813$39,297

Median home value

$86,100$123,300

Median gross rent

$651$963

West Union

Population

2,5452,393

Median household income

$48,250$50,909

Median home value

$100,400$133,200

Median gross rent

$538$925

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fayette	West Union
Under 5	2.3%	3.5%
5 to 17	8.7%	20.6%
18 to 24	35.9%	9.7%
25 to 34	13.8%	6.9%
35 to 44	7.6%	11.9%
45 to 54	6.7%	8.6%
55 to 64	7.0%	11.9%
65 to 74	8.8%	11.2%
75 and over	9.2%	15.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fayette	West Union
White (non-Hispanic)	75.1%	91.7%
Black or African American	8.5%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.8%	0.0%
Asian	5.9%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.5%	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino	3.1%	6.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fayette	West Union
No high school diploma	7.6%	6.4%
High school graduate	34.0%	37.0%
Some college or associate's	29.9%	31.8%
Bachelor's degree	17.5%	16.7%
Graduate or professional degree	11.1%	8.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fayette	West Union
Drove alone	77.5%	86.9%
Carpooled	6.9%	3.8%
Public transit	0.5%	0.0%
Walked	7.2%	3.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.8%	4.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fayette	West Union
1-unit, detached	75.5%	78.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.8%
2 to 4 units	13.8%	4.6%
5 to 19 units	6.3%	7.3%
20 or more units	1.7%	1.1%
Mobile home & other	2.8%	6.5%

Poverty & households

	Fayette	West Union
Poverty rate	25.1%	12.8%
Average household size	1.92	2.05
Mean commute (minutes)	15	18
Median year structure built	1945	1960