Fredonia vs Oakville

A side-by-side comparison of Fredonia and Oakville: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Fredonia has the higher population (232 vs 168 in Oakville). Oakville has the higher median household income ($53,750 vs $51,250 in Fredonia). Fredonia has the higher median home value ($86,400 vs $76,700 in Oakville).

Population, income & housing

	Fredonia	Oakville
Population	232	168
Median age	25.7 yrs	52.0 yrs
Median household income	$51,250	$53,750
Median home value	$86,400	$76,700
Median gross rent	—	$900
Housing units	84	75
Homeownership rate	89.6%	86.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	38.4%	2.4%
Unemployment rate	1.3%	2.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fredonia	Oakville
Population	294 → 232 (-21.1%)	210 → 168 (-20.0%)
Median household income	$38,750 → $51,250 (+32.3%)	$48,125 → $53,750 (+11.7%)
Median home value	$68,800 → $86,400 (+25.6%)	$81,300 → $76,700 (-5.7%)
Median gross rent	$721 → $756 (+4.9%)	$680 → $900 (+32.4%)

Fredonia

Population

294232

Median household income

$38,750$51,250

Median home value

$68,800$86,400

Median gross rent

$721$756

Oakville

Population

210168

Median household income

$48,125$53,750

Median home value

$81,300$76,700

Median gross rent

$680$900

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fredonia	Oakville
Under 5	9.5%	4.8%
5 to 17	6.0%	13.7%
18 to 24	15.9%	8.3%
25 to 34	34.1%	6.0%
35 to 44	3.4%	7.7%
45 to 54	13.8%	23.8%
55 to 64	9.1%	22.6%
65 to 74	2.2%	7.1%
75 and over	6.0%	6.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fredonia	Oakville
White (non-Hispanic)	44.4%	86.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	13.7%
Hispanic or Latino	55.6%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fredonia	Oakville
No high school diploma	11.3%	18.7%
High school graduate	25.8%	36.6%
Some college or associate's	24.5%	42.3%
Bachelor's degree	37.1%	2.4%
Graduate or professional degree	1.3%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fredonia	Oakville
Drove alone	51.0%	64.9%
Carpooled	49.0%	10.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	7.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	7.8%
Other means	0.0%	9.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fredonia	Oakville
1-unit, detached	65.5%	80.0%
1-unit, attached	2.4%	1.3%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	2.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	32.1%	16.0%

Poverty & households

	Fredonia	Oakville
Poverty rate	27.2%	26.8%
Average household size	3.01	2.27
Mean commute (minutes)	20	28
Median year structure built	1968	1968