Fayette vs Metamora

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

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

Fayette has the higher population (1,074 vs 608 in Metamora). Metamora has the higher median household income ($79,167 vs $47,500 in Fayette). Metamora has the higher median home value ($153,700 vs $92,300 in Fayette).

Population, income & housing

	Fayette	Metamora
Population	1,074	608
Median age	43.5 yrs	37.0 yrs
Median household income	$47,500	$79,167
Median home value	$92,300	$153,700
Median gross rent	$750	$925
Housing units	518	256
Homeownership rate	51.8%	81.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.3%	20.9%
Unemployment rate	5.7%	1.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fayette	Metamora
Population	1,299 → 1,074 (-17.3%)	665 → 608 (-8.6%)
Median household income	$46,571 → $47,500 (+2.0%)	$52,500 → $79,167 (+50.8%)
Median home value	$69,800 → $92,300 (+32.2%)	$118,900 → $153,700 (+29.3%)
Median gross rent	$624 → $750 (+20.2%)	$832 → $925 (+11.2%)

Fayette

Population

1,2991,074

Median household income

$46,571$47,500

Median home value

$69,800$92,300

Median gross rent

$624$750

Metamora

Population

665608

Median household income

$52,500$79,167

Median home value

$118,900$153,700

Median gross rent

$832$925

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fayette	Metamora
Under 5	2.0%	1.5%
5 to 17	10.0%	11.0%
18 to 24	10.9%	16.0%
25 to 34	9.5%	19.1%
35 to 44	18.9%	8.9%
45 to 54	17.3%	13.3%
55 to 64	13.6%	17.4%
65 to 74	9.6%	8.7%
75 and over	8.2%	4.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fayette	Metamora
White (non-Hispanic)	95.7%	90.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.7%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	3.1%	9.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fayette	Metamora
No high school diploma	12.6%	2.8%
High school graduate	56.8%	49.4%
Some college or associate's	20.4%	26.9%
Bachelor's degree	4.8%	15.9%
Graduate or professional degree	5.4%	5.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fayette	Metamora
Drove alone	67.9%	84.7%
Carpooled	9.6%	4.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.8%
Walked	18.6%	3.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.9%	5.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fayette	Metamora
1-unit, detached	62.0%	92.2%
1-unit, attached	1.9%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	24.3%	0.4%
5 to 19 units	7.7%	5.5%
20 or more units	2.9%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.2%	1.2%

Poverty & households

	Fayette	Metamora
Poverty rate	24.2%	6.3%
Average household size	2.10	2.55
Mean commute (minutes)	22	31
Median year structure built	1964	1938