Fayette vs Wauseon

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

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

Wauseon has the higher population (7,387 vs 1,074 in Fayette). Wauseon has the higher median household income ($74,337 vs $47,500 in Fayette). Wauseon has the higher median home value ($143,400 vs $92,300 in Fayette).

Population, income & housing

	Fayette	Wauseon
Population	1,074	7,387
Median age	43.5 yrs	38.2 yrs
Median household income	$47,500	$74,337
Median home value	$92,300	$143,400
Median gross rent	$750	$814
Housing units	518	2,938
Homeownership rate	51.8%	70.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.3%	18.9%
Unemployment rate	5.7%	4.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fayette	Wauseon
Population	1,299 → 1,074 (-17.3%)	7,413 → 7,387 (-0.4%)
Median household income	$46,571 → $47,500 (+2.0%)	$54,774 → $74,337 (+35.7%)
Median home value	$69,800 → $92,300 (+32.2%)	$127,800 → $143,400 (+12.2%)
Median gross rent	$624 → $750 (+20.2%)	$813 → $814 (+0.1%)

Fayette

Population

1,2991,074

Median household income

$46,571$47,500

Median home value

$69,800$92,300

Median gross rent

$624$750

Wauseon

Population

7,4137,387

Median household income

$54,774$74,337

Median home value

$127,800$143,400

Median gross rent

$813$814

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fayette	Wauseon
Under 5	2.0%	5.0%
5 to 17	10.0%	22.8%
18 to 24	10.9%	7.7%
25 to 34	9.5%	11.7%
35 to 44	18.9%	13.7%
45 to 54	17.3%	12.0%
55 to 64	13.6%	10.9%
65 to 74	9.6%	8.2%
75 and over	8.2%	8.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fayette	Wauseon
White (non-Hispanic)	95.7%	84.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.5%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.7%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	3.1%	12.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fayette	Wauseon
No high school diploma	12.6%	6.3%
High school graduate	56.8%	42.0%
Some college or associate's	20.4%	32.8%
Bachelor's degree	4.8%	12.7%
Graduate or professional degree	5.4%	6.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fayette	Wauseon
Drove alone	67.9%	94.0%
Carpooled	9.6%	4.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	18.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.9%	1.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fayette	Wauseon
1-unit, detached	62.0%	69.0%
1-unit, attached	1.9%	4.8%
2 to 4 units	24.3%	14.7%
5 to 19 units	7.7%	6.4%
20 or more units	2.9%	1.1%
Mobile home & other	1.2%	3.9%

Poverty & households

	Fayette	Wauseon
Poverty rate	24.2%	7.6%
Average household size	2.10	2.55
Mean commute (minutes)	22	21
Median year structure built	1964	1972