Fayette County vs Winneshiek County

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

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

Winneshiek County has the higher population (19,972 vs 19,393 in Fayette County). Winneshiek County has the higher median household income ($75,652 vs $58,764 in Fayette County). Winneshiek County has the higher median home value ($239,000 vs $130,800 in Fayette County).

Population, income & housing

	Fayette County	Winneshiek County
Population	19,393	19,972
Median age	43.7 yrs	42.2 yrs
Median household income	$58,764	$75,652
Median home value	$130,800	$239,000
Median gross rent	$813	$800
Housing units	9,324	9,011
Homeownership rate	77.0%	76.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.2%	31.5%
Unemployment rate	3.8%	2.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fayette County	Winneshiek County
Population	19,803 → 19,393 (-2.1%)	20,262 → 19,972 (-1.4%)
Median household income	$51,128 → $58,764 (+14.9%)	$65,263 → $75,652 (+15.9%)
Median home value	$104,100 → $130,800 (+25.6%)	$177,300 → $239,000 (+34.8%)
Median gross rent	$612 → $813 (+32.8%)	$702 → $800 (+14.0%)

Fayette County

Population

19,80319,393

Median household income

$51,128$58,764

Median home value

$104,100$130,800

Median gross rent

$612$813

Winneshiek County

Population

20,26219,972

Median household income

$65,263$75,652

Median home value

$177,300$239,000

Median gross rent

$702$800

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fayette County	Winneshiek County
Under 5	5.8%	4.6%
5 to 17	15.6%	14.3%
18 to 24	8.7%	13.9%
25 to 34	10.8%	9.0%
35 to 44	10.6%	10.3%
45 to 54	10.7%	10.5%
55 to 64	15.7%	14.7%
65 to 74	12.1%	13.1%
75 and over	10.0%	9.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fayette County	Winneshiek County
White (non-Hispanic)	91.2%	93.8%
Black or African American	0.8%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	0.3%
Asian	0.7%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.2%
Two or more races	3.8%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino	2.9%	3.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fayette County	Winneshiek County
No high school diploma	6.6%	4.6%
High school graduate	43.6%	31.8%
Some college or associate's	31.7%	32.1%
Bachelor's degree	12.7%	21.3%
Graduate or professional degree	5.5%	10.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fayette County	Winneshiek County
Drove alone	79.3%	71.3%
Carpooled	7.9%	5.7%
Public transit	0.1%	0.1%
Walked	3.4%	10.3%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.4%
Worked from home	8.2%	11.5%
Other means	0.9%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fayette County	Winneshiek County
1-unit, detached	85.4%	82.0%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	2.0%
2 to 4 units	5.1%	7.5%
5 to 19 units	3.1%	4.5%
20 or more units	0.8%	1.9%
Mobile home & other	4.7%	2.0%

Poverty & households

	Fayette County	Winneshiek County
Poverty rate	12.5%	7.9%
Average household size	2.28	2.21
Mean commute (minutes)	22	19
Median year structure built	1953	1960