Fontanelle

Population: 629
Median household income: $66,500
Median home value: $93,800

Fontanelle, a community in Adair County, Iowa, has 629 residents. At $66,500, its median household income sits in line with Adair County's $66,176.

From 2019 to 2023, Fontanelle's population declined 4.7% from 660 to 629, while its median home value rose 33.4% from $70,300 to $93,800.

14.6% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 71.2% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 629
Median age: 43.4 yrs
Median household income: $66,500
Median home value: $93,800
Median gross rent: $856
Housing units: 344
Homeownership rate: 71.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.6%
Unemployment rate: 8.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

660629

Median household income

$46,750$66,500

Median home value

$70,300$93,800

Median gross rent

$569$856

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	660	$46,750	$70,300	$569
2020	673	$48,750	$71,200	$657
2021	615	$50,313	$78,200	$722
2022	608	$56,042	$86,100	$772
2023	629	$66,500	$93,800	$856

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.5%

5 to 1715.9%

18 to 246.7%

25 to 3412.2%

35 to 4413.8%

45 to 5414.6%

55 to 6410.7%

65 to 7414.3%

75 and over7.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	28	4.5%
5 to 17	100	15.9%
18 to 24	42	6.7%
25 to 34	77	12.2%
35 to 44	87	13.8%
45 to 54	92	14.6%
55 to 64	67	10.7%
65 to 74	90	14.3%
75 and over	46	7.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	597	94.9%
Black or African American	6	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	9	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	10	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	7	1.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.4%

High school graduate42.7%

Some college or associate's37.3%

Bachelor's degree10.2%

Graduate or professional degree4.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	25	5.4%
High school graduate	196	42.7%
Some college or associate's	171	37.3%
Bachelor's degree	47	10.2%
Graduate or professional degree	20	4.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone85.9%

Carpooled3.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home9.5%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	262	85.9%
Carpooled	11	3.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	1	0.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	29	9.5%
Other means	2	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	119	43.1%
15 to 29 min	48	17.4%
30 to 44 min	62	22.5%
45 to 59 min	18	6.5%
60+ min	29	10.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.14
Poverty rate: 5.7% (34 of 596)

	Count	Share
Family households	167	60.1%
Nonfamily households	111	39.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1949

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	278	80.8%
Vacant	66	19.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	198	71.2%
Renter-occupied	80	28.8%

1-unit, detached86.9%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units6.1%

5 to 19 units1.5%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other5.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	299	86.9%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	21	6.1%
5 to 19 units	5	1.5%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	19	5.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1928290
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.86 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 41.2900, -94.5602