Hawkeye

Population: 521
Median household income: $62,917
Median home value: $78,900

Hawkeye is a community in Fayette County, Iowa, home to 521 residents. Its median household income of $62,917 runs above the Fayette County figure of $58,764.

Between 2019 and 2023, Hawkeye's population grew 21.2% from 430 to 521, while its median home value rose 10.8% from $71,200 to $78,900.

88.2% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1938.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 521
Median age: 38.1 yrs
Median household income: $62,917
Median home value: $78,900
Median gross rent: $708
Housing units: 212
Homeownership rate: 76.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.8%
Unemployment rate: 2.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

430521

Median household income

$55,250$62,917

Median home value

$71,200$78,900

Median gross rent

$653$708

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	430	$55,250	$71,200	$653
2020	488	$43,333	$65,500	$630
2021	516	$47,031	$66,500	$717
2022	511	$55,938	$78,800	$738
2023	521	$62,917	$78,900	$708

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

Age distribution

Under 58.8%

5 to 1718.2%

18 to 242.5%

25 to 3416.3%

35 to 4414.6%

45 to 547.5%

55 to 6411.7%

65 to 7411.1%

75 and over9.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	46	8.8%
5 to 17	95	18.2%
18 to 24	13	2.5%
25 to 34	85	16.3%
35 to 44	76	14.6%
45 to 54	39	7.5%
55 to 64	61	11.7%
65 to 74	58	11.1%
75 and over	48	9.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	473	90.8%
Black or African American	8	1.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2	0.4%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	17	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	21	4.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.0%

High school graduate47.1%

Some college or associate's34.1%

Bachelor's degree8.4%

Graduate or professional degree1.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	33	9.0%
High school graduate	173	47.1%
Some college or associate's	125	34.1%
Bachelor's degree	31	8.4%
Graduate or professional degree	5	1.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone76.4%

Carpooled4.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home14.8%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	207	76.4%
Carpooled	13	4.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	9	3.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	40	14.8%
Other means	2	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	53	22.9%
15 to 29 min	86	37.2%
30 to 44 min	67	29.0%
45 to 59 min	13	5.6%
60+ min	12	5.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.47
Poverty rate: 3.5% (18 of 521)

	Count	Share
Family households	127	60.2%
Nonfamily households	84	39.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	211	99.5%
Vacant	1	0.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	161	76.3%
Renter-occupied	50	23.7%

1-unit, detached88.2%

1-unit, attached0.9%

2 to 4 units8.5%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other2.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	187	88.2%
1-unit, attached	2	0.9%
2 to 4 units	18	8.5%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5	2.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1935310
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.67 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 42.9378, -91.9504