Waucoma

Population: 330
Median household income: $71,250
Median home value: $102,100

Waucoma, a community in Fayette County, Iowa, has 330 residents. At $71,250, its median household income sits above Fayette County's $58,764.

From 2019 to 2023, Waucoma's population grew 48.0% from 223 to 330, while its median home value rose 54.0% from $66,300 to $102,100.

90.4% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1972.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 330
Median age: 26.9 yrs
Median household income: $71,250
Median home value: $102,100
Median gross rent: $588
Housing units: 136
Homeownership rate: 84.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.0%
Unemployment rate: 0.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

223330

Median household income

$49,167$71,250

Median home value

$66,300$102,100

Median gross rent

$448$588

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	223	$49,167	$66,300	$448
2020	311	$58,750	$87,100	$563
2021	293	$64,000	$86,900	$581
2022	313	$64,375	$98,600	$625
2023	330	$71,250	$102,100	$588

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

Age distribution

Under 52.7%

5 to 1720.3%

18 to 2422.7%

25 to 347.0%

35 to 445.2%

45 to 5417.0%

55 to 6410.3%

65 to 7411.2%

75 and over3.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	9	2.7%
5 to 17	67	20.3%
18 to 24	75	22.7%
25 to 34	23	7.0%
35 to 44	17	5.2%
45 to 54	56	17.0%
55 to 64	34	10.3%
65 to 74	37	11.2%
75 and over	12	3.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	321	97.3%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	5	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4	1.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.9%

High school graduate39.7%

Some college or associate's51.4%

Bachelor's degree5.0%

Graduate or professional degree0.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	7	3.9%
High school graduate	71	39.7%
Some college or associate's	92	51.4%
Bachelor's degree	9	5.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0	0.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone85.3%

Carpooled4.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.9%

Other means6.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	180	85.3%
Carpooled	9	4.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	4	1.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	4	1.9%
Other means	14	6.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	93	44.9%
15 to 29 min	62	30.0%
30 to 44 min	50	24.2%
45 to 59 min	1	0.5%
60+ min	1	0.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.84
Poverty rate: 5.8% (19 of 330)

	Count	Share
Family households	75	64.7%
Nonfamily households	41	35.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1972

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	116	85.3%
Vacant	20	14.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	98	84.5%
Renter-occupied	18	15.5%

1-unit, detached90.4%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units6.6%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other2.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	123	90.4%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	9	6.6%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4	2.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1982650
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.47 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 43.0556, -92.0345