Fayette County, Iowa (IA)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 2,899
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 6,639
Renter-occupied apartments: 2,180 (it was 2,139 in 2000)
% of renters here: | 24% |
State: | 28% |
Land area: 731 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.5 sq. mi.
Population density: 27 people per square mile (low).
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (25.2%), Manufacturing (16.3%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 77%
- Government: 14%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 9%
- Unpaid family work: 1%
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- 17,71390.7%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 8684.4%Two or more races
- 5973.1%Hispanic or Latino
- 1650.8%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 900.5%Asian alone
- 850.4%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
- 180.09%Some other race alone
- 10.01%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone
Median resident age: | 44.0 years |
Iowa median age: | 38.9 years |
Males: 9,925 | (50.7%) |
Females: 9,665 | (49.3%) |
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Fayette County: | 2.0 people |
Iowa: | 2 people |
Estimated median household income in 2022: $55,262 ($32,453 in 1999)
This county: | $55,262 |
Iowa: | $69,588 |
Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $514 (lower quartile is $383, upper quartile is $700)
This county: | $514 |
State: | $741 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $131,805 (it was $62,500 in 2000)
Fayette: | $131,805 |
Iowa: | $194,600 |
Mean price in 2022:
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,149Detached houses: $202,851
Here: $202,851 State: $245,224 Townhouses or other attached units: $165,942
Here: $165,942 State: $238,767 In 2-unit structures: $180,447
Here: $180,447 State: $243,070 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $207,599
Here: $207,599 State: $162,139 Mobile homes: $36,035
Here: $36,035 State: $51,271
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $523
Institutionalized population: 344
Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 0
- Rapes: 2
- Robberies: 1
- Assaults: 27
- Burglaries: 9
- Thefts: 8
- Auto thefts: 10
Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 0
- Rapes: 3
- Robberies: 1
- Assaults: 16
- Burglaries: 16
- Thefts: 22
- Auto thefts: 14
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2022: 27 buildings, average cost: $296,400
- 2021: 23 buildings, average cost: $195,800
- 2020: 19 buildings, average cost: $214,200
- 2019: 16 buildings, average cost: $241,700
- 2018: 23 buildings, average cost: $221,400
- 2017: 21 buildings, average cost: $226,900
- 2016: 29 buildings, average cost: $202,900
- 2015: 21 buildings, average cost: $188,100
- 2014: 8 buildings, average cost: $239,400
- 2013: 8 buildings, average cost: $117,500
- 2012: 8 buildings, average cost: $185,600
- 2011: 18 buildings, average cost: $134,100
- 2010: 5 buildings, average cost: $188,200
- 2009: 7 buildings, average cost: $175,000
- 2008: 14 buildings, average cost: $210,100
- 2007: 12 buildings, average cost: $171,600
- 2006: 12 buildings, average cost: $153,300
- 2005: 10 buildings, average cost: $142,600
- 2004: 20 buildings, average cost: $151,600
- 2003: 19 buildings, average cost: $90,500
- 2002: 22 buildings, average cost: $137,600
- 2001: 18 buildings, average cost: $143,600
- 2000: 25 buildings, average cost: $106,000
- 1999: 26 buildings, average cost: $102,000
- 1998: 17 buildings, average cost: $121,200
- 1997: 20 buildings, average cost: $117,900
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,713 (1.2%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,590 (1.3%)
Fayette County: | 11.7% |
Iowa: | 11.0% |
Median age of residents in 2022: 44.0 years old
(Males: 42.6 years old, Females: 46.1 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 45.7 years old, Black residents: 22.4 years old, American Indian residents: 23.1 years old, Asian residents: 32.7 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 34.1 years old, Other race residents: 44.0 years old)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Fayette County is $388 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $498 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $645 a month.
Cities in this county include: Oelwein, West Union, Fayette, Clermont, Elgin, Maynard, Arlington, Hawkeye, Waucoma, Wadena.
Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Fayette County: Buena Vista School (A), Camp Ewalu (B), Adams Dairy (C), City of Monona Wastewater Treatment Plant (D), Clayton County Fairgrounds (E), Springville (F), Jefferson (G), Springfield (H), Bismark Station (I), Saint Patrick Station (J), Hefel School (K), Garber Bridge Access (L), Motor Mill Access (M), Stone's Plantation (N), Cox Creek Rest Area (O), Mederville Access (P), French Town Lake Access (Q), Backbone Golf and Country Club (R), Froelich Historic Site (S), Spook Cave and Campground (T). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Fayette County include: Bethel Church (A), East Clermont Church (B), First Evangelical Church (C), Goshen Church (D), Highland Church (E), Norway Church (F), Norwegian Church (G), Ceres Church (H), Saint Sebalds Lutheran Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Apostolic Cemetery (1), Asbury Cemetery (2), Koenig Cemetery (3), Noggle Cemetery (4), Mederville Cemetery (5), Dohrer Cemetery (6), Pioneer Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Frenchtown Lake (A), Spring Lake (B), Wachendorf Lake (C), Dead Lake (D), Wood Duck Slough (E), Big Pond (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Bear Creek (A), Beaver Creek (B), Panther Creek (C), Bloody Run (D), Bluebell Creek (E), Brownfield Creek (F), Bruce Creek (G), Buck Creek (H), Coon Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Fayette County include: Bloody Run Wildlife Management Area (1), Sny Magill North Cedar Creek Wildlife Management Area (2), Roberts Creek State Preserve (3), Buck Creek Area Park (4), Bixby State Park (5), Chicken Ridge Scenic Overlook Park (6), Volga White Pine Forest Preserve (7), Hewitt-Ensign Creek Wildlife Management Area (8), Mossy Glen State Preserve (9). Display/hide their locations on the map
Neighboring counties: Allamakee County , Cassia County, Idaho , Sublette County, Wyoming , Dickinson County , Kenosha County, Wisconsin , Floyd County , Union County, South Dakota , Webster County .
Here: | 2.9% |
Iowa: | 2.7% |
Current college students: 1,055
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 92.9%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 17.2%
Number of foreign born residents: 298 (11.0% naturalized citizens)
Fayette County: | 1.5% |
Whole state: | 6.0% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 1182010 or later
- 1222000 to 2009
- 341990 to 1999
- 481980 to 1989
- 51970 to 1979
- 36Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 99.4%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 7,954
- One, attached: 123
- Two: 157
- 3 or 4: 327
- 5 to 9: 249
- 10 to 19: 91
- 20 to 49: 100
- 50 or more: 8
- Mobile homes: 393
Housing units in Fayette County with a mortgage: 3,401 (395 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 293 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 167
Here: | 1.8% with mortgage |
State: | 97.1% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Fayette County
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Mainline Protestant | 8,438 | 31 |
Catholic | 4,019 | 6 |
Evangelical Protestant | 1,854 | 24 |
Other | 293 | 2 |
None | 6,276 | - |
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Fayette County: | 0.98 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 2.14 / 10,000 pop. |
Fayette County: | 6.86 / 10,000 pop. |
Iowa: | 5.55 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 8.82 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 8.01 / 10,000 pop. |
Fayette County: | 8.3% |
Iowa: | 7.8% |
Fayette County: | 28.2% |
State: | 27.3% |
Here: | 15.9% |
State: | 14.5% |
Agriculture in Fayette County:
Average size of farms: 309 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $134,548
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $245.17
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 55.79%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $116,298
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 78.61%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $116,543
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 88.39%
Average age of principal farm operators: 53 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 13.18
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 19.84%
Corn for grain: 165064 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 125968 harvested acres
Vegetables: 58 harvested acres
Tornado activity:
Fayette County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Iowa state average. It is 4527507.3 times below overall U.S. average.Tornadoes in this county have caused 2 fatalities and 28 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 5/30/1985, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado killed 2 people and injured 27 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Fayette County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Iowa state average. It is 101% greater than the overall U.S. average.On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.4 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.4 MW, 5.2 MW, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 367.7 miles away from Fayette County center
On 6/28/2004 at 06:10:52, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 178.8 miles away from the county center
On 6/10/1987 at 23:48:54, a magnitude 5.1 (4.9 MB, 4.4 MS, 4.6 MS, 5.1 LG) earthquake occurred 346.7 miles away from the county center
On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MW, Depth: 8.9 mi) earthquake occurred 367.8 miles away from the county center
On 7/9/1975 at 14:54:15, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB) earthquake occurred 285.3 miles away from Fayette County center
On 2/10/2010 at 09:59:35, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 181.4 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
- Iowa Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: March 17, 2020, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4483-IA: March 23, 2020, FEMA Id: 4483, Natural disaster type: Other
- Iowa Severe Storms And Flooding, Incident Period: March 12, 2019, FEMA Id: 4421, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
- Iowa Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, And Flooding, Incident Period: July 19, 2017 - July 23, 2017, FEMA Id: 4334, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
- Iowa Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: September 21, 2016 to October 03, 2016, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4289: October 31, 2016, FEMA Id: 4289, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
- Iowa Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding, Incident Period: August 23, 2016 to August 27, 2016, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4281: September 29, 2016, FEMA Id: 4281, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood, Wind
- Iowa Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding, Incident Period: June 14, 2014 to June 24, 2014, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4184: July 24, 2014, FEMA Id: 4184, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
- Iowa Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: May 19, 2013 to June 15, 2013, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4126: July 02, 2013, FEMA Id: 4126, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
- Iowa Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes, Incident Period: June 01, 2010 to August 31, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1930: July 29, 2010, FEMA Id: 1930, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
- Iowa Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: May 25, 2008 to August 13, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1763: May 27, 2008, FEMA Id: 1763, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
- Iowa Severe Winter Storms, Incident Period: February 23, 2007 to March 02, 2007, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1688: March 14, 2007, FEMA Id: 1688, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
- 11 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Fayette County (21) is greater than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 18
Emergencies Declared: 1
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 17, Storms: 16, Tornadoes: 9, Winds: 3, Heavy Rain: 1, Hurricane: 1, Winter Storm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 6,345 (76.4%)
- Carpooled: 651 (7.8%)
- Bus: 6 (0.1%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 63 (0.8%)
- Bicycle: 30 (0.4%)
- Walked: 368 (4.4%)
- Worked at home: 819 (9.9%)
- Health care and social assistance (23%)
- Educational services (14%)
- Manufacturing (8%)
- Retail trade (7%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Other services, except public administration (5%)
- Finance and insurance (5%)
- Health care and social assistance (28%)
- Educational services (17%)
- Manufacturing (10%)
- Retail trade (9%)
- Accommodation and food services (8%)
- Other services, except public administration (6%)
- Finance and insurance (6%)
- Production occupations (14%)
- Management occupations (13%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (13%)
- Material moving occupations (11%)
- Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (7%)
- Transportation occupations (7%)
- Sales and related occupations (6%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (20%)
- Management occupations (11%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (10%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (9%)
- Healthcare support occupations (8%)
- Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (8%)
- Production occupations (5%)
- Guyana (25%)
- Mexico (19%)
- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (18%)
- Thailand (5%)
- Honduras (5%)
- Malaysia (4%)
- Panama (4%)
- German (43%)
- American (15%)
- Irish (7%)
- Norwegian (6%)
- English (5%)
- European (3%)
- Dutch (1%)
People in group quarters in Fayette County, Iowa in 2010:
- 340 people in college/university student housing
- 273 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 85 people in residential treatment centers for adults
- 45 people in correctional residential facilities
- 26 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
- 13 people in group homes intended for adults
People in group quarters in Fayette County, Iowa in 2000:
- 363 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 272 people in nursing homes
- 92 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 51 people in halfway houses
- 36 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
- 36 people in military hospitals or wards for chronically ill
- 13 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 3 people in religious group quarters
- 2 people in other nonhousehold living situations
5.51% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($44,520 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 5.51% |
Iowa average: | 6.47% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.45% relocated from other counties in Iowa ($34,907 average AGI)
1.06% relocated from other states ($9,612 average AGI)
Fayette County: 1.06% Iowa average: 2.75%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from Buchanan County, IA | 0.86% ($34,188 average AGI) |
from Black Hawk County, IA | 0.63% ($36,660) |
from Winneshiek County, IA | 0.46% ($57,088) |
from Clayton County, IA | 0.43% ($42,094) |
from Bremer County, IA | 0.32% ($56,958) |
from Linn County, IA | 0.30% ($49,682) |
6.16% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($37,656 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 6.16% |
Iowa average: | 6.50% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.71% relocated to other counties in Iowa ($29,268 average AGI)
1.45% relocated to other states ($8,387 average AGI)
Fayette County: 1.45% Iowa average: 2.79%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Buchanan County, IA | 0.83% ($38,484 average AGI) |
to Black Hawk County, IA | 0.77% ($32,121) |
to Bremer County, IA | 0.47% ($53,629) |
to Linn County, IA | 0.41% ($46,581) |
to Clayton County, IA | 0.40% ($36,300) |
to Winneshiek County, IA | 0.31% ($47,913) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.0
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 10.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 11.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 12.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 5.2
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 3.1%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 4,503 (4,008 aged, 495 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 274 (6%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Fayette County, Iowa in 1999 - 2019:
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (456)
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (309)
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (305)
- Pneumonia, unspecified (217)
- Alzheimer disease, unspecified (166)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (158)
- Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so described (110)
- Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (95)
- Unspecified dementia (92)
- Congestive heart failure (15)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 6,656
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 420
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 30,775
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,005
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,117
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 5
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 32
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 42
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 9
Household type by relationship:
Households: 19,590- Male householders: 4,184 (1,299 living alone), Female householders: 4,304 (1,633 living alone)
4,054 spouses (4,038 opposite-sex spouses), 688 unmarried partners, (676 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 4,753 children (4,413 natural, 143 adopted, 193 stepchildren), 239 grandchildren, 177 brothers or sisters, 88 parents, 1 foster children, 124 other relatives, 351 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 687
Size of family households: 2,712 2-persons, 904 3-persons, 723 4-persons, 498 5-persons, 153 6-persons, 56 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 2,931 1-person, 480 2-persons, 29 3-persons, 3 4-persons, 10 5-persons, 1 7-or-more-persons.
2,849 married couples with children.
922 single-parent households (285 men, 637 women).
97.2% of residents of Fayette speak English at home.
1.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (66% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (93% speak English very well, 4% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (98% speak English very well, 2% speak English well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $134,660,000 ($6,361 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $2,785,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $55,727,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $30,179,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $22,476,000
Federal grants: $18,441,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,086,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $6,752,000 ($1,750,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $648,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $5,163,000
Federal Government insurance: $77,393,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,172Here: | 55 per 1000 residents |
State: | 66 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 1,325
Here: | 62 per 1000 residents |
State: | 48 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +60
Here: | +3 per 1000 residents |
State: | +10 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -594
Here: | -28 per 1000 residents |
State: | -14 per 1000 residents |
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.34 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Here: | 6.9 |
State: | 6.8 |
Here: | 5.3 |
State: | 4.2 |
- Year house built in Fayette County, Iowa
- 142020 or later
- 3732010 to 2019
- 5722000 to 2009
- 7041990 to 1999
- 6581980 to 1989
- 1,1281970 to 1979
- 7471960 to 1969
- 9401950 to 1959
- 5841940 to 1949
- 3,5031939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Fayette County, Iowa
- 31 room
- 242 rooms
- 783 rooms
- 5144 rooms
- 9915 rooms
- 1,2186 rooms
- 1,1297 rooms
- 1,0788 rooms
- 1,4619+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Fayette County, Iowa
- 231 room
- 762 rooms
- 4263 rooms
- 2524 rooms
- 2815 rooms
- 4346 rooms
- 1727 rooms
- 1268 rooms
- 2089+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Fayette County, Iowa
- 6no bedroom
- 1311 bedroom
- 1,3942 bedrooms
- 3,1983 bedrooms
- 1,4164 bedrooms
- 3465+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Fayette County, Iowa
- 24no bedroom
- 5021 bedroom
- 6582 bedrooms
- 5073 bedrooms
- 2594 bedrooms
- 345+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Fayette County in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 82no vehicle
- 1,6401 vehicle
- 2,4262 vehicles
- 1,4553 vehicles
- 5924 vehicles
- 3275+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Fayette County in renter-occupied apartments
- 312no vehicle
- 9561 vehicle
- 4522 vehicles
- 1713 vehicles
- 804 vehicles
- 95+ vehicles
88.5% of Fayette County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 34% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 55% lived in Iowa.
Fayette County: | 88.5% |
State average: | 87.2% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 15,650
- Other state: 3,561
- Northeast: 193
- Midwest: 2,050
- South: 423
- West: 900
- 49.5%Utility gas
- 31.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 11.5%Electricity
- 4.5%Wood
- 1.1%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 0.8%Other fuel
- 0.8%No fuel used
- 0.5%Solar energy
- 49.1%Utility gas
- 27.1%Electricity
- 21.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 1.9%Wood
- 0.4%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Here: | 6.6% |
Iowa: | 10.6% |
Here: | 3.9% |
Iowa: | 7.9% |
Here: | 53.7% |
Iowa: | 23.9% |
Fayette County government finances - Expenditure in 2017:
- Charges - Other: $1,023,000
Regular Highways: $1,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $819,000
- Current Operations - Regular Highways: $7,464,000
Health - Other: $2,350,000
Police Protection: $2,175,000
Natural Resources - Other: $1,386,000
Correctional Institutions: $1,139,000
General - Other: $833,000
Financial Administration: $810,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $652,000
Central Staff Services: $568,000
Solid Waste Management: $463,000
General Public Buildings: $151,000
Public Welfare - Other: $128,000
Libraries: $114,000
Parks and Recreation: $81,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $9,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $368,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $335,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $33,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $1,483,000
Interest Earnings: $249,000
Sale of Property: $20,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $423,000
Police Protection: $3,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $5,793,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $4,986,000
Other: $503,000
General Local Government Support: $456,000
Health and Hospitals: $451,000
- Tax - Property: $7,501,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $668,000
Public Utilities Sales: $185,000
Other License: $65,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $4,327,000
Fayette County government finances - Revenue in 2017:
- Charges - Other: $1,023,000
Regular Highways: $1,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $819,000
- Current Operations - Regular Highways: $7,464,000
Health - Other: $2,350,000
Police Protection: $2,175,000
Natural Resources - Other: $1,386,000
Correctional Institutions: $1,139,000
General - Other: $833,000
Financial Administration: $810,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $652,000
Central Staff Services: $568,000
Solid Waste Management: $463,000
General Public Buildings: $151,000
Public Welfare - Other: $128,000
Libraries: $114,000
Parks and Recreation: $81,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $9,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $368,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $335,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $33,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $1,483,000
Interest Earnings: $249,000
Sale of Property: $20,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $423,000
Police Protection: $3,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $5,793,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $4,986,000
Other: $503,000
General Local Government Support: $456,000
Health and Hospitals: $451,000
- Tax - Property: $7,501,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $668,000
Public Utilities Sales: $185,000
Other License: $65,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $4,327,000
Fayette County government finances - Debt in 2017:
- Charges - Other: $1,023,000
Regular Highways: $1,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $819,000
- Current Operations - Regular Highways: $7,464,000
Health - Other: $2,350,000
Police Protection: $2,175,000
Natural Resources - Other: $1,386,000
Correctional Institutions: $1,139,000
General - Other: $833,000
Financial Administration: $810,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $652,000
Central Staff Services: $568,000
Solid Waste Management: $463,000
General Public Buildings: $151,000
Public Welfare - Other: $128,000
Libraries: $114,000
Parks and Recreation: $81,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $9,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $368,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $335,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $33,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $1,483,000
Interest Earnings: $249,000
Sale of Property: $20,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $423,000
Police Protection: $3,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $5,793,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $4,986,000
Other: $503,000
General Local Government Support: $456,000
Health and Hospitals: $451,000
- Tax - Property: $7,501,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $668,000
Public Utilities Sales: $185,000
Other License: $65,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $4,327,000
Fayette County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2017:
- Charges - Other: $1,023,000
Regular Highways: $1,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $819,000
- Current Operations - Regular Highways: $7,464,000
Health - Other: $2,350,000
Police Protection: $2,175,000
Natural Resources - Other: $1,386,000
Correctional Institutions: $1,139,000
General - Other: $833,000
Financial Administration: $810,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $652,000
Central Staff Services: $568,000
Solid Waste Management: $463,000
General Public Buildings: $151,000
Public Welfare - Other: $128,000
Libraries: $114,000
Parks and Recreation: $81,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $9,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $368,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $335,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $33,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $1,483,000
Interest Earnings: $249,000
Sale of Property: $20,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $423,000
Police Protection: $3,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $5,793,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $4,986,000
Other: $503,000
General Local Government Support: $456,000
Health and Hospitals: $451,000
- Tax - Property: $7,501,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $668,000
Public Utilities Sales: $185,000
Other License: $65,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $4,327,000
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:
- Total number of recipients: 418
- Number of aged recipients: 61
- Number of blind and disabled recipients: 357
- Number of recipients under 18: 53
- Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 271
- Number of recipients older than 64: 94
- Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 208
- Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 161
Most common first names in Fayette County, IA among deceased individuals | ||
Name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
John | 172 | 77.6 years |
William | 163 | 77.7 years |
Mary | 146 | 81.4 years |
Robert | 135 | 72.2 years |
George | 99 | 79.8 years |
Helen | 90 | 82.5 years |
Harold | 86 | 76.4 years |
James | 80 | 74.4 years |
Donald | 79 | 71.4 years |
Anna | 79 | 83.7 years |
Most common last names in Fayette County, IA among deceased individuals | ||
Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
Smith | 74 | 80.5 years |
Miller | 74 | 80.8 years |
Johnson | 63 | 80.5 years |
Olson | 60 | 78.8 years |
Anderson | 48 | 78.2 years |
Larson | 44 | 77.7 years |
Meyer | 43 | 81.2 years |
Davis | 35 | 80.8 years |
Wilson | 31 | 77.8 years |
Moore | 31 | 78.3 years |
Businesses in Fayette County, IA | ||||
Name | Count | Name | Count | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Ace Hardware | 1 | Lane Furniture | 1 | |
Alco Stores | 1 | MasterBrand Cabinets | 3 | |
AmericInn | 1 | Maurices | 1 | |
Chevrolet | 1 | McDonald's | 1 | |
Curves | 1 | Pizza Hut | 1 | |
Dairy Queen | 2 | RadioShack | 1 | |
FedEx | 2 | Subway | 2 | |
Ford | 2 | Super 8 | 1 | |
H&R Block | 1 | True Value | 1 | |
Hardee's | 1 | U-Haul | 1 | |
Kmart | 1 | U.S. Cellular | 1 | |
La-Z-Boy | 1 | UPS | 2 |