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Fayette County, IA mapCounty population in 2005: 21,298 (29% urban, 71% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 6,639
Renter-occupied apartments: 2,139
% of renters here:  24%
State:  28%
Land area: 731 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.5 sq. mi.
Population density: 29 people per square mile 
 
 (low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This county:  10.8%
Whole state:  9.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This county:  4.5%
Whole state:  3.8%

Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (20.5%), Manufacturing (17.6%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (12.3%), Retail trade (11.8%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 74%
  • Government: 11%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 14%
  • Unpaid family work: 2%

Fayette County, Iowa business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Fayette County, Iowa:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.9%)
  • Hispanic (1.5%)
  • Two or more races (0.8%)
  • Black (0.5%)

Median resident age:  39.4 years
Iowa median age:  36.6 years

Males: 10,867  (49.4%)
Females: 11,141  (50.6%)
Average wage per job in 2003: $22,554
County population in 2003: 21,441
Jobs in 2003: 8,209

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Total labor force in 2004: 11,093
Unemployment rate in 2004: 5.6%

Average household size:
Fayette County:  2.4 people
Iowa:  2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $35,857 ($32,453 in 2000)
This county  $35,857
Iowa:  $43,609

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $75,698
Fayette County  $75,698
Iowa:  $106,600

Median montly rent in 2000: $360
Institutionalized population: 372
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Fayette County in 2000: $609


Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 0
  • Robberies: 0
  • Assaults: 10
  • Burglaries: 16
  • Thefts: 29
  • Auto thefts: 3

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 4
  • Robberies: 0
  • Assaults: 12
  • Burglaries: 3
  • Thefts: 34
  • Auto thefts: 3

Fayette County races chart


Fayette County, IA map from a distance


2004 Presidential Election results in Fayette County Iowa:


Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 49.9%
Bush/Cheney (Republican): 49.4%




Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $614 (1.1%)

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.

Neighboring counties: Allamakee County , Black Hawk County , Bremer County , Buchanan County , Chickasaw County , Clayton County , Delaware County , Winneshiek County .


Fayette County close-up map

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Fayette County: Massillon (A), Lakeview Golf Course (B), Duttons Cave Campground (C), Volga River Campground (D), Volga River Access (E), Bethel Townhall (F), Big Rock Country Club (G), Valley Canoe Access (H), Douglass (I), Foursome Country Club (J), Hickory Grove Country Club (K), Penn (L), West Auburn (M), West Union Country Club (N), William Larrabee House (O), Fayette County Home (P). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Fayette County include: Douglas Church (A), Illyria Community Church (B), Saint Peters Lutheran Church (C), Saint Peter Lutheran Church (D), First Lutheran Church (E), Bethany Church (F), Lima Church (G), Murphy Church (H), Garden Prairie Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Otsego Cemetery (1), Oran Township Cemetery (2), Alpha Cemetery (3), Illyria-Highland Cemetery (4), Immaculate Conception Cemetery (5), Center Grove Cemetery (6), Arlington Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoir: Volga Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Nutting Creek (A), Sandy Creek (B), Haugh Creek (C), North Branch Volga River (D), Simpson Creek (E), Grannis Creek (F), Bell Creek (G), Moine Creek (H), Otter Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Fayette County include: Thelman Wildlife Area (1), Dover Number Six Park (2), Downing County Park (3), Dutton Cave County Park (4), Goeken County Park (5), Echo Valley State Park (6), Montauk State Historical Site (7), Volga River State Recreation Area (8), Monument to World War I Soldiers Historical Marker (9). Display/hide their locations on the map

 
Unemployment in September 2007:
Here:  4.3%
Iowa:  3.6%


Unemployment by year (%)


County total employment by year


County average yearly wages by year ($)


Current college students: 1,055
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 84.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 13.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 235 (51% naturalized citizens)

Fayette County:  1.1%
Whole state:  3.1%


Year of entry for the foreign-born population

  • 1995 to March 2000: 86
  • 1990 to 1994: 60
  • 1985 to 1989: 20
  • 1980 to 1984: 28
  • 1975 to 1979: 0
  • 1970 to 1974: 5
  • 1970 to 1974: 14
  • 1965 to 1969: 22

Mean travel time to work: 18.3 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 74.2%

Fayette County marital status for males

Fayette County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 7,982
  • One, attached: 87
  • Two: 313
  • 3 or 4: 393
  • 5 to 9: 208
  • 10 to 19: 54
  • 20 or more: 71
  • Mobile homes: 381
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 16

Housing units in Fayette County with a mortgage: 2,482 (128 second mortgage, 213 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,303


Agriculture in Fayette County
Average size of farms: 309 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $134548
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: $116298
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 78.61%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $116543
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

Fayette County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above Iowa state average. It is 3.9 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 6 fatalities and 167 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 5/15/1968, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado killed 5 people and injured 156 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.



Class of Workers



Most common industries for males:



  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (18%)
  • Construction (11%)
  • Transportation equipment (5%)
  • Educational services (5%)
  • Food (4%)
  • Machinery (4%)
  • Truck transportation (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (19%)
  • Educational services (12%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
  • Transportation equipment (5%)
  • Social assistance (5%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Farmers and farm managers (13%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (4%)
  • Cashiers (4%)
  • Registered nurses (4%)


Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:



  • Korea (14%)
  • India (13%)
  • Hong Kong (8%)
  • South Africa (8%)
  • Mexico (8%)
  • Germany (7%)
  • United Kingdom (7%)


Most common first ancestries reported in Fayette County:



  • German (50%)
  • Norwegian (10%)
  • Irish (9%)
  • United States or American (7%)
  • English (7%)
  • Swiss (2%)
  • Italian (2%)

Fayette County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

  • Drove a car alone: 7,624 (74%)
  • Carpooled: 987 (10%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 13 (0%)
  • Motorcycle: 9 (0%)
  • Bicycle: 15 (0%)
  • Walked: 613 (6%)
  • Other means: 90 (1%)
  • Worked at home: 968 (9%)
 

People in group quarters in Fayette County, Iowa
  • 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

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $39,733.

4.80% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($27,649 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.80%
Iowa average:  6.30%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.27% relocated from other counties in Iowa ($18,646 average AGI)
1.52% relocated from other states ($9,006 average AGI)
Fayette County:  1.52%
Iowa average:  2.55%



Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries


Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Buchanan County, IA  0.66% ($28,220 average AGI)
from Black Hawk County, IA  0.46% ($31,771)
from Clayton County, IA  0.30% ($22,435)
from Linn County, IA  0.23% ($27,941)
from Winneshiek County, IA  0.21% ($18,688)
from Bremer County, IA  0.20% ($42,800)
from Allamakee County, IA  0.17% ($27,923)


6.45% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,117 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.45%
Iowa average:  6.47%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.03% relocated to other counties in Iowa ($23,083 average AGI)
1.42% relocated to other states ($6,034 average AGI)
Fayette County:  1.42%
Iowa average:  2.80%



Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries


Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Buchanan County, IA  0.76% ($29,034 average AGI)
to Black Hawk County, IA  0.64% ($26,122)
to Linn County, IA  0.60% ($31,630)
to Clayton County, IA  0.43% ($27,455)
to Bremer County, IA  0.42% ($26,500)
to Winneshiek County, IA  0.30% ($30,043)
to Johnson County, IA  0.21% ($30,625)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.0
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.2



Births per 1000 population in Fayette County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.0



Deaths per 1000 population in Fayette County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 4.8



Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Fayette County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 4,308 (3,878 aged, 430 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%


Household type by relationship


Households: 21,163
  • In family households: 17,884 (4,948 male householders, 1,036 female householders)
    4,947 spouses, 6,299 children (5,784 natural, 148 adopted, 367 stepchildren), 138 grandchildren, 92 brothers or sisters, 32 parents, 122 other relatives, 270 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 3,279 (1,241 male householders (988 living alone)), 1,608 female householders (1,502 living alone)), 430 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 845 (398 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,965 2-persons, 1,172 3-persons, 1,055 4-persons, 540 5-persons, 183 6-persons, 69 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,490 1-person, 287 2-persons, 49 3-persons, 12 4-persons, 5 5-persons, 6 6-persons.

4,158 married couples with children.
1,071 single-parent households (290 men, 781 women).

96.5% of residents of Fayette County speak English at home.
1.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (67% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 12% speak English not well).
1.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (82% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 3% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (11% speak English very well, 42% speak English well, 46% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $134,660,000 ($6361 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: 1,172
Here:  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



Population growth in Fayette County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.34 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:  6.3
State:  6.3

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:  4.9
State:  4.2



Year house built:

  • 1999 to March 2000: 115
  • 1995 to 1998: 316
  • 1990 to 1994: 252
  • 1980 to 1989: 528
  • 1970 to 1979: 1,160
  • 1960 to 1969: 929
  • 1950 to 1959: 1,055
  • 1940 to 1949: 765
  • 1939 or earlier: 4,385


Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Fayette County, Iowa:

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 17
  • 3 rooms: 112
  • 4 rooms: 535
  • 5 rooms: 1,341
  • 6 rooms: 1,574
  • 7 rooms: 1,176
  • 8 rooms: 963
  • 9 or more rooms: 921


Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Fayette County, Iowa:

  • 1 room: 15
  • 2 rooms: 121
  • 3 rooms: 356
  • 4 rooms: 426
  • 5 rooms: 403
  • 6 rooms: 337
  • 7 rooms: 248
  • 8 rooms: 143
  • 9 or more rooms: 90


Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Fayette County:

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 164
  • 2 bedrooms: 1,559
  • 3 bedrooms: 3,151
  • 4 bedrooms: 1,404
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 361


Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Fayette County:

  • no bedroom: 25
  • 1 bedroom: 608
  • 2 bedrooms: 651
  • 3 bedrooms: 592
  • 4 bedrooms: 193
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 70


Cars and other vehicles available in Fayette County in owner-occupied houses/condos:

  • no vehicle: 205
  • 1 vehicle: 1,730
  • 2 vehicles: 2,874
  • 3 vehicles: 1,260
  • 4 vehicles: 369
  • 5 or more vehicles: 201


Cars and other vehicles available in Fayette County in renter-occupied apartments

  • no vehicle: 340
  • 1 vehicle: 1,028
  • 2 vehicles: 462
  • 3 vehicles: 223
  • 4 vehicles: 59
  • 5 or more vehicles: 27

63% of Fayette County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 57% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 66% lived in Iowa.

Fayette County:  62.5%
State average:  57.7%


Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 18811
  • Northeast: 143
  • Midwest: 1788
  • South: 419
  • West: 525

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $38,200


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%


Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

 


Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:


  • Utility gas (52%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (31%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (7%)
  • Electricity (6%)
  • Wood (3%)


Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:


  • Utility gas (49%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (21%)
  • Electricity (20%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (6%)
  • Wood (2%)
  • Other fuel (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 135
Here:  5.4%
Iowa:  10.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 25
Here:  1.6%
Iowa:  7.1%

Students in private undegraduate colleges: 483
Here:  49.8%
Iowa:  25.4%



Educational Attainment




School Enrollment by Level of School



Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)



Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)



Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)



Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)



Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)



Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

Fayette County government finances in 2004:
  • Charges - All Other: $682,000
    Regular Highways: $1,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $516,000
  • Current Operations - Regular Highways: $3,954,000
    Health Services - Other: $2,229,000
    Police Protection: $1,229,000
    General - Other: $644,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $615,000
    Central Staff Services: $559,000
    Corrections - Other: $432,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $428,000
    Solid Waste Management: $384,000
    Financial Administration: $229,000
    Welfare - Other: $180,000
    General Public Buildings: $129,000
    Libraries: $74,000
    Parks & Recreation: $68,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $114,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $250,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $2,900,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $2,665,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $235,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $318,000
    Interest Earnings: $36,000
    Property Sale Other: $2,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Natural Resource - Other: $9,000
    General - Other: $7,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $2,291,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $2,881,000
    Health & Hospitals: $1,417,000
    General Support: $849,000
    Public Welfare: $202,000
    All Other: $45,000
  • Tax - Property: $4,828,000
    Total General Sales: $543,000
    Public Utilities: $191,000
    NEC: $10,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $3,315,000

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