Median household income (1999): $33,906
Estimated median household income in 2005: $37,462
| This zip code | $37,462 | | Iowa: | $43,609 |
Nearest zip codes: 52164, 50655, 52169, 52175, 50606, 50671.
Percentage of family households:
| This zip code: | 65.1% | | Whole state: | 67.0% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This zip code: | 2.2% | | Whole state: | 4.9% |
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in zip code 52142 with a mortgage: 170 (7 second mortgage, 8 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 96
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $606
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $226
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 14.3% | | Whole state: | 9.1% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 7.3% | | Whole state: | 3.8% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.6 | | State: | 6.3 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.2 | | State: | 4.2 |
Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 6
- 1995 to 1998: 15
- 1990 to 1994: 25
- 1980 to 1989: 26
- 1970 to 1979: 90
- 1960 to 1969: 55
- 1950 to 1959: 78
- 1940 to 1949: 61
- 1939 or earlier: 301
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Fayette, IA (52142): |
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- no bedroom: 0
- 1 bedrooms: 18
- 2 bedrooms: 91
- 3 bedrooms: 213
- 4 bedrooms: 84
- 5 or more bedrooms: 21
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 0
- 1 bedrooms: 53
- 2 bedrooms: 73
- 3 bedrooms: 35
- 4 bedrooms: 16
- 5 or more bedrooms: 0
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Vehicles available in 52142 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 18
- 1 vehicle: 90
- 2 vehicles: 172
- 3 vehicles: 94
- 4 vehicles: 32
- 5 or more vehicles: 21
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 26
- 1 vehicle: 103
- 2 vehicles: 29
- 3 vehicles: 17
- 4 vehicles: 2
- 5 or more vehicles: 0
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Estimated household income distribution in 2005:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2005 in zip code 52142:
- Less than $10,000: 3
- $10,000 to $14,999: 11
- $15,000 to $19,999: 2
- $20,000 to $24,999: 4
- $25,000 to $29,999: 9
- $30,000 to $34,999: 25
- $35,000 to $39,999: 8
- $40,000 to $49,999: 38
- $50,000 to $59,999: 36
- $60,000 to $69,999: 32
- $70,000 to $79,999: 21
- $80,000 to $89,999: 23
- $90,000 to $99,999: 19
- $100,000 to $124,999: 16
- $125,000 to $149,999: 5
- $150,000 to $174,999: 5
- $175,000 to $199,999: 2
- $200,000 to $249,999: 3
- $250,000 to $299,999: 2
- $300,000 to $399,999: 2
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Rent paid by renters in 2000 in zip code 52142:
- Less than $100: 12
- $100 to $149: 12
- $200 to $249: 18
- $250 to $299: 57
- $300 to $349: 18
- $350 to $399: 24
- $400 to $449: 10
- No cash rent: 23
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $18,800
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2005 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $76,476
- Two or more races householders: $97,381
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 515
- One, attached: 5
- Two: 36
- 3 or 4: 34
- 5 to 9: 23
- 10 to 19: 10
- Mobile homes: 34

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 526 (60%)
- Carpooled: 56 (6%)
- Motorcycle: 9 (1%)
- Walked: 222 (25%)
- Other means: 7 (1%)
- Worked at home: 63 (7%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 208
- 5 to 9 minutes: 187
- 10 to 14 minutes: 146
- 15 to 19 minutes: 84
- 20 to 24 minutes: 81
- 25 to 29 minutes: 18
- 30 to 34 minutes: 32
- 35 to 39 minutes: 5
- 40 to 44 minutes: 6
- 45 to 59 minutes: 9
- 60 to 89 minutes: 22
- 90 or more minutes: 22
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 87.8%
Household type by relationship
Households: 1,470
- In family households: 1,251 (338 male householders, 68 female householders)
330 spouses, 445 children (408 natural, 13 adopted, 24 stepchildren), 17 grandchildren, 7 brothers or sisters, 4 parents, 9 other relatives, 33 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 219 (88 male householders (79 living alone)), 112 female householders (100 living alone)), 19 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 496 (63 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 181 2-persons, 91 3-persons, 79 4-persons, 28 5-persons, 20 6-persons, 7 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 179 1-person, 19 2-persons, 2 3-persons.
302 married couples with children.
47 single-parent households (14 men, 33 women).
93.2% of residents of 52142 zip code speak English at home.
2.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (54% very well, 38% well, 8% not well).
1.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (76% very well, 24% well).
1.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (13% well, 87% not well).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).
Foreign born population: 80 (4.1%)
(27.5% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 4.1% | | Whole state: | 3.1% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- Hong Kong (24%)
- Korea (20%)
- Taiwan (15%)
- Cuba (14%)
- Russia (10%)
- Ethiopia (10%)
- Germany (3%)
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Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 48
- 1990 to 1994: 17
- 1985 to 1989: 2
- 1980 to 1984: 13
- 1975 to 1979: 0
- 1970 to 1974: 0
- 1970 to 1974: 0
- 1965 to 1969: 0
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First ancestries reported:
- German: 581
- Other groups: 213
- Irish: 187
- Norwegian: 125
- United States or American: 120
- English: 86
- French (except Basque): 36
- Danish: 24
- European: 23
- Italian: 19
- Scotch-Irish: 15
- Subsaharan African:: 14
- Scandinavian: 11
- Swedish: 11
- Russian: 10
- Czech: 8
- Ethiopian: 8
- Dutch: 7
- African: 6
- Scottish: 5
- Belgian: 4
- Swiss: 4
- West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 4
- Jamaican: 4
- Polish: 3
- Serbian: 3
- French Canadian: 2
- Romanian: 2

Facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- PATTISON BROTHERS INC (701 KING STREET in FAYETTE, IA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
Business SIC classification: GRAIN AND FIELD BEANS
Alternative names: AG PRODUCTS TERMINAL, PATTISON BROTHERS MISSISSIPPI RIVER GRAIN TERMINAL INCORPORATED, PATTISON, LLOYD & SONS
- UPPER IOWA UNIVERSITY (605 WASHINGTON STREET in FAYETTE, IA)
(Geographic Names Information System)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Large Quantity Generators, more that 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Alternative names: UPPER IOWA UNIV - BAKER HEBRON BLDG
- BLESSING INDUSTRIES (500 WADENA ROAD in FAYETTE, IA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Business SIC classification: SHEET METALWORK
Organizations: DECKER ACQUISITION (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: DECKER ACQUISITION DBA BLESSING IND
- BLESSING INDUSTRIES (702 MECHANIC ST in FAYETTE, IA)
HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
- COLLINS AUTO (411 MECHANIC ST in FAYETTE, IA)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business NAICS classification: ALL OTHER AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE.
- UPPER IOWA UNIVERSITY (210 WADENA ROAD in FAYETTE, IA)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
Median worth of mobile homes: $13,300
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Utility gas (55%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (25%)
- Electricity (9%)
- Wood (7%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
- Other fuel (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1431
- Northeast: 34
- Midwest: 216
- South: 98
- West: 93
53% of the 52142 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 39% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 65% lived in Iowa.
Population in 1990: 1,939. Population change in the 1990s: +32 (+1.7%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
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Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 1
| Here: | 0.8% | | Iowa: | 10.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 5
| Here: | 3.9% | | Iowa: | 7.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 371
| Here: | 84.1% | | Iowa: | 25.4% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
- UPPER IOWA UNIVERSITY (401 WASHINGTON ST in FAYETTE, IA): $6,813 in 3 contracts from 2004 to 2006
$3,726 with Army for Education Services. Signed on 2005-04-01. Completion date: 2005-04-01.
$2,604, same as above. Signed on 2006-04-28. Completion date: 2006-04-28.
$483 with Army for Educational Services. Signed on 2004-09-23. Completion date: 2004-09-23.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Educational Services: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (250-499 employees: 1 establishment)
- Wholesale Trade: Grain and Field Bean Merchant Wholesalers (50-99: 1)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Continuing Care Retirement Communities (50-99: 1)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (50-99: 1)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Food Service Contractors (20-49: 1)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels (10-19: 1)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Child Day Care Services (10-19: 1)
- Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (5-9: 1, 1-4: 2)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)
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People in group quarters
- 363 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 80 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 51 people in nursing homes
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