County demographics · Iowa

Fayette County, Iowa demographics

Fayette County, Iowa (county FIPS 19065) has a median household income of $60,165 (±$4,060) and a total population of 19,288 in the American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020-2024.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level. The figures describe 2020-2024 (dollars in 2024 dollars), not the present. 24 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas overlap the county (Census 2020).

Data as of Oct 22, 2026 (Olympus publication) · Markdown version

  • Values are ACS 5-year estimates for 2020-2024 (dollars in 2024 dollars), not current figures.
  • ZCTA-county overlaps come from the Census 2020 relationship file and use 2020 counties, by land area; Connecticut uses its legacy counties, not the planning regions in ACS 2022+.

ACS 5-year estimates, 2020-2024

Census American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020-2024, with 90% margins of error as published by the Census Bureau.

MetricEstimateMargin of error (90%)ACS table
Total population19,288none (controlled estimate)B01003
Median age43.9 years±0.4 yearsB01002
Households8,342±182B11001
Median household income (inflation-adjusted to the final ACS year)$60,165±$4,060B19013
Median value of owner-occupied housing units$136,800±$11,976B25077
Median gross rent$881±$71B25064
Owner-occupied share of occupied housing units76.5%none (derived from several estimates)B25003 (derived)
Renter-occupied share of occupied housing units23.5%none (derived from several estimates)B25003 (derived)
High school graduate or higher (age 25+)93.1%none (derived from several estimates)B15003 (derived)
Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+)20.7%none (derived from several estimates)B15003 (derived)
Share of people below the poverty level12%none (derived from several estimates)B17001 (derived)
Unemployment rate (civilian labor force)3.2%none (derived from several estimates)B23025 (derived)
  • Dollar values are in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars.
  • Percentages' margins of error are in percentage points (pp).

Geography

MeasureValue
County FIPS19065
Land area730.82 sq mi
Water area0.52 sq mi
Population density26 per sq mi of land
Geography vintage2024 Gazetteer

ZIP codes (ZCTAs) in this county

ZCTAs that overlap the county in the Census 2020 ZCTA to county relationship file, largest share of the county's land first.

ZCTAShare of county landShare of ZCTA landCounty is the ZCTA's primary county
5217511.7%100%Yes
5214210.3%100%Yes
521479.4%100%Yes
506629%93.7%Yes
506068.8%95.7%Yes
506747.1%32.5%
521416.7%58.5%Yes
521715.7%50.4%Yes
506554.9%100%Yes
521694.3%94%Yes
521353.6%92.5%Yes
521643.5%100%Yes
506813.3%100%Yes
506292.3%22%
506071.9%29.6%
506711.8%60.8%Yes
521331.8%29.8%
506501.7%30.9%
521611%13.8%
521440.6%5.7%
521620.4%3.1%
506640.1%100%Yes
520760.1%0.7%
521660%100%Yes

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