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Population (year 2000): 1,300. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,341 (+3.2% change)
Males: 720 (55.4%), Females: 580 (44.6%)
Fayette County
Zip code:
52142
Median resident age: 22.9 years
Median household income: $28,750 (year 2000)
Median house value: $55,000 (year 2000)
Races in Fayette:
- White Non-Hispanic (87.7%)
- Black (5.2%)
- Hispanic (3.2%)
- Two or more races (1.8%)
- Chinese (1.5%)
- Other race (1.4%)
- American Indian (1.1%)
Ancestries: German (33.6%), Irish (15.9%),
Norwegian (8.4%), English (7.8%), United States (5.2%), French
(1.9%).
Elevation: 1010 feet
Land area: 1.5 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Fayette
- High school or higher: 90.3%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 27.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 13.0%
- Unemployed: 7.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 12.4 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Fayette city
- Never married: 49.3%
- Now married: 38.6%
- Separated: 1.0%
- Widowed: 6.3%
- Divorced: 4.8%
6.0% Foreign born (3.6% Asia, 1.0% Latin
America, 0.8% Europe, 0.6% Africa).
Population change in the 1990s: -79 (-5.7%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Fayette:
- PALMER LUTHERAN HEALTH CENTER (about 10 miles; WEST
UNION, IA)
- MERCY HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; OELWEIN, IA)
- MERCY HOSPITAL OF FRANCISCAN SISTERS (about 14
miles; OELWEIN, IA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Fayette:
- WATERLOO MUNI (about 46 miles; WATERLOO, IA; ID: ALO)
- THE EASTERN IOWA (about 67 miles; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA;
ID: CID)
- LA CROSSE MUNI (about 81 miles; LA CROSSE, WI; ID:
LSE)
Other public-use airports nearest to Fayette:
- GEORGE L SCOTT MUNI (about 10 miles; WEST UNION, IA;
ID: 3Y2)
- OELWEIN MUNI (about 17 miles; OELWEIN, IA; ID: OLZ)
- DALE DELIGHT (about 21 miles; POSTVILLE, IA; ID:
Y16)
College/University in Fayette:
- UPPER IOWA UNIVERSITY (Full-time enrollment:
3,173; Location: 605 WASHINGTON ST BOX 1857; Private,
not-for-profit; Website: www.uiu.edu; Offers Master's
degree)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near
Fayette:
- NORTHEAST IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE-CALMAR (about 26
miles; CALMAR, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,393)
- LUTHER COLLEGE (about 35 miles; DECORAH, IA; FT
enrollment: 2,566)
- KIRKWOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 39 miles; CEDAR
RAPIDS, IA; FT enrollment: 7,991)
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA (about 44 miles; CEDAR
FALLS, IA; FT enrollment: 12,524)
- HAWKEYE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 47 miles; WATERLOO,
IA; FT enrollment: 3,292)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-LA CROSSE (about 78 miles;
LA CROSSE, WI; FT enrollment: 8,669)
- WINONA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 83 miles; WINONA, MN;
FT enrollment: 6,568)
Public primary/middle school in Fayette:
- FAYETTE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 92;
Location: 200 VOLGA; Grades: PK - 05)
Library in Fayette:
- FAYETTE COMMUNITY LIBRARY (Operating income:
$56,708; Location: 104 W STATE ST., BOX 107; 12,742
books; 352 audio materials; 733 video materials; 35
serial subscriptions)
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