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Fayette, Iowa: commercial real estate data.
Fayette is a Census city of 1,309 people across 1.50 square miles of land, in Fayette County. Median household income is $47,917, 53.4 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Fayette
What Fayette is
- Census place typecity
- Land area1.5 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land874
- County holding the largest share of its areaFayette County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Fayette
- Population1,309
- Median age23.4
- Population under 18148 plus or minus 45
- Share under 1811.3 percent plus or minus 3.2
- Population 65 and over182 plus or minus 61
- Share 65 and over13.9 percent plus or minus 4.4
- Households451
- Family households190 plus or minus 40
- Share of households that are families42.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Fayette
- Median household income$47,917 plus or minus $15,829
- Per capita income$22,517
- Civilian labor force780
- Employed738
- Unemployed42 plus or minus 30
- Unemployment rate5.4 percent plus or minus 3.8
- Adults 25 and over631
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher95.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher32.6 percent plus or minus 8.4
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree10.9 percent plus or minus 4.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Fayette
- Housing units521
- Occupied units451
- Vacant units70 plus or minus 39
- Vacancy rate13.4 percent plus or minus 7.1
- Owner occupied241
- Renter occupied210 plus or minus 79
- Ownership rate53.4 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$119,000
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,347 plus or minus $792
- Annual rent as a share of median income33.7 percent plus or minus 22.8
- Single family units393 plus or minus 78
- Share single family75.4 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more107 plus or minus 43
- Share in buildings of two or more20.5 percent plus or minus 7.6
- Mobile homes21 plus or minus 12
- Median year structure built1951
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Fayette gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute651
- Commuting under 15 minutes418 plus or minus 114
- Share commuting under 15 minutes64.2 percent plus or minus 13.1
- Commuting 30 minutes or more84 plus or minus 42
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more12.9 percent plus or minus 6.0
- Drove alone71.3 percent
- Carpooled10.3 percent plus or minus 6.4
- Public transport1.0 percent plus or minus 2.0
- Walked9.2 percent plus or minus 3.8
- Worked from home8.3 percent plus or minus 4.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Fayette (504)
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$931,000
- Average approval$465,500
- Median approval$465,500
- Largest approval$466,000
- Jobs supported4
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Fayette, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Fayette
- NFIP communityCity of Fayette
- NFIP community number190376
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date05/18/21(M)
The City of Fayette participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 190376 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Fayette County, not Fayette
Fayette County context, not Fayette figures
- Establishments in Fayette County524
- Covered employment, Fayette County6,964
- Average annual pay, Fayette County$48,847
- Housing units permitted, Fayette County11
Every figure in this section is published for Fayette County as a whole and is not a measurement of Fayette.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Fayette questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Fayette, Iowa?
1,309, in 451 households. Fayette city covers 1.50 square miles of land, which is 874 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Fayette in?
Fayette County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Fayette?
$47,917. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $119,000. Median gross rent is $1,347 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Fayette in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Fayette appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Fayette, city of, community 190376, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Fayette figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Fayette County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Fayette.
Is zoning published for Fayette?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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