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Oelwein, IA

Fayette County, Iowa

Latitude: 42.676996     Longitude: -91.915745
Population 6,371 (2005)



General Demographic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1958620, place: Oelwein city, Iowa)

Total Population: 6,692
Male: 3,109 (46.46%)
Female: 3,583 (53.54%)

Population data by age, 2000 data
Under 5 years: 417 (6.23%)
5 to 9 years: 466 (6.96%)
10 to 14 years: 444 (6.63%)
15 to 19 years: 473 (7.07%)
20 to 24 years: 328 (4.9%)
25 to 34 years: 733 (10.95%)
35 to 44 years: 894 (13.36%)
45 to 54 years: 831 (12.42%)
55 to 59 years: 315 (4.71%)
60 to 64 years: 271 (4.05%)
65 to 74 years: 687 (10.27%)
75 to 84 years: 566 (8.46%)
85 years and over: 267 (3.99%)

Median age: 40.8 years

Population data by age, legal ages, 2000 data
18 years and over: 5,056 (75.55%)
21 years and over: 4,831 (72.19%)
62 years and over: 1,695 (25.33%)
65 years and over: 1,520 (22.71%)

18 years and older by gender, 2000 data
18 years and over: 5,056 (75.55%)
--Male: 2,290 (34.22%)
--Female: 2,766 (41.33%)

65 years and older by gender, 2000 data
65 years and over: 1,520 (22.71%)
--Male: 575 (8.59%)
--Female: 945 (14.12%)

Races, 2000 data
One Race: 6,619 (98.91%)
--White: 6,408 (95.76%)
--Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 153 (2.29%)
--Black or African American: 28 (0.42%)
--American Indian and Alaska Native: 13 (0.19%)
--Asian: 27 (0.4%)
----Asian Indian: 6 (0.09%)
----Chinese: 6 (0.09%)
----Filipino: 4 (0.06%)
----Japanese: 1 (0.01%)
----Korean: 5 (0.07%)
----Vietnamese: 5 (0.07%)
----Other Asian: 0 (0%)
--Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 4 (0.06%)
----Native Hawaiian: 0 (0%)
----Guamanian or Chamorro: 0 (0%)
----Samoan: 0 (0%)
----Other Pacific Islander: 4 (0.06%)
--Some other race: 43 (0.64%)
Two or more Races: 73 (1.09%)

Hispanic or Latino Races, 2000 data
Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 153 (2.29%)
--Mexican: 124 (1.85%)
--Puerto Rican: 1 (0.01%)
--Cuban: 0 (0%)
--Other Hispanic or Latino: 28 (0.42%)
Not Hispanic or Latino: 6,539 (97.71%)
--White Alone: 6,408 (95.76%)

Housedold Data, 2000 data
Household population: 6,490 (96.98%)
--Householder: 2,808 (41.96%)
--Spouse: 1,404 (20.98%)
--Child: 1,849 (27.63%)
----Child with own child under 18 years: 1,541 (23.03%)
--Other relatives: 157 (2.35%)
----Other relatives under 18 years: 57 (0.85%)
--Nonrelatives: 272 (4.06%)
----Unmarried partner: 164 (2.45%)
Living in group quarters: 202 (3.02%)
--Institutionalized Population: 189 (2.82%)
--Non Institutionalized Population: 13 (0.19%)
Total households: 2,808
Family households (families): 1,819 (64.78%)
----With own children under 18 years: 810 (28.85%)
--Married-couple families: 1,404 (50%)
----With own children under 18 years: 529 (18.84%)
--Female householder, no husband present: 307 (10.93%)
----With own children under 18 years: 209 (7.44%)
Nonfamily households: 989 (35.22%)
--Householder living alone: 872 (31.05%)
----Householder 65 years and over: 490 (17.45%)
Households with one or more people under 18 years: 860 (30.63%)
Households with one or more people 65 years and over: 986 (35.11%)
Average household size: 2.31 people
Average family size: 2.87 people

Housing Units, 2000 data
Total housing units: 3,040
Occupied housing units: 2,808 (92.37%)
Vacant housing units: 232 (7.63%)
--For seasonal, occasional, or recreational use: 10 (0.33%)
Home owner vacancy rate (percent): 1.8%
Rental vacancy rate (percent): 9.4%
Occupied housing units: 2,808 (92.37%)
Owner occupied housing units: 2,048 (67.37%)
Renter occupied housing units: 760 (25%)
Average household size of owner occupied units: 2.33 people
Average household size of renter occupied units: 2.25 people

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