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Oelwein, IA (Iowa) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $103,944 (it was $52,500 in 2000)
Oelwein:

$103,944
Iowa:

$194,600
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $63,475 - $170,013

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $119,432
Here:

$119,432
State:

$245,224

Townhouses or other attached units: $198,173
Here:

$198,173
State:

$238,767

Mobile homes: $48,285
Here:

$48,285
State:

$51,271

Total population: 6,181 (All urban)

Houses: 3,074 (2,667 occupied: 1,985 owner occupied, 725 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

27%
State:

28%

Housing density: 641 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $75,929.

Median contract rent in 2022: $536 (lower quartile is $367, upper quartile is $724)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $475


Median gross rent in Oelwein, IA in 2022: $770

Housing units in Oelwein with a mortgage: 1,047 (129 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 85 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 122

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $63,425

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $41,750

Median monthly housing costs: $728

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Oelwein, Iowa Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1954

Median year apartment built: 1952

Household type by relationship:

Households: 5,955
  • Male householders: 1,185 (441 living alone), Female householders: 1,452 (652 living alone)
  • 944 spouses (944 opposite-sex spouses), 282 unmarried partners, (282 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 1,339 children (1,245 natural, 29 adopted, 65 stepchildren), 144 grandchildren, 57 brothers or sisters, 99 parents, 0 foster children, 71 other relatives, 218 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 160

Size of family households: 661 2-persons, 318 3-persons, 262 4-persons, 173 5-persons, 7 6-persons, 12 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,137 1-person, 136 2-persons, 3 4-persons.

643 married couples with children.
338 single-parent households (49 men, 289 women).

98.6% of residents of Oelwein speak English at home.
0.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (88% speak English very well, 12% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 1 (0.0%)
(100.0% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.6
State:

6.8

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

5.1
State:

4.2

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Oelwein, Iowa
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Oelwein, Iowa
  • 0no bedroom
  • 311 bedroom
  • 5212 bedrooms
  • 1,0923 bedrooms
  • 2324 bedrooms
  • 1105+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Oelwein, Iowa
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Oelwein, Iowa
  • 19no bedroom
  • 2431 bedroom
  • 1892 bedrooms
  • 1853 bedrooms
  • 904 bedrooms
  • 05+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Oelwein in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Oelwein in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 13no vehicle
  • 7571 vehicle
  • 7292 vehicles
  • 3783 vehicles
  • 664 vehicles
  • 425+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Oelwein in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Oelwein in renter-occupied apartments
  • 170no vehicle
  • 3641 vehicle
  • 1362 vehicles
  • 123 vehicles
  • 424 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Oelwein, Iowa
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Oelwein, Iowa
  • 01 room
  • 02 rooms
  • 83 rooms
  • 2584 rooms
  • 3475 rooms
  • 3866 rooms
  • 3457 rooms
  • 3578 rooms
  • 2869+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Oelwein, Iowa
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Oelwein, Iowa
  • 191 room
  • 02 rooms
  • 2043 rooms
  • 1104 rooms
  • 535 rooms
  • 2626 rooms
  • 217 rooms
  • 08 rooms
  • 579+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
  • Oelwein, IA household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Oelwein, IA in 2022
  • 181Less than $10,000
  • 511$10,000 to $19,999
  • 274$20,000 to $29,999
  • 316$30,000 to $39,999
  • 263$40,000 to $49,999
  • 209$50,000 to $59,999
  • 258$60,000 to $74,999
  • 333$75,000 to $99,999
  • 175$100,000 to $124,999
  • 110$125,000 to $149,999
  • 24$150,000 to $199,999
  • 59$200,000 or more
  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Oelwein, IA

  • Distribution of house value in Oelwein, IA in 2022
  • 6Less than $10,000
  • 36$10,000 to $14,999
  • 21$15,000 to $19,999
  • 87$20,000 to $24,999
  • 36$25,000 to $29,999
  • 9$30,000 to $34,999
  • 41$35,000 to $39,999
  • 133$40,000 to $49,999
  • 82$50,000 to $59,999
  • 129$60,000 to $69,999
  • 117$70,000 to $79,999
  • 147$80,000 to $89,999
  • 106$90,000 to $99,999
  • 212$100,000 to $124,999
  • 143$125,000 to $149,999
  • 239$150,000 to $174,999
  • 54$175,000 to $199,999
  • 132$200,000 to $249,999
  • 90$250,000 to $299,999
  • 20$300,000 to $399,999
  • 26$400,000 to $499,999
  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Oelwein, IA

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Oelwein, IA in 2022
  • 38$100 to $149
  • 52$200 to $249
  • 60$250 to $299
  • 55$350 to $399
  • 53$400 to $449
  • 30$450 to $499
  • 69$500 to $549
  • 12$550 to $599
  • 18$600 to $649
  • 60$650 to $699
  • 135$700 to $749
  • 51$800 to $899
  • 36$900 to $999
  • 22$2,000 to $2,499
  • 24No cash rent
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 66.6%
Number of people working at home: 136 (5.8% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 331
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 629
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 292
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 75
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 175
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 121
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 170
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 19
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 69
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 157
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 56
  • 90 or more minutes: 104
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Oelwein

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 2,390 (78.6%)
  • Carpooled: 341 (11.2%)
  • Bus: 1 (0.0%)
  • Taxi: 8 (0.3%)
  • Bicycle: 28 (0.9%)
  • Walked: 109 (3.6%)
  • Worked at home: 136 (4.5%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 3.7%Males
  • 6.3%Females
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 52.8%Females
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Oelwein, Iowa
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Oelwein, Iowa
  • 02010 or later
  • 12000 to 2009
  • 01990 to 1999
  • 221980 to 1989
  • 01970 to 1979
  • 5Before 1970
Ancestries in Oelwein, IA

First ancestries reported:

  • German: 948 (33.4%)
  • American: 693 (24.4%)
  • Irish: 273 (9.6%)
  • English: 176 (6.2%)
  • Norwegian: 64 (2.3%)
  • Dutch: 62 (2.2%)
  • European: 47 (1.7%)
  • Italian: 39 (1.4%)
  • Welsh: 23 (0.8%)
  • Luxembourger: 21 (0.7%)
  • Northern European: 20 (0.7%)
  • Danish: 14 (0.5%)
  • Swiss: 10 (0.4%)
  • Czech: 9 (0.3%)
  • Swedish: 7 (0.2%)
  • Estonian: 5 (0.2%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

Korea
Oelwein:

100.0% (1)
Iowa:

2.9% (5,155)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 4,552
  • Other state: 1,359
  • Northeast: 117
  • Midwest: 589
  • South: 151
  • West: 510

84.1% of Oelwein residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 38.2% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 52.1% lived in Iowa.


Oelwein:

84.1%
State average:

87.2%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 16
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 0
  • 7th and 8th grade: 56
  • 9th grade: 31
  • 10th grade: 73
  • 11th grade: 27
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 10
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,061
  • Less than 1 year of college: 126
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 279
  • Associate degree: 197
  • Bachelor's degree: 157
  • Master's degree: 66
  • Professional school degree: 22
  • Doctorate degree: 5
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 9
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 0
  • 7th and 8th grade: 14
  • 9th grade: 14
  • 10th grade: 62
  • 11th grade: 16
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 28
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 892
  • Less than 1 year of college: 313
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 208
  • Associate degree: 238
  • Bachelor's degree: 244
  • Master's degree: 136
  • Professional school degree: 20
  • Doctorate degree: 0
Educational Attainment for Females
Oelwein marital status for males
Oelwein marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 2,475
  • One, attached: 59
  • Two: 76
  • 3 or 4: 195
  • 5 to 9: 85
  • 10 to 19: 24
  • 20 to 49: 59
  • Mobile homes: 97
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 2.8%

House/condo owner moved in on average 14 years ago

Renter moved in on average 3 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Oelwein
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Oelwein, IA
  • 82.6%Utility gas
  • 15.2%Electricity
  • 1.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.7%Wood
  • 0.5%Other fuel
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Oelwein, IA
  • 56.9%Utility gas
  • 36.3%Electricity
  • 6.8%Bottled, tank, or LP gas

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 32
Here:

6.0%
Iowa:

10.6%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 17
Here:

6.5%
Iowa:

7.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 10
Here:

100.0%
Iowa:

23.9%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability