Fayette County, Iowa

Fayette County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 22,008. Its is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,894 (731 ). 1,893 km² (731 sq mi) of it is land and 1 km² (1 sq mi) of it (0.07%) is water.

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 22,008 people, 8,778 households, and 5,951 families residing in the county. The was 12/km² (30/sq mi). There were 9,505 housing units at an average density of 5/km² (13/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 97.71%, 0.53% or , 0.13% , 0.40% , 0.03% , 0.43% from , and 0.77% from two or more races. 1.50% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 8,778 households out of which 30.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.80% were living together, 7.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.20% were non-families. 28.20% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 2.96.

In the county the population was spread out with 25.00% under the age of 18, 8.60% from 18 to 24, 24.90% from 25 to 44, 22.40% from 45 to 64, and 19.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 97.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.10 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $32,453, and the median income for a family was $39,960. Males had a median income of $27,493 versus $20,099 for females. The for the county was $17,271. About 8.20% of families and 10.80% of the population were below the, including 12.30% of those under age 18 and 12.00% of those age 65 or over.