Oelwein, IA
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OelweinIA averageUS Census ACS
Typical home value $112,494 +3.2% yr/yr · +28.3% 5-yr
Home-value trend 2009–2026 (Zillow ZHVI)
Municipal budget
Total revenue$13.7M (FY2023)
Total spending$13.1M (FY2023)
Taxes$5.5M (FY2023)
Debt outstanding$14.0M (FY2023)
Spending per resident$2,246 (FY2023)
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Recent meetings
Mon Aug 24, 2026 · 18:00
City Council
20 2nd Ave SW, Oelwein
Wed Jul 15, 2026 · 18:00
General
Wed Jul 15, 2026 · 18:00
General
💰 Federal awards (top 2 by amount)
Largest recent federal contract/grant awards to recipients in this city (2023–present), via USAspending.gov.
| $141,000 | CITY LAUNDERING COMPANY Department of Health and Human Services · IAW WITH THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS ATTACHED. BASE PLUS 4 OPTION YEARS |
| $40,475 | CITY LAUNDERING COMPANY Department of Health and Human Services · PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE 07/16/2022-07/15/2023 |
Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury) — federal awards only, not city budgets.
🌐 County-level context (Fayette County)
County-level context — from BLS, IRS, FEMA, HUD, Census. These figures cover the whole county this city sits in, not just the city itself.
Business establishments524 (5,706 employees · 2023)
Fair Market Rent (2BR)$877/mo (125 assisted households · 2025)
Adults with low literacy16.1% (low numeracy 26% · 2017)
Sources: BLS LAUS, IRS SOI, FEMA, NHTSA FARS, Census CBP, HUD, NCES PIAAC
City profile
Everything below is drawn from this city’s own public record and primary-source government data. AI-written summaries are a finding aid, not a citable quote.
$13.7M
Annual budget
$14.0M
Debt outstanding
6
Permitted housing units
The money — in
source: Census gov-finance & state comptrollerBudget
Revenue$13.7M
Spending$13.1M
Revenue ran ahead of operating spending this year.
Debt load MODERATE
Outstanding debt$14.0M
Debt-to-revenue1.02×
Debt-load index65 / 100
A debt-load indicator (national percentile of debt, deficit & aid-reliance) — not a solvency verdict. Cross-checked against official state fiscal-stress scores where they exist.
Outcomes — economic mobility
source: Opportunity Atlas (Harvard) · research useFor kids who grew up here in low-income households, their adult household-income rank (0–1). The average hides a gap by race:
Research-only layer, shown here for context — not included in the CC BY 4.0 bulk download.
Where it’s happening
geocoded land-use decisions🗺 Interactive map
Every rezoning, development approval, and permit — explore the geocoded records in the research explorer.