It is a fairly quiet city because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Oelwein has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Oelwein has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Oelwein than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Oelwein may be for you.
Oelwein is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The percentage of adults in Oelwein with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 13.72% of adults in Oelwein have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Oelwein in 2022 was $26,500, which is low income relative to Iowa, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $106,000 for a family of four. However, Oelwein contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Oelwein home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Oelwein residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Oelwein include German, Irish, English, French, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Oelwein is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.
