Who is the Fayette County County Attorney?

Nathan Lein (Democratic) is the County Attorney of Fayette County, Iowa. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Fayette County County Auditor?

Lori Moellers (Republican) is the County Auditor of Fayette County, Iowa.

Who is the Fayette County County Recorder?

Kristie Reierson (Republican) is the County Recorder of Fayette County, Iowa. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Fayette County Sheriff?

Marty Fisher (Republican) is the Sheriff of Fayette County, Iowa.

Who is the Fayette County County Treasurer?

Kyle Jacobsen (Republican) is the County Treasurer of Fayette County, Iowa. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who are the Fayette County commissioners?

Alex Popenhagen (County Supervisor, At-Large); Bruce T. Lehmann (County Supervisor, At-Large); Jeffrey Bunn (County Supervisor, At-Large).

What is the population of Fayette County?

About 19,288 people, with a median age of 43.9; the median household income is $60,165 and 12% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).

What is the unemployment rate in Fayette County?

3.1% in September 2026 (preliminary): 312 people unemployed in a labor force of 10,089, against 2.9% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).

How many local governments are there in Fayette County?

22 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 13 municipal, 4 school district and 4 special district governments.

Fayette County, IA elected officials: county supervisors, sheriff, school board and cities

Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Fayette County: 8 seats on 6 elected bodies. 5 seats were on the November 3, 2026 ballot; they update once the county certifies its results.

Board of Supervisors

Fayette County Board of Supervisors

Every member is elected countywide.

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
County Supervisor, At-Large	Alex Popenhagen Republican source
County Supervisor, At-Large	Bruce T. Lehmann Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Supervisor, At-Large	Jeffrey Bunn Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet

County officers

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
County Attorney	Nathan Lein Democratic source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Auditor	Lori Moellers Republican source
County Recorder	Kristie Reierson Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Sheriff	Marty Fisher Republican source
County Treasurer	Kyle Jacobsen Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet

How many local governments Fayette County has

The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 22 local governments in Fayette County. This page lists the ones whose offices are elected.

Kind of government	Census count (2022)	Listed on this page
County government	1	1
Cities, towns, villages and townships	13	0
School districts (school boards)	4	0
Special districts (elected boards)	4	0

Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Government Units Listing (census.gov).

About these counts

The Census Bureau counts every independent local government once, in the county it assigns it to: the one it mostly serves or where it's based. A city or district that crosses county lines is counted in only one county, so it may be listed on this page but counted elsewhere, or the other way around. Many special districts, such as housing authorities, have appointed boards, and some places have more than one elected body, so the two columns measure different things. School systems run by a county, city or the state aren't counted as separate governments, though their boards may be listed here; in some states the Bureau counts community or state colleges as school districts. The counts are as of 2022.

Who lives in Fayette County

19,288people

43.9median ageU.S.: 38.9

$60,165 household incomeU.S.: $80,734

12%below the U.S.: 12.5%

20.7%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%

$136,800median home valueU.S.: $332,700

3.2%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%

2.1%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%

8.4%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%

5.6%U.S.: 8.4%

44.1%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%

27.9%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 3.1% · White 91% · Black 0.8% · Asian 0.9% · Other or more than one race 4.2% (Hispanic or Latino people can be of any race; the other groups are non-Hispanic.)

Census Bureau, 2020–2024 5-year estimates (data.census.gov).

About these figures

The American Community Survey asks about 3.5 million households a year about who lives there, their work, income, schooling and housing. The 5-year estimates pool 2020–2024 answers so that every county and district has enough of them. They're estimates with a (larger for smaller places), and they're different from the once-a-decade census count. "Median" means half are above and half below. Household income is before taxes and includes everyone in the household. The unemployment share here is the survey's five-year average, so it differs from the monthly rate in the BLS jobs report. Race and Hispanic origin are as people describe themselves.

Health insurance means any coverage, private or public (such as Medicaid or Medicare), when people answered; the share is of everyone except people on active military duty and people living in institutions such as prisons and nursing homes. The housing shares are of renting households, and of homeowners with a mortgage, for whom the Census Bureau can compute them (households with no income, or renters who pay no cash rent, are left out). Rent here is gross rent, rent plus utilities; owner costs include the mortgage, property taxes, insurance, utilities and fees.

Jobs in Fayette County

3.1%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 2.9%. Iowa: 3.2%.

312people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.

9,777people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.

10,089in the September 2026, preliminary.

Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.

Every month, last two years

Month	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)	3.1%	312	9,777	10,089
August 2026	3.5%	350	9,593	9,943
July 2026	3.4%	342	9,638	9,980
June 2026	3.3%	333	9,742	10,075
May 2026	2.8%	289	9,878	10,167
April 2026	2.7%	275	9,885	10,160
March 2026	3.8%	387	9,906	10,293
February 2026	4.1%	417	9,746	10,163
January 2026	4.7%	468	9,541	10,009
December 2025	3.7%	376	9,797	10,173
November 2025	3.3%	335	9,888	10,223
October 2025	not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025	2.9%	291	9,765	10,056
August 2025	3.5%	346	9,627	9,973
July 2025	3.8%	387	9,685	10,072
June 2025	3.6%	359	9,607	9,966
May 2025	3.5%	353	9,681	10,034
April 2025	3.2%	325	9,870	10,195
March 2025	4.3%	437	9,750	10,187
February 2025	4.6%	458	9,535	9,993
January 2025	5.3%	529	9,426	9,955
December 2024	3.5%	347	9,430	9,777
November 2024	3.3%	326	9,447	9,773
October 2024	3.6%	359	9,644	10,003

Yearly averages

Year	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
2025 (11 months)	3.8%	381	9,694	10,075
2024	3.4%	337	9,569	9,906
2023	3.3%	335	9,719	10,054
2022	3.3%	335	9,740	10,075
2021	4.5%	438	9,368	9,806
2020	5.5%	544	9,342	9,886
2019	3.5%	367	9,980	10,347
2018	3.1%	318	9,932	10,250
2017	3.7%	377	9,794	10,171
2016	4.6%	474	9,943	10,417

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, : BLS publishes county figures only that way, so they rise and fall with the seasons; compare a month with the same month a year earlier rather than with the month before. Iowa's figure above is on the same basis; seasonally adjusted, as in BLS's monthly state release, it was 3.2% in September 2026. The latest month is preliminary and is revised the next month, and BLS revises earlier years each spring. People are counted where they live. October 2025 wasn't collected during the 2025 federal government shutdown, so 2025's yearly average covers 11 months.

Crime reported in Fayette County

210.2 per 100,0002020. Iowa: 303.5.

706.9 per 100,0002020. Iowa: 1,698.2.

0murders2020, 44 violent crimes in all.

2020 is the latest year with complete reporting here: at least one of the county's police agencies didn't send the FBI a full year of figures since, so later totals would be undercounts.

Earlier years

Year	Violent	Rate	Property	Rate
2020	44	210.2	148	706.9
2019	24	115.4	114	548.1
2017	31	144.9	171	799.1

By police agency (3)

Agency	Year	Violent	Property	People served
Fayette County Sheriff's Office	2023	24	22	10,622
Oelwein Police Department	2025	17	46	5,759
West Union Police Department	2020	0	0	2,287

Crimes to the county's city and county police agencies (FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, Return A), per 100,000 people they serve. Years with incomplete reporting are left out. Crime in Iowa · the U.S.

Police staffing

1.38 per 1,000 residents2018, 3 agencies serving 19,620 people.

27sworn officers2018, full-time, as of October 31.

28civilian staff2018, full-time.

2018 is the latest year every agency here sent the FBI its staff count.

Agencies counted (3), 2018

Agency	Officers	Civilians	People served
Fayette County Sheriff's Office	12	23	11,394
Oelwein Police Department	10	5	5,899
West Union Police Department	5	0	2,327

Earlier years

Year	Officers	Per 1,000	Civilians	Agencies
2018	27	1.38	28	3
2017	26	1.31	29	3

Full-time employees of the county's city police departments and sheriff's office, as each reported them to the FBI (Uniform Crime Reporting, Law Enforcement Employees), per 1,000 people in the areas those agencies serve (the FBI's population figures). A year is shown only when every one of these agencies sent a count; a count under half or over double the agency's own counts in nearby years is treated as not sent. Towns policed under contract by another agency are counted through that agency. State police, campus and other agencies aren't included. Sheriffs' offices often also run the county jail and courthouse security, so their staff counts include those jobs.

Quick answers

Who is the Fayette County County Attorney?: Nathan Lein (Democratic) is the County Attorney of Fayette County, Iowa. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Fayette County County Auditor?: Lori Moellers (Republican) is the County Auditor of Fayette County, Iowa.
Who is the Fayette County County Recorder?: Kristie Reierson (Republican) is the County Recorder of Fayette County, Iowa. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Fayette County Sheriff?: Marty Fisher (Republican) is the Sheriff of Fayette County, Iowa.
Who is the Fayette County County Treasurer?: Kyle Jacobsen (Republican) is the County Treasurer of Fayette County, Iowa. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who are the Fayette County commissioners?: Alex Popenhagen (County Supervisor, At-Large); Bruce T. Lehmann (County Supervisor, At-Large); Jeffrey Bunn (County Supervisor, At-Large).
What is the population of Fayette County?: About 19,288 people, with a median age of 43.9; the median household income is $60,165 and 12% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Fayette County?: 3.1% in September 2026 (preliminary): 312 people unemployed in a labor force of 10,089, against 2.9% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Fayette County?: 22 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 13 municipal, 4 school district and 4 special district governments.

Officeholders as of November 6, 2026, from county election offices' elected-officials pages where they publish one, and elsewhere from the Iowa Secretary of State's certified 2022 and 2024 general election results (each seat's last election); officials appointed since then may differ; each name links to its source. Officials change between elections (appointments, resignations), and the body's own website is the authority. Party is shown only for offices elected on a partisan ballot.

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