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The population in Oelwein is 5,961. There are 1,233 people per square mile aka population density. The median age in Oelwein is 43.2, the US median age is 38.4. The number of people per household in Oelwein is 2.2, the US average of people per household is 2.6.
Family in Oelwein
- 41.5% are married
- 11.7% are divorced
- 25.8% are married with children
- 16.3% have children, but are single
Race in Oelwein
- 93.8% are White
- 0.2% are Black
- 0.6% are Asian
- 0.0% are Native American
- 0.0% claim Other
- 4.0% claim Hispanic ethnicity
- 1.4% Two or more races
- 0.0% Hawaiian, Pacific Islander