Residents will find that the city is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Oelwein is worth considering.
Being a small city, Oelwein does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The citizens of Oelwein are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 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.
