Wapello, IA Demographic Data
Wapello, IA Summary
Wapello is located in Louisa County in Iowa
- Population: 1,898
- Area: 1.34 sq. miles
- Land Area: 1.29 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.05 sq. miles
- Population Density: 1,414.30 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 577.43 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Wapello, IA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
914
48%
50.8
Male
1,008
52%
49.2
Total Population
1,922
323,128,000
Wapello, IA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
129
6.7%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
62
3.2%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
168
8.7%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
173
9.0%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
85
4.4%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
250
13.0%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
214
11.1%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
226
11.8%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
126
6.6%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
131
6.8%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
194
10.1%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
82
4.3%
4.4
85 Years and Over
82
4.3%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
1,461
76.0%
77.2
Female
734
50.2%
51.3
Male
727
49.8%
48.7
21 Years and over
1,390
72.3%
73.1
62 Years and over
437
22.7%
18.8
65 Years and over
358
18.6%
15.2
Female
177
49.4%
55.8
Male
181
50.6%
44.2
Median Age (years)
39
0.0%
0.0
Wapello, IA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
1,916
99.7%
96.8
White
1,868
97.2%
72.6
Black or African American
8
0.4%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
0
0.0%
0.8
Asian
4
0.2%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
4
0.2%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
36
1.9%
5.1
Two or More Races
6
0.3%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
167
8.7%
17.8
Mexican
161
8.4%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
6
0.3%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
1,755
91.3%
82.2
Wapello, IA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
76
5.8%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
85
6.5%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
518
39.7%
27.2
Some college, no degree
277
21.2%
20.6
Associate's Degree
188
14.4%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
101
7.7%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
60
4.6%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
161
12.3%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
1,144
87.6%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
161
12.3%
31.2
Wapello, IA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
402
25.7%
33.7%
Now Married
818
52.3%
47.5
Divorced
198
12.7%
11.0%
Separated
6
0.4%
2.0
Widowed
139
8.9
5.8%
Wapello, IA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
1,631
91.0%
78.4%
Languages other than english
162
9.0%
21.6%
Spanish
162
9.0%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
0
0.0%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Wapello, IA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
16
2.1%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
34
4.5%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
117
15.6%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
108
14.4%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
107
14.2%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
154
20.5%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
97
12.9%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
72
9.6%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
39
5.2%
5.8
$200,000 or more
8
1.1%
6.4
Median household income
48,125
57,617
Per capita income
24,300
31,128
Wapello, IA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
43
4.9%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
38
4.4%
9.8
Construction
44
5.1%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
209
24.0%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
40
4.6%
6.6
Information
14
1.6%
2.1
Manufacturing
184
21.1%
10.1
Other services except public administration
25
2.9%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
18
2.1%
11.4
Public administration
54
6.2%
4.6
Retail trade
102
11.7%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
86
9.9%
5.2
Wholesale trade
14
1.6%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
117
13.4%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
208
23.9%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
191
21.9%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
186
21.4%
23.3%
Service occupations
169
19.4%
18.1%
Wapello, IA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
860
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
766
89.1%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
35
4.1%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
38
4.4%
2.7
Other means
0
0.0%
1.8
Worked at home
21
2.4%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
22.5
26.6
Wapello, IA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
22
2.9%
8.7
1 vehicles
225
29.9%
33.2
2 vehicles
265
35.2%
37.1
3 or more
240
31.9%
21.0
Wapello, IA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
752
88.0%
87.6
Owner Occupied
562
74.7%
63.1
Renter Occupied
190
25.3%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
103
12.0%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.5
Wapello, IA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
855
1 room
41
4.8%
2.4
2 rooms
21
2.5%
2.7
3 rooms
48
5.6%
9.1
4 rooms
73
8.5%
16.5
5 rooms
100
11.7%
19.8
6 rooms
175
20.5%
17.8
7 rooms
104
12.2%
12.0
8 rooms
139
16.3%
8.6
9 rooms or more
154
18.0%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Wapello, IA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
855
1-unit, detached
715
83.6%
61.5
1-unit, attached
0
0.0%
5.9
2-units
44
5.1%
3.6
3 or 4 units
51
6.0%
4.4
5 to 9 units
9
1.1%
4.8
10 to 19 units
13
1.5%
4.4
20 or more units
0
0.0%
9.0
Mobile home
23
2.7%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Wapello, IA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
272
31.8%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
52
6.1%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
53
6.2%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
153
17.9%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
168
19.6%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
37
4.3%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
40
4.7%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
59
6.9%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
21
2.5%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Wapello, IA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
637
84.7%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
2
0.3%
4.7
Electricity
109
14.5%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
4
0.5%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
0
0.0%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Wapello, IA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
357
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
3
0.8%
11.8%
$3,000 or more
4
1.1%
10.3%
Less than $500
5
1.4%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
53
14.8%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
133
37.3%
28.8%
$500 to $999
159
44.5%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
232
65.0%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
31
8.7%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
45
12.6%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
13
3.6%
7.0%
35.0% or more
36
10.1%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Wapello, IA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
173
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
3
1.7%
28.3%
Less than $500
33
19.1%
10.7%
$500 to $999
137
79.2%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
17
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
651
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
18
10.4%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
56
32.4%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
29
16.8%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
4
2.3%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
15
8.7%
9.0%
35.0% or more
51
29.5%
40.7%
Not Computed
17
0.0%
0.0%
Wapello, IA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
562
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
48
8.5%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
216
38.4%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
169
30.1%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
97
17.3%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
25
4.4%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
4
0.7%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
0
0.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
3
0.5%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
104,100
205,000