Wapello County, IA Demographic Data
Wapello County, IA Summary
Wapello County is located in Iowa
- Population: 35,461
- Area: 436.02 sq. miles
- Land Area: 431.83 sq. miles
- Water Area: 4.19 sq. miles
- Population Density: 81.32 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 822.51 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Wapello County, IA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
17,889
51%
50.8
Male
17,353
49%
49.2
Total Population
35,242
323,128,000
Wapello County, IA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
2,157
6.1%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
2,269
6.4%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
2,176
6.2%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
2,204
6.3%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
2,310
6.6%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
4,505
12.8%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
4,184
11.9%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
4,522
12.8%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
2,561
7.3%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
2,476
7.0%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
3,089
8.8%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
1,925
5.5%
4.4
85 Years and Over
864
2.5%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
27,335
77.6%
77.2
Female
13,994
51.2%
51.3
Male
13,341
48.8%
48.7
21 Years and over
25,869
73.4%
73.1
62 Years and over
7,298
20.7%
18.8
65 Years and over
5,878
16.7%
15.2
Female
3,313
56.4%
55.8
Male
2,565
43.6%
44.2
Median Age (years)
40
0.0%
0.0
Wapello County, IA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
34,766
98.6%
96.8
White
32,003
90.8%
72.6
Black or African American
831
2.4%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
68
0.2%
0.8
Asian
323
0.9%
5.4
Asian Indian
23
0.1%
1.2
Chinese
14
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
16
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
14
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
30
0.1%
0.6
Other Asian
226
0.6%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
95
0.3%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
17
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
8
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
70
0.2%
0.1
Some Other Race
1,446
4.1%
5.1
Two or More Races
476
1.4%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
3,609
10.2%
17.8
Mexican
2,639
7.5%
11.2
Puerto Rican
50
0.1%
1.7
Cuban
29
0.1%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
891
2.5%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
31,633
89.8%
82.2
Wapello County, IA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
1,310
5.4%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
1,997
8.3%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
8,836
36.6%
27.2
Some college, no degree
5,164
21.4%
20.6
Associate's Degree
2,568
10.6%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
2,764
11.5%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
1,487
6.2%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
3,307
13.7%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
20,819
86.3%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
4,251
17.7%
31.2
Wapello County, IA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
7,443
26.0%
33.7%
Now Married
15,084
52.7%
47.5
Divorced
3,509
12.3%
11.0%
Separated
437
1.5%
2.0
Widowed
2,167
7.6
5.8%
Wapello County, IA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
28,993
87.6%
78.4%
Languages other than english
4,092
12.4%
21.6%
Spanish
3,065
9.3%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
352
1.1%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
285
0.9%
3.5%
Other Languages
390
1.2%
1.1%
Wapello County, IA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
1,182
8.2%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
1,157
8.0%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
1,950
13.5%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
1,811
12.5%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
2,158
14.9%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
2,520
17.4%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
1,880
13.0%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
1,310
9.1%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
284
2.0%
5.8
$200,000 or more
202
1.4%
6.4
Median household income
42,494
57,617
Per capita income
23,116
31,128
Wapello County, IA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
337
2.1%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
1,149
7.1%
9.8
Construction
1,180
7.2%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
4,058
24.9%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
752
4.6%
6.6
Information
150
0.9%
2.1
Manufacturing
3,974
24.4%
10.1
Other services except public administration
601
3.7%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
794
4.9%
11.4
Public administration
372
2.3%
4.6
Retail trade
1,916
11.8%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
657
4.0%
5.2
Wholesale trade
357
2.2%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
1,755
10.8%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
4,179
25.6%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
4,235
26.0%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
3,322
20.4%
23.3%
Service occupations
2,806
17.2%
18.1%
Wapello County, IA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
15,891
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
12,786
80.5%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
1,744
11.0%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
71
0.4%
5.1
Walked
292
1.8%
2.7
Other means
480
3.0%
1.8
Worked at home
518
3.3%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
18.6
26.6
Wapello County, IA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
1,081
7.5%
8.7
1 vehicles
4,615
31.9%
33.2
2 vehicles
5,195
35.9%
37.1
3 or more
3,563
24.7%
21.0
Wapello County, IA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
14,454
90.2%
87.6
Owner Occupied
10,513
72.7%
63.1
Renter Occupied
3,941
27.3%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
1,572
9.8%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
12
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.2
0.0%
2.5
Wapello County, IA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
16,026
1 room
305
1.9%
2.4
2 rooms
367
2.3%
2.7
3 rooms
921
5.7%
9.1
4 rooms
3,017
18.8%
16.5
5 rooms
3,756
23.4%
19.8
6 rooms
3,016
18.8%
17.8
7 rooms
2,130
13.3%
12.0
8 rooms
1,227
7.7%
8.6
9 rooms or more
1,287
8.0%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Wapello County, IA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
16,026
1-unit, detached
12,675
79.1%
61.5
1-unit, attached
181
1.1%
5.9
2-units
535
3.3%
3.6
3 or 4 units
333
2.1%
4.4
5 to 9 units
547
3.4%
4.8
10 to 19 units
303
1.9%
4.4
20 or more units
657
4.1%
9.0
Mobile home
795
5.0%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Wapello County, IA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
5,502
34.3%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
1,366
8.5%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
2,482
15.5%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
1,571
9.8%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
2,161
13.5%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
1,041
6.5%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
1,007
6.3%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
803
5.0%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
93
0.6%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Wapello County, IA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
9,557
66.1%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
1,930
13.4%
4.7
Electricity
2,403
16.6%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
363
2.5%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
130
0.9%
0.5
No fuel used
71
0.5%
1.1
Wapello County, IA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
5,624
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
23
0.4%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
72
1.3%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
186
3.3%
11.8%
Less than $500
211
3.8%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
517
9.2%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
1,507
26.8%
28.8%
$500 to $999
3,108
55.3%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
3,085
55.0%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
847
15.1%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
524
9.3%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
308
5.5%
7.0%
35.0% or more
850
15.1%
21.3%
Not Computed
10
0.0%
0.0%
Wapello County, IA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
3,504
41,631,300
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,500 to $2,999
11
0.3%
1.9%
$1,500 to $1,999
15
0.4%
11.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
48
1.4%
4.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
173
4.9%
28.3%
Less than $500
917
26.2%
10.7%
$500 to $999
2,340
66.8%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
437
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
619
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
472
13.8%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
409
12.0%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
413
12.1%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
255
7.5%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
273
8.0%
9.0%
35.0% or more
1,590
46.6%
40.7%
Not Computed
529
0.0%
0.0%
Wapello County, IA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
10,513
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
2,401
22.8%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
4,245
40.4%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
1,577
15.0%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
933
8.9%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
869
8.3%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
387
3.7%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
68
0.6%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
33
0.3%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
81,400
205,000
