Wapello County, Iowa

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Key figures

Statistic	Wapello County, Iowa	Iowa	United States	Rank
Total Population	35,362	3,210,507	334,922,499	1333rd of 3,222
Median Household Income	$64,766	$75,059	$80,734	1652nd of 3,221
Median Age	39.2	38.6	38.9	2331st of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	19.6%	31.4%	35.7%	2067th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$125,100	$208,000	$332,700	2573rd of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$920	$972	$1,413	1329th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	15.8%	11.1%	12.5%	1133rd of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	4.3%	3.6%	5.2%	1721st of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	81.9	57.5	n/a	1124th of 3,222
Foreign Born	9.9%	5.9%	14.1%	399th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	75.0	n/a	n/a	1811th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	68.4%	71.7%	65.2%	2450th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	20.0	19.8	26.4	2538th of 3,221
Worked from Home	5.5%	11.3%	15.1%	2528th of 3,222
Uninsured	7.4%	n/a	n/a	2394th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	47.4%	48.3%	46.9%	1973rd of 3,222
Broadband Access	80.2%	n/a	n/a	2155th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Wapello County, Iowa

Statistic	Wapello County, Iowa	Iowa	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	75.6%	82.3%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	13.4%	7.3%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	3.0%	3.8%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	1.6%	2.5%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.7%	3.5%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.2%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	2.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	40.7	31.4	61.4

Age in Wapello County, Iowa

Statistic	Wapello County, Iowa	Iowa	United States
Median Age	39.2	38.6	38.9
Under 18 %	23.8%	22.9%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.3%	10.0%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	12.8%	12.5%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.5%	12.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	25.2%	23.9%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	18.4%	18.1%	17.2%

Households and families in Wapello County, Iowa

Statistic	Wapello County, Iowa	Iowa	United States
Households	13,997	1,315,707	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.5	2.4	2.5
Family Households	65.6%	61.6%	64.2%
Households with Children	32.8%	28.5%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	18.2%	13.3%	17.3%
People Living Alone	27.9%	30.9%	28.7%
Never Married	32.4%	31.8%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Wapello County, Iowa

Statistic	Wapello County, Iowa	Iowa	United States
Per Capita Income	$33,358	$40,877	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	18.4%	13.9%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	21.5%	17.5%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	15.8%	18.7%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	4.2%	8.6%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	15.8%	11.1%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	33.2%	26.8%	28.2%
SNAP Households	15.3%	8.8%	n/a

Housing in Wapello County, Iowa

Statistic	Wapello County, Iowa	Iowa	United States
Housing Units	15,730	1,437,699	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	77.3%	72.2%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	11.9%	14.5%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	11.0%	8.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,958.0	1,972.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	31.6%	28.3%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	28.8%	27.4%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,974	$2,897	n/a

Education in Wapello County, Iowa

Statistic	Wapello County, Iowa	Iowa	United States
Less than High School	11.4%	6.7%	10.4%
High School Graduate	38.3%	30.0%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	30.7%	31.8%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	12.0%	20.9%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	7.6%	10.5%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Wapello County, Iowa

Statistic	Wapello County, Iowa	Iowa	United States
Labour Force Participation	61.9%	66.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	78.5%	76.0%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.8%	0.7%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.5%	2.9%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	50.5%	41.8%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	5.3%	4.1%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	6.6%	5.4%	n/a

Origins and language in Wapello County, Iowa

Statistic	Wapello County, Iowa	Iowa	United States
Born in State of Residence	72.9%	69.6%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	3.7%	2.6%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	6.2%	3.3%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	84.9%	90.9%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	9.2%	4.7%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	12.8%	7.8%	16.7%

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