Columbus Junction vs Wapello

A side-by-side comparison of Columbus Junction and Wapello: population, income, housing, and more.

Columbus Junction and Wapello are places in Iowa. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Columbus Junction has the higher population (2,129 vs 1,935 in Wapello). Columbus Junction has the higher median household income ($76,518 vs $71,131 in Wapello). Wapello has the higher median home value ($128,800 vs $114,200 in Columbus Junction).

Population, income & housing

	Columbus Junction	Wapello
Population	2,129	1,935
Median age	34.4 yrs	46.2 yrs
Median household income	$76,518	$71,131
Median home value	$114,200	$128,800
Median gross rent	$591	$707
Housing units	761	889
Homeownership rate	80.9%	70.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.1%	17.7%
Unemployment rate	3.3%	2.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Columbus Junction	Wapello
Population	2,229 → 2,129 (-4.5%)	2,005 → 1,935 (-3.5%)
Median household income	$47,151 → $76,518 (+62.3%)	$66,429 → $71,131 (+7.1%)
Median home value	$94,600 → $114,200 (+20.7%)	$113,500 → $128,800 (+13.5%)
Median gross rent	$608 → $591 (-2.8%)	$618 → $707 (+14.4%)

Columbus Junction

Population

2,2292,129

Median household income

$47,151$76,518

Median home value

$94,600$114,200

Median gross rent

$608$591

Wapello

Population

2,0051,935

Median household income

$66,429$71,131

Median home value

$113,500$128,800

Median gross rent

$618$707

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Columbus Junction	Wapello
Under 5	7.8%	2.3%
5 to 17	19.5%	14.9%
18 to 24	8.1%	8.9%
25 to 34	16.5%	9.4%
35 to 44	15.4%	13.7%
45 to 54	7.2%	11.5%
55 to 64	9.7%	9.8%
65 to 74	8.2%	16.7%
75 and over	7.5%	12.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Columbus Junction	Wapello
White (non-Hispanic)	43.2%	82.3%
Black or African American	0.8%	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	9.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.1%	6.4%
Hispanic or Latino	43.5%	9.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Columbus Junction	Wapello
No high school diploma	28.8%	11.8%
High school graduate	33.5%	40.9%
Some college or associate's	20.5%	29.6%
Bachelor's degree	14.2%	14.2%
Graduate or professional degree	2.9%	3.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Columbus Junction	Wapello
Drove alone	75.2%	82.3%
Carpooled	16.0%	9.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.0%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.4%	4.6%
Other means	2.3%	3.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Columbus Junction	Wapello
1-unit, detached	77.5%	86.1%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	1.3%
2 to 4 units	7.6%	10.9%
5 to 19 units	6.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6.3%	1.7%

Poverty & households

	Columbus Junction	Wapello
Poverty rate	9.5%	6.7%
Average household size	2.99	2.22
Mean commute (minutes)	25	22
Median year structure built	1965	1957