Grandview vs Wapello

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

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

Wapello has the higher population (1,935 vs 438 in Grandview). Wapello has the higher median household income ($71,131 vs $46,750 in Grandview). Grandview has the higher median home value ($134,000 vs $128,800 in Wapello).

Population, income & housing

	Grandview	Wapello
Population	438	1,935
Median age	59.9 yrs	46.2 yrs
Median household income	$46,750	$71,131
Median home value	$134,000	$128,800
Median gross rent	$828	$707
Housing units	254	889
Homeownership rate	83.8%	70.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.1%	17.7%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	2.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Grandview	Wapello
Population	430 → 438 (+1.9%)	2,005 → 1,935 (-3.5%)
Median household income	$53,125 → $46,750 (-12.0%)	$66,429 → $71,131 (+7.1%)
Median home value	$101,300 → $134,000 (+32.3%)	$113,500 → $128,800 (+13.5%)
Median gross rent	$679 → $828 (+21.9%)	$618 → $707 (+14.4%)

Grandview

Population

430438

Median household income

$53,125$46,750

Median home value

$101,300$134,000

Median gross rent

$679$828

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)

	Grandview	Wapello
Under 5	2.7%	2.3%
5 to 17	18.7%	14.9%
18 to 24	1.6%	8.9%
25 to 34	6.4%	9.4%
35 to 44	12.1%	13.7%
45 to 54	5.9%	11.5%
55 to 64	24.0%	9.8%
65 to 74	15.3%	16.7%
75 and over	13.2%	12.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Grandview	Wapello
White (non-Hispanic)	92.0%	82.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.0%	6.4%
Hispanic or Latino	4.6%	9.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Grandview	Wapello
No high school diploma	5.0%	11.8%
High school graduate	53.4%	40.9%
Some college or associate's	31.5%	29.6%
Bachelor's degree	8.6%	14.2%
Graduate or professional degree	1.5%	3.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Grandview	Wapello
Drove alone	96.8%	82.3%
Carpooled	1.3%	9.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.3%	4.6%
Other means	0.6%	3.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Grandview	Wapello
1-unit, detached	81.9%	86.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.3%
2 to 4 units	3.5%	10.9%
5 to 19 units	4.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	9.8%	1.7%

Poverty & households

	Grandview	Wapello
Poverty rate	8.0%	6.7%
Average household size	1.92	2.22
Mean commute (minutes)	27	22
Median year structure built	1963	1957