Morning Sun vs Wapello

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

Morning Sun 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 733 in Morning Sun). Wapello has the higher median household income ($71,131 vs $63,500 in Morning Sun). Wapello has the higher median home value ($128,800 vs $90,300 in Morning Sun).

Population, income & housing

	Morning Sun	Wapello
Population	733	1,935
Median age	43.9 yrs	46.2 yrs
Median household income	$63,500	$71,131
Median home value	$90,300	$128,800
Median gross rent	$875	$707
Housing units	307	889
Homeownership rate	89.1%	70.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.5%	17.7%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	2.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Morning Sun	Wapello
Population	783 → 733 (-6.4%)	2,005 → 1,935 (-3.5%)
Median household income	$46,731 → $63,500 (+35.9%)	$66,429 → $71,131 (+7.1%)
Median home value	$74,900 → $90,300 (+20.6%)	$113,500 → $128,800 (+13.5%)
Median gross rent	$650 → $875 (+34.6%)	$618 → $707 (+14.4%)

Morning Sun

Population

783733

Median household income

$46,731$63,500

Median home value

$74,900$90,300

Median gross rent

$650$875

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)

	Morning Sun	Wapello
Under 5	6.8%	2.3%
5 to 17	14.1%	14.9%
18 to 24	10.1%	8.9%
25 to 34	7.6%	9.4%
35 to 44	12.1%	13.7%
45 to 54	8.7%	11.5%
55 to 64	15.3%	9.8%
65 to 74	10.9%	16.7%
75 and over	14.3%	12.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Morning Sun	Wapello
White (non-Hispanic)	92.6%	82.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	7.1%	6.4%
Hispanic or Latino	0.3%	9.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Morning Sun	Wapello
No high school diploma	11.1%	11.8%
High school graduate	41.7%	40.9%
Some college or associate's	35.8%	29.6%
Bachelor's degree	9.5%	14.2%
Graduate or professional degree	2.0%	3.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Morning Sun	Wapello
Drove alone	92.2%	82.3%
Carpooled	6.1%	9.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.1%	4.6%
Other means	0.6%	3.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Morning Sun	Wapello
1-unit, detached	88.3%	86.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.3%
2 to 4 units	3.9%	10.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7.8%	1.7%

Poverty & households

	Morning Sun	Wapello
Poverty rate	13.5%	6.7%
Average household size	2.60	2.22
Mean commute (minutes)	24	22
Median year structure built	1951	1957