Wapello County vs Webster County

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

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

Webster County has the higher population (36,848 vs 35,265 in Wapello County). Webster County has the higher median household income ($68,054 vs $60,034 in Wapello County). Webster County has the higher median home value ($138,500 vs $112,900 in Wapello County).

Population, income & housing

	Wapello County	Webster County
Population	35,265	36,848
Median age	39.9 yrs	39.8 yrs
Median household income	$60,034	$68,054
Median home value	$112,900	$138,500
Median gross rent	$950	$762
Housing units	15,740	17,053
Homeownership rate	67.4%	70.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.4%	20.5%
Unemployment rate	3.7%	3.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Wapello County	Webster County
Population	35,141 → 35,265 (+0.4%)	36,545 → 36,848 (+0.8%)
Median household income	$46,246 → $60,034 (+29.8%)	$47,466 → $68,054 (+43.4%)
Median home value	$82,100 → $112,900 (+37.5%)	$99,100 → $138,500 (+39.8%)
Median gross rent	$718 → $950 (+32.3%)	$642 → $762 (+18.7%)

Wapello County

Population

35,14135,265

Median household income

$46,246$60,034

Median home value

$82,100$112,900

Median gross rent

$718$950

Webster County

Population

36,54536,848

Median household income

$47,466$68,054

Median home value

$99,100$138,500

Median gross rent

$642$762

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Wapello County	Webster County
Under 5	5.9%	5.7%
5 to 17	17.7%	15.6%
18 to 24	8.2%	11.2%
25 to 34	12.4%	12.0%
35 to 44	12.0%	11.9%
45 to 54	12.4%	10.5%
55 to 64	13.3%	13.4%
65 to 74	10.7%	11.1%
75 and over	7.3%	8.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Wapello County	Webster County
White (non-Hispanic)	77.3%	84.6%
Black or African American	3.1%	3.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	1.3%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	2.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.4%
Two or more races	3.6%	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino	12.6%	6.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Wapello County	Webster County
No high school diploma	12.3%	7.7%
High school graduate	38.1%	32.6%
Some college or associate's	30.2%	39.2%
Bachelor's degree	11.8%	15.3%
Graduate or professional degree	7.6%	5.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Wapello County	Webster County
Drove alone	79.1%	83.2%
Carpooled	12.6%	7.5%
Public transit	0.4%	0.2%
Walked	1.7%	3.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.2%
Worked from home	4.6%	4.0%
Other means	1.7%	1.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Wapello County	Webster County
1-unit, detached	78.1%	77.1%
1-unit, attached	1.9%	1.5%
2 to 4 units	4.9%	9.3%
5 to 19 units	7.1%	4.8%
20 or more units	4.0%	4.7%
Mobile home & other	4.0%	2.6%

Poverty & households

	Wapello County	Webster County
Poverty rate	16.7%	11.7%
Average household size	2.44	2.18
Mean commute (minutes)	20	19
Median year structure built	1958	1957