Wapello

Population: 1,935
Median household income: $71,131
Median home value: $128,800

Located in Louisa County, Iowa, Wapello is a community with a population of 1,935. At $71,131, its median household income sits below Louisa County's $80,223.

Between 2019 and 2023, Wapello's population declined 3.5% from 2,005 to 1,935, while its median home value rose 13.5% from $113,500 to $128,800.

The median gross rent is $707. 17.7% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,935
Median age: 46.2 yrs
Median household income: $71,131
Median home value: $128,800
Median gross rent: $707
Housing units: 889
Homeownership rate: 70.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.7%
Unemployment rate: 2.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,0051,935

Median household income

$66,429$71,131

Median home value

$113,500$128,800

Median gross rent

$618$707

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,005	$66,429	$113,500	$618
2020	1,898	$70,724	$100,000	$635
2021	1,914	$70,594	$100,200	$680
2022	1,861	$68,403	$117,700	$702
2023	1,935	$71,131	$128,800	$707

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 52.3%

5 to 1714.9%

18 to 248.9%

25 to 349.4%

35 to 4413.7%

45 to 5411.5%

55 to 649.8%

65 to 7416.7%

75 and over12.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	44	2.3%
5 to 17	288	14.9%
18 to 24	172	8.9%
25 to 34	182	9.4%
35 to 44	266	13.7%
45 to 54	223	11.5%
55 to 64	190	9.8%
65 to 74	323	16.7%
75 and over	247	12.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,592	82.3%
Black or African American	28	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	124	6.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	191	9.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.8%

High school graduate40.9%

Some college or associate's29.6%

Bachelor's degree14.2%

Graduate or professional degree3.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	169	11.8%
High school graduate	585	40.9%
Some college or associate's	423	29.6%
Bachelor's degree	203	14.2%
Graduate or professional degree	51	3.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone82.3%

Carpooled9.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.6%

Other means3.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	799	82.3%
Carpooled	92	9.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	4	0.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	45	4.6%
Other means	31	3.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	348	37.6%
15 to 29 min	271	29.3%
30 to 44 min	207	22.4%
45 to 59 min	56	6.0%
60+ min	44	4.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.22
Poverty rate: 6.7% (128 of 1,900)

	Count	Share
Family households	593	69.2%
Nonfamily households	264	30.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1957

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	857	96.4%
Vacant	32	3.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	602	70.2%
Renter-occupied	255	29.8%

1-unit, detached86.1%

1-unit, attached1.3%

2 to 4 units10.9%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other1.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	765	86.1%
1-unit, attached	12	1.3%
2 to 4 units	97	10.9%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	15	1.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1982200
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.3 sq mi
Water area: 0.04 sq mi
Center point: 41.1772, -91.1890