Wright County, Iowa

8 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 12,817
Median household income: $64,033
Median home value: $109,800

Home to 12,817 residents, Wright County is one of Iowa's counties. 8 cities and places have their primary county here. At $64,033, its median household income sits below Iowa's $73,147.

From 2019 to 2023, Wright County's population held roughly steady from 12,739 to 12,817, while its median household income rose 20.1% from $53,333 to $64,033.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 77.0% of the population. 79.7% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 12,817
Median age: 39.8 yrs
Median household income: $64,033
Median home value: $109,800
Median gross rent: $788
Housing units: 6,266
Homeownership rate: 74.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.5%
Unemployment rate: 1.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

12,73912,817

Median household income

$53,333$64,033

Median home value

$85,500$109,800

Median gross rent

$626$788

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	12,739	$53,333	$85,500	$626
2020	12,644	$51,221	$86,100	$644
2021	12,978	$55,395	$90,900	$658
2022	12,897	$58,240	$105,400	$731
2023	12,817	$64,033	$109,800	$788

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

Age distribution

Under 56.5%

5 to 1719.6%

18 to 246.9%

25 to 3411.2%

35 to 4410.8%

45 to 549.3%

55 to 6413.7%

65 to 7412.4%

75 and over9.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	836	6.5%
5 to 17	2,507	19.6%
18 to 24	881	6.9%
25 to 34	1,435	11.2%
35 to 44	1,386	10.8%
45 to 54	1,186	9.3%
55 to 64	1,752	13.7%
65 to 74	1,593	12.4%
75 and over	1,241	9.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	9,872	77.0%
Black or African American	23	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	8	0.1%
Asian	80	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	164	1.3%
Two or more races	268	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,402	18.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.3%

High school graduate35.2%

Some college or associate's34.0%

Bachelor's degree18.2%

Graduate or professional degree5.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	627	7.3%
High school graduate	3,025	35.2%
Some college or associate's	2,921	34.0%
Bachelor's degree	1,563	18.2%
Graduate or professional degree	457	5.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone79.7%

Carpooled6.5%

Public transit0.2%

Walked2.9%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home8.8%

Other means1.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,566	79.7%
Carpooled	372	6.5%
Public transit	14	0.2%
Walked	168	2.9%
Bicycle	22	0.4%
Worked from home	505	8.8%
Other means	83	1.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,565	49.1%
15 to 29 min	1,642	31.4%
30 to 44 min	546	10.4%
45 to 59 min	132	2.5%
60+ min	340	6.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.36
Poverty rate: 14.8% (1,867 of 12,657)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,570	66.7%
Nonfamily households	1,782	33.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1957

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,352	85.4%
Vacant	914	14.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,971	74.2%
Renter-occupied	1,381	25.8%

1-unit, detached84.8%

1-unit, attached2.0%

2 to 4 units5.5%

5 to 19 units3.2%

20 or more units3.4%

Mobile home & other1.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,314	84.8%
1-unit, attached	124	2.0%
2 to 4 units	344	5.5%
5 to 19 units	201	3.2%
20 or more units	215	3.4%
Mobile home & other	68	1.1%

Geography

County GEOID: 19197
State: Iowa
Land area: 580 sq mi
Water area: 1.82 sq mi
Center point: 42.7330, -93.7347