Median Household Income
$64,766
Median Home Value
$125,100
Median Gross Rent
$920/mo
Poverty Rate
15.8%
Unemployment Rate
4.3%
Homeownership Rate
68.4%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
19.6%
Median Age
39.2
Population Over Time
Wapello County shrank 0.1% from 2014 to 2024.
2014
35,406
2016
35,242
2018
35,315
2020
35,102
2022
35,292
2024
35,362
Business & Industry
Wapello County has 699 business establishments employing 12,594 people.
Health care and social assistance
98
Other services (except public administration)
77
Accommodation and food services
72
Construction
58
Finance and insurance
49
Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services
40
Professional, scientific, and technical services
34
Wholesale trade
32
Establishments by industry sector. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, ACS 2020-2024.