2022 population: 35,043 ( 582 from 2010 , 402 from 2020)
Land area: 431.8 square miles
Population density: 81.1 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	27,366	78.09%	12.2%
Black:	1,311	3.74%	193.3%
Indian:	96	0.27%	6.7%
Asian:	1,457	4.16%	397.3%
2+ races:	487	1.39%	23.3%
Hispanic:	4,326	12.34%	33.8%

Total non-White:	7,677	21.91%	71.8%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	1,031	14.5
Deaths:	1,131	16.0
Net Migration:	-518	-7.3
Net Immigration:	205	2.9

Change in White population:	-3,791	-10.6
Change in Non-White pop.:	3,209	9.0

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
35,625
31,157	87.46%
447	1.25%
90	0.25%
293	0.82%
395	1.11%
3,234	9.08%
4,468	12.54%

2000
36,051
34,339	95.25%
329	0.91%
84	0.23%
240	0.67%
241	0.67%
799	2.22%
1,712	4.75%

1990
35,687
34,856	97.67%
297	0.83%
155	0.43%
162	0.45%
n/a
217	0.61%
831	2.33%

1980
40,241
39,658	98.55%
244	0.61%
64	0.16%
41	0.10%
n/a
226	0.56%
583	1.45%

1970
42,149
41,678	98.88%
339	0.80%
22	0.05%
25	0.06%
n/a
65	0.15%
471	1.12%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
4,422	12.3
3,820	10.6
-1,370	-3.8
278	0.8

-3,182	-8.8
2,756	7.6

Number	Rate
1990's
4,350	12.2
4,549	12.7
-119	-0.3
98	0.3

-517	-1.4
881	2.5

Number	Rate
1980's
4,980	12.4
4,735	11.8
-4,547	-11.3
n/a

-4,802	-11.9
248	0.6

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-2,961	-7.0
n/a

-2,020	-4.8
112	0.3

Age, Family & Household Data for Wapello County, IA

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
39.4
8,264	23.6%
26,779	76.4%
6,285	17.9%

14,193
2.43

9,261	65.3%
6,583	71.1%
1,244	13.4%
4,932	34.7%

2010
Number	Percent
39.8
8,119	22.8%
27,506	77.2%
5,856	16.4%

14,552
2.39

9,332	64.1%
6,963	74.6%
961	10.3%
5,220	35.9%

2000
Number	Percent
39.0
8,373	23.2%
27,678	76.8%
6,418	17.8%

14,789
2.37

9,799	66.3%
7,831	79.9%
1,017	10.4%
4,990	33.7%

1990
Number	Percent
37.2
8,547	23.9%
27,140	76.1%
6,675	18.7%

14,499
2.41

10,180	70.2%
8,637	84.8%
770	7.6%
4,319	29.8%

1980
Number	Percent
33.7
10,615	26.4%
29,626	73.6%
6,811	16.9%

15,371
2.56

11,286	73.4%
10,011	88.7%
580	5.1%
4,085	26.6%

2022 Housing Data for Wapello County, IA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	881	6.2%
$10,000 to $14,999	795	5.6%
$15,000 to $19,999	628	4.4%
$20,000 to $24,999	868	6.1%
$25,000 to $29,999	468	3.3%
$30,000 to $34,999	613	4.3%
$35,000 to $39,999	590	4.2%
$40,000 to $44,999	642	4.5%
$45,000 to $49,999	693	4.9%
$50,000 to $59,999	1,372	9.7%
$60,000 to $74,999	1,408	9.9%
$75,000 to $99,999	1,785	12.6%
$100,000 to $124,999	1,138	8.0%
$125,000 to $149,999	868	6.1%
$150,000 to $199,999	1,091	7.7%
$200,000 or more	353	2.5%

Median Household Income	56,209
Per Capita Income	30,025

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	88
Compared to U.S.	77

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	908	6.4%
Public Assistance	551	3.9%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	2,665	18.8%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	13,484	70.7%
Unemployed	674	3.5%
In Armed Forces	13	0.1%

Total Labor Force	14,171	74.3%
Not in Labor Force	4,911	25.7%

Real Unemployment Rate		29.3%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	6,771	4,737	58.8%
Non-Profit	427	964	30.7%
Self-Employed	981	324	75.2%

Local Government	451	836	35.0%
State Government	279	383	42.1%
Federal Government	71	214	24.9%

Total Private + Self	7,752	5,061	60.5%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	1,228	2,397	33.9%
Total	8,980	7,458	54.6%

Pct. Govt.	13.6%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	1,858	11.3%
Sales and Office Occupations	3,166	19.2%
Professional, Technical	2,701	16.4%
Service Occupations	2,476	15.0%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	139	0.8%
All others	6,267	38.1%

White Collar		46.9%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	4,104	24.9%
Health care and social assistance	2,399	14.6%
Retail trade	2,274	13.8%
Educational services	1,372	8.3%
Transportation and warehousing	911	5.5%
Accommodation and food services	886	5.4%
Construction	872	5.3%
Finance and insurance	651	4.0%
Other services	606	3.7%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	469	2.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	461	2.8%
Public administration	392	2.4%
Wholesale trade	324	2.0%
Professional, scientific, technical	316	1.9%
Information	155	0.9%
Real estate and rental and leasing	91	0.6%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	81	0.5%
Utilities	68	0.4%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	36	0.2%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	2,942	8.34%
Puerto Rican	115	0.33%
Cuban	199	0.56%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	703	1.99%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	316	0.90%
Honduran	112	0.32%
Nicaraguan	24	0.07%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	251	0.71%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	4	0.01%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	4	0.01%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	106	0.30%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	287	0.81%
Laotian	66	0.19%
Burmese	48	0.14%
Chinese	44	0.12%
Korean	38	0.11%
Indian	32	0.09%
Japanese	15	0.04%
Bangladeshi	8	0.02%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	29,117	87.9%
Spanish	2,523	7.6%
Other Asian	545	1.6%
Tagalog	231	0.7%
Other	189	0.6%
French, Haitian, Cajun	134	0.4%
Arabic	129	0.4%
Other Indo-European	122	0.4%
German, other Germanic	113	0.3%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	6,753	19.1%
English	4,301	12.2%
Irish	3,628	10.3%
American	2,382	6.7%
Dutch	1,391	3.9%
Swedish	759	2.2%
African	538	1.5%
Norwegian	355	1.0%
Scottish	354	1.0%
French	345	1.0%
Italian	308	0.9%
European	302	0.9%
British	286	0.8%
Scotch-Irish	239	0.7%
Greek	145	0.4%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	33,547	95.1%
Not a citizen	1,745	4.9%

Native	32,302	91.5%
Foreign-born	2,990	8.5%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
1,147	4.8%	1,761	7.3%	9,149	38.0%	7,583	31.5%	2,795	11.6%	1,652	6.9%
Average years of education: 12.9

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	1,147	4.8%
9-12 Years	1,761	7.3%
H.S. Grad or GED	9,149	38.0%
Some College	7,583	31.5%
Bach. Degree	2,795	11.6%
Grad Degree	1,652	6.9%
Average years of education: 12.9

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	16,961	15,929	1,032	6.1%	4.4%
1991	17,403	16,103	1,300	7.5%	4.7%
1992	18,039	16,849	1,190	6.6%	4.5%
1993	18,502	17,421	1,081	5.8%	4.1%
1994	18,611	17,687	924	5.0%	3.6%
1995	18,587	17,662	925	5.0%	3.5%
1996	18,745	17,812	933	5.0%	3.6%
1997	18,107	16,993	1,114	6.2%	3.1%
1998	17,704	16,989	715	4.0%	2.8%
1999	17,500	16,798	702	4.0%	2.7%

2000	17,879	17,234	645	3.6%	2.7%
2001	18,194	17,357	837	4.6%	3.3%
2002	18,993	17,955	1,038	5.5%	4.0%
2003	19,293	18,225	1,068	5.5%	4.4%
2004	19,097	18,031	1,066	5.6%	4.5%
2005	19,139	18,090	1,049	5.5%	4.3%
2006	18,786	17,947	839	4.5%	3.7%
2007	18,867	18,047	820	4.3%	3.7%
2008	18,907	17,967	940	5.0%	4.1%
2009	18,792	17,148	1,644	8.7%	6.4%

2010	18,480	16,990	1,490	8.1%	6.1%
2011	18,209	16,877	1,332	7.3%	5.6%
2012	17,967	16,712	1,255	7.0%	5.1%
2013	18,158	17,009	1,149	6.3%	4.7%
2014	18,142	17,147	995	5.5%	4.2%
2015	18,008	17,090	918	5.1%	3.7%
2016	17,981	16,949	1,032	5.7%	3.6%
2017	17,690	16,890	800	4.5%	3.1%
2018	17,792	17,165	627	3.5%	2.6%
2019	17,946	17,282	664	3.7%	2.8%

2020	17,328	16,293	1,035	6.0%	5.3%
2021	17,013	16,251	762	4.5%	3.8%
2022	16,964	16,414	550	3.2%	2.7%
2023	16,714	16,132	582	3.5%	2.9%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	15,754
Median Value	$105,800

Occupied	14,193	90.1%
Vacant	1,561	9.9%

Owned	9,413	66.3%
Rented	4,780	33.7%
Median Rent	$909

Single-Family Units	12,618	80.1%
Detached	12,442	79.0%
Attached	176	1.1%
Buldings with 5+ Units	1,562	9.9%
Mobile Homes	681	4.3%

Wapello County, IA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Wapello County, IA

2022 Housing Data for Wapello County, IA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Wapello County, IA

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Wapello County, IA

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Wapello County, IA

Historical Labor Force Data for Wapello County, IA