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Wapello County, IA mapCounty population in 2005: 35,965 (70% urban, 30% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 11,182
Renter-occupied apartments: 3,602
% of renters here:  24%
State:  28%
Land area: 432 sq. mi.
Water area: 4.2 sq. mi.
Population density: 83 people per square mile 
 
 (average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This county:  13.2%
Whole state:  9.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This county:  4.9%
Whole state:  3.8%

Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (22.5%), Educational,health and social services (22.3%), Retail trade (14.3%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 79%
  • Government: 13%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 7%
  • Unpaid family work: 1%

Wapello County, Iowa business tout: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Wapello County, Iowa:

  • White Non-Hispanic (95.3%)
  • Hispanic (2.2%)
  • Other race (1.1%)
  • Black (0.9%)
  • Two or more races (0.8%)
  • American Indian (0.6%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Median resident age:  39.2 years
Iowa median age:  36.6 years

Males: 17,545  (48.7%)
Females: 18,506  (51.3%)
Average wage per job in 2003: $27,441
County population in 2003: 35,875
Jobs in 2003: 18,194

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Total labor force in 2004: 19,473
Unemployment rate in 2004: 5.9%

Average household size:
Wapello County:  2.4 people
Iowa:  2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $35,564 ($32,188 in 2000)
This county  $35,564
Iowa:  $43,609

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $65,051
Wapello County  $65,051
Iowa:  $106,600

Median montly rent in 2000: $419
Institutionalized population: 508
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Wapello County in 2000: $614


Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 0
  • Robberies: 0
  • Assaults: 4
  • Burglaries: 24
  • Thefts: 22
  • Auto thefts: 5

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 0
  • Robberies: 0
  • Assaults: 12
  • Burglaries: 65
  • Thefts: 43
  • Auto thefts: 11

Wapello County races chart


Wapello County, IA map from a distance


2004 Presidential Election results in Wapello County Iowa:


Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 54.7%
Bush/Cheney (Republican): 44.4%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $788 (1.6%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Wapello County is $414 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $546 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $651 a month.

Cities in this county include: Ottumwa, Eldon, Agency, Blakesburg, Kirkville, Chillicothe.

Neighboring counties: Appanoose County , Davis County , Jefferson County , Keokuk County , Mahaska County , Monroe County , Van Buren County .


Wapello County close-up map

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Wapello County: Camp Arrowhead (A), Camp Wish-Ton-Wish (B), New Laddsdale Woodland Retreat (C), Wapello County Grain Incorporated Elevator (D), Highland School (E), Bear Creek (F), Bidwell (G), Farson (H), Ottumwa Municipal Golf Course (I), Forest Lake Camp (J), Hickory Grove Camp (K), Pleasant Grove School (L), Cliffland River Access (M), Kirkville Station (N), Wapello County Home (O), Airpower Museum (P), Airpower Museum Library (Q), American Gothic House (R). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Wapello County include: Hopewell Church (A), Alpine Log Church (B), Dove Ministries Church (C), Bethlehem Church (D), Munterville Lutheran Church (E), Mount Zion Church (F), Bladensburg Christian Church (G), Des Moines Church (H), Miller Chapel (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Ormanville Cemetery (1), Anderson Hill Cemetery (2), Competine Cemetery (3), Comstock Cemetery (4), Ashland Cemetery (5), Zion Cemetery (6), Cooper Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Sand Creek (A), Sandy Creek (B), North Avery Creek (C), Rock Creek (D), Little Cedar Creek (E), Muchakinock Creek (F), Jordan Creek (G), South Avery Creek (H), Spring Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Wapello County include: Gray Eagle Wildlife Reserve (1), McNeese Wildlife Area (2), Pioneer Ridge Nature Area and Nature Center (3), Fox Hills Wildlife Management Area (4), Jonathan Woody Historical Marker (5), Johnson/Noel Buckeye Area (6), West Gate Rest Area (7), DeVol Area (8), Chief Wapello's Grave Historical Marker (9). Display/hide their locations on the map

 
Unemployment in September 2007:
Here:  4.9%
Iowa:  3.6%


Unemployment by year (%)


County total employment by year


County average yearly wages by year ($)


Current college students: 1,607
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 81.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 14.6%

Number of foreign born residents: 679 (30% naturalized citizens)

Wapello County:  1.9%
Whole state:  3.1%


Year of entry for the foreign-born population

  • 1995 to March 2000: 226
  • 1990 to 1994: 103
  • 1985 to 1989: 68
  • 1980 to 1984: 92
  • 1975 to 1979: 86
  • 1970 to 1974: 19
  • 1970 to 1974: 15
  • 1965 to 1969: 70

Mean travel time to work: 19.1 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 82.6%

Wapello County marital status for males

Wapello County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 12,487
  • One, attached: 128
  • Two: 555
  • 3 or 4: 460
  • 5 to 9: 362
  • 10 to 19: 204
  • 20 or more: 481
  • Mobile homes: 1,149
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 47

Housing units in Wapello County with a mortgage: 4,620 (338 second mortgage, 322 home equity loan, 12 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 4,163


Agriculture in Wapello County
Average size of farms: 244 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $44765
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $213.65
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 1.40%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 33.75%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $48506
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 56.90%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.01%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $44919
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 92.66%
Average age of principal farm operators: 54 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 8.69
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 1.43%
Corn for grain: 51540 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 206 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 47461 harvested acres
Vegetables: 10 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 14 acres

Wapello County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly above Iowa state average. It is 3.2 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 2 fatalities and 3 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/11/2001, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado killed 2 people and injured 3 people and caused $400,000 in damages.



Class of Workers



Most common industries for males:



  • Food (11%)
  • Construction (11%)
  • Machinery (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Metal and metal products (5%)
  • Educational services (5%)
  • Public administration (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (20%)
  • Educational services (12%)
  • Food (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Food and beverage stores (5%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
  • Social assistance (5%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Cashiers (4%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)


Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:



  • Mexico (39%)
  • Guatemala (10%)
  • Nigeria (7%)
  • United Kingdom (6%)
  • Laos (6%)
  • Korea (4%)
  • Malaysia (4%)


Most common first ancestries reported in Wapello County:



  • German (24%)
  • United States or American (16%)
  • English (13%)
  • Irish (12%)
  • Dutch (4%)
  • French (except Basque) (3%)
  • Swedish (3%)

Wapello County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

  • Drove a car alone: 13,158 (81%)
  • Carpooled: 1,995 (12%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 142 (1%)
  • Subway or elevated: 9 (0%)
  • Ferryboat: 4 (0%)
  • Motorcycle: 11 (0%)
  • Bicycle: 61 (0%)
  • Walked: 260 (2%)
  • Other means: 108 (1%)
  • Worked at home: 475 (3%)
 

People in group quarters in Wapello County, Iowa
  • 376 people in nursing homes
  • 373 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
  • 106 people in other group homes
  • 53 people in halfway houses
  • 44 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
  • 35 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 22 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 15 people in other nonhousehold living situations
  • 13 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $42,391.

5.63% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,091 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.63%
Iowa average:  6.30%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.20% relocated from other counties in Iowa ($17,101 average AGI)
2.42% relocated from other states ($14,992 average AGI)
Wapello County:  2.42%
Iowa average:  2.55%



Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries


Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Davis County, IA  0.46% ($39,424 average AGI)
from Mahaska County, IA  0.35% ($32,800)
from Jefferson County, IA  0.26% ($28,441)
from Polk County, IA  0.25% ($28,969)
from Keokuk County, IA  0.23% ($23,724)
from Monroe County, IA  0.19% ($32,440)
from Johnson County, IA  0.16% ($22,150)


6.32% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($36,896 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.32%
Iowa average:  6.47%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.95% relocated to other counties in Iowa ($20,180 average AGI)
2.37% relocated to other states ($16,716 average AGI)
Wapello County:  2.37%
Iowa average:  2.80%



Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries


Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Polk County, IA  0.58% ($42,640 average AGI)
to Mahaska County, IA  0.48% ($29,194)
to Davis County, IA  0.30% ($26,128)
to Linn County, IA  0.30% ($34,923)
to Jefferson County, IA  0.26% ($29,088)
to Keokuk County, IA  0.17% ($30,136)
to Monroe County, IA  0.16% ($22,429)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.6



Births per 1000 population in Wapello County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.5



Deaths per 1000 population in Wapello County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 4.4



Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Wapello County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 7,296 (6,084 aged, 1,212 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%


Household type by relationship


Households: 35,010
  • In family households: 29,020 (7,556 male householders, 2,243 female householders)
    7,832 spouses, 9,719 children (8,872 natural, 175 adopted, 672 stepchildren), 505 grandchildren, 154 brothers or sisters, 114 parents, 247 other relatives, 650 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 5,990 (2,227 male householders (1,696 living alone)), 2,763 female householders (2,474 living alone)), 1,000 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 1,041 (533 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 4,762 2-persons, 2,131 3-persons, 1,845 4-persons, 742 5-persons, 250 6-persons, 69 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 4,170 1-person, 689 2-persons, 108 3-persons, 18 4-persons, 5 5-persons.

5,613 married couples with children.
2,023 single-parent households (444 men, 1,579 women).

96.2% of residents of Wapello County speak English at home.
2.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (52% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 21% speak English not well, 8% don't speak English at all).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (82% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (49% speak English very well, 39% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (85% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $238,729,000 ($6669 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $4,264,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $104,829,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $56,038,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $8,073,000
Federal grants: $60,318,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,484,000 ($13,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $7,988,000 ($925,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $22,946,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $6,580,000
Federal Government insurance: $27,824,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 2,427
Here:  67 per 1000 residents
State:  66 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 2,129
Here:  59 per 1000 residents
State:  48 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +175
Here:  +5 per 1000 residents
State:  +10 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -510
Here:  -14 per 1000 residents
State:  -14 per 1000 residents



Population growth in Wapello County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 7.01 millions of gallons per day (2% from ground, 98% from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:  5.5
State:  6.3

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:  4.2
State:  4.2



Year house built:

  • 1999 to March 2000: 166
  • 1995 to 1998: 594
  • 1990 to 1994: 472
  • 1980 to 1989: 884
  • 1970 to 1979: 1,874
  • 1960 to 1969: 1,503
  • 1950 to 1959: 2,479
  • 1940 to 1949: 1,954
  • 1939 or earlier: 5,947


Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Wapello County, Iowa:

  • 1 room: 9
  • 2 rooms: 55
  • 3 rooms: 310
  • 4 rooms: 1,882
  • 5 rooms: 3,219
  • 6 rooms: 2,497
  • 7 rooms: 1,289
  • 8 rooms: 1,059
  • 9 or more rooms: 862


Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wapello County, Iowa:

  • 1 room: 80
  • 2 rooms: 251
  • 3 rooms: 786
  • 4 rooms: 925
  • 5 rooms: 860
  • 6 rooms: 345
  • 7 rooms: 206
  • 8 rooms: 86
  • 9 or more rooms: 63


Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Wapello County:

  • no bedroom: 27
  • 1 bedroom: 538
  • 2 bedrooms: 4,080
  • 3 bedrooms: 4,719
  • 4 bedrooms: 1,555
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 263


Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wapello County:

  • no bedroom: 99
  • 1 bedroom: 1,156
  • 2 bedrooms: 1,477
  • 3 bedrooms: 665
  • 4 bedrooms: 177
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 28


Cars and other vehicles available in Wapello County in owner-occupied houses/condos:

  • no vehicle: 454
  • 1 vehicle: 3,248
  • 2 vehicles: 4,423
  • 3 vehicles: 2,185
  • 4 vehicles: 585
  • 5 or more vehicles: 287


Cars and other vehicles available in Wapello County in renter-occupied apartments

  • no vehicle: 680
  • 1 vehicle: 1,588
  • 2 vehicles: 1,027
  • 3 vehicles: 238
  • 4 vehicles: 28
  • 5 or more vehicles: 41

61% of Wapello County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 58% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 59% lived in Iowa.

Wapello County:  60.6%
State average:  57.7%


Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 28992
  • Northeast: 279
  • Midwest: 3565
  • South: 1019
  • West: 1439

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $36,800


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%


Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

 


Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:


  • Utility gas (73%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (17%)
  • Electricity (8%)
  • Wood (1%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)


Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:


  • Utility gas (71%)
  • Electricity (16%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (9%)
  • Other fuel (2%)
  • Wood (1%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
  • No fuel used (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 243
Here:  6.1%
Iowa:  10.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 35
Here:  1.7%
Iowa:  7.1%

Students in private undegraduate colleges: 167
Here:  11.4%
Iowa:  25.4%



Educational Attainment




School Enrollment by Level of School



Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)



Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)



Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)



Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)



Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)



Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

Wapello County government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - All Other: $786,000
  • Construction - General: $1,945,000
    Regular Highways: $818,000
  • Current Operations - Regular Highways: $2,940,000
    Health Services - Other: $1,964,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $1,963,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,728,000
    Welfare - Other: $780,000
    Corrections - Other: $773,000
    Police Protection: $736,000
    Financial Administration: $490,000
    General - Other: $370,000
    Parks & Recreation: $231,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $103,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $122,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $280,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - Hospitals: $2,843,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $1,932,000
    Highways: $137,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $5,794,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $1,337,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $4,457,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $490,000
    Interest Earnings: $453,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $382,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $6,580,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $146,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Health & Hospitals: $2,242,000
    Highways: $2,237,000
    General Support: $1,169,000
    All Other: $308,000
  • Tax - Property: $5,302,000
    Total General Sales: $3,179,000
    Public Utilities: $896,000
    NEC: $30,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $3,300,000

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