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Wapello, IA (Iowa) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $126,126 (it was $66,500 in 2000)
Wapello:

$126,126
Iowa:

$194,600
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $82,082 - $185,201

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $159,776
Here:

$159,776
State:

$245,224

Total population: 2,037 (Urban population: 0, Rural population: 2,132 (all nonfarm))

Houses: 869 (843 occupied: 578 owner occupied, 278 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

32%
State:

28%

Housing density: 691 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $210,744.

Median contract rent in 2022: $471 (lower quartile is $371, upper quartile is $600)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $388


Median gross rent in Wapello, IA in 2022: $684

Housing units in Wapello with a mortgage: 385 (9 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 9 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 11

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $90,526

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $59,408

Median monthly housing costs: $771

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Wapello, Iowa Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1951

Median year apartment built: 1980

Household type by relationship:

Households: 1,867
  • Male householders: 428 (144 living alone), Female householders: 405 (110 living alone)
  • 410 spouses (405 opposite-sex spouses), 60 unmarried partners, (60 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 426 children (399 natural, 27 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 18 grandchildren, 17 brothers or sisters, 26 parents, 0 foster children, 17 other relatives, 18 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 40

Size of family households: 246 2-persons, 108 3-persons, 148 4-persons, 32 5-persons, 6 6-persons, 6 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 265 1-person, 38 2-persons.

171 married couples with children.
74 single-parent households (11 men, 63 women).

89.7% of residents of Wapello speak English at home.
11.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (64% speak English very well, 7% speak English well, 19% speak English not well, 10% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 122 (6.5%)
(41.0% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.7
State:

6.8

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

4.4
State:

4.2

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Wapello, Iowa
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Wapello, Iowa
  • 0no bedroom
  • 251 bedroom
  • 1172 bedrooms
  • 2533 bedrooms
  • 1634 bedrooms
  • 225+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wapello, Iowa
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wapello, Iowa
  • 22no bedroom
  • 531 bedroom
  • 1282 bedrooms
  • 703 bedrooms
  • 64 bedrooms
  • 05+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Wapello in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Wapello in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 13no vehicle
  • 1091 vehicle
  • 1842 vehicles
  • 1193 vehicles
  • 654 vehicles
  • 895+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Wapello in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Wapello in renter-occupied apartments
  • 24no vehicle
  • 1151 vehicle
  • 1132 vehicles
  • 133 vehicles
  • 134 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Wapello, Iowa
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Wapello, Iowa
  • 01 room
  • 02 rooms
  • 63 rooms
  • 154 rooms
  • 1135 rooms
  • 1316 rooms
  • 1597 rooms
  • 708 rooms
  • 849+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wapello, Iowa
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wapello, Iowa
  • 221 room
  • 352 rooms
  • 103 rooms
  • 764 rooms
  • 775 rooms
  • 466 rooms
  • 57 rooms
  • 08 rooms
  • 69+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
  • Wapello, IA household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Wapello, IA in 2022
  • 30Less than $10,000
  • 51$10,000 to $19,999
  • 80$20,000 to $29,999
  • 36$30,000 to $39,999
  • 91$40,000 to $49,999
  • 125$50,000 to $59,999
  • 58$60,000 to $74,999
  • 201$75,000 to $99,999
  • 59$100,000 to $124,999
  • 56$125,000 to $149,999
  • 47$150,000 to $199,999
  • 32$200,000 or more
  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Wapello, IA

  • Distribution of house value in Wapello, IA in 2022
  • 4Less than $10,000
  • 7$10,000 to $14,999
  • 5$30,000 to $34,999
  • 14$35,000 to $39,999
  • 41$50,000 to $59,999
  • 45$60,000 to $69,999
  • 31$70,000 to $79,999
  • 44$80,000 to $89,999
  • 14$90,000 to $99,999
  • 88$100,000 to $124,999
  • 38$125,000 to $149,999
  • 97$150,000 to $174,999
  • 39$175,000 to $199,999
  • 46$200,000 to $249,999
  • 19$250,000 to $299,999
  • 18$300,000 to $399,999
  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Wapello, IA

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Wapello, IA in 2022
  • 24$200 to $249
  • 4$250 to $299
  • 21$300 to $349
  • 22$350 to $399
  • 44$400 to $449
  • 13$450 to $499
  • 32$500 to $549
  • 14$550 to $599
  • 22$600 to $649
  • 17$650 to $699
  • 12$750 to $799
  • 12$1,000 to $1,249
  • 40No cash rent
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 58.9%
Number of people working at home: 9 (0.9% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 216
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 174
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 50
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 17
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 189
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 61
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 152
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 13
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 28
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 21
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 48
  • 90 or more minutes: 15
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Wapello

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 662 (82.0%)
  • Carpooled: 102 (12.6%)
  • Bus: 4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi: 9 (1.1%)
  • Walked: 5 (0.6%)
  • Worked at home: 9 (1.1%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 1.6%Males
  • Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native residents
  • 32.0%Males
  • Unemployment rate for other race residents
  • 12.5%Males
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 12.1%Males
  • 18.5%Females
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Wapello, Iowa
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Wapello, Iowa
  • 162010 or later
  • 212000 to 2009
  • 291990 to 1999
  • 221980 to 1989
  • 111970 to 1979
  • 0Before 1970
Ancestries in Wapello, IA

First ancestries reported:

  • German: 208 (32.2%)
  • English: 80 (12.4%)
  • American: 53 (8.2%)
  • Irish: 47 (7.3%)
  • European: 16 (2.5%)
  • Swedish: 9 (1.4%)
  • French: 6 (0.9%)
  • Italian: 5 (0.8%)
  • Scottish: 5 (0.8%)
  • Polish: 4 (0.6%)
  • Norwegian: 3 (0.5%)
  • Swiss: 3 (0.5%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

Mexico
Wapello:

97.4% (114)
Iowa:

23.3% (41,625)

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

  • This state: 1,548
  • Other state: 197
  • Northeast: 11
  • Midwest: 114
  • South: 53
  • West: 18

93.6% of Wapello residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 30.4% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 56.9% lived in Iowa.


Wapello:

93.6%
State average:

87.2%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 2
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 4
  • 7th and 8th grade: 14
  • 9th grade: 0
  • 10th grade: 6
  • 11th grade: 45
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 19
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 225
  • Less than 1 year of college: 82
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 47
  • Associate degree: 87
  • Bachelor's degree: 87
  • Master's degree: 13
  • Professional school degree: 5
  • Doctorate degree: 0
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 0
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 0
  • 7th and 8th grade: 19
  • 9th grade: 13
  • 10th grade: 22
  • 11th grade: 29
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 0
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 287
  • Less than 1 year of college: 45
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 106
  • Associate degree: 48
  • Bachelor's degree: 87
  • Master's degree: 38
  • Professional school degree: 5
  • Doctorate degree: 0
Educational Attainment for Females
Wapello marital status for males
Wapello marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 728
  • One, attached: 11
  • Two: 59
  • 3 or 4: 35
  • 5 to 9: 17
  • Mobile homes: 17
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 2.0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 0.6%

House/condo owner moved in on average 15 years ago

Renter moved in on average 6 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Wapello
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Wapello, IA
  • 77.9%Utility gas
  • 19.8%Electricity
  • 1.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.7%Other fuel
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Wapello, IA
  • 54.4%Utility gas
  • 41.9%Electricity
  • 2.2%No fuel used
  • 1.5%Other fuel

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0
Here:

0.0%
Iowa:

10.6%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 6
Here:

5.6%
Iowa:

7.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 16
Here:

16.3%
Iowa:

23.9%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability