Wapello County, IA
Demographic and economic profile of Wapello County, IA, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.
AI Overview
Wapello County, Iowa is a small manufacturing-oriented county of 35,265 residents with median worker earnings of $40,262 and a median household income of $64,766, reflecting a cost structure well below national norms—median home values sit at $112,900 and median gross rent at $950 per month. The labor force of roughly 61.5% participation carries a 3.7% unemployment rate, though educational attainment is limited, with only 19.4% holding a bachelor's degree or higher. Population has been essentially flat over five years (-0.1%), the poverty rate stands at 16.7%, and a foreign-born share of 9.9% points to an established immigrant workforce presence in the local economy.
Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page
Population Growth (5-year)
-0.1% since 2018
Wapello County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.
Demographics
Race & Ethnicity
- White Alone27,965 (79.1%)
- Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races1,885 (5.3%)
- Some Other Race Alone1,508 (4.3%)
- Two Races Including Some Other Race1,290 (3.6%)
- Black or African American Alone1,068 (3.0%)
- Native Hawaiian & Other Pacific Islander Alone857 (2.4%)
Top Languages Spoken at Home
- 1.Spanish2,868
- 2.Other Asian and Pacific Island721
- 3.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)232
- 4.Other Indo-European120
- 5.German or other West Germanic104
Economy
Cost of Living Index
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Top Industries
- 1.Manufacturing (Group)4,246
- 2.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance3,678
- 3.Retail Trade (Group)2,341
- 4.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services1,025
- 5.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities1,003
Top Occupations
- 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations5,033
- 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations4,662
- 3.Sales & Office Occupations2,909
- 4.Service Occupations2,352
- 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,555
Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)
- 1.Manufacturing (LQ 2.53×)4,166
- 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 2.29×)605
- 3.Retail Trade (LQ 1.29×)2,326
- 4.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.03×)992
- 5.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 0.97×)3,760
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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.