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Wapello County is 3rd in Iowa out of 99 other counties in Income below poverty line

Wapello County is 7th in Iowa out of 99 other counties in Race - American Indian or Alaska Native

Wapello County is 8th in Iowa out of 99 other counties in Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

Wapello County is 9th in Iowa out of 99 other counties in Race - Hispanic or Latino

Wapello County is 13th in Iowa out of 99 other counties in Foreign born residents

Wapello County is 13th in Iowa out of 99 other counties in Population density (people per sqmi)

Wapello County is 15th in Iowa out of 99 other counties in Retail sales

Wapello County is 16th in Iowa out of 99 other counties in Retail sales per capita

Wapello County is 19th in Iowa out of 99 other counties in Households

Wapello County is 19th in Iowa out of 99 other counties in Non-farm private employees

Main Cities Within Wapello County, Iowa

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General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
Wapello County Rank Iowa US
Current population (2012) 35,366 20th 3,074,186 313,914,040
Size in square miles 431.8 86th 55,857.1 3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi) 82.5 13th 54.5 87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
Wapello County Rank Iowa US
Residents younger than 5 6.4% 21st 6.4% 6.4%
Residents younger than 18 22.8% 57th 23.5% 23.5%
Residents 65 or older 16.7% 75th 15.3% 13.7%
Education Demographics
Wapello County Rank Iowa US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25) 84.6% 92nd 90.3% 85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25) 15.5% 75th 24.9% 28.2%
Race Demographics
Wapello County Rank Iowa US
Race - White 95.0% 80th 92.8% 77.9%
Race - Black or African American 1.7% 22nd 3.2% 13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native 0.8% 7th 0.5% 1.2%
Race - Asian 0.9% 24th 2.0% 5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.2% 8th 0.1% 0.2%
Race - Two or More 1.3% 22nd 1.6% 2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino 9.5% 9th 5.3% 16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino 86.6% 86th 88.0% 63.0%
Misc People Demographics
Wapello County Rank Iowa US
Female residents 50.9% 20th 50.4% 50.8%
Foreign born residents 6.1% 13th 4.2% 12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
Wapello County Rank Iowa US
Housing units 16,025 20th 1,340,529 132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings 14.2% 30th 18.5% 25.9%
Households 14,771 19th 1,219,137 114,761,359
Home ownership rate 75.3% 62nd 73.0% 66.1%
Home median value $76,800 86th $121,300 $186,200
People per household 2.3 59th 2.4 2.6
Building permits (last year) 19 38th 9,501 829,658

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
Wapello County Rank Iowa US
Income per capita $22,570 80th $26,110 $27,915
Income per household $40,269 95th $50,451 $52,762
Income below poverty line 17.8% 3rd 11.9% 14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
Wapello County Rank Iowa US
Non-farm private establishments 769 21st 80,113 7,354,043
Non-farm private employees 13,994 19th 1,263,665 113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses) 2,850 20th 259,931 27,092,908
Retail sales $500,711 15th $39,234,649 $3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita $14,167 16th $13,172 $12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales $41,514 20th $4,737,719 $613,795,732

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