Wapello County, IA

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US Senator

N/AChuck Grassley

Republican Party

US Senator

N/AJoni Ernst

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

39.9

1.27% 1-year increase

2023 Poverty Rate

16.7%

4.18% 1-year decrease

2023 Median Household Income

$60,034

6.8% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

16,531

0.383% 1-year growth

About

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Wapello County, IA are White (Non-Hispanic) (77.3%), White (Hispanic) (5.34%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (3.55%), Other (Hispanic) (3.51%), and Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (3.14%).

None of the households in Wapello County, IA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

94.6% of the residents in Wapello County, IA are U.S. citizens.

Wapello County, IA borders Appanoose County, IA, Davis County, IA, Jefferson County, IA, Keokuk County, IA, Mahaska County, IA, Monroe County, IA, and Van Buren County, IA.

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Population & Diversity

Wapello County, IA is home to a population of N/A people, from which 94.6% are citizens. As of 2023, 8.73% of Wapello County, IA residents were born outside of the country (3.08k people).

In 2023, there were 14.5 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (27.3k people) in Wapello County, IA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.88k White (Hispanic) and 1.25k Two+ (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

94.6%

2023 Citizenship

95.1%

2022 Citizenship

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Wapello County, IA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Wapello County, IA

White (Non-Hispanic)
27.3k ± 122
White (Hispanic)
1.88k ± 427
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
1.25k ± 282

12.6%

Hispanic Population

4.46k people

12.6% of the people in Wapello County, IA are hispanic (4.46k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Wapello County, IA as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Iowa.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
42,604 ± 5,034 people
India
12,351 ± 2,723 people
Vietnam
7,795 ± 2,165 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Iowa was Mexico, the natal country of 42,604 Iowa residents, followed by India with 12,351 and Vietnam with 7,795.

Foreign-Born Population

8.73%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

3.08k people

8.03%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

2.83k people

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Wapello County, IA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
616 ± 137
Gulf War (2001-)
329 ± 133
Gulf War (1990s)
219 ± 122

Wapello County, IA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.87 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Wapello County, IA employs 16.5k people. The largest industries in Wapello County, IA are , and the highest paying industries are .

Males in Iowa have an average income that is 1.34 times higher than the average income of females, which is $54,745. The income inequality in Iowa (measured using the Gini index) is 0.442, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

16.5k

2023 Value

± 923

0.383%

1 Year growth

± 7.66%

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Wapello County, IA, are . This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Wapello County, IA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Iowa (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

16.5k

2023 Value

± 923

0.383%

1 Year growth

± 7.66%

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Wapello County, IA, are . This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Wapello County, IA, though some of these residents may live in Wapello County, IA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

1.48%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.57M people employed in Iowa. This represents a 1.48% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 10.9%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Iowa.

Establishments by Size

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Civics

Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst are the senators currently representing the state of Iowa. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Iowa is currently represented by 4 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Iowa

N/AChuck Grassley

Senator from Iowa

Assumed office on January 3, 1981

N/AJoni Ernst

Senator from Iowa

Assumed office on January 3, 2015

Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst are the senators currently representing Iowa.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Iowa over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Iowa

Iowa is currently represented by 4 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Iowa have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 3,236 students enrolled in Wapello County, IA, 48.5% men and 51.5% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in N/A with N/A records, of which N/A% were women and N/A% men.

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 2-year ($4,872) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($1,512) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 0.66% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.685% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (751k), Some college (564k), and Bachelors Degree (469k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

Housing

Rent vs Own

N/A%

Homeownership

N/A

59.9%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Wapello County, IA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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The following map shows all of the tracts in Wapello County, IA colored by their Median Household Income (N/A).

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$60,034

Median Household Income

± $3,024

N/A

Number of Households

± 0

The following chart displays the households in Wapello County, IA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the N/A range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Wapello County, IA is from Iowa.

0.442

2022 Wage GINI in Iowa

0.439

2021 Wage GINI in Iowa

In 2022, the income inequality in Iowa was 0.442 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.723% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Iowa was lower than than the national average of 1. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Iowa in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Iowa across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

In N/A, N/A% of workers in Wapello County, IA N/A, followed by those who N/A (N/A%) and those who N/A (N/A%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

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Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Wapello County, IA have a N/A commute time (N/A minutes) than the normal US worker (N/A minutes). Additionally, N/A% of the workforce in Wapello County, IA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Wapello County, IA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

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Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Wapello County, IA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Wapello County, IA have N/A.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

16.7% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Wapello County, IA (5.74k out of 34.4k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as the national average of N/A%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 6 - 11, followed by Males 35 - 44 and then Males 25 - 34.

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The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Children in Poverty

In 2023, 18.3% of the children was living in poverty in Wapello County, IA. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 3.5%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

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In N/A, N/A had the highest N/A in the nation, at N/A. N/A has the second highest (N/A), followed by N/A (N/A).

The following map shows the N/A by state over multiple years.

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Health

92.8% of the population of Wapello County, IA has health coverage, with 44.9% on employee plans, 20.6% on Medicaid, 13.8% on Medicare, 12.1% on non-group plans, and 1.46% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Wapello County, IA see 1841 patients per year on average, which represents a 5.25% decrease from the previous year (1943 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1410 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 534 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

1,841 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Wapello County, IA

Primary care physicians in Wapello County, IA see an average of 1,841 patients per year. This represents a 5.25% decrease from the previous year (1,943 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Wapello County, IA in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In N/A, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in .

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

7.16%

Uninsured

44.9%

Employer Coverage

20.6%

Medicaid

13.8%

Medicare

12.1%

Non-Group

1.46%

Military or VA

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Wapello County, IA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2023, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 50.5 in Wapello County, IA.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Wapello County, IA.

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2023, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 40.1% in Wapello County, IA.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Wapello County, IA.