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Census Tract 9602, Wapello, IA

2,574 Population
4 square miles 641.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

27.8 ±10.7 Median age
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Ottumwa: 36.7 ±0.8
  • about two-thirds of the figure in Wapello County: 39.2 ±0.9

Economics

$27,119 ±$8,488 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Ottumwa: $30,586 ±$2,312
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Wapello County: $33,358 ±$2,144
$65,110 ±$16,657 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Ottumwa: $61,103 ±$4,338
  • about the same as the amount in Wapello County: $64,766 ±$4,224

35.4% ±10.8% (911  ±318) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in Ottumwa: 17.2% † 4,237 (±3.1% / ±753)
  • more than double the rate in Wapello County: 15.8% † 5,464 (±2.6% / ±897)

19.1 minutes ±3.9 (18,155  ±6,326) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Ottumwa: 17.8 195,775 (±1.5 / ±18,869)
  • a little less than the figure in Wapello County: 20 301,615 (±1.7 / ±27,873)

Families

833 ±169 Number of households
  • Ottumwa: 9,980 ±279
  • Wapello County: 13,997 ±276
3.1 ±0.8 (2,569  ±443) Persons per household
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Ottumwa: 2.5 24,648 (±0.1 / ±33)
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Wapello County: 2.5 34,482 (±0.1 / ±28)

18% ±11.6% (89  ±65) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than double the rate in Ottumwa: 7.9% † 459 (±2.7% / ±160)
  • more than double the rate in Wapello County: 7.2% † 541 (±2% / ±155)

Housing

1,103 ±144 Number of housing units
  • Ottumwa: 11,395 ±192
  • Wapello County: 15,730 ±34

$81,600 ±$24,581 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Ottumwa: $106,300 ±$8,909
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Wapello County: $125,100 ±$7,732

5.2% ±4.5% (129  ±115.8) Moved since previous year
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Ottumwa: 13.9% † 3,478 (±2.4% / ±598.9)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Wapello County: 12.1% † 4,214 (±1.8% / ±610.7)

Social

85% ±25% (1,306  ±258) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Ottumwa: 86.5% 14,473 (±4.5% / ±779.2)
  • a little less than the rate in Wapello County: 88.6% 21,264 (±3.6% / ±869.1)
13.2% ±7.5% (203  ±122.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Ottumwa: 20.8% † 3,478 (±2.8% / ±468.2)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Wapello County: 19.6% † 4,708 (±2.1% / ±498.8)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

17% ±7.7% (438  ±213) Foreign-born population
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Ottumwa: 13.5% † 3,442 (±1.5% / ±369)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Wapello County: 9.9% 3,510

2.8% ±2.3% (49  ±41) Population with veteran status
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Ottumwa: 4.6% † 885 (±1.2% / ±234)
  • about half the rate in Wapello County: 5.4% † 1,462 (±0.9% / ±229)
49 Total veterans ±41 49 Male ±41 N/A Female ±10

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