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Census Tract 9604, Wapello, IA

3,749 Population
3 square miles 1,257.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

35.7 ±6.3 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Ottumwa: 36.7 ±0.8
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Wapello County: 39.2 ±0.9

Economics

$26,579 ±$3,158 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
$61,053 ±$7,265 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in Ottumwa: $61,103 ±$4,338
  • a little less than the amount in Wapello County: $64,766 ±$4,224

15.6% ±7.6% (578  ±289) Persons below poverty line
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Ottumwa: 17.2% † 4,237 (±3.1% / ±753)
  • about the same as the rate in Wapello County: 15.8% † 5,464 (±2.6% / ±897)

13.1 minutes ±2.6 (19,820  ±5,750) Mean travel time to work
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Ottumwa: 17.8 195,775 (±1.5 / ±18,869)
  • about two-thirds of the figure in Wapello County: 20 301,615 (±1.7 / ±27,873)

Families

1,526 ±183 Number of households
  • Ottumwa: 9,980 ±279
  • Wapello County: 13,997 ±276
2.4 ±0.1 (3,661  ±450) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Ottumwa: 2.5 24,648 (±0.1 / ±33)
  • about the same as the figure in Wapello County: 2.5 34,482 (±0.1 / ±28)

5.3% ±4.9% (57  ±54) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Ottumwa: 7.9% † 459 (±2.7% / ±160)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Wapello County: 7.2% † 541 (±2% / ±155)

Housing

1,801 ±157 Number of housing units
  • Ottumwa: 11,395 ±192
  • Wapello County: 15,730 ±34

$126,500 ±$32,757 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Ottumwa: $106,300 ±$8,909
  • about the same as the amount in Wapello County: $125,100 ±$7,732

22.9% ±6.4% (845  ±256.8) Moved since previous year
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Ottumwa: 13.9% † 3,478 (±2.4% / ±598.9)
  • nearly double the rate in Wapello County: 12.1% † 4,214 (±1.8% / ±610.7)

Social

87.9% ±6.5% (2,251  ±314.3) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Ottumwa: 86.5% 14,473 (±4.5% / ±779.2)
  • about the same as the rate in Wapello County: 88.6% 21,264 (±3.6% / ±869.1)
19.5% ±5.3% (499  ±148.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Ottumwa: 20.8% † 3,478 (±2.8% / ±468.2)
  • about the same as the rate in Wapello County: 19.6% † 4,708 (±2.1% / ±498.8)

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

16.7% ±6% (625  ±236) 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

8.7% ±3.7% (244  ±106) Population with veteran status
  • nearly double the rate in Ottumwa: 4.6% † 885 (±1.2% / ±234)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Wapello County: 5.4% † 1,462 (±0.9% / ±229)
244 Total veterans ±106 208 Male ±99 36 Female ±31

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