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Census Tract 9605, Wapello, IA

2,214 Population
2.2 square miles 995 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

41.7 ±9.8 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Ottumwa: 36.7 ±0.8
  • a little higher than the figure in Wapello County: 39.2 ±0.9

Economics

$36,788 ±$7,049 Per capita income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Ottumwa: $30,586 ±$2,312
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Wapello County: $33,358 ±$2,144
$56,188 ±$5,496 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Ottumwa: $61,103 ±$4,338
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Wapello County: $64,766 ±$4,224

23.2% ±10.3% (513  ±241) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Ottumwa: 17.2% † 4,237 (±3.1% / ±753)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Wapello County: 15.8% † 5,464 (±2.6% / ±897)

14.7 minutes ±1.4 (17,600  ±4,212) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Ottumwa: 17.8 195,775 (±1.5 / ±18,869)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Wapello County: 20 301,615 (±1.7 / ±27,873)

Families

1,086 ±185 Number of households
  • Ottumwa: 9,980 ±279
  • Wapello County: 13,997 ±276
2 ±0.5 (2,214  ±335) Persons per household
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Ottumwa: 2.5 24,648 (±0.1 / ±33)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Wapello County: 2.5 34,482 (±0.1 / ±28)

10.5% ±9.5% (48  ±45) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Ottumwa: 7.9% † 459 (±2.7% / ±160)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Wapello County: 7.2% † 541 (±2% / ±155)

Housing

1,331 ±191 Number of housing units
  • Ottumwa: 11,395 ±192
  • Wapello County: 15,730 ±34

$101,200 ±$24,147 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little less than the amount in Ottumwa: $106,300 ±$8,909
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Wapello County: $125,100 ±$7,732

21% ±9.4% (459  ±216.7) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Ottumwa: 13.9% † 3,478 (±2.4% / ±598.9)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Wapello County: 12.1% † 4,214 (±1.8% / ±610.7)

Social

79.9% ±10.2% (1,255  ±259.7) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Ottumwa: 86.5% 14,473 (±4.5% / ±779.2)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Wapello County: 88.6% 21,264 (±3.6% / ±869.1)
22.3% ±9.6% (350  ±161.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Ottumwa: 20.8% † 3,478 (±2.8% / ±468.2)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Wapello County: 19.6% † 4,708 (±2.1% / ±498.8)

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

20.3% ±10.2% (450  ±235) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Ottumwa: 13.5% † 3,442 (±1.5% / ±369)
  • about double the rate in Wapello County: 9.9% 3,510

6.8% ±4.3% (121  ±79) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Ottumwa: 4.6% † 885 (±1.2% / ±234)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Wapello County: 5.4% † 1,462 (±0.9% / ±229)
121 Total veterans ±79 91 Male ±73 30 Female ±42

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