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Census Tract 9608, Wapello, IA

3,467 Population
7.2 square miles 480.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

51.9 ±5.7 Median age
  • about 1.4 times the figure in Ottumwa: 36.7 ±0.8
  • about 1.3 times the figure in Wapello County: 39.2 ±0.9

Economics

$33,322 ±$5,290 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Ottumwa: $30,586 ±$2,312
  • about the same as the amount in Wapello County: $33,358 ±$2,144
$65,601 ±$11,894 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

10% ±4.6% (333  ±155) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Ottumwa: 17.2% † 4,237 (±3.1% / ±753)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Wapello County: 15.8% † 5,464 (±2.6% / ±897)

16 minutes ±3.6 (25,850  ±7,675) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Ottumwa: 17.8 195,775 (±1.5 / ±18,869)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Wapello County: 20 301,615 (±1.7 / ±27,873)

Families

1,553 ±193 Number of households
  • Ottumwa: 9,980 ±279
  • Wapello County: 13,997 ±276
2.1 ±0.3 (3,314  ±334) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Ottumwa: 2.5 24,648 (±0.1 / ±33)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Wapello County: 2.5 34,482 (±0.1 / ±28)

8.2% ±9.1% (50  ±57) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little higher than the rate in Ottumwa: 7.9% † 459 (±2.7% / ±160)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Wapello County: 7.2% † 541 (±2% / ±155)

Housing

1,646 ±190 Number of housing units
  • Ottumwa: 11,395 ±192
  • Wapello County: 15,730 ±34

$108,900 ±$25,045 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about the same as the amount in Ottumwa: $106,300 ±$8,909
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Wapello County: $125,100 ±$7,732

12.3% ±5.6% (422  ±197.5) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Ottumwa: 13.9% † 3,478 (±2.4% / ±598.9)
  • about the same as the rate in Wapello County: 12.1% † 4,214 (±1.8% / ±610.7)

Social

83.3% ±8.2% (2,362  ±357.6) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than 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)
24.1% ±7.1% (684  ±216.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Ottumwa: 20.8% † 3,478 (±2.8% / ±468.2)
  • about 25 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

18.4% ±5.7% (637  ±207) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Ottumwa: 13.5% † 3,442 (±1.5% / ±369)
  • nearly double the rate in Wapello County: 9.9% 3,510

3.1% ±1.4% (90  ±42) Population with veteran status
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Ottumwa: 4.6% † 885 (±1.2% / ±234)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Wapello County: 5.4% † 1,462 (±0.9% / ±229)
90 Total veterans ±42 90 Male ±42 N/A Female ±10

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