Doppel Trends
Live Census dataSearch a place

Wapello, Iowa

Wapello County, Iowa · ACS 2024 5-year estimates · CBP 2023

CountyWapello County · 431.8 sq mi

Comparison group
Trajectory · WAPELLO, IA

Reading stored observations…

Historical Doppelgängers

Where has Wapello looked like this before?

Searching stored historical observations…

Key statistics vs peer group
Metric2010–2025WapelloPeer medianPctileSource
Population35,36238,1239
Population change (10 yr)-0.1%-1.4%75
Median household income$64,766$66,58927
Poverty rate15.8%12.8%91
Bachelor's degree or higher19.6%20.5%36
Housing unit change (10 yr)-2.1%0.3%0
Median owner-occupied home value$125,100$166,7500
Median gross rent$920$87664
Housing vacancy rate11.0%9.4%82
Worked from home5.5%6.2%45
Population, 2010–2025
WapelloPeer median
Median household income, 2010–2025
WapelloPeer median
Change between releases
Metric2010201820182025Peer median, latest span
Population-0.7%
Housing units-0.4%
Median household income+12.8%
Median owner-occupied home value+9.6%
Median gross rent+21.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher+20.5%
Worked from home-15.4%
Poverty rate-4.4%
Establishment density · Wapello County, per 10k residents
Restaurants & bars17.5US 21.3below US rate
Grocery & food retail2.8US 4.8below US rate
Other retail0.0US n/anot published
Personal & repair services5.9US 8.1below US rate
Professional & technical services9.6US 29.5below US rate
Ambulatory health care15.0US 21.0below US rate
Arts, entertainment & recreation3.4US 5.0below US rate
Accommodation2.8US 2.1above US rate
Construction16.4US 24.3below US rate
Manufacturing0.0US n/anot published
Peer snapshot · 10 places
PlaceSimilarityPopulationPop change 10yIncomeBA or higher
Huntington, IN8836,798-0.4%$66,30121.3%
Gibson, IN8633,000-1.7%$67,57318.5%
Gratiot, MI8641,385-1.6%$63,55618.7%
Snyder, PA8539,668-0.6%$66,87620.6%
Webster, IA8436,886-1.4%$68,97522.0%
Lawrence, MO8438,593$61,21516.9%
Wharton, TX8341,794$66,92420.7%
Scott, MO8337,933-3.1%$62,78222.1%
Montgomery, IN8238,312+0.3%$71,47920.4%
Beauregard, LA8136,676$65,94417.1%