Iowa · Census place 82200
Wapello city, IA
Quick answer
Wapello city has 1,935 residents, ranking #168 of 1026 places in Iowa. Median household income is $71,131, the median home is worth $128,800 and median gross rent runs $707 a month.
- Population
- 1,935Wapello city residents
- Median household income
- $71,131Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $128,800Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $707Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 46.2 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 70.2%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Wapello city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Wapello city median would spend about 11.9% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 1.8× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 6.7% of residents and 70.2% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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