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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Wapello is $18,947, which is lower than the state average of $27,621 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. Wapello median household income is $39,231, which has grown by 4.46% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 33.56% and is much lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Wapello residents spend 21.0 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 18.3 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #840

Wapello, IA	18,947 USD
Iowa	27,621 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Wapello, IA	25,156 USD
Iowa	30,246 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Wapello, IA	29,808 USD
Iowa	36,237 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Wapello, IA	16,300 USD
Iowa	24,406 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #734

Wapello, IA	39,231 USD
Iowa	52,716 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Wapello, IA	47,816 USD
Iowa	67,621 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #845

Wapello, IA	4.46%
Iowa	33.56%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Wapello, IA		Iowa		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	20.05%	$8,653, see rank	25.52%	$14,129	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	42.11%	$17,125, see rank	29.97%	$17,952	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.01%	$2,640, see rank	2.52%	$3,170	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	28.61%	$16,418, see rank	16.50%	$19,179	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Wapello, IA	49,091 USD
Iowa	66,829 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Wapello, IA	53,682 USD
Iowa	81,424 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Wapello, IA	Iowa	U.S.
White	$39,663, see rank	$53,780	$56,900
Hispanic	$14,750, see rank	$40,551	$42,396
One Race, Other	$64,167, see rank	$39,465	$40,300

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Wapello, IA	Iowa	U.S.
25 to 44	$43,625, see rank	$60,276	$58,398
45 to 64	$55,521, see rank	$65,223	$65,027
65 or over	$31,932, see rank	$35,945	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Wapello, IA	Iowa	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	1,465, see rank	2,434,242	248,775,628
Male¹	719, 49.08%, see rank	49.16%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	430, 59.81%, see rank	72.48%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.13%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	430, 59.81%, see rank	72.35%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	404, 93.95%, see rank	94.10%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	26, 6.05%, see rank	5.90%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	289, 40.19%, see rank	27.52%	30.72%
Female¹	746, 50.92%, see rank	50.84%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	368, 49.33%, see rank	63.54%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.02%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	368, 49.33%, see rank	63.52%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	314, 85.33%, see rank	95.12%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	54, 14.67%, see rank	4.88%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	378, 50.67%, see rank	36.46%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Wapello, IA	Iowa	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	710, 100%	1,535,285	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	597, 84.08%, see rank	80.26%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	58, 8.17%, see rank	9.03%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.07%	5.06%
Walked	33, 4.65%, see rank	3.51%	2.78%
Other Means	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.52%	1.79%
Worked at Home	22, 3.10%, see rank	4.61%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Wapello, IA	21.0 minutes
Iowa	18.3 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Wapello, IA	Iowa	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	718	1,562,492	143,435,233
Male¹	404, 56.27%, see rank	52.14%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	95, 23.51%, see rank	30.74%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	41, 10.15%, see rank	11.30%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	35, 8.66%, see rank	16.55%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	27, 6.68%, see rank	1.83%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	39, 9.65%, see rank	9.01%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	160, 39.60%, see rank	24.15%	17.94%
Female¹	314, 43.73%, see rank	47.86%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	104, 33.12%, see rank	38.28%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	99, 31.53%, see rank	22.21%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	77, 24.52%, see rank	31.38%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.39%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.27%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	34, 10.83%, see rank	7.19%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Wapello, IA	Iowa	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	718, 100%	1,562,492	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	11, 1.53%, see rank	3.99%	1.96%
Construction	50, 6.96%, see rank	6.14%	6.17%
Manufacturing	198, 27.58%, see rank	14.92%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	14, 1.95%, see rank	2.90%	2.75%
Retail Trade	69, 9.61%, see rank	11.67%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	51, 7.10%, see rank	4.60%	4.93%
Information	9, 1.25%, see rank	1.83%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	15, 2.09%, see rank	7.56%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	19, 2.65%, see rank	7.09%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	170, 23.68%, see rank	24.27%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	41, 5.71%, see rank	7.44%	9.49%
Public Administration	34, 4.74%, see rank	3.25%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	37, 5.15%, see rank	4.32%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Wapello, IA	%	Iowa	U.S.
Population in Poverty	375	20.22%, see rank	12.55%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	90	17.51%, see rank	8.17%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.