Wapello, Iowa - City Information, Fast Facts, Schools, Colleges, and More

Demographics

People

Total Population	2,055
Male Share of the Population	50.9%
Female Share of the Population	49.1%
Senior Citizens	16.4%
Employed Population 16+	1,028
Age of the Population	39

Families

% of people married	50.6%
Average household size	3

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	5.8%
Median Earnings25+	$37,073
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$27,083
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$33,750

Wealth

Median Family Income	$76,635
% Above Poverty Level	90.6%
% Below Poverty Level	9.4%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	24 minutes
% Working from Home	%
% Walking and Biking to Work	3.2%
% Using Public Transportation	%

Housing

People Living Alone	31.5%
Median Gross Rent	$575
Median House Value	$105,700

Ancestry

Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	26.4%
German	21.3%
Irish	11.1%
English	7.5%
Swedish	2.1%
French Except Basque	2.1%
Dutch	1.3%
Welsh	1.3%
Danishn	1.1%
Norwegian	0.7%
Polish	0.5%
Italian	0.5%
Scottish	0.4%
Czech	0.4%
Croatian	0.2%
Swiss	0.2%
Lithuanian	0.1%
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Wapello Almanac

Category	Value
County	Louisa County
Standard Zip Codes	52653
Phone Area Codes	319
Time Zone	America/Chicago
Approximate Latitude	41.17
Approximate Longitude	-91.18

Wapello Climate

Nearest Weather Stations

Notes:

Temp ranges are avg daily min and max for the month
Precipitation is rainfall (and rainfall equiv of snowfall)

Station	COLUMBUS JUNCT 2 SSW
Distance	10.6 miles
Jan Temp	13 to 30 F
Apr Temp	40 to 63 F
Jul Temp	64 to 87 F
Oct Temp	42 to 65 F
Annual Precip	37.6 inches

Station	MUSCATINE
Distance	16.3 miles
Jan Temp	13 to 31 F
Apr Temp	40 to 63 F
Jul Temp	66 to 86 F
Oct Temp	43 to 65 F
Annual Precip	36.9 inches

Station	MOUNT PLEASANT 1 SSW
Distance	25.5 miles
Jan Temp	14 to 31 F
Apr Temp	40 to 62 F
Jul Temp	64 to 85 F
Oct Temp	43 to 66 F
Annual Precip	37.3 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Columbus City	438	$63,295
Fredonia	292	$41,250
Grandview	503	$58,750
Letts	451	$61,964
Morning Sun	857	$54,615
Oakville	187	$45,500

Wapello Public Libraries

Keck Memorial Library
119 N 2ND ST
Wapello, Iowa
(319) 523-5261

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Wapello Public Schools

Wapello Elementary School
505 N Cedar
ZIP: 52653
(319) 523-5571
Primary
Total Enrollment 307

Wapello Junior High School
501 Buchanan St
ZIP: 52653
(319) 523-8131
Middle
Total Enrollment 124

Wapello Senior High School
501 Buchanan St
ZIP: 52653
(319) 523-3241
High
Total Enrollment 231

Sources :

American Community Survey, 2017, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/
Hospitals, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/hospitals, accessed November 2017
Private Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/private-schools, accessed November 2017
Public Libraries Survey, 2015, Institute of Museum and Library Services, https://www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/data-collection/public-libraries-survey
Public Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/public-schools , accessed November 2017
ZIP Code Database (All ZIPs with cities used by USPS plus the primary timezone, area code, and county), 2017, https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/zip-code-database/

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