Wapello, IA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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Income/capita NAT. AVG.

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Household income NAT. AVG.

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Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Wapello	Iowa	National
Income per capita	$44,775	$42,672	$44,883
Median household income	$105,091	$81,387	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$123,741	$98,724	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$93,699	$45,890	$52,080
Median earnings male	$72,860	$54,047	$54,343
Median earnings female	$42,134	$36,462	$38,439
Unemployment rate	1.3%	3.2%	4.9%
Poverty level	6.8%	12.3%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Wapello is equal to the national average
The median household income in Wapello is 29% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Wapello is 73% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Wapello is 55% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$70,053 $105,091 $210,182

City

$54,252 $81,387 $162,774

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

According to the PEW research center, the middle class is defined as a range from two thirds (2/3) of the median household income to a multiple of two (2) times the median household income. Displayed above are the city, state and national median household income averages. Simply enter your median household income to determine if your income falls into the middle class or if your household income is considered upper or lower class.

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Wapello employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	11.5%	11.5%
Manufacturing sector	44.3%	44.3%
Financial & insurance services	2.4%	2.4%
Wholesale & retail services	11.9%	11.9%
Public administration	4.8%	4.8%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	12.3%	12.3%
Education, health & social services	9.5%	9.5%
Other	3.2%	3.2%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Cotter, IA	21	$132,680	63.1%
Fruitland, IA	1,306	$127,639	56.9%
Columbus City, IA	403	$96,633	18.8%
Mediapolis, IA	2,178	$89,142	9.6%
Morning Sun, IA	742	$87,607	7.7%
Wapello, IA	1,960	$105,091	29.2%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Laurium, MI	1,960	$58,492	28.1%
Como, MS	1,960	$27,516	66.2%
Palm Valley, TX	1,960	$111,800	37.5%
Murfreesboro, AR	1,959	$44,518	45.3%
Toro Canyon, CA	1,959	$180,235	121.6%
Wapello, IA	1,960	$105,091	29.2%

Source: The Wapello, IA employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.