Keokuk County vs. Wapello County

	Keokuk County (IA)	Wapello County (IA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	10,225	35,205
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-2.7%	-1.2%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	10,511	35,624
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	10,511	35,625
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.9%	6.5%
Persons under 18 years, percent	22.9%	22.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	21.4%	18.0%
Female persons, percent	49.1%	50.2%
White alone, percent	97.8%	91.2%
Black or African American alone, percent	0.6%	4.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.2%	0.8%
Asian alone, percent	0.3%	1.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.0%	0.9%
Two or More Races, percent	1.0%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	1.9%	10.9%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	96.1%	81.5%
Veterans, 2014-2018	688	2,343
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	1.1%	7.7%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	4,879	16,106
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	76.9%	72.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$88,800	$82,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,082	$972
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$424	$451
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$651	$686
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	8.3%	14.4%
Building permits, 2018	4	21
Households, 2014-2018	4,384	14,418
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.29	2.39
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	89.3%	85.9%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	1.6%	12.0%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	81.6%	83.6%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	73.4%	73.4%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	92.5%	87.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	18.2%	18.0%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	9.8%	9.8%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	6.6%	6.8%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	64.4%	62.2%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	58.9%	59.0%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	21,022	214,404
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	214,323	314,251
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	55,031	538,406
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$5,305	$15,224
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	24.4	18.0
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$51,043	$45,233
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$28,630	$24,864
Persons in poverty, percent	12.5%	14.7%
Total employer establishments, 2017	240	748
Total employment, 2017	1,693	13,975
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	58,694	542,003
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-4.6%	-4.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	739	1,661
All firms, 2012	1,052	2,281
Men-owned firms, 2012	481	1,008
Women-owned firms, 2012	368	818
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	999	1,971
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	115	166
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	778	1,861
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	21.6%	19.1%
Population per square mile, 2010	18.1	82.5
Land area in square miles, 2010	579.18	431.83

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Keokuk county (IA) and Wapello county (IA) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.