Wapello County vs. Davis County

	Wapello County (IA)	Davis County (IA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	35,205	9,017
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-1.2%	3.0%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	35,624	8,753
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	35,625	8,753
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.5%	9.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent	22.5%	29.4%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	18.0%	17.9%
Female persons, percent	50.2%	50.5%
White alone, percent	91.2%	98.0%
Black or African American alone, percent	4.0%	0.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.8%	0.3%
Asian alone, percent	1.4%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.9%	0.0%
Two or More Races, percent	1.6%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	10.9%	1.7%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	81.5%	96.5%
Veterans, 2014-2018	2,343	425
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	7.7%	1.2%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	16,106	3,602
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	72.3%	82.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$82,000	$114,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$972	$1,156
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$451	$480
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$686	$639
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	14.4%	6.4%
Building permits, 2018	21	3
Households, 2014-2018	14,418	3,215
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.39	2.73
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	85.9%	92.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	12.0%	20.8%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	83.6%	71.8%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	73.4%	62.8%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	87.9%	83.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	18.0%	20.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	9.8%	7.3%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	6.8%	11.3%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	62.2%	65.3%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	59.0%	54.3%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	47,000	3,168
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	214,404	33,583
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	314,251	31,267
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	538,406	62,238
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$15,224	$7,163
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	18.0	22.3
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$45,233	$58,464
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$24,864	$26,503
Persons in poverty, percent	14.7%	12.7%
Total employer establishments, 2017	748	179
Total employment, 2017	13,975	1,463
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	542,003	51,318
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-4.1%	-1.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	1,661	762
All firms, 2012	2,281	826
Men-owned firms, 2012	1,008	401
Women-owned firms, 2012	818	177
Minority-owned firms, 2012	148	28
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	1,971	780
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	166	111
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	1,861	597
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	19.1%	0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	82.5	17.4
Land area in square miles, 2010	431.83	502.19

Source: United States Census Bureau

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