County profile
Wapello County, IA
United States · GDP 2024
#1214 of 3,127 US counties by GDPbottom-quartile growthmore diversified than 45% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$2.2B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+0.0%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
12,594
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
699
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$52.2k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
35,210
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.0%
Median HH income
$64.8k±$4.2k
Bachelor's degree+
19.6%±2.1%
Poverty rate
15.8%±2.6%
Business applications
317 · 2025
Retail establishments
115
32.5/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
No public companies loaded for this state yet — universe expands with the full ingest.
HQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Manufacturing31%
Retail trade21%
Health care21%
Food & accommodation11%
Admin & support9%
Construction6%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
35,210
residents · 2025 · -0.4% since 2020
Income per capita $48.6k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−1,091
International migration+986
Natural change−29
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$1.7B2019
$1.8B2020
$2.0B2021
$2.1B2022
$2.2B2023
$2.2B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$125.1k±$7.7k
Median gross rent
$920/mo±$48/mo
Vacancy rate
11.0%±1.7%
Affordability
2.4× wages
Residential permits
$3.5M
42 units · 1.2/1k pop
FEMA risk score
65.3
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.1k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Drought 97Tornado 82Heat wave 75
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
2442016
2492017
2562018
2642019
2652020
2912021
3332022
3502023
3812024
3762025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 83% since 2021232021
192022
462023
452024
422025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
74.0 km
I-80
Nearest freight rail
1.3 km
BNSF
Nearest port
98.7 km
HYDRO MERSCHMAN, MONTROSE ELEVATOR DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
104.8 km
KIRKSVILLE RGNL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$52.2k
avg. annual pay · +24% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Wapello?
Wapello's economy produced $2.2B in 2024, growing 0.0% year over year — slower than 80% of US counties. Its largest employment sector is manufacturing.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.