The median owner-occupied home in Wapello County had a real-estate tax bill of $1,854 (± $106) a year, compared with $2,795 in Iowa and $2,969 nationwide. The median home value was $112,900 (± $6,957), compared with $195,900 in Iowa and $303,400 nationwide.
| Measure | Wapello County | Iowa | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 35,265 | 3,195,937 | 332,387,540 |
| Median annual property tax bill (homeowners) | $1,854 ± $106 | $2,795 ± $14 | $2,969 ± $3 |
| Median home value | $112,900 ± $6,957 | $195,900 ± $929 | $303,400 ± $362 |
| Median household income | $60,034 ± $3,024 | $73,147 ± $438 | $78,538 ± $176 |
| Property tax as a share of home value (calculated) | 1.64% ± 0.14 points | 1.43% ± 0.01 points | 0.98% ± under 0.01 points |
| Homes lived in by their owners | 67.4% ± 3.2 points | 71.5% ± 0.3 points | 65.0% ± 0.3 points |
| Owner households headed by someone 65 or older | 34.4% ± 1.4 points | 31.1% ± 0.2 points | 32.6% ± 0.2 points |
| Owners spending 30% or more of income on housing costs | 17.6% ± 2.7 points | 16.8% ± 0.3 points | 22.2% ± 0.1 points |
How to read these numbers
- These are estimates from a survey, not a count. The American Community Survey asks a sample of households. The ± figure is the Census Bureau’s margin of error: the true value is very likely within that range of the estimate. Small places have large margins.
- “Too imprecise to report” means the margin of error is at least half of the estimate, so printing the number would suggest accuracy that does not exist. A “rough guide only” note means the margin is a quarter to a half of the estimate.
- Property tax bill and home value are medians for owner-occupied homes. Half of the homes are above the figure and half below. A median bill is not the rate set by a city or town; the bill combines taxes levied by every local government that serves the home, such as the school district and county.
- “Calculated” rows are worked out by Untax the Roof from the Census figures above them. They compare two medians, so they describe the place, not a particular household.
- Missing is not zero. Where the Census Bureau publishes no figure, this page says so.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2019–2023: tables B25103 (real estate taxes), B25077 (home value), B19013 (household income), B01003 (population), B25003 (owners and renters), B25007 (age of householder), B25091 (housing costs as a share of income); see the Census ACS data page.
Cities, towns and villages in Wapello County (7)
Incorporated places with their own local government. A place that crosses a county line is listed in each county it touches and marked “partly”; its page shows figures for the whole place.
- Agency
- Blakesburg
- Chillicothe
- Eddyville (partly in this county)
- Eldon
- Kirkville
- Ottumwa
Other named communities in Wapello County (20)
These names come from the U.S. Geological Survey’s Geographic Names Information System (GNIS), which records historical and local names of populated places: small settlements, neighborhoods, rural localities and former towns. The Census Bureau does not report them as cities, towns or census-designated places, so no figures exist for them at this level. The county figures above are the closest available estimate. A name can appear for a place that no longer exists or that lies inside a larger place.
- Ashland
- Bidwell
- Bladensburg
- Cliffland
- Competine
- Dahlonega
- Dudley
- East Ottumwa
- Farson
- Highland Center
- Keb (historical)
- Loch Burns
- Munterville
- Ormanville
- Ottumwa Junction
- Phillips
- Pickwick
- Rutledge
- Willard
- Yampa