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County · Iowa

Wapello County

35,681Population
0.7 %Change since 2020
356Net migration
4.3 %Unemployment rate

Facts

Population
35,681 (2024)
Change since 2020
0.7 %
Net migration
356 (2023)
Unemployment rate
4.3 % (2025)
State
Iowa
Population base, April 2020
35,435 (2020)
Births
449 (2023)
Births per 1,000 residents, 2023
12.6
Deaths
462 (2023)
Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023
12.9
Natural change, 2023
-13
International migration
391 (2023)
Domestic migration
-35 (2023)
Net migration per 1,000, 2023
10.0
Postal code
IA
FIPS code
19179

Sources: US Census Bureau — Population Estimates, Bureau of Labor Statistics — LAUS

Unemployment rate, annual average

199020254.36.1
PeriodValue
20254.3 %
20243.8 %
20233.5 %
20223.4 %
20214.6 %
20206.0 %
20193.6 %
20183.5 %
20174.6 %
20165.9 %
20155.1 %
20145.5 %

Population estimates, 2020–2024

2020202435.7K35.3K
PeriodValue
202435,681
202335,417
202235,080
202135,304
202035,327