Population By Race and Ethnicity in Wapello County, IA in 2016

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 35,270 population of Wapello County, Iowa comprised of 3,750 people who identified as Hispanic (10.63%), and 31,520 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (89.37%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Wapello County, Iowa with a population of 32,584 (92.38%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 1,368 (3.88%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 489 (1.39%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Wapello County, Iowa in 2016, with a population of 29,213 (82.83%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 3,371 (9.56%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 1,298 (3.68%).

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentage of each racial and ethnicity group in Wapello, Iowa.

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Population By Race in Wapello , IA in 2016
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 1,368 3.88%
White Alone 32,584 92.38%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 302 0.86%
Asian Alone 350 0.99%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 177 0.5%
Two Or More Races 489 1.39%
Population By Ethnicity in Wapello , IA in 2016
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 70 0.2%
White Alone - Hispanic 3,371 9.56%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 199 0.56%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 27 0.08%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 22 0.06%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 61 0.17%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 1,298 3.68%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 29,213 82.83%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 103 0.29%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 323 0.92%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 155 0.44%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 428 1.21%