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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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Wapello County, IA in 2016

Total Population:35,270

Non Hispanic (89.37%)

Hispanic (10.63%)

Race in Wapello County, IA in 2016

Total Population:35,270

White Alone (92.38%)

Black or African American Alone (3.88%)

Two or more races (1.39%)

Asian Alone (0.99%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.86%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.5%)

Ethnicity in Wapello County, IA in 2016

Total Population:35,270

Non-Hispanic White Alone (82.83%)

Hispanic White Alone (9.56%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (3.68%)

All Other Ethnicities (1.81%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.21%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (0.92%)

Population By Race in Wapello , IA in 2016

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	32,584	92.38%
Black or African American Alone	1,368	3.88%
Two Or More Races	489	1.39%
Asian Alone	350	0.99%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	302	0.86%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	177	0.5%

Population By Ethnicity in Wapello , IA in 2016

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	29,213	82.83%
White Alone - Hispanic	3,371	9.56%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	1,298	3.68%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	428	1.21%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	323	0.92%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	199	0.56%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	155	0.44%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	103	0.29%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	70	0.2%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	61	0.17%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	27	0.08%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	22	0.06%