Wapello County
Recent News About Wapello County
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Men outnumbered women in Wapello County in 2021
Of the 35,343 people living in Wapello County, Iowa in 2021, 49.7% (17,577) were women and 50.3% (17,766) were men, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by South Iowa News.
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Food assistance amounts increase in Wapello County since 2011
In 2021, the Iowa Food Assistance Program allocated $13,894,991 to Wapello County compared to $12,032,225 in 2011.
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34.1 percent fewer Wapello County residents receiving food assistance since 2011
In 2021, 5,096 residents in Wapello County participated in Iowa's Food Assistance Program compared to 7,731 residents in 2011.
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Fewer Wapello County households received food assistance benefits in 2021
Wapello County saw a 0.6 percent decrease in the number of households participating in Iowa's Food Assistance Program from 2020 to 2021.
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Fewer Wapello County residents received food assistance benefits in 2021
Wapello County saw a 2.6 percent decrease in the number of residents who participated in Iowa's Food Assistance Program from 2020 to 2021, according to a Wapello Guide analysis of data from the state's Department of Human Services.
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Wapello County residents receive $10,419,149 in food assistance benefits in 2021
Wapello County saw a 37.7 percent increase in the amount of money allocated through Iowa's Food Assistance Program from 2020 to 2021, according to a Nodaway Valley Today analysis of the state's Department of Human Services.
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Wapello County saw a 32.3% decrease in households receiving food assistance since 2011
In 2021, 2,662 households in Wapello County participated in Iowa's Food Assistance Program compared to 3,932 households in 2011, according to the Iowa Business Daily's analysis of the Iowa Department of Human Services.
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Food assistance amounts decrease in Wapello County since 2011
In 2020, the Iowa Food Assistance Program allocated $10,419,149 to Wapello County compared to $12,032,225 in 2011.
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30.5 percent fewer Wapello County residents receiving food assistance since 2011
In 2020, 5,376 residents in Wapello County participated in Iowa's Food Assistance Program compared to 7,731 residents in 2011.
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Food assistance amounts decrease in Wapello County since 2011
In 2019, the Iowa Food Assistance Program allocated $7,567,361 to Wapello County compared to $12,032,225 in 2011.
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28.6 percent fewer Wapello County residents receiving food assistance since 2011
In 2019, 5,519 residents in Wapello County participated in Iowa's Food Assistance Program compared to 7,731 residents in 2011.
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Fewer Wapello County residents received food assistance benefits in 2020
Wapello County saw a 2.6 percent decrease in the number of residents who participated in Iowa's Food Assistance Program from 2019 to 2020, according to a Wapello Guide analysis of data from the state's Department of Human Services.
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Fewer Wapello County households received food assistance benefits in 2020
Wapello County saw a 0.6 percent decrease in the number of households participating in Iowa's Food Assistance Program from 2019 to 2020.
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Wapello County residents receive $10,419,149 in food assistance benefits in 2020
Wapello County saw a 37.7 percent increase in the amount of money allocated through Iowa's Food Assistance Program from 2019 to 2020, according to a Nodaway Valley Today analysis of the state's Department of Human Services.
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Census Bureau: More women than men in Wapello County in 2020
Of the 35,102 people living in Wapello County in 2020, 50.2 percent (17,629) were women and 49.8 percent (17,473) were men, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by the South Iowa News.
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Census Bureau reports Wapello County population was 35,141 in 2019
Wapello County had a population of 35,141 people in 2019, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by the South Iowa News.
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Census Bureau reports Wapello County population was 35,102 in 2020
Wapello County had a population of 35,102 people in 2020, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by the South Iowa News.
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Census Bureau: More women than men in Wapello County in 2019
Of the 35,141 people living in Wapello County in 2019, 50.5 percent (17,740) were women and 49.5 percent (17,401) were men, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by the South Iowa News.
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Wapello County saw a 28% decrease in households receiving food assistance since 2011
In 2020, 2,831 households in Wapello County participated in Iowa's Food Assistance Program compared to 3,932 households in 2011, according to the Iowa Business Daily's analysis of the Iowa Department of Human Services.
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Ottumwa helps fund newly opened COVID-19 testing site
The City of Ottumwa is partnering with Wapello County to help fund a newly opened free COVID-19 testing site in Ottumwa.