ZIP 52653 · Wapello
Who lives in ZIP code 52653 (Wapello, IA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Wapello, IA · Louisa County
uszips 2026
People3,083
Median age48.7
Household income$83,525
Home value$161,110
Median rent$729/mo
Poverty4.5%
College degree+16.6%
Commute28 min
Place
- Metro area
- Outside any metro
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 11 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 1,421
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
24.5% are 65 or older; 85.9% are adults.
Household income
38.7% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $40,518.
Education (adults 25+)
34.9% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
5.2% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 58.1%
- Never married
- 22.2%
- Divorced
- 13.8%
- Widowed
- 6.0%
- Family size
- 2.62
- Dual-income families
- 66.4%
Housing
- Own their home
- 73.5%
- Rent burden
- 21.9%
- Men / women
- 50% / 50%
Work
- In labor force
- 64.5%
- Unemployment
- 2.1%
- Self-employed
- 12.6%
- Farmers
- 6.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 17.9%
- Veterans
- 9.7%
- With a disability
- 24.0%
- No health insurance
- 5.6%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.