WAPELLO
THE SOURCE 2024 • 5
WAPELLO
35,437 Wapello County population
76 Chillicothe population
25,529 Ottumwa population
157
Kirkville population
970
Eddyville population
$ 60,034
Median household income
783
Eldon population
274 Blakesburg population
75.9 %
White 13.5 %
Hispanic /
3.3 %
Pacific Islander
1.7 %
Multi-racial
2.1 % Asian
1.2 %
Native American
Top industries ** Education / health 24.9 %, Manufacturing 20.5 %, Retail 13.8 %, Government 10.1 %, Construction 6.7 %
** From Ottumwa Laborshed 2023 survey
15,734
Total housing units
Latino
4.1 % Black
19.4 % Have Bachelor ’ s degree or higher
Key employers *
JBS Ottumwa Community School District Ottumwa Regional Health Center John Deere Ottumwa Works Winger Companies Indian Hills Community College Hy-Vee Ottumwa Wal-Mart Ottumwa City of Ottumwa Keurig Dr . Pepper
• Provided by Greater Ottumwa Partners in Progress
Driving Distances from Ottumwa , Iowa
Des Moines — 86 miles ; 1 hr , 30 min Iowa City — 97 miles ; 1 hr , 33 min Cedar Rapids — 104 miles ; 1 hr , 53 min Davenport — 135 miles ; 2 hr , 22 min Omaha , Neb . — 219 miles ; 3 hr , 27 min Kansas City , Mo . — 219 miles ; 3 hr , 30 min
St . Louis , Mo . — 252 miles ; 4 hr , 12 min Sioux City — 282 miles ; 4 hr , 19 min Chicago , Ill . — 310 miles ; 5 hr , 8 min Minneapolis , Minn . — 323 miles ; 4 hr , 55 min Indianapolis , Ind . — 384 miles ; 6 hr , 6 min
Zip Codes
Agency 52530 ; Blakesburg : 52536 ; Chillicothe : 52548 ; Eddyville : 52553 ; Eldon 52554 ; Kirkville : 52566 ; Ottumwa : 52501
Phone prefixes ( area code 641 )
Agency : 276 , 934 , 937 ; Bladensburg : 934 ; Blakesburg : 938 ; Chillicothe : 935 ; Eddyville : 225 , 969 ; Eldon : 652 ; Kirkville : 933 ; Ottumwa : 226 , 244 , 277 , 455 , 575 , 680 , 682 , 683 , 684 , 777 , 799 , 814 , 954 , 980