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Wapella, Illinois: commercial real estate data.
Wapella is a Census village of 480 people across 0.55 square miles of land, in De Witt County. Median household income is $51,818, 89.7 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Wapella
What Wapella is
- Census place typevillage
- Land area0.55 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land872
- County holding the largest share of its areaDe Witt County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Wapella
How many people live in Wapella
- Population480
- Median age37.8 plus or minus 8.0
- Population under 18110 plus or minus 37
- Share under 1822.9 percent plus or minus 6.8
- Population 65 and over99 plus or minus 43
- Share 65 and over20.6 percent plus or minus 8.2
- Households224
- Family households115 plus or minus 24
- Share of households that are families51.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Wapella
- Median household income$51,818 plus or minus $14,725
- Per capita income$38,961
- Civilian labor force293
- Employed288
- Unemployed5 plus or minus 8
- Unemployment rate1.7 percent plus or minus 2.7
- Adults 25 and over321
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher94.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher16.5 percent plus or minus 7.0
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree4.0 percent plus or minus 5.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Wapella
- Housing units250
- Occupied units224
- Vacant units26 plus or minus 22
- Vacancy rate10.4 percent plus or minus 8.6
- Owner occupied201
- Renter occupied23 plus or minus 15
- Ownership rate89.7 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$98,500
- Median gross rent, monthly$925 plus or minus $238
- Annual rent as a share of median income21.4 percent plus or minus 8.2
- Single family units231
- Share single family92.4 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more2 plus or minus 13
- Share in buildings of two or more0.8 percent plus or minus 5.3
- Mobile homes17 plus or minus 11
- Median year structure built1968
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Wapella gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute255 plus or minus 52
- Commuting under 15 minutes87 plus or minus 39
- Share commuting under 15 minutes34.1 percent plus or minus 13.8
- Commuting 30 minutes or more75 plus or minus 26
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more29.4 percent plus or minus 8.3
- Drove alone72.6 percent
- Carpooled7.4 percent plus or minus 5.1
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked3.5 percent plus or minus 2.7
- Worked from home10.5 percent plus or minus 4.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Wapella
Flood risk in Wapella
- NFIP communityVillage of Wapella
- NFIP community number170108
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date(NSFHA)
The Village of Wapella participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 170108 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
De Witt County, not Wapella
De Witt County context, not Wapella figures
- Establishments in De Witt County343
- Covered employment, De Witt County5,008
- Average annual pay, De Witt County$67,169
- Housing units permitted, De Witt County13
Every figure in this section is published for De Witt County as a whole and is not a measurement of Wapella.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Wapella questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Wapella, Illinois?
480, in 224 households. Wapella village covers 0.55 square miles of land, which is 872 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Wapella in?
De Witt County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Wapella?
$51,818. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $98,500. Median gross rent is $925 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Wapella in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Wapella appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Wapella, village of, community 170108, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Wapella figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for De Witt County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Wapella.
Is zoning published for Wapella?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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