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Wahpeton, Iowa: commercial real estate data.
Wahpeton is a Census city of 443 people across 1.20 square miles of land, in Dickinson County. Median household income is $107,917, 79.3 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Wahpeton
What Wahpeton is
- Census place typecity
- Land area1.2 sq mi
- Water area0.02 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land370 plus or minus 79
- County holding the largest share of its areaDickinson 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.
Wahpeton
How many people live in Wahpeton
- Population443 plus or minus 95
- Median age59.5
- Population under 1883 plus or minus 34
- Share under 1818.7 percent plus or minus 6.5
- Population 65 and over184 plus or minus 37
- Share 65 and over41.5 percent plus or minus 12.3
- Households222 plus or minus 46
- Family households151 plus or minus 43
- Share of households that are families68.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Wahpeton
Income and work in Wahpeton
- Median household income$107,917 plus or minus $48,548
- Per capita income$69,684
- Civilian labor force192 plus or minus 53
- Employed192 plus or minus 53
- Unemployed0
- Unemployment rate0.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over351 plus or minus 71
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher100.0 percent plus or minus 27.8
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher59.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree18.8 percent plus or minus 6.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Wahpeton
- Housing units750
- Occupied units222 plus or minus 46
- Vacant units528
- Vacancy rate70.4 percent
- Owner occupied176 plus or minus 47
- Renter occupied46 plus or minus 23
- Ownership rate79.3 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$495,500
- Median gross rent, monthly$850 plus or minus $631
- Annual rent as a share of median income9.5 percent plus or minus 8.2
- Single family units538
- Share single family71.7 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more149 plus or minus 45
- Share in buildings of two or more19.9 percent plus or minus 5.4
- Mobile homes63 plus or minus 24
- Median year structure built1976
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Wahpeton gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute156 plus or minus 46
- Commuting under 15 minutes85 plus or minus 29
- Share commuting under 15 minutes54.5 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more17 plus or minus 15
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more10.9 percent plus or minus 9.2
- Drove alone58.3 percent plus or minus 17.0
- Carpooled5.7 percent plus or minus 5.0
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked14.6 percent plus or minus 6.1
- Worked from home18.8 percent plus or minus 9.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Wahpeton
SBA loans in Wahpeton (504)
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$1,682,000
- Average approval$1,682,000
- Median approval$1,682,000
- Largest approval$1,682,000
- Jobs supported4
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Wahpeton, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Wahpeton
- NFIP communityCity of Wahpeton
- NFIP community number190981
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date09/29/22
The City of Wahpeton participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 190981 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.
Dickinson County, not Wahpeton
Dickinson County context, not Wahpeton figures
- Establishments in Dickinson County784
- Covered employment, Dickinson County10,008
- Average annual pay, Dickinson County$46,626
- Housing units permitted, Dickinson County292
Every figure in this section is published for Dickinson County as a whole and is not a measurement of Wahpeton.
All Dickinson County figures →
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.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
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
Wahpeton questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Wahpeton, Iowa?
443, in 222 households. Wahpeton city covers 1.20 square miles of land, which is 370 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Wahpeton in?
Dickinson 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 Wahpeton?
$107,917. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $495,500. Median gross rent is $850 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Wahpeton in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Wahpeton appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Wahpeton, city of, community 190981, 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 Wahpeton figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Dickinson 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 Wahpeton.
Is zoning published for Wahpeton?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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