Appanoose County is home to 12,184 people in Iowa. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 20% of adults. The typical home is worth $124,200, having more than doubled since 2000. 1% of locals were born outside the United States. The median age is 43.5, about 5 years above the US median. Density works out to 25 people per square mile.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $54,934, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 43.5
US median: 38.9
Less educated
20% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 38%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Appanoose County
What changed most since 1990
White share98.6% → 93.8%(−4.8 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Population13,743 → 12,184(−11%)US over the same years: +35%
Median home value (2024 dollars)$59,282 → $124,200(+110%)US over the same years: +67%
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)9.5%(90)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)25.7%(244)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era39.1%(371)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5.2%(49)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II2.3%(22)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 948 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Appanoose County, decade by decade
Appanoose County population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
13,743
$42,800
$59,282
11.5%
3.5
2000
13,721
$52,121
$89,808
12.2%
6.1
2010
12,887
$49,903
$104,153
16.6%
7.9
2020
12,317
$48,109
$103,023
18.4%
14.3
2024
12,184
$54,934
$124,200
20.5%
15.0
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
