Wapakoneta is a metro area of 46,125 people. Few US metro areas rank higher on income. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 22% of adults. 1% of residents were born outside the United States. Owners hold 78% of the housing stock. The typical home is worth $189,800, having more than doubled since 2000.
At a glance
Average income
median household income $78,660, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 41.0
US median: 38.9
Less educated
22% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Wapakoneta
What changed most since 1990
White share99.1% → 94.3%(−4.8 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$140,644 → $189,800(+35%)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)21.3%(509)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)21.1%(506)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era39.6%(948)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5.9%(141)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.3%(6)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 2,394 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
Wapakoneta, decade by decade
Wapakoneta 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
44,585
$72,218
$140,644
9.8%
2.3
2000
46,611
$79,000
$167,046
13.4%
5.6
2010
45,949
$74,832
$179,821
15.5%
7.1
2020
46,422
$80,228
$177,442
19.2%
14.4
2024
46,125
$78,660
$189,800
21.6%
13.7
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.
