Wright County, Iowa

Wright County has a population of 12,791 and has shrunk 1.1% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $119,600, about 1.8 times the county's median household income of $67,190.

Home price
$119,600
Income
$67,190
Population
12,791
Unemployment
1.8%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$119,600county
Median gross rent$790county
Median year homes here were built1960county
Share of homes built before 198079.5%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile0.9%county
Share of homes that are vacant14.7%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented23.0%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use4.7%county
Typical monthly rent$1,176(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$919county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$700county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,102county
Home insurance / yr$2,902(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living89.7(statewide)
Median household income$67,190county
Family health premium / yr$22,954(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$9,605(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.721(statewide)
Poverty rate16.8%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home7.9%county
Unemployment rate1.8%county
Share of adults in the labor force60.1%county
Share of workers who are self-employed9.7%county
Share of workers employed by government15.0%county
Share of workers in the largest industry21.5%county
Economic output per resident$97,461county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate1.51%county
Top state income tax3.80%(statewide)
Capital gains tax3.80%(statewide)
Combined sales tax6.94%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time20.2 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service25 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport7733county
Miles to nearest general aviation field0.5 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here3county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station117 micounty
Households without a vehicle4.4%county
Traffic deaths54.7county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-3.6(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher24.9%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher91.7%county
Public schools in the county7county
Public school enrollment2451county
Students per full-time teacher12.6county
Free lunch eligible56.8%county
Elementary schools3county
Middle schools1county
High schools3county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution37 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians39county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county2county
Hospitals here with an emergency department2county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter7.2 µgcounty
Without health insurance5.8%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year14.6%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year12.4%county
Frequent mental distress14.8%county
No leisure-time physical activity31.4%county
Diagnosed diabetes14.3%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population12,791county
Land area in square miles580county
People per square mile of land22.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores6county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store0.7%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020-1.1%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents2county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents2county
Median age39.4 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1826.0%county
Share of residents 65 and over22.1%county
Share of households that are one person27.8%county
Share of residents born outside the United States6.5%county
Second languages14.5%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls48.6%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents317county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-8county
Households that moved in285county
Households that moved away293county
Average income of arriving households$46,179county
Average income of departing households$51,311county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes3county
Housing units authorised in the latest year19county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings45.9%(statewide)
Violent crime rate243(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature47.9°Fcounty
Annual precipitation38.1 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.93 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F5 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing136 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7acounty
Frost-free days170 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 29county
Average first fall frostOct 16county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$156county
Electric utilities serving this county4county
Electricity price per kWh14.0¢county
Household electricity use1,035 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$14.86(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity19.5%county
Homes heated by utility gas59.6%county
Homes heated by propane18.5%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.6%county
Homes heated by wood0.3%county
Households with broadband85.8%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk35.1county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk97.9county
Landslide risk23.7county
Hail risk72.0county
Earthquake risk16.8county
Tornado risk54.4county
Tropical cyclone risk16.6county
Extreme heat risk10.5county
Winter weather risk69.7county
Strong wind risk47.0county
Wildfire risk7.3county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Wright County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Iowa figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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