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Wright County, Iowa

Wright County had 12,729 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 580.4 square miles of land. It ranks 59th of 99 in Iowa by population and 29th by land area.

Population
12,729
#59 of 99 in Iowa · #2,239 in US
Area
580.4 sq mi
#29 of 99 in Iowa · #1,697 in US
Density
22 / sq mi
#67 of 99 in Iowa · #2,173 in US
Median household income
$74,189
#28 of 99 in Iowa · #720 in US

Census Vintage 2024 estimates · SAIPE 2023 income · 2024 Gazetteer land area

Wright County within Iowa. Pin: Des Moines.

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Wright County population, land area and income

Wright County had 12,729 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 580.4 square miles of land. It ranks 59th of 99 in Iowa by population and 29th by land area. That works out to 21.9 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and below the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in Iowa has 15,008 residents; Wright County is somewhat smaller.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $74,189 is in the top quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

12,729

3144th1st

2239th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

580 sq mi

3144th1st

1697th of 3,144 (US)

Density

21.9 / sq mi

3144th1st

2173rd of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$74,189

3143rd1st

720th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Iowa (99)

Population

12,729

99th1st

59th of 99 (IA)

Land area

580 sq mi

99th1st

29th of 99 (IA)

Density

21.9 / sq mi

99th1st

67th of 99 (IA)

Median household income

$74,189

99th1st

28th of 99 (IA)

How Wright County's population changed since 2020

Wright County lost 194 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 1.5%. That ranks 72nd of 99 in Iowa for growth. The median Iowa county changed by -0.6%, and the state as a whole by +1.6%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Wright County recorded 715 births and 752 deaths, a natural change of -37. Net international migration added +381 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -569. The largest single component was domestic migration, which removed 569 people.

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Census Vintage 2024 county estimates for July 1 of each year. The axis starts above zero so year-to-year changes are visible.

Components of change, April 2020 to July 2024

Births
715
Deaths
752
Net international migration
+381
Net domestic migration
-569
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-15

Where Wright County is

The Census internal point of Wright County is at 42.733000, -93.734700. It sits in UTM zone 15N. The map shades Iowa's 99 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Wright County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Monroe County: -2.9%Worth County: -1.7%Buena Vista County: +0.0%Jasper County: +0.8%Van Buren County: -0.0%Hardin County: -2.2%Ida County: -3.1%Marshall County: +0.8%Fayette County: -1.5%Ringgold County: -0.8%Wapello County: +1.0%Webster County: -0.2%Adams County: -2.8%Buchanan County: +0.6%Cerro Gordo County: -1.2%Lucas County: +1.6%Emmet County: -1.9%Floyd County: -3.8%Crawford County: -0.7%Linn County: +0.6%Montgomery County: -2.6%Polk County: +4.7%Cherokee County: +0.0%Bremer County: +1.3%Grundy County: +0.5%Adair County: -0.8%Cedar County: -1.4%Story County: +3.9%Mahaska County: -0.6%Davis County: +0.9%Clay County: +0.8%Johnson County: +4.6%Greene County: -1.0%Palo Alto County: -2.0%Benton County: +1.0%Cass County: -0.7%Wright County: -1.5%Audubon County: -2.1%Henry County: -5.3%Boone County: +0.1%Appanoose County: -1.4%Washington County: +0.4%Chickasaw County: -2.2%Poweshiek County: -0.9%Osceola County: -2.6%Wayne County: +1.8%Mitchell County: +0.4%Jefferson County: +0.5%Union County: -1.4%Butler County: -1.2%Hancock County: -1.3%Marion County: +1.9%Delaware County: +0.9%Humboldt County: +0.2%Sioux County: +1.8%Des Moines County: -1.1%O'Brien County: +0.8%Clayton County: -0.6%Black Hawk County: +1.0%Winnebago County: -2.6%Harrison County: +0.4%Decatur County: -1.0%Pocahontas County: -0.9%Lyon County: +3.8%Iowa County: -1.4%Franklin County: +0.3%Dickinson County: +2.2%Madison County: +3.2%Allamakee County: +0.8%Jones County: +2.2%Carroll County: -1.6%Kossuth County: -2.6%Hamilton County: -1.0%Howard County: -1.4%Page County: -1.1%Guthrie County: +1.5%Tama County: -1.8%Monona County: -3.6%Clarke County: -2.1%Lee County: -3.4%Mills County: +2.1%Sac County: -2.7%Scott County: +0.6%Keokuk County: -1.6%Jackson County: -0.3%Warren County: +7.1%Calhoun County: -1.9%Shelby County: +0.8%Fremont County: -1.1%Dubuque County: -0.1%Louisa County: -1.8%Taylor County: -0.6%Woodbury County: +1.2%Clinton County: -0.9%Winneshiek County: -1.6%Pottawattamie County: -0.1%Plymouth County: +0.5%Muscatine County: -2.4%Dallas County: +14.7%
Change 2020 to 2024
  1. < -1.9%
  2. < -1.0%
  3. < +0.0%
  4. < +0.9%
  5. ≥ +0.9%
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Orange pin: Wright County internal point. Dark pin: Des Moines.

Internal point

Decimal
42.733000, -93.734700
DMS
42°43'58.80"N 93°44'4.92"W
UTM
15N 439857.0E 4731427.3N
Geohash
9zt75523z
Plus code
86J8P7M8+64

Towns in Wright County

3 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Wright County, 8,771 people together, or 69% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Wright County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Eagle Grove with 3,615.

  1. 01Eagle Grove3,615
  2. 02Clarion2,751
  3. 03Belmond2,405
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Wright County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 8 neighbors for Wright County. The most populous is Cerro Gordo County, IA, with 42,493 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Des Moines and the nearest big city

Des Moines is 79.2 miles S of Wright County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Des Moines, IA (population 213,096), 80.4 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Fort Dodge, IA (population 24,886), 27.2 miles away.

Wright County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Wright County is 19197: state code 19 for Iowa plus county code 197. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $74,189.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Wright County, Iowa?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 12,729. That is down 194 people (1.5%) from the July 2020 estimate of 12,923.

What is the FIPS code of Wright County?

19197. The first two digits (19) are Iowa; the last three (197) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Wright County?

Eagle Grove, with 3,615 residents inside Wright County in 2024.

Which counties border Wright County?

8 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Cerro Gordo County, IA; Webster County, IA; Hardin County, IA; Hamilton County, IA; Kossuth County, IA; Hancock County, IA; Franklin County, IA; Humboldt County, IA.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 population estimates, 2024 Gazetteer land area and internal points, SAIPE 2023 median household income.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 county population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, counties
  3. 03Census SAIPE 2023 state and county estimates
  4. 04Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  5. 05Census 2024 county adjacency file
  6. 06Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

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