Wright County, Iowa
Wright County is a
county located in the
U.S. state of
Iowa. As of
2000, the population is 14,334. Its
county seat is
Clarion, Iowa6.
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According to the
U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,509
km² (583
mi²). 1,504 km² (581 mi²) of it is land and 5 km² (2 mi²) of it (0.31%) is water.
Adjacent counties
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Hancock County (north)
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Franklin County (east)
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Hamilton County (south)
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Webster County (southwest)
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Humboldt County (west)
As of the
census2 of 2000, there were 14,334 people, 5,940 households, and 3,938 families residing in the county. The
population density was 10/km² (25/mi²). There were 6,559 housing units at an average density of 4/km² (11/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 95.93%
White, 0.17%
Black or
African American, 0.18%
Native American, 0.20%
Asian, 2.90% from
other races, and 0.63% from two or more races. 4.93% of the population were
Hispanic or
Latino of any race.
There were 5,940 households out of which 28.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.30% were
married couples living together, 6.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.70% were non-families. 30.20% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.92.
In the county the population was spread out with 24.50% under the age of 18, 6.50% from 18 to 24, 24.50% from 25 to 44, 23.30% from 45 to 64, and 21.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 96.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.30 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $36,197, and the median income for a family was $44,043. Males had a median income of $29,398 versus $21,222 for females. The
per capita income for the county was $18,247. About 4.20% of families and 7.00% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 7.70% of those under age 18 and 6.40% of those age 65 or over.
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Wright County government's website
