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.

Iowa Central Community College began offering ICN Polycom classes in Clarion and Eagle Grove in 2015.

The county has voted for the winning candidate in 21 out of the 25 presidential elections in the 20th Century.

However, in 2000, the county was won by Republican George W. Bush and has voted for the party in all presidential elections since.

Several small newspapers are published in Wright County, including the Wright County Monitor, serving Clarion and Dows, the Eagle Grove Eagle, and the Belmond Independent.

The old fairgrounds were located where Clarion's USA Healthcare Center stands today.

Entries are open to children in Hamilton, Humboldt, Webster, Hardin, Franklin, and Wright Counties.

[19] The population ranking of the following table is based on the 2020 census of Wright County.