Census Reporter

Iola, KS

5,322 Population
4.5 square miles 1,191.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2020 5-year unless noted

Find data for this place

Hover for margins of error and contextual data.

Demographics

37 ±3.2 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Allen County: 42 ±1.1
  • about the same as the figure in Kansas: 36.9 ±0.1

Economics

$20,896 ±$2,109 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Allen County: $23,493 ±$1,430
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Kansas: $32,798 ±$198
$39,107 ±$5,420 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Allen County: $47,983 ±$4,671
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Kansas: $61,091 ±$354

20.8% ±6.1% (1,025  ±299) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Allen County: 15.4% † 1,853 (±3.2% / ±384)
  • nearly double the rate in Kansas: 11.4% 323,644 (±0.2% / ±6,562)

21.1 minutes ±7.3 (49,440  ±17,810) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Allen County: 19.8 † 111,295 (±3 / ±17,759)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Kansas: 19.6 26,381,875 (±0.1 / ±192,711)

Families

2,205 ±144 Number of households
  • Allen County: 5,125 ±213
  • Kansas: 1,141,985 ±4,096
2.3 ±0.2 (4,975  ±115) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Allen County: 2.4 12,095 (±0.1 / ±116)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Kansas: 2.5 2,832,911 (±0)

3.8% ±2.9% (44  ±34) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Allen County: 5.3% † 135 (±3% / ±75)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Kansas: 5.9% 38,807 (±0.2% / ±1,591)

Housing

2,742 ±163 Number of housing units
  • Allen County: 6,351 ±80
  • Kansas: 1,280,376 ±720

$75,900 ±$4,339 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little less than the amount in Allen County: $80,300 ±$4,832
  • about half the amount in Kansas: $157,600 ±$869

18.3% ±6.3% (966  ±334.7) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Allen County: 13.1% † 1,618 (±3.1% / ±378.5)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Kansas: 15.9% 458,079 (±0.3% / ±7,684.8)

Social

91.8% ±9.2% (3,150  ±352.9) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Allen County: 92.4% 7,886 (±5.3% / ±460.8)
  • about the same as the rate in Kansas: 91.4% 1,746,617 (±0.5% / ±8,737.2)
19.1% ±4.4% (656  ±153.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Allen County: 18.2% † 1,551 (±2.4% / ±201.2)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Kansas: 33.9% 648,613 (±0.3% / ±5,509)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

3.6% ±2.1% (189  ±111) Foreign-born population
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Allen County: 3% † 371 (±1.5% / ±182)
  • about half the rate in Kansas: 7% 204,029 (±0.1% / ±3,184)

8% ±2% (331  ±83) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Allen County: 8.8% † 852 (±1.2% / ±112)
  • about the same as the rate in Kansas: 7.9% 172,750 (±0.1% / ±2,402)
331 Total veterans ±83 319 Male ±84 12 Female ±16

Hover for margins of error and contextual data.