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Paola, KS Urban Area

5,532 Population
3.1 square miles 1,767.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

46.7 ±5.2 Median age
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$42,661 ±$6,610 Per capita income
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$74,041 ±$7,492 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

8.2% ±4.2% (440  ±225) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

26.2 minutes ±4.8 (69,875  ±16,180) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

2,528 ±223 Number of households
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.1 ±0.2 (5,278  ±247) Persons per household
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

3.4% ±3.8% (40  ±46) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

2,668 ±223 Number of housing units
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$204,200 ±$29,520 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

13.3% ±5.2% (732  ±290.6) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

87.6% ±9.2% (3,511  ±468.9) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
24.5% ±5.3% (982  ±226.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

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

0.4% ±0.6% (21  ±31) Foreign-born population
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

6.8% ±2.8% (312  ±128) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
312 Total veterans ±128 285 Male ±118 27 Female ±30

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