Iola, Kansas Demographics

Iola is 7th in Kansas out of 61 other cities in Residents 65 or older

Iola is 13th in Kansas out of 61 other cities in Female residents

Iola is 13th in Kansas out of 61 other cities in Income below poverty line

Iola is 17th in Kansas out of 61 other cities in Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino

Size Demographics
	Iola	Rank	Kansas	US
Current population (2012)	5,698	55th	2,885,905	313,914,040
Size in square miles	4.5	51st	81,758.7	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	1,257.8	45th	34.9	87.4

Age Demographics
	Iola	Rank	Kansas	US
Residents younger than 5	7.5%	34th	7.0%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	23.6%	45th	25.1%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	17.2%	7th	13.7%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Iola	Rank	Kansas	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	89.0%	37th	89.5%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	21.6%	40th	29.7%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Iola	Rank	Kansas	US
Race - White	91.4%	21st	87.2%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	3.3%	30th	6.2%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.8%	32nd	1.2%	1.2%
Race - Asian	0.6%	41st	2.6%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.0%	55th	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	3.2%	24th	2.7%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	3.1%	57th	11.0%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	89.9%	17th	77.5%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Iola	Rank	Kansas	US
Female residents	52.1%	13th	50.3%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	0.9%	54th	6.5%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Iola	Rank	Kansas	US
Housing units	2,636	49th	1,237,651	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	15.4%	37th	17.6%	25.9%
Households	2,369	49th	1,104,479	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	70.2%	21st	69.0%	66.1%
Home median value	$55,600	58th	$125,500	$186,200
People per household	2.3	48th	2.5	2.6

Income Demographics
	Iola	Rank	Kansas	US
Income per capita	$18,309	54th	$26,545	$27,915
Income per household	$34,388	58th	$50,594	$52,762
Income below poverty line	17.4%	13th	12.6%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Iola	Rank	Kansas	US
Total businesses (including small businesses)	525	49th	237,040	27,092,908
Retail sales	$86,459	47th	$34,538,332	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$14,833	29th	$12,444	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$9,907	42nd	$4,192,347	$613,795,732