Demographics of Iola city, Kansas

Iola city, Kansas had 5,240 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −162 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Iola city, in four figures

5,240
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 5,348 ±29.; −3.0%
Change since July 2020: −162 people.; 32.6 ±3.0
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $54,221 ±$4,939
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Iola city, Kansas's population shrank 3.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Iola city, Kansas's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns

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Iola city, Kansas's population shrank 3.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Iola city, Kansas's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	5,402	100.0	100.0
2021	5,375	99.5	100.2
2022	5,352	99.1	100.7
2023	5,333	98.7	101.6
2024	5,282	97.8	102.5
2025	5,240	97.0	103.1

Population of Iola city, Kansas on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	5,402	—
2021	5,375	−27
2022	5,352	−23
2023	5,333	−19
2024	5,282	−51
2025	5,240	−42

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 32.6 ±3.0: for men 29.2 ±2.7 and for women 39.9 ±3.8. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Iola city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Kansas	United States
Under 5	274 ±110	5.1% ±2.0	6.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,011 ±152	18.9% ±2.8	17.8% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	797 ±153	14.9% ±2.9	10.2% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,217 ±175	22.8% ±3.3	25.8% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,064 ±180	19.9% ±3.4	23.3% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	985 ±177	18.4% ±3.3	17.0% ±0.2	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $54,221 ±$4,939, and income per person $26,378 ±$2,078, in 2024 dollars. The median is $74,275 ±$475 in Kansas and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Iola city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Kansas	United States
Under $25,000	380 ±143	18.4% ±6.8	13.9% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	546 ±155	26.5% ±7.3	18.9% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	440 ±117	21.3% ±5.5	17.7% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	143 ±60	6.9% ±2.9	13.5% ±0.3	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	431 ±133	20.9% ±6.3	17.7% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	33 to 163	1.6% to 7.9%	8.8% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	0 to 52	0% to 2.5%	9.6% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Iola city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Kansas	United States
All ages	425 ±165	8.6% ±3.3	11.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	28 to 154	2.4% to 11.9%	13.1% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	258 ±108	10.6% ±4.4	11.5% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	27 to 125	2.3% to 10.0%	9.0% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Iola city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Iola city	Kansas	United States
Housing units	2,471 ±156	1,293,635 ±880	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	83.5% ±7.4	90.8% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	16.5% ±5.9	9.2% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	60.9% ±7.2	67.2% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	39.1% ±7.2	32.8% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$78,300 ±$17,217	$217,200 ±$1,343	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$767 ±$99	$1,060 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1960 ±6	1976 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Iola city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Kansas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	224 ±77	4.2% ±1.4	13.6% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	4,553 ±140	85.1% ±2.6	72.7% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	342 ±151	6.4% ±2.8	5.2% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 61	0% to 1.1%	2.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 11	0% to 0.2%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 16	0% to 0.3%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.4%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	96 to 294	1.8% to 5.5%	4.8% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Iola city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Kansas	United States
Born in the state	4,064 ±184	76.0% ±3.4	59.2% ±0.3	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,046 ±180	19.6% ±3.4	32.4% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 22	0% to 0.4%	1.1% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	107 to 353	2.0% to 6.6%	7.4% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	1 to 77	< 0.1% to 1.4%	3.2% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	93 to 289	1.7% to 5.4%	4.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Iola city among the places of Kansas

63rd of 65 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Kansas page.

Places of Kansas near Iola city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Goddard city	6,030 ±590
Tonganoxie city	5,891 ±28
Paola city	5,770 ±24
Ulysses city	5,476 ±409
Colby city	5,387 ±340
Iola city	5,348 ±29
Louisburg city	5,094 ±18
Concordia city	5,015 ±25

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026