Kalona is home to 2,692 people in Iowa. 5% of locals were born outside the United States. Poverty is uncommon here, at 4.6% of locals. Renters pay $853 a month at the median. Getting to work takes 19 minutes on average. Home values have roughly tripled since 2000, reaching $257,900.
At a glance
Average income
median household income $80,129, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 41.4
US median: 38.9
Average education
31% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 54%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Kalona
What changed most since 1990
Homes owned by their occupants76.3% → 65.8%(−10.6 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
White share98.3% → 87.7%(−10.6 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Hispanic share0.3% → 4.2%(+3.9 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)59.3%(32)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)14.8%(8)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era25.9%(14)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War7.4%(4)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II7.4%(4)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 54 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Kalona, decade by decade
Kalona population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
1,958
$60,868
$135,844
14.1%
4.3
2000
2,293
$61,481
$167,228
16.2%
6.5
2010
2,363
$69,956
$179,390
15.1%
8.7
2020
2,630
$70,995
$193,199
24.3%
21.5
2024
2,692
$80,129
$257,900
31.4%
28.3
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
