With 899 people, Viola is a city in Illinois. Owners hold 92% of the housing stock. The median age is 46.6, about 8 years above the US median. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 19% of adults. The typical home is worth $120,000, having more than doubled since 2000. 4% of residents were born outside the United States.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $72,500, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 46.6
US median: 38.9
Less educated
19% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Viola
What changed most since 1990
Homes owned by their occupants75.8% → 91.8%(+15.9 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
White share99.2% → 89.4%(−9.7 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Median age36.7 → 46.6(+9.9 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
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)47.1%(41)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)8%(7)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era36.8%(32)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II10.3%(9)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 87 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
Viola, decade by decade
Viola 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
964
$63,160
$84,962
6.6%
2.1
2000
956
$74,981
$111,850
11.9%
6.9
2010
955
$71,029
$127,457
10.8%
10.8
2020
869
$75,201
$119,265
18.5%
15.8
2024
899
$72,500
$120,000
18.6%
24.3
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.
