Paola is a city of 5,770 people in Kansas. The median age is 45.0, about 6 years above the US median. The foreign-born share is 0%. About 26% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The typical home is worth $210,800, having more than doubled since 2000. Density works out to 1,089 people per square mile.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $74,662, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 45.0
US median: 38.9
Less educated
26% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 32%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Paola
What changed most since 1990
Median age34.5 → 45.0(+10.5 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Adults with a bachelor's degree17.5% → 26.4%(+9.0 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$106,563 → $210,800(+98%)US over the same years: +67%
Paola's population equals 17% of Miami County's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 6.3% of the county's. Its number of households without a car equals 42% of the county's.
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)2.2%(7)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)28.2%(88)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era36.2%(113)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5.1%(16)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II24%(75)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 312 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
Paola, decade by decade
Paola 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
4,698
$57,366
$106,563
17.5%
15.2
2000
5,011
$67,920
$159,941
20.6%
18.7
2010
5,602
$77,683
$191,761
26.1%
19.9
2020
5,768
$63,531
$185,806
28.1%
30.3
2024
5,770
$74,662
$210,800
26.4%
14.3
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.
