CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Paola

Kansas · 4,698 residents · 5.30 sq mi

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Paola is home to 4,698 people in Kansas. The typical home is worth $44,400. Households take in $23,902 at the median, 21% less than the US figure. About 17% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The population has held roughly steady since 2000.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.5

US median: 33.0

Average education

17% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 33%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

4,698

−6%vs 2000

vs 5,011 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.5

−2%vs 2000

vs 35.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

5.30 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20246K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.7%(316)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.8%(365)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.5%(353)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.4%(299)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.8%(272)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.7%(783)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.9%(606)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.7%(409)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.7%(410)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.7%(410)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 848.1%(381)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2%(94)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$23,902

−16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $37,285 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,729

−47%vs 2000

vs $22,191 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

11.0%

+2.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$44,400

−33%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $87,800 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$349

−11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $518 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

62.7%

+0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 62.5% in 2000

37.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic92.1%(4,616)

Black3.4%(172)

Hispanic / Latino2.1%(104)

Asian0.3%(15)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic93.6%(4,396)

Black5.4%(254)

Hispanic / Latino0.5%(22)

Asian0%(0)

Other1%(48)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican0.6%(35)

Asian origin

Vietnamese0.3%(19)

Thai0%(2)

Ancestry

German26.4%(1,526)

English23.7%(1,370)

Irish19.2%(1,106)

American9.3%(534)

Norwegian2.5%(143)

Swedish2%(117)

Greek1.7%(100)

French1.5%(87)

Italian1.1%(63)

Scotch-Irish1.1%(61)

Scottish0.9%(51)

Polish0.6%(32)

+ 6 more ancestry groups with data

British0.4%(22)

Russian0.3%(17)

Welsh0.3%(17)

Subsaharan African0.1%(6)

Somali0.1%(6)

Dutch0.1%(4)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest American population · Largest Norwegian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

17.5%

−3.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 20.6% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

76.7%

−10.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 86.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.9%

−2.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

21.1 min

+20%vs 2000

vs 17.6 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married32.8%(773)

Married48.8%(1,150)

Widowed7.9%(185)

Divorced10.5%(248)

Women 15+

Never married23.7%(645)

Married43.1%(1,173)

Widowed13.6%(370)

Divorced19.6%(533)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

12.2%

+2.1 ptssince 2013

from 10.1% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

60.6%

−2.0 ptssince 2020

from 62.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.0%

−11.7 ptssince 2020

from 23.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

24.7%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 24.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

5.0%

−3.9 ptssince 2020

from 8.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

4.1%

+2.0 ptssince 2020

from 2.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

72.2%

−5.4 ptssince 2020

from 77.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

28.7%

−2.9 ptssince 2020

from 31.6% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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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