Iola is a city of 179 people in Pennsylvania. Owners hold 33% of the housing stock. 10% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. The poverty rate is 36.9%, above the 12.5% national rate. Growth has run 39% since 2000, or 50 more people. People stay put here: 76% were in the same home a year ago.
At a glance
Mid-age
median age 39.9
US median: 38.9
Less educated
10% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 91%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Iola
What changed most since 2000
Poverty rate7.0% → 36.9%(+29.9 pts)US over the same years: 0.0 pts
Homes owned by their occupants62.7% → 32.9%(−29.9 pts)US over the same years: −1.1 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree6.9% → 9.9%(+3.0 pts)US over the same years: +11.3 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
Over time
Iola, decade by decade
Iola 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
2000
129
$51,234
$100,191
6.9%
1.9
2010
144
$40,011
$154,071
3.0%
16.5
2020
154
–
$103,023
3.4%
0.8
2024
179
–
$191,300
9.9%
16.8
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.
