MICROPOLITAN AREA · 1990 CENSUS

Pella Micro

Pella, IA · 1 counties · 30,001 residents · 554 sq mi

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Pella is home to 30,001 people. Median home value sits at $48,800. Owners hold 74% of the housing stock. 13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Median rent is $323 a month. Poverty is uncommon here, at 10.0% of people across the metro.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.0

US median: 33.0

Less educated

13% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 26%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

30,001

−6%vs 2000

vs 32,052 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Population density

54 / sq mi

−6%vs 2000

vs 58 / sq mi in 2000

Median age

34.0

−9%vs 2000

vs 37.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

554 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202434K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.5%(1,957)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.7%(2,318)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.4%(2,218)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198%(2,387)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.8%(2,332)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414%(4,207)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.3%(3,982)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.9%(2,983)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.2%(2,758)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.6%(2,567)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.5%(1,647)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.1%(645)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$27,991

−13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $42,401 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,945

−36%vs 2000

vs $18,717 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

10.0%

+2.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$48,800

−26%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $87,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$323

−10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $472 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

73.9%

−1.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 75.6% in 2000

26.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic96.9%(31,074)

Black0.4%(129)

Hispanic / Latino0.8%(257)

Asian1%(330)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.8%(29,632)

Black0.2%(65)

Hispanic / Latino0.6%(186)

Asian0.8%(241)

Other0.2%(63)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.5%(501)

Puerto Rican0.3%(108)

Spaniard0.1%(39)

Central American0.1%(31)

Honduran0.1%(31)

Dominican0.1%(19)

Asian origin

Korean0.3%(88)

Asian Indian0.3%(88)

Burmese0.2%(74)

Laotian0.2%(55)

Filipino0.2%(54)

Hmong0.1%(45)

Chinese0.1%(21)

Thai0%(14)

Japanese0%(12)

Cambodian0%(10)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(21)

Ancestry

German24%(8,059)

Dutch18.7%(6,278)

English11.9%(4,004)

Irish11.5%(3,862)

American4.8%(1,602)

Italian2.8%(944)

Norwegian2.7%(910)

Swedish1.6%(529)

Scottish1.4%(480)

French1.4%(477)

Welsh1%(353)

Czech0.8%(271)

+ 21 more ancestry groups with data

Danish0.7%(242)

Polish0.6%(200)

Russian0.4%(148)

Greek0.4%(122)

Scotch-Irish0.4%(120)

British0.3%(111)

Swiss0.3%(94)

French Canadian0.2%(51)

Belgian0.1%(41)

Australian0.1%(38)

Croatian0.1%(25)

West Indian0.1%(24)

Arab0.1%(20)

Lebanese0.1%(20)

Portuguese0.1%(19)

Ukrainian0%(16)

Jamaican0%(15)

Canadian0%(11)

Brazilian0%(10)

Iranian0%(5)

Slovak0%(3)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

12.9%

−6.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 18.9% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

73.7%

−10.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 84.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.5%

−2.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

21.7 min

+40%vs 2000

vs 15.6 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 married28.9%(3,973)

Married59.7%(8,198)

Widowed2%(280)

Divorced9.3%(1,281)

Women 15+

Never married21.9%(2,989)

Married56.7%(7,745)

Widowed9.1%(1,244)

Divorced12.4%(1,691)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

2.5%

−3.2 ptssince 2013

from 5.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

63.8%

−2.3 ptssince 2020

from 66.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

17.7%

+2.2 ptssince 2020

from 15.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

20.2%

+1.3 ptssince 2020

from 18.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

16.9%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 17.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.5%

−0.8 ptssince 2020

from 3.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

78.7%

−1.2 ptssince 2020

from 79.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

34.7%

+1.3 ptssince 2020

from 33.4% 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)17.6%(258)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)24.5%(359)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era37.4%(548)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2.3%(34)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1.7%(25)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,466 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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