Kansas · Census place 34300
Iola city, KS
Quick answer
Iola city has 5,368 residents, ranking #62 of 740 places in Kansas. Median household income is $50,417, the median home is worth $78,100 and median gross rent runs $689 a month.
- Population
- 5,368Iola city residents
- Median household income
- $50,417Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $78,100Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $689Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 38.4 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 62.3%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Iola city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Iola city median would spend about 16.4% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 1.5× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 14.5% of residents and 62.3% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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