Pella is a medium-sized city located in the state of Iowa. With a population of 10,965 people and four associated neighborhoods, Pella is the 38th largest community in Iowa.

Pella real estate is some of the most expensive in Iowa, although Pella house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.

Also of interest is that Pella has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 9.60% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Because there are quite a few people attending college in Pella, it is thought of as a college town. To the benefit of the many students in the area, Pella provides a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards their needs and activities.

One of the benefits of Pella is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 15.19 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.

As is often the case in a small city, Pella doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Pella is one of the most well-educated cities in the nation. 47.35% of adults in Pella have at least a bachelor's degree. Compare that to the average community in America, which has just 21.84% with a bachelor's degree or higher.

The per capita income in Pella in 2022 was $43,157, which is wealthy relative to Iowa, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $172,628 for a family of four. However, Pella contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Pella home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Pella residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Pella include Dutch, German, Irish, English, and European.

The most common language spoken in Pella is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Serbo-Croatian.