Iola’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the nation, making it a very safe place to live.
Residents will find that the city is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Iola is worth considering.
One downside of living in Iola is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Iola, the average commute to work is 36.04 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.
Iola is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The education level of Iola citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 17.14% of adults 25 and older in Iola have a college degree.
The per capita income in Iola in 2022 was $31,242, which is middle income relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $124,968 for a family of four. However, Iola contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Iola is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Iola home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Iola residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Iola also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 17.83% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Iola include German, Irish, English, Polish, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in Iola is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
