Iola, KS

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Iola, KS: 1 USPS ZIP, population 7,974. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet IOLA-KS · Iola, KS 1 ZIPs · 7,974 pop · #17834/25278 · Allen County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $60,093
  • RANK-LOWER #17834/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Humboldt
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 68% owners
  • POP-TOWN 7,974
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $107,000

Nearest income peer: Humboldt, KS ( $222 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Iola

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Iola on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Iola, KS sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

29th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
7,974
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$60,093
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Below-median income with few delivery areas (1): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $60,093 and poverty 8.6% concentrate in 66749.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (67.8%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Iola as a pure owner town.

Within Kansas, Concordia is the closest lower-income city and Alta Vista the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Iola.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 66749, is all of Iola

There is no split to weigh here: 66749 holds every one of Iola's 7,974 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense ZBP book packed into Iola's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 249 establishments, 2,725 employees , annual payroll $120,306k (~31 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 66749 (249 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (39) · also Health care and social assistance · Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in Iola, KS

These ZIP codes sit in Allen County, which covers 6 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Iola. See the Allen County roll-up →

Iola sits in the lower half of Allen County on income: Moran and Elsmore report more, and only La Harpe reports less. Elsmore marks the far end of that range at $87,625, 46% above Iola.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
66749 7,974 $60,093 249 26

Iola roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Iola, .