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.
In Iola, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 34.60 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.
As is often the case in a small city, Iola doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The citizens of Iola are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 14.04% of adults in Iola have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree
The per capita income in Iola in 2022 was $27,514, which is middle income relative to Texas, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $110,056 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 15.06% 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.
