Iola is a tiny city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 330 people and two associated neighborhoods, Iola is the 984th largest community in Texas.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Iola is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 41.94% of the Iola workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Iola is a city of sales and office workers, construction workers and builders, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Iola who work in office and administrative support (27.96%), management occupations (8.60%), and personal care services (6.45%). Iola’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the nation, making it a very safe place to live. It is a fairly quiet city because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Iola has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Iola has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Iola than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Iola may be for you. One downside of living in Iola, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 34.60 minutes every day commuting to work. As is often the case in a small city, Iola doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The percentage of adults in Iola with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 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.
