Humboldt vs Iola

A side-by-side comparison of Humboldt and Iola: population, income, housing, and more.

Humboldt and Iola are places in Kansas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Iola has the higher population (5,368 vs 1,956 in Humboldt). Iola has the higher median household income ($50,417 vs $43,558 in Humboldt). Humboldt has the higher median home value ($91,600 vs $78,100 in Iola).

Population, income & housing

	Humboldt	Iola
Population	1,956	5,368
Median age	43.6 yrs	38.4 yrs
Median household income	$43,558	$50,417
Median home value	$91,600	$78,100
Median gross rent	$552	$689
Housing units	943	2,629
Homeownership rate	79.6%	62.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.1%	22.9%
Unemployment rate	17.2%	5.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Humboldt	Iola
Population	1,880 → 1,956 (+4.0%)	5,351 → 5,368 (+0.3%)
Median household income	$42,077 → $43,558 (+3.5%)	$36,750 → $50,417 (+37.2%)
Median home value	$62,700 → $91,600 (+46.1%)	$81,600 → $78,100 (-4.3%)
Median gross rent	$660 → $552 (-16.4%)	$680 → $689 (+1.3%)

Humboldt

Population

1,8801,956

Median household income

$42,077$43,558

Median home value

$62,700$91,600

Median gross rent

$660$552

Iola

Population

5,3515,368

Median household income

$36,750$50,417

Median home value

$81,600$78,100

Median gross rent

$680$689

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Humboldt	Iola
Under 5	10.1%	5.1%
5 to 17	15.8%	15.8%
18 to 24	7.4%	12.3%
25 to 34	8.1%	13.9%
35 to 44	10.8%	9.1%
45 to 54	13.3%	10.3%
55 to 64	15.4%	14.0%
65 to 74	12.4%	9.4%
75 and over	6.7%	10.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Humboldt	Iola
White (non-Hispanic)	91.4%	85.2%
Black or African American	1.0%	4.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.2%
Asian	2.7%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	1.4%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.2%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino	3.7%	5.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Humboldt	Iola
No high school diploma	7.4%	8.3%
High school graduate	34.0%	39.3%
Some college or associate's	40.4%	29.5%
Bachelor's degree	10.2%	17.1%
Graduate or professional degree	8.0%	5.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Humboldt	Iola
Drove alone	84.6%	74.6%
Carpooled	9.5%	13.6%
Public transit	0.0%	1.6%
Walked	2.4%	8.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.1%
Worked from home	3.5%	2.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Humboldt	Iola
1-unit, detached	83.8%	82.5%
1-unit, attached	3.6%	1.4%
2 to 4 units	6.3%	3.8%
5 to 19 units	1.8%	3.2%
20 or more units	0.8%	3.8%
Mobile home & other	3.7%	5.3%

Poverty & households

	Humboldt	Iola
Poverty rate	25.1%	14.5%
Average household size	2.50	2.23
Mean commute (minutes)	17	20
Median year structure built	1954	1962