Iola vs Navasota

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

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

Navasota has the higher population (8,170 vs 286 in Iola). Iola has the higher median household income ($52,917 vs $48,646 in Navasota). Iola has the higher median home value ($170,300 vs $167,100 in Navasota).

Population, income & housing

	Iola	Navasota
Population	286	8,170
Median age	57.3 yrs	35.0 yrs
Median household income	$52,917	$48,646
Median home value	$170,300	$167,100
Median gross rent	$743	$878
Housing units	195	3,242
Homeownership rate	72.1%	58.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.1%	16.5%
Unemployment rate	18.1%	6.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Iola	Navasota
Population	209 → 286 (+36.8%)	7,565 → 8,170 (+8.0%)
Median household income	$50,417 → $52,917 (+5.0%)	$56,178 → $48,646 (-13.4%)
Median home value	$85,400 → $170,300 (+99.4%)	$126,200 → $167,100 (+32.4%)
Median gross rent	$692 → $743 (+7.4%)	$788 → $878 (+11.4%)

Iola

Population

209286

Median household income

$50,417$52,917

Median home value

$85,400$170,300

Median gross rent

$692$743

Navasota

Population

7,5658,170

Median household income

$56,178$48,646

Median home value

$126,200$167,100

Median gross rent

$788$878

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Iola	Navasota
Under 5	0.0%	4.7%
5 to 17	10.1%	26.1%
18 to 24	4.2%	11.5%
25 to 34	12.6%	7.6%
35 to 44	4.9%	15.1%
45 to 54	15.0%	11.8%
55 to 64	22.7%	6.7%
65 to 74	19.9%	10.0%
75 and over	10.5%	6.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Iola	Navasota
White (non-Hispanic)	73.4%	35.4%
Black or African American	0.7%	21.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	8.0%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	17.8%	41.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Iola	Navasota
No high school diploma	15.5%	24.6%
High school graduate	36.3%	29.9%
Some college or associate's	31.0%	29.1%
Bachelor's degree	11.8%	8.3%
Graduate or professional degree	5.3%	8.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Iola	Navasota
Drove alone	94.7%	74.9%
Carpooled	0.0%	11.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.9%	10.8%
Other means	4.4%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Iola	Navasota
1-unit, detached	70.3%	66.2%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5.1%	12.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	8.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.1%
Mobile home & other	23.6%	10.3%

Poverty & households

	Iola	Navasota
Poverty rate	8.7%	18.4%
Average household size	1.86	2.73
Mean commute (minutes)	34	23
Median year structure built	1986	1983