Chain O' Lakes vs Iola

A side-by-side comparison of Chain O' Lakes and Iola: population, income, housing, and more.

Chain O' Lakes and Iola are places in Wisconsin. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Iola has the higher population (1,230 vs 1,006 in Chain O' Lakes). Chain O' Lakes has the higher median household income ($83,438 vs $49,688 in Iola). Chain O' Lakes has the higher median home value ($662,700 vs $150,200 in Iola).

Population, income & housing

	Chain O' Lakes	Iola
Population	1,006	1,230
Median age	64.7 yrs	44.7 yrs
Median household income	$83,438	$49,688
Median home value	$662,700	$150,200
Median gross rent	$730	$734
Housing units	1,101	654
Homeownership rate	81.8%	57.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	62.8%	16.2%
Unemployment rate	5.3%	6.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chain O' Lakes	Iola
Population	861 → 1,006 (+16.8%)	1,174 → 1,230 (+4.8%)
Median household income	$65,875 → $83,438 (+26.7%)	$45,603 → $49,688 (+9.0%)
Median home value	$454,600 → $662,700 (+45.8%)	$98,300 → $150,200 (+52.8%)
Median gross rent	$812 → $730 (-10.1%)	$616 → $734 (+19.2%)

Chain O' Lakes

Population

8611,006

Median household income

$65,875$83,438

Median home value

$454,600$662,700

Median gross rent

$812$730

Iola

Population

1,1741,230

Median household income

$45,603$49,688

Median home value

$98,300$150,200

Median gross rent

$616$734

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chain O' Lakes	Iola
Under 5	1.2%	6.5%
5 to 17	6.9%	12.4%
18 to 24	4.4%	10.8%
25 to 34	3.0%	10.9%
35 to 44	7.3%	10.0%
45 to 54	9.1%	14.2%
55 to 64	20.1%	12.6%
65 to 74	25.3%	10.2%
75 and over	22.8%	12.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chain O' Lakes	Iola
White (non-Hispanic)	97.1%	89.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.8%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino	1.1%	4.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chain O' Lakes	Iola
No high school diploma	0.6%	5.0%
High school graduate	10.1%	48.7%
Some college or associate's	26.6%	30.2%
Bachelor's degree	43.4%	12.9%
Graduate or professional degree	19.4%	3.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chain O' Lakes	Iola
Drove alone	86.9%	81.0%
Carpooled	5.9%	5.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.8%	8.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.4%	4.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chain O' Lakes	Iola
1-unit, detached	94.1%	65.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.9%
2 to 4 units	3.9%	10.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	19.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.1%
Mobile home & other	2.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Chain O' Lakes	Iola
Poverty rate	2.1%	11.9%
Average household size	1.77	1.93
Mean commute (minutes)	25	22
Median year structure built	1977	1974