Iola vs Weyauwega

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

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

Weyauwega has the higher population (1,760 vs 1,230 in Iola). Weyauwega has the higher median household income ($64,549 vs $49,688 in Iola). Iola has the higher median home value ($150,200 vs $137,200 in Weyauwega).

Population, income & housing

	Iola	Weyauwega
Population	1,230	1,760
Median age	44.7 yrs	36.9 yrs
Median household income	$49,688	$64,549
Median home value	$150,200	$137,200
Median gross rent	$734	$859
Housing units	654	744
Homeownership rate	57.2%	62.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.2%	16.0%
Unemployment rate	6.4%	0.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Iola	Weyauwega
Population	1,174 → 1,230 (+4.8%)	1,736 → 1,760 (+1.4%)
Median household income	$45,603 → $49,688 (+9.0%)	$54,779 → $64,549 (+17.8%)
Median home value	$98,300 → $150,200 (+52.8%)	$106,900 → $137,200 (+28.3%)
Median gross rent	$616 → $734 (+19.2%)	$711 → $859 (+20.8%)

Iola

Population

1,1741,230

Median household income

$45,603$49,688

Median home value

$98,300$150,200

Median gross rent

$616$734

Weyauwega

Population

1,7361,760

Median household income

$54,779$64,549

Median home value

$106,900$137,200

Median gross rent

$711$859

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Iola	Weyauwega
Under 5	6.5%	7.0%
5 to 17	12.4%	16.5%
18 to 24	10.8%	7.8%
25 to 34	10.9%	16.0%
35 to 44	10.0%	10.5%
45 to 54	14.2%	14.1%
55 to 64	12.6%	13.2%
65 to 74	10.2%	7.3%
75 and over	12.4%	7.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Iola	Weyauwega
White (non-Hispanic)	89.9%	94.1%
Black or African American	1.4%	0.0%
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%	0.2%
Two or more races	3.8%	0.4%
Hispanic or Latino	4.9%	5.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Iola	Weyauwega
No high school diploma	5.0%	8.5%
High school graduate	48.7%	51.5%
Some college or associate's	30.2%	24.0%
Bachelor's degree	12.9%	10.8%
Graduate or professional degree	3.2%	5.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Iola	Weyauwega
Drove alone	81.0%	80.7%
Carpooled	5.5%	5.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.1%
Walked	8.8%	7.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.8%
Worked from home	4.3%	6.4%
Other means	0.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Iola	Weyauwega
1-unit, detached	65.1%	66.8%
1-unit, attached	2.9%	5.5%
2 to 4 units	10.9%	6.7%
5 to 19 units	19.0%	13.8%
20 or more units	2.1%	3.1%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	4.0%

Poverty & households

	Iola	Weyauwega
Poverty rate	11.9%	10.0%
Average household size	1.93	2.40
Mean commute (minutes)	22	19
Median year structure built	1974	1960