Paola

Population: 5,757
Median household income: $73,281
Median home value: $195,000

Located in Miami County, Kansas, Paola is a community with a population of 5,757. At $73,281, its median household income sits below Miami County's $88,000.

Between 2019 and 2023, Paola's population grew 2.6% from 5,611 to 5,757, while its median home value rose 44.7% from $134,800 to $195,000.

Owners occupy 65.8% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 44.3 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,757
Median age: 44.3 yrs
Median household income: $73,281
Median home value: $195,000
Median gross rent: $1,069
Housing units: 2,667
Homeownership rate: 65.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 28.7%
Unemployment rate: 1.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,6115,757

Median household income

$51,324$73,281

Median home value

$134,800$195,000

Median gross rent

$728$1,069

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,611	$51,324	$134,800	$728
2020	5,634	$52,417	$153,300	$809
2021	5,733	$63,675	$165,300	$867
2022	5,742	$69,420	$172,700	$935
2023	5,757	$73,281	$195,000	$1,069

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 53.6%

5 to 1715.8%

18 to 2410.6%

25 to 3411.6%

35 to 4411.0%

45 to 548.2%

55 to 6417.6%

65 to 7411.2%

75 and over10.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	208	3.6%
5 to 17	912	15.8%
18 to 24	613	10.6%
25 to 34	670	11.6%
35 to 44	632	11.0%
45 to 54	473	8.2%
55 to 64	1,013	17.6%
65 to 74	643	11.2%
75 and over	593	10.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,352	93.0%
Black or African American	104	1.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	16	0.3%
Asian	35	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	115	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	135	2.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.3%

High school graduate33.9%

Some college or associate's26.1%

Bachelor's degree15.7%

Graduate or professional degree13.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	453	11.3%
High school graduate	1,364	33.9%
Some college or associate's	1,052	26.1%
Bachelor's degree	633	15.7%
Graduate or professional degree	522	13.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone76.1%

Carpooled12.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.1%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,265	76.1%
Carpooled	369	12.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	112	3.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	212	7.1%
Other means	17	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	934	33.8%
15 to 29 min	405	14.7%
30 to 44 min	986	35.7%
45 to 59 min	235	8.5%
60+ min	203	7.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.19
Poverty rate: 5.7% (316 of 5,588)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,327	53.1%
Nonfamily households	1,173	46.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1970

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,500	93.7%
Vacant	167	6.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,644	65.8%
Renter-occupied	856	34.2%

1-unit, detached73.6%

1-unit, attached1.9%

2 to 4 units10.2%

5 to 19 units8.5%

20 or more units4.2%

Mobile home & other1.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,964	73.6%
1-unit, attached	50	1.9%
2 to 4 units	272	10.2%
5 to 19 units	228	8.5%
20 or more units	113	4.2%
Mobile home & other	40	1.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2054250
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 5.3 sq mi
Water area: 0.42 sq mi
Center point: 38.5789, -94.8604