Iola

Population: 286
Median household income: $52,917
Median home value: $170,300

Located in Grimes County, Texas, Iola is a community with a population of 286. The median household income of $52,917 is below the Grimes County median ($67,080).

From 2019 to 2023, Iola's population grew 36.8% from 209 to 286, while its median home value rose 99.4% from $85,400 to $170,300.

17.1% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 72.1% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 286
Median age: 57.3 yrs
Median household income: $52,917
Median home value: $170,300
Median gross rent: $743
Housing units: 195
Homeownership rate: 72.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.1%
Unemployment rate: 18.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

209286

Median household income

$50,417$52,917

Median home value

$85,400$170,300

Median gross rent

$692$743

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	209	$50,417	$85,400	$692
2020	164	$48,750	$89,200	$650
2021	259	$52,813	$160,000	$696
2022	259	—	$128,600	$754
2023	286	$52,917	$170,300	$743

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

Age distribution

Under 50.0%

5 to 1710.1%

18 to 244.2%

25 to 3412.6%

35 to 444.9%

45 to 5415.0%

55 to 6422.7%

65 to 7419.9%

75 and over10.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	0	0.0%
5 to 17	29	10.1%
18 to 24	12	4.2%
25 to 34	36	12.6%
35 to 44	14	4.9%
45 to 54	43	15.0%
55 to 64	65	22.7%
65 to 74	57	19.9%
75 and over	30	10.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	210	73.4%
Black or African American	2	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	23	8.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	51	17.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.5%

High school graduate36.3%

Some college or associate's31.0%

Bachelor's degree11.8%

Graduate or professional degree5.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	38	15.5%
High school graduate	89	36.3%
Some college or associate's	76	31.0%
Bachelor's degree	29	11.8%
Graduate or professional degree	13	5.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 34 min

Drove alone94.7%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.9%

Other means4.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	108	94.7%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1	0.9%
Other means	5	4.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	21	18.6%
15 to 29 min	3	2.7%
30 to 44 min	55	48.7%
45 to 59 min	26	23.0%
60+ min	8	7.1%

Households

Average household size: 1.86
Poverty rate: 8.7% (25 of 286)

	Count	Share
Family households	94	61.0%
Nonfamily households	60	39.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1986

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	154	79.0%
Vacant	41	21.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	111	72.1%
Renter-occupied	43	27.9%

1-unit, detached70.3%

1-unit, attached1.0%

2 to 4 units5.1%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other23.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	137	70.3%
1-unit, attached	2	1.0%
2 to 4 units	10	5.1%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	46	23.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4836068
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.03 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 30.7726, -96.0776