Pella.
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Iowa·Marion County
4 tracts·10K people·$293K median·1,088/mi²
White 94 · Hispanic 3 · Asian 1 · Multiracial 1 · Black 0 · Other 0
Married couple 55 · Living alone 31 · Other 13
Manufacturing 35 · Health 32 · Retail 12 · Professional 8 · Leisure 7 · Public admin 3 · Other 4
Management · business · science · arts 45 · Sales · office 16 · Production · transport 16 · Service 16 · Construction · maintenance 6
Drive alone 77 · Work from home 9 · Walk 8 · Carpool 6 · Bike 2 · Transit 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Pella is $292,700 (Census ACS) — 0.6× the US median of $458,812.
Pella has 10,720 residents across 3 census tracts and 4 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 35.2; the population is 93.7% White, 3.2% Hispanic or Latino, 1.3% Asian, 1.3% Multiracial, 0.4% Black and 0.1% Other; the average household has 2.3 people; 47.4% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 6.0% (Census ACS).
Lincoln Elementary School (85%) and Madison Elementary School (82%) lead the elementary schools; Pella Middle School (90%) and Jefferson Intermediate (84%) lead the middle schools; Pella High School is the high school with reported scores (89%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,046/month, 34% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Pella is $84,111 a year, 2% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Pella, median rent is $1,046/month and the median home value is $292,700 (Census ACS).
Pella reported 0.8 violent crimes and 8.4 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 84°F; winter lows average 17°F; there are 76 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 36 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Pella are drought (86), tornado (81) and strong wind (80), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.06g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Pella, 8.3% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).