Pella, Iowa demographics

Pella, IA demographics: median age 35.2; 47.3% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Pella city, Iowa · Incorporated city · GEOID 1962040. The survey estimates a population of 10,720 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Pella is 35.2 years, with a 90% margin of error of 2.8 years. There are 3,995 households (±245). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	35.2 ±2.8	38.6 ±0.2	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 10,720
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Iowa	U.S.
Under 18	2,304 ±326	21.5% ±3.0 pp	22.9%	22.0%
18–34	3,027 ±287	28.2% ±2.7 pp	22.5%	22.8%
35–64	3,372 ±324	31.5% ±3.0 pp	36.5%	38.0%
65 and older	2,017 ±238	18.8% ±2.2 pp	18.1%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 10,720
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Iowa	U.S.
Male	5,580 ±212	52.1% ±2.0 pp	50.2%	49.5%
Female	5,140 ±216	47.9% ±2.0 pp	49.8%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 10,720
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Iowa	U.S.
White alone	10,200 ±191	95.1% ±1.8 pp	84.1%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	41 ±41 · low precision	0.4% ±0.4 pp · low precision	3.9%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	4 ±7 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.9%
Asian alone	138 ±72 · low precision	1.3% ±0.7 pp · low precision	2.5%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±16 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.2%
Some other race alone	86 ±114 · low precision	0.8% ±1.1 pp · low precision	2.4%	7.1%
Two or more races	251 ±111	2.3% ±1.0 pp	6.6%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 10,720
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Iowa	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	10,374 ±141	96.8% ±1.3 pp	92.7%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	346 ±138	3.2% ±1.3 pp	7.3%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 3,995
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Iowa	U.S.
Married-couple family	2,211 ±153	55.3% ±1.8 pp	48.3%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	122 ±92 · low precision	3.1% ±2.3 pp · low precision	4.3%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	158 ±73	4.0% ±1.8 pp	9.0%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	1,252 ±181	31.3% ±4.1 pp	30.9%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	252 ±121	6.3% ±3.0 pp	7.6%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 3,995
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Iowa	U.S.
Households with people under 18	991 ±133	24.8% ±3.0 pp	28.5%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	3,004 ±272	75.2% ±5.0 pp	71.5%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 3,995
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Iowa	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	1,252 ±181	31.3% ±4.1 pp	30.9%	28.7%
Two-person households	1,501 ±236	37.6% ±5.5 pp	36.3%	33.8%
Three-person households	353 ±122	8.8% ±3.0 pp	12.9%	15.3%
Four-person households	397 ±129	9.9% ±3.2 pp	11.4%	12.6%
Five-person households	305 ±91	7.6% ±2.2 pp	5.6%	5.9%
Six-person households	59 ±57 · low precision	1.5% ±1.4 pp · low precision	1.9%	2.2%
Seven or more people	128 ±110 · low precision	3.2% ±2.8 pp · low precision	1.0%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 10,720
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Iowa	U.S.
Native	10,331 ±124	96.4% ±1.1 pp	94.1%	85.9%
Foreign born	389 ±121	3.6% ±1.1 pp	5.9%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 10,263
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Iowa	U.S.
English only	9,739 ±253	94.9% ±2.1 pp	90.9%	77.7%
Spanish	310 ±153	3.0% ±1.5 pp	4.7%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	0 ±16 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	62 ±61 · low precision	0.6% ±0.6 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	2 ±4 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	81 ±68 · low precision	0.8% ±0.7 pp · low precision	0.6%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±16 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	0 ±16 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.3%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±16 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	2 ±5 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	67 ±61 · low precision	0.7% ±0.6 pp · low precision	1.0%	1.1%
Arabic	0 ±16 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	0 ±16 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 6,372
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Iowa	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	202 ±90	3.2% ±1.4 pp	6.7%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	1,667 ±270	26.2% ±4.1 pp	30.0%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	1,044 ±224	16.4% ±3.4 pp	19.7%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	442 ±144	6.9% ±2.2 pp	12.1%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	2,010 ±259	31.5% ±3.8 pp	20.9%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1,007 ±215	15.8% ±3.3 pp	10.5%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 10,664
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Iowa	U.S.
Same house	8,654 ±523	81.2% ±4.9 pp	87.1%	87.7%
Moved within same county	1,090 ±483	10.2% ±4.5 pp	6.7%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	537 ±279 · low precision	5.0% ±2.6 pp · low precision	3.7%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	336 ±110	3.2% ±1.0 pp	2.2%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	47 ±63 · low precision	0.4% ±0.6 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

3.2% of Pella residents (±1.6 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 5.0% in Iowa and 8.4% nationally. 89.0% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Pella	Iowa	U.S.	Compared with Iowa
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	3.2% ±1.6 pp	5.0%	8.4%	Lower
Households with a broadband subscription Households	89.0% ±3.4 pp	88.9%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	3.2% ±1.1 pp	6.5%	6.2%	Lower

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Pella . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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