| Iola, Illinois | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Image Map1: | Illinois in United States (US48).svg |
| Map Caption1: | Location of Illinois in the United States |
| Coordinates: | 38.8336°N -88.6278°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Illinois |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Clay |
| Subdivision Type3: | Township |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Title1: | Village president |
| Leader Name1: | William Laycoax[1] |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [2] |
| Area Total Km2: | 2.50 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.96 |
| Area Land Km2: | 2.50 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.96 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 98 |
| Population Density Km2: | 39.24 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 101.66 |
| Timezone1: | CST |
| Utc Offset1: | -6 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | -5 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code(s) |
| Postal Code: | 62838 |
| Area Code: | 618 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 17-37621 |
| Blank2 Name Sec2: | Wikimedia Commons |
| Website: | https://iolaillinois.org/ |
Iola is a village in Clay County, Illinois, United States. The population was 98 at the 2020 census.
Iola is located in northwestern Clay County at 38.8336°N -88.6278°W (38.833717, -88.627785).[3] Louisville, the county seat, is 9miles to the southwest.
According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Iola has a total area of 0.96sqmi, all land.[4]
As of the 2020 census[5] there were 98 people, 34 households, and 28 families residing in the village. The population density was 101.66PD/sqmi. There were 47 housing units at an average density of 48.76/sqmi. The racial makeup of the village was 94.90% White, 2.04% from other races, and 3.06% from two or more races. No residents reported an ethnicity of Hispanic or Latino.
There were 34 households, out of which 58.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.59% were married couples living together, 0.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.65% were non-families. 8.82% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.88% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.86 and the average family size was 2.68.
The village's age distribution consisted of 29.7% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 34.1% from 25 to 44, 19.8% from 45 to 64, and 7.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 27.9 years. For every 100 females, there were 133.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 120.7 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $50,000, and the median income for a family was $55,500. Males had a median income of $43,750 versus $17,083 for females. The per capita income for the village was $19,992. About 7.1% of families and 11.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.8% of those under age 18 and 14.3% of those age 65 or over.