About Neola

Neola is a very small town located in the state of Iowa. With a population of 1,701 people and just one neighborhood, Neola is the 231st largest community in Iowa. Neola has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic towns in the country.

Neola is neither predominently blue-collar or white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Neola is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Neola who work in office and administrative support jobs (19.34%), sales jobs (8.66%), and teaching (7.47%).

You will also find that a lot of people in Neola work in agricultural jobs - much more than in the average community in America. This will be quite apparent if you drive around town, as much of the landscape is dedicated to farms.

Because of many things, Neola is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Neola a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The town's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Neola has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Neola's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

Neola is a small town, and as is often the case with smaller towns, the population isn't large or dense enough to support much in the way of a public transportation system. In fact, there are many rural roads around Neola, which makes walking or biking to and from work a bit difficult. This makes for a very car-oriented town: 96.55% of residents commute to work by private automobile, and people often drive out of town for work, shopping, and other activities.

Neola is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Neola Information and Demographics

The percentage of adults in Neola who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 14.96%: 14.02% of the adults in Neola have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Neola in 2000 was $18,143, which is middle income relative to Iowa and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $72,572 for a family of four.

The people who call Neola home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Neola is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Neola include German, English, Irish, and Danish.

The most common language spoken in Neola is English.