Pella city, IA

Mahaska County, IA
Marion County, IA

2022 population: 10,556 ( 204 from 2010 )
Land area: 18.4 square miles
Population density: 574.8 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	9,811	92.94%	0.9%
Black:	69	0.65%	1.5%
Indian:	19	0.18%	26.7%
Asian:	157	1.49%	34.6%
2+ races:	158	1.50%	26.4%
Hispanic:	332	3.15%	89.7%

Total non-White:	745	7.06%	19.4%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	83	1.0
Change in Non-White pop.:	121	1.4

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
10,352
9,728	93.97%
68	0.66%
15	0.14%
240	2.32%
125	1.21%
175	1.69%
624	6.03%

2000
9,749
9,384	96.26%
26	0.27%
15	0.15%
245	2.51%
54	0.55%
25	0.26%
365	3.74%

1990
9,270
8,976	96.83%
11	0.12%
25	0.27%
197	2.13%
n/a
61	0.66%
294	3.17%

1980
8,349
8,173	97.89%
57	0.68%
0	0.00%
77	0.92%
n/a
42	0.50%
176	2.11%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

344	3.5
259	2.7

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

408	4.4
71	0.8

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

803	9.6
118	1.4

Age, Family & Household Data for Pella city, IA

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
35.5
2,266	21.5%
8,290	78.5%
1,983	18.8%

3,888
2.36

2,641	67.9%
2,347	88.9%
97	3.7%
1,247	32.1%

2010
Number	Percent
33.3
2,313	22.3%
8,039	77.7%
1,696	16.4%

3,735
2.40

2,500	66.9%
2,187	87.5%
159	6.4%
1,235	33.1%

2000
Number	Percent
34.7
2,150	22.1%
7,599	77.9%
1,804	18.5%

3,459
2.40

2,368	68.5%
2,162	91.3%
143	6.0%
1,091	31.5%

1990
Number	Percent
29.4
2,186	23.6%
7,084	76.4%
1,602	17.3%

3,077
2.50

2,232	72.5%
2,009	90.0%
123	5.5%
845	27.5%

1980
Number	Percent
28.0
1,877	22.5%
6,472	77.5%
1,342	16.1%

2,893
2.51

2,079	71.9%
1,926	92.6%
69	3.3%
814	28.1%

2022 Housing Data for Pella city, IA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	116	3.0%
$10,000 to $14,999	62	1.6%
$15,000 to $19,999	135	3.5%
$20,000 to $24,999	122	3.1%
$25,000 to $29,999	104	2.7%
$30,000 to $34,999	111	2.9%
$35,000 to $39,999	180	4.6%
$40,000 to $44,999	83	2.1%
$45,000 to $49,999	100	2.6%
$50,000 to $59,999	341	8.8%
$60,000 to $74,999	352	9.1%
$75,000 to $99,999	725	18.6%
$100,000 to $124,999	504	13.0%
$125,000 to $149,999	228	5.9%
$150,000 to $199,999	248	6.4%
$200,000 or more	477	12.3%

Median Household Income	86,025
Per Capita Income	42,214

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	80	2.1%
Public Assistance	42	1.1%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	194	5.0%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	5,008	79.7%
Unemployed	75	1.2%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	5,083	80.9%
Not in Labor Force	1,201	19.1%

Real Unemployment Rate		20.3%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	1,873	1,503	55.5%
Non-Profit	492	477	50.8%
Self-Employed	264	131	66.8%

Local Government	305	315	49.2%
State Government	85	64	57.0%
Federal Government	0	12	0.0%

Total Private + Self	2,137	1,634	56.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	882	868	50.4%
Total	3,019	2,502	54.7%

Pct. Govt.	14.1%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	781	14.0%
Sales and Office Occupations	1,024	18.4%
Professional, Technical	1,728	31.0%
Service Occupations	929	16.7%
All others	1,108	19.9%

White Collar		63.4%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	1,319	23.7%
Educational services	1,006	18.1%
Health care and social assistance	984	17.7%
Retail trade	456	8.2%
Accommodation and food services	358	6.4%
Other services	261	4.7%
Construction	203	3.6%
Public administration	161	2.9%
Finance and insurance	159	2.9%
Professional, scientific, technical	132	2.4%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	128	2.3%
Wholesale trade	104	1.9%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	79	1.4%
Transportation and warehousing	66	1.2%
Utilities	63	1.1%
Real estate and rental and leasing	43	0.8%
Information	26	0.5%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	22	0.4%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	265	2.51%
Puerto Rican	36	0.34%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	5	0.05%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	5	0.05%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	26	0.25%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Korean	47	0.45%
Filipino	37	0.35%
Indian	36	0.34%
Cambodian	25	0.24%
Chinese	9	0.09%
Laotian	3	0.03%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	9,443	94.8%
Spanish	243	2.4%
German, other Germanic	117	1.2%
Other Asian	79	0.8%
Korean	38	0.4%
Tagalog	26	0.3%
Other Indo-European	12	0.1%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	1	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Dutch	2,816	26.7%
German	2,626	24.9%
Irish	1,183	11.2%
English	940	8.9%
American	358	3.4%
Swedish	303	2.9%
Italian	278	2.6%
Norwegian	250	2.4%
European	192	1.8%
Polish	113	1.1%
French	86	0.8%
Danish	83	0.8%
Scottish	66	0.6%
Belgian	64	0.6%
Czech	60	0.6%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	10,364	98.2%
Not a citizen	192	1.8%

Native	10,214	96.8%
Foreign-born	342	3.2%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
145	2.3%	178	2.8%	1,579	24.9%	1,403	22.1%	2,013	31.7%	1,023	16.1%
Average years of education: 14.4

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	145	2.3%
9-12 Years	178	2.8%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,579	24.9%
Some College	1,403	22.1%
Bach. Degree	2,013	31.7%
Grad Degree	1,023	16.1%
Average years of education: 14.4

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +349	R +15	D + 4.4%
D +334
How to interpret this table

Year	Turnout	Winner	Runner-Up	Other	Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	77%	Donald Trump* (R)	4,122	66.7%	Joe Biden (D)	1,916	31.0%	146	2.4%	6,184	14	20	0.37%
2016	74%	Donald Trump (R)	3,773	63.7%	Hillary Clinton (D)	1,582	26.7%	569	9.6%	5,924	13	18	0.38%

2020 President, Pella city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

1,916

31.0%

Donald Trump* (R)

4,122

66.7%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.3%

Other

1.1%

TOTAL

6,184

Turnout: 77%	Diff (St): 14	Diff (US): 20

2016 President, Pella city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

1,582

26.7%

Donald Trump (R)

3,773

63.7%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

302

5.1%

Jill Stein (Grn)

0.5%

Other

240

4.1%

TOTAL

5,924

Turnout: 74%	Diff (St): 13	Diff (US): 18

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Pella city, IA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2020	S2	77%	Joni Ernst* (R)	4,184	68.0%	Theresa Greenfield (D)	1,821	29.6%	144 [+]	2.3%	6,149	16	0.37%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Rick Stewart (Libertarian) 111 (1.8%); Suzanne Herzog (I) 30 (0.5%); Other (Write-in) 3 (0.0%);
2018	G	62%	Kim Reynolds* (R)	3,450	69.1%	Fred Hubbell (D)	1,452	29.1%	90 [+]	1.8%	4,992	19	0.38%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Jake Porter (Libertarian) 72 (1.4%); Gary Siegwarth (Clean Water) 16 (0.3%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.0%);
2016	S3	73%	Charles Grassley* (R)	4,513	77.0%	Patty Judge (D)	1,185	20.2%	164 [+]	2.8%	5,862	17	0.38%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Charles Aldrich (Libertarian) 112 (1.9%); Other (Write-in) 52 (0.9%);
2014	S2	54%	Joni Ernst (R)	3,173	72.7%	Bruce Braley (D)	1,053	24.1%	137 [+]	3.1%	4,363	21	0.39%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Rick Stewart (I) 80 (1.8%); Douglas Butzier (Libertarian) 22 (0.5%); Bob Quast (I) 19 (0.4%); Ruth Smith (I) 14 (0.3%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.0%);
2014	G	54%	Terry Branstad* (R)	3,345	76.5%	Jack Hatch (D)	889	20.3%	140 [+]	3.2%	4,374	17	0.39%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Lee Hieb (Libertarian) 74 (1.7%); Jonathan Narcisse (Iowa) 43 (1.0%); Jim Hennager (New Independent) 21 (0.5%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.0%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	4,104
Median Value	$240,100

Occupied	3,888	94.7%
Vacant	216	5.3%

Owned	2,607	67.1%
Rented	1,281	32.9%
Median Rent	$1,025

Single-Family Units	2,921	71.2%
Detached	2,679	65.3%
Attached	242	5.9%
Buldings with 5+ Units	741	18.1%
Mobile Homes	48	1.2%

Pella city, IA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Pella city, IA

2022 Housing Data for Pella city, IA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Pella city, IA

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Pella city, IA

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Pella city, IA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Pella city, IA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Pella city, IA