| | People QuickFacts | Pella | Iowa |
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Population, 2012 estimate | 10,397 | 3,074,186 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 10,353 | 3,046,857 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 | 0.4% | 0.9% |
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Population, 2010 | 10,352 | 3,046,355 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 | 6.4% | 6.6% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 | 22.3% | 23.9% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 | 16.4% | 14.9% |
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Female persons, percent, 2010 | 52.3% | 50.5% |
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White persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 95.0% | 91.3% |
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Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.7% | 2.9% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.2% | 0.4% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 2.3% | 1.7% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) | Z | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 | 1.4% | 1.8% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) | 1.7% | 5.0% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 | 94.0% | 88.7% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 | 75.9% | 84.3% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 | 3.7% | 4.2% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 | 5.0% | 7.0% |
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High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 92.6% | 90.3% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 35.1% | 24.9% |
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Veterans, 2007-2011 | 591 | 239,229 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 | 12.6 | 18.6 |
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Housing units, 2010 | 4,086 | 1,336,417 |
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Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 | 66.8% | 73.0% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 | 25.3% | 18.5% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 | $163,900 | $121,300 |
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Households, 2007-2011 | 3,595 | 1,219,137 |
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Persons per household, 2007-2011 | 2.44 | 2.41 |
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Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 | $27,319 | $26,110 |
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Median household income, 2007-2011 | $60,184 | $50,451 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 | 7.6% | 11.9% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Pella | Iowa |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 999 | 259,931 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.8% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.2% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 1.1% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.1% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.9% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 25.5% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | D | 97,592,051 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 78,868 | 41,068,338 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 156,830 | 39,234,649 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $15,351 | $13,172 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 16,038 | 4,737,719 |