Paola, Kansas: commercial real estate data.
Paola is a Census city of 5,770 people across 5.30 square miles of land, in Miami County. Median household income is $74,662, 65.0 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 8 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $1.8 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Paola
What Paola is
- Census place typecity
- Land area5.3 sq mi
- Water area0.42 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,089
- County holding the largest share of its areaMiami County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Paola
- Population5,770
- Median age45.0
- Population under 181,012 plus or minus 238
- Share under 1817.5 percent plus or minus 4.1
- Population 65 and over1,363 plus or minus 286
- Share 65 and over23.6 percent plus or minus 5.0
- Households2,594
- Family households1,377
- Share of households that are families53.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Paola
- Median household income$74,662
- Per capita income$43,378
- Civilian labor force3,172
- Employed3,040
- Unemployed132 plus or minus 129
- Unemployment rate4.2 percent plus or minus 4.0
- Adults 25 and over4,165
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher88.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher26.4 percent plus or minus 5.8
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree9.9 percent plus or minus 4.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Paola
- Housing units2,734
- Occupied units2,594
- Vacant units140 plus or minus 122
- Vacancy rate5.1 percent plus or minus 4.4
- Owner occupied1,685
- Renter occupied909 plus or minus 238
- Ownership rate65.0 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$210,800
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,091
- Annual rent as a share of median income17.5 percent
- Single family units2,064
- Share single family75.5 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more670 plus or minus 236
- Share in buildings of two or more24.5 percent plus or minus 8.5
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1972
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Paola gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute2,790
- Commuting under 15 minutes908 plus or minus 239
- Share commuting under 15 minutes32.5 percent plus or minus 7.3
- Commuting 30 minutes or more1,513 plus or minus 444
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more54.2 percent plus or minus 14.1
- Drove alone77.8 percent
- Carpooled11.2 percent plus or minus 5.3
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked3.0 percent plus or minus 4.3
- Worked from home7.3 percent plus or minus 4.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Paola (7(a))
- Approvals8
- Gross approval$1,828,600
- Average approval$228,575
- Median approval$230,000
- Largest approval$480,000
- Jobs supported31
- Jobs per approval3.9
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises12.5 percent
- Distinct lenders6
- Distinct industries by NAICS8
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Paola, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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SBA loans in Paola (504)
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$1,050,000
- Average approval$1,050,000
- Median approval$1,050,000
- Largest approval$1,050,000
- Jobs supported2
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Paola, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Paola
- NFIP communityCity of Paola
- NFIP community number200224
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date01/16/14
The City of Paola participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 200224 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Miami County, not Paola
Miami County context, not Paola figures
- Establishments in Miami County777
- Covered employment, Miami County9,085
- Average annual pay, Miami County$53,616
- Housing units permitted, Miami County118
Every figure in this section is published for Miami County as a whole and is not a measurement of Paola.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Paola questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Paola, Kansas?
5,770, in 2,594 households. Paola city covers 5.30 square miles of land, which is 1,089 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Paola in?
Miami County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Paola?
$74,662. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $210,800. Median gross rent is $1,091 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Paola businesses?
8 7(a) approvals totaling $1.8 m since FY2020, across 6 lenders, median approval $230,000, plus 1 504 approvals worth $1.1 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Paola, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Paola borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Paola. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Paola in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Paola appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Paola, city of, community 200224, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Paola figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Miami County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Paola.
Is zoning published for Paola?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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