Pella is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Pella, say hello, and every post, reply and fact you add earns karma and warms the town up.
Every post, reply and helpful vote fills the heart. It always reflects the last 30 days.
What kind of neighbors does Pella have?
Read from the town’s members and the Census. The page puts what stands out first.
Pella in 100 adults: 47 with a bachelor’s degree or more (IA: 31)
For every 100 workers, 10 work from home, beside 11 across IA. From 2010 to 2020 the population changed by +1%. In all, about 10,992 people live in Pella (2025 Census estimate). Owners hold 63 in every 100 households.
Median age 35.2 (IA 38.6).
About 109 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±2 points).
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older. 15.4% of all residents are in college now.
The commute averages 14 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Pella says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Start the first group in Pella
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Pella’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Pella or who have posted here. Karma counts contributions across TownRatings: a post +5, a reply +2, a confirmed guide fact +10, an old photo +10, a confirmed place +10. “This month” counts only what was added in Pella in the last 30 days. Town Love is a rolling 30-day score of posts, replies and helpful votes, weighted toward many voices. Who lives here: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020-2024; rounded to 100 people.