Kalona is a very small city located in the state of Iowa. With a population of 2,739 people and two associated neighborhoods, Kalona is the 205th largest community in Iowa.

Kalona real estate is some of the most expensive in Iowa, although Kalona house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 12.75% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

In terms of college education, Kalona is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 31.04% of adults in Kalona have a college degree.

The per capita income in Kalona in 2022 was $41,710, which is wealthy relative to Iowa, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $166,840 for a family of four. However, Kalona contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Kalona home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Kalona residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Kalona include German, Irish, English, Swiss, and Norwegian.

The most common language spoken in Kalona is English. Other important languages spoken here include German/Yiddish and Spanish.