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Indianola, IA Urban Area

15,361 Population
8.7 square miles 1,765.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

35.9 ±1.5 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$36,417 ±$2,078 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$74,902 ±$5,347 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

6.2% ±1.8% (860  ±256) Persons below poverty line
  • about half the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

21.9 minutes ±1.6 (144,800  ±13,856) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

5,977 ±228 Number of households
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.3 ±0.1 (13,974  ±346) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

4.8% ±2.2% (182  ±85) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

6,350 ±239 Number of housing units
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$235,600 ±$9,371 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

14.2% ±2.3% (2,149  ±348.6) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

97.1% ±5.4% (9,472  ±621.7) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
34.8% ±3.4% (3,395  ±354.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

1.2% ±0.6% (177  ±99) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

6.2% ±1.3% (742  ±161) Population with veteran status
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
742 Total veterans ±161 680 Male ±146 62 Female ±70

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