Indianola.
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Iowa·Warren County
6 tracts·18K people·$238K median·1,560/mi²
White 92 · Multiracial 3 · Hispanic 3 · Black 1 · Asian 1 · Other 0
Married couple 46 · Living alone 34 · Other 20
Retail 26 · Health 26 · Manufacturing 15 · Leisure 12 · Professional 11 · Public admin 8 · Other 2
Management · business · science · arts 38 · Sales · office 22 · Service 17 · Production · transport 15 · Construction · maintenance 9
Drive alone 73 · Work from home 13 · Carpool 11 · Walk 5 · Transit 0 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Indianola is $237,500 (Census ACS) — 0.5× the US median of $458,812.
Indianola has 16,044 residents across 6 census tracts and 5 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 35.9; the population is 91.8% White, 3.2% Multiracial, 2.9% Hispanic or Latino, 1.0% Black, 0.9% Asian and 0.2% Other; the average household has 2.4 people; 35.0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 6.4% (Census ACS).
Irving Elementary School (89%), Whittier Elementary School (75%) and Wilder Elementary School (72%) lead the elementary schools; Indianola Middle School is the middle school with reported scores (78%); Indianola High School is the high school with reported scores (82%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $986/month, 38% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Indianola is $75,453 a year, 12% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Indianola, median rent is $986/month and the median home value is $237,500 (Census ACS).
Indianola reported 2.4 violent crimes and 18.0 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 84°F; winter lows average 16°F; there are 74 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 36 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Indianola are drought (98), landslide (90) and wildfire (87), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.04g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Indianola, 4.8% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).