Indianola city, IA

Warren County, IA

2022 population: 15,845 ( 1,063 from 2010 )
Land area: 11.3 square miles
Population density: 1400.0 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	14,531	91.71%	2.6%
Black:	112	0.71%	45.5%
Indian:	10	0.06%	71.4%
Asian:	297	1.87%	162.8%
2+ races:	474	2.99%	185.5%
Hispanic:	395	2.49%	81.2%

Total non-White:	1,314	8.29%	111.3%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	371	3.0
Change in Non-White pop.:	692	5.7

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
14,782
14,160	95.79%
77	0.52%
35	0.24%
113	0.76%
166	1.12%
218	1.47%
622	4.21%

2000
12,969
12,653	97.56%
20	0.15%
36	0.28%
80	0.62%
102	0.79%
78	0.60%
316	2.44%

1990
11,340
11,152	98.34%
26	0.23%
9	0.08%
54	0.48%
n/a
99	0.87%
188	1.66%

1980
10,843
10,664	98.35%
83	0.77%
8	0.07%
18	0.17%
n/a
61	0.56%
179	1.65%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

1,507	11.6
306	2.4

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

1,501	13.2
128	1.1

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

488	4.5
9	0.1

Age, Family & Household Data for Indianola city, IA

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
34.7
3,768	23.8%
12,077	76.2%
2,716	17.1%

5,944
2.42

3,785	63.7%
2,832	74.8%
474	12.5%
2,159	36.3%

2010
Number	Percent
34.1
3,538	23.9%
11,244	76.1%
2,247	15.2%

5,477
2.42

3,579	65.3%
2,799	78.2%
395	11.0%
1,898	34.7%

2000
Number	Percent
33.7
3,093	23.8%
9,876	76.2%
1,993	15.4%

4,733
2.44

3,271	69.1%
2,624	80.2%
334	10.2%
1,462	30.9%

1990
Number	Percent
32.2
2,771	24.4%
8,569	75.6%
1,652	14.6%

4,187
2.45

2,968	70.9%
2,549	85.9%
261	8.8%
1,219	29.1%

1980
Number	Percent
29.1
2,923	27.0%
7,920	73.0%
1,446	13.3%

3,909
2.55

2,843	72.7%
2,536	89.2%
207	7.3%
1,066	27.3%

2022 Housing Data for Indianola city, IA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	335	5.6%
$10,000 to $14,999	136	2.3%
$15,000 to $19,999	151	2.5%
$20,000 to $24,999	187	3.1%
$25,000 to $29,999	402	6.8%
$30,000 to $34,999	303	5.1%
$35,000 to $39,999	178	3.0%
$40,000 to $44,999	159	2.7%
$45,000 to $49,999	195	3.3%
$50,000 to $59,999	477	8.0%
$60,000 to $74,999	517	8.7%
$75,000 to $99,999	769	12.9%
$100,000 to $124,999	783	13.2%
$125,000 to $149,999	558	9.4%
$150,000 to $199,999	561	9.4%
$200,000 or more	233	3.9%

Median Household Income	73,534
Per Capita Income	34,577

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	249	4.2%
Public Assistance	179	3.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	648	10.9%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	7,238	76.4%
Unemployed	257	2.7%
In Armed Forces	18	0.2%

Total Labor Force	7,513	79.4%
Not in Labor Force	1,955	20.6%

Real Unemployment Rate		23.4%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	2,921	2,339	55.5%
Non-Profit	307	634	32.6%
Self-Employed	321	234	57.8%

Local Government	229	348	39.7%
State Government	111	237	31.9%
Federal Government	83	41	66.9%

Total Private + Self	3,242	2,573	55.8%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	730	1,260	36.7%
Total	3,972	3,833	50.9%

Pct. Govt.	13.4%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	1,021	13.1%
Sales and Office Occupations	1,759	22.5%
Professional, Technical	1,671	21.4%
Service Occupations	1,462	18.7%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	33	0.4%
All others	1,892	24.2%

White Collar		57.0%

Industry
	Number	%
Retail trade	1,190	15.2%
Educational services	994	12.7%
Health care and social assistance	933	12.0%
Finance and insurance	714	9.1%
Accommodation and food services	651	8.3%
Construction	637	8.2%
Manufacturing	503	6.4%
Other services	346	4.4%
Transportation and warehousing	278	3.6%
Public administration	261	3.3%
Professional, scientific, technical	259	3.3%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	255	3.3%
Real estate and rental and leasing	229	2.9%
Wholesale trade	161	2.1%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	157	2.0%
Information	146	1.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	62	0.8%
Utilities	29	0.4%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	271	1.71%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	13	0.08%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	38	0.24%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	22	0.14%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	16	0.10%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	18	0.11%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	9	0.06%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	9	0.06%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	55	0.35%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Vietnamese	150	0.95%
Filipino	42	0.27%
Indian	25	0.16%
Korean	21	0.13%
Chinese	9	0.06%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	14,306	95.8%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	222	1.5%
Spanish	170	1.1%
Vietnamese	150	1.0%
Other Indo-European	37	0.2%
French, Haitian, Cajun	24	0.2%
Other Asian	10	0.1%
Chinese	9	0.1%
German, other Germanic	6	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	4,605	29.1%
Irish	2,148	13.6%
English	2,034	12.8%
American	685	4.3%
Dutch	578	3.6%
Italian	524	3.3%
Swedish	517	3.3%
Norwegian	461	2.9%
European	419	2.6%
Scottish	364	2.3%
Danish	318	2.0%
Ukrainian	305	1.9%
French	275	1.7%
Polish	210	1.3%
Scotch-Irish	200	1.3%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	15,766	99.5%
Not a citizen	79	0.5%

Native	15,483	97.7%
Foreign-born	362	2.3%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
89	0.9%	253	2.6%	2,640	27.2%	3,515	36.2%	2,162	22.3%	1,055	10.9%
Average years of education: 13.9

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	89	0.9%
9-12 Years	253	2.6%
H.S. Grad or GED	2,640	27.2%
Some College	3,515	36.2%
Bach. Degree	2,162	22.3%
Grad Degree	1,055	10.9%
Average years of education: 13.9

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +617	R +285	R + 2.9%
D +332
How to interpret this table

Year	Turnout	Winner	Runner-Up	Other	Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	72%	Donald Trump* (R)	4,459	52.3%	Joe Biden (D)	3,860	45.3%	204	2.4%	8,523	-1	6	0.50%
2016	69%	Donald Trump (R)	3,842	47.6%	Hillary Clinton (D)	3,528	43.7%	696	8.6%	8,066	-4	2	0.52%

2020 President, Indianola city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

3,860

45.3%

Donald Trump* (R)

4,459

52.3%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

130

1.5%

Other

0.9%

TOTAL

8,523

Turnout: 72%	Diff (St): -1	Diff (US): 6

2016 President, Indianola city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

3,528

43.7%

Donald Trump (R)

3,842

47.6%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

445

5.5%

Jill Stein (Grn)

0.5%

Other

211

2.6%

TOTAL

8,066

Turnout: 69%	Diff (St): -4	Diff (US): 2

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Indianola city, IA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2020	S2	71%	Joni Ernst* (R)	4,288	50.9%	Theresa Greenfield (D)	3,821	45.4%	313 [+]	3.7%	8,422	-1	0.50%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Rick Stewart (Libertarian) 231 (2.7%); Suzanne Herzog (I) 75 (0.9%); Other (Write-in) 7 (0.1%);
2018	G	59%	Fred Hubbell (D)	3,486	50.3%	Kim Reynolds* (R)	3,293	47.5%	157 [+]	2.3%	6,936	-3	0.52%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Jake Porter (Libertarian) 125 (1.8%); Gary Siegwarth (Clean Water) 27 (0.4%); Other (Write-in) 5 (0.1%);
2016	S3	68%	Charles Grassley* (R)	4,665	59.0%	Patty Judge (D)	2,912	36.8%	333 [+]	4.2%	7,910	-1	0.51%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Charles Aldrich (Libertarian) 238 (3.0%); Other (Write-in) 95 (1.2%);
2014	S2	50%	Joni Ernst (R)	2,860	50.2%	Bruce Braley (D)	2,588	45.4%	253 [+]	4.4%	5,701	-2	0.50%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Rick Stewart (I) 146 (2.6%); Douglas Butzier (Libertarian) 41 (0.7%); Ruth Smith (I) 32 (0.6%); Bob Quast (I) 22 (0.4%); Other (Write-in) 12 (0.2%);
2014	G	50%	Terry Branstad* (R)	3,178	55.5%	Jack Hatch (D)	2,308	40.3%	242 [+]	4.2%	5,728	-4	0.51%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Lee Hieb (Libertarian) 126 (2.2%); Jonathan Narcisse (Iowa) 55 (1.0%); Jim Hennager (New Independent) 53 (0.9%); Other (Write-in) 8 (0.1%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	6,375
Median Value	$206,200

Occupied	5,944	93.2%
Vacant	431	6.8%

Owned	3,969	66.8%
Rented	1,975	33.2%
Median Rent	$914

Single-Family Units	4,259	66.8%
Detached	3,752	58.9%
Attached	507	8.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	1,590	24.9%
Mobile Homes	152	2.4%

Indianola city, IA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Indianola city, IA

2022 Housing Data for Indianola city, IA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Indianola city, IA

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Indianola city, IA

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Indianola city, IA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Indianola city, IA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Indianola city, IA