Indianola is a somewhat small city located in the state of Iowa. With a population of 12,969 people and six constituent neighborhoods, Indianola is the 26th largest community in Iowa.

Unlike some cities, Indianola isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Indianola are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Indianola is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Indianola who work in office and administrative support jobs (19.40%), sales jobs (11.56%), and management occupations (8.10%).

Also of interest is that Indianola has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

In addition, Indianola is a college town. There are a lot of students in Indianola attending college, and as a result Indianola provides a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared to the needs and activities of students.

Being a small city, Indianola does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Indianola Information and Demographics

The overall education level of Indianola citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 27.04% of adults in Indianola have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 14.96%.

The per capita income in Indianola in 2000 was $19,574, which is upper middle income relative to Iowa and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $78,296 for a family of four.

The people who call Indianola home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Indianola is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Indianola include German, English, Irish, Italian, Norwegian, Swedish, and Dutch.

The most common language spoken in Indianola is English.