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Indianola, Iowa: commercial real estate data.
Indianola is a Census city of 16,044 people across 11.44 square miles of land, in Warren County. Median household income is $75,453, 69.9 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 27 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $7.2 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Indianola
What Indianola is
- Census place typecity
- Land area11.44 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,403
- County holding the largest share of its areaWarren County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Indianola
- Population16,044
- Median age35.9
- Population under 183,598
- Share under 1822.4 percent
- Population 65 and over2,906
- Share 65 and over18.1 percent
- Households6,152
- Family households3,792
- Share of households that are families61.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Indianola
- Median household income$75,453
- Per capita income$36,086
- Civilian labor force8,396
- Employed8,064
- Unemployed332 plus or minus 143
- Unemployment rate4.0 percent plus or minus 1.7
- Adults 25 and over10,157
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher97.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher35.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree11.9 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Indianola
- Housing units6,525
- Occupied units6,152
- Vacant units373 plus or minus 133
- Vacancy rate5.7 percent plus or minus 2.0
- Owner occupied4,301
- Renter occupied1,851
- Ownership rate69.9 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$237,500
- Median gross rent, monthly$986
- Annual rent as a share of median income15.7 percent
- Single family units4,536
- Share single family69.5 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more1,835
- Share in buildings of two or more28.1 percent
- Mobile homes154 plus or minus 64
- Median year structure built1979
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Indianola gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute6,870
- Commuting under 15 minutes2,914
- Share commuting under 15 minutes42.4 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more2,726
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more39.7 percent
- Drove alone73.3 percent
- Carpooled5.6 percent plus or minus 1.9
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked5.7 percent plus or minus 2.1
- Worked from home14.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Indianola (7(a))
- Approvals27
- Gross approval$7,224,600
- Average approval$267,578
- Median approval$150,500
- Ninetieth percentile approval$667,000
- Largest approval$1,418,000
- Jobs supported181
- Jobs per approval6.7
- Loans with a final outcome4
- Paid in full4
- Charged off0
- Median term119 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more37.0 percent
- Share to franchises3.7 percent
- Distinct lenders7
- Distinct industries by NAICS22
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Indianola, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 4 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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SBA loans in Indianola (504)
- Approvals15
- Gross approval$3,308,000
- Average approval$220,533
- Median approval$232,000
- Largest approval$492,000
- Jobs supported51
- Loans with a final outcome11
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Indianola, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 11 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Indianola
- NFIP communityCity of Indianola
- NFIP community number190275
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date11/16/18
The City of Indianola participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 190275 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Warren County, not Indianola
Warren County context, not Indianola figures
- Establishments in Warren County1,020
- Covered employment, Warren County13,125
- Average annual pay, Warren County$51,236
- Housing units permitted, Warren County438
Every figure in this section is published for Warren County as a whole and is not a measurement of Indianola.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Indianola questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Indianola, Iowa?
16,044, in 6,152 households. Indianola city covers 11.44 square miles of land, which is 1,403 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Indianola in?
Warren County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Indianola?
$75,453. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $237,500. Median gross rent is $986 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Indianola businesses?
27 7(a) approvals totaling $7.2 m since FY2020, across 7 lenders, median approval $150,500, plus 15 504 approvals worth $3.3 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Indianola, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Indianola borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Indianola. Only 4 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Indianola in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Indianola appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Indianola, city of, community 190275, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Indianola figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Warren County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Indianola.
Is zoning published for Indianola?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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