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Indianola, Mississippi: commercial real estate data.
Indianola is a Census city of 9,062 people across 8.57 square miles of land, in Sunflower County. Median household income is $41,708, 51.8 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 4 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $633,100 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Indianola
What Indianola is
- Census place typecity
- Land area8.57 sq mi
- Water area0.09 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,057
- County holding the largest share of its areaSunflower 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
- Population9,062
- Median age35.7
- Population under 182,333
- Share under 1825.7 percent
- Population 65 and over1,504
- Share 65 and over16.6 percent
- Households3,493
- Family households2,301
- Share of households that are families65.9 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$41,708
- Per capita income$22,102
- Civilian labor force4,209
- Employed3,659
- Unemployed550 plus or minus 190
- Unemployment rate13.1 percent plus or minus 4.4
- Adults 25 and over6,009
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher80.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher21.0 percent plus or minus 4.6
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree10.6 percent plus or minus 3.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Indianola
- Housing units4,060
- Occupied units3,493
- Vacant units567 plus or minus 161
- Vacancy rate14.0 percent plus or minus 3.9
- Owner occupied1,808
- Renter occupied1,685
- Ownership rate51.8 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$108,800
- Median gross rent, monthly$720 plus or minus $201
- Annual rent as a share of median income20.7 percent plus or minus 6.9
- Single family units3,257
- Share single family80.2 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more762 plus or minus 251
- Share in buildings of two or more18.8 percent plus or minus 6.1
- Mobile homes41 plus or minus 32
- Median year structure built1971
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 commute3,453
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,871
- Share commuting under 15 minutes54.2 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more909 plus or minus 281
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more26.3 percent plus or minus 7.6
- Drove alone81.0 percent
- Carpooled11.7 percent plus or minus 5.4
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.5 percent plus or minus 0.7
- Worked from home5.2 percent plus or minus 4.3
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))
- Approvals4
- Gross approval$633,100
- Average approval$158,275
- Median approval$175,000
- Largest approval$270,100
- Jobs supported21
- Jobs per approval5.3
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more25.0 percent
- Share to franchises25.0 percent
- Distinct lenders3
- Distinct industries by NAICS4
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Indianola, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 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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Flood risk in Indianola
- NFIP communityCity of Indianola
- NFIP community number280164
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date03/23/21
The City of Indianola participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 280164 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.
Sunflower County, not Indianola
Sunflower County context, not Indianola figures
- Establishments in Sunflower County406
- Covered employment, Sunflower County8,222
- Average annual pay, Sunflower County$41,018
- Housing units permitted, Sunflower County6
Every figure in this section is published for Sunflower County as a whole and is not a measurement of Indianola.
All Sunflower County figures →
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.
Coverage
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, Mississippi?
9,062, in 3,493 households. Indianola city covers 8.57 square miles of land, which is 1,057 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?
Sunflower 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?
$41,708. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $108,800. Median gross rent is $720 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?
4 7(a) approvals totaling $633,100 since FY2020, across 3 lenders, median approval $175,000. 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 0 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 280164, 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 Sunflower 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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