Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 18.99 minutes getting to work every day.
Indianola is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The citizens of Indianola are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 23.85% of adults in Indianola having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Indianola in 2022 was $19,563, which is lower middle income relative to Mississippi, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $78,252 for a family of four. However, Indianola contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Indianola is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Indianola home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Indianola residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Indianola include English, German, British, Irish, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in Indianola is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
