Indianola vs Scotia

A side-by-side comparison of Indianola and Scotia: population, income, housing, and more.

Indianola and Scotia are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Indianola has the higher population (568 vs 565 in Scotia). Indianola has the higher median home value ($512,500 vs $327,700 in Scotia). Since 2019, Scotia's population has grown faster (+3.5% vs -23.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Indianola	Scotia
Population	568	565
Median age	48.0 yrs	32.0 yrs
Median household income	—	$77,500
Median home value	$512,500	$327,700
Median gross rent	—	$1,206
Housing units	262	299
Homeownership rate	78.0%	38.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.1%	35.0%
Unemployment rate	8.1%	8.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Indianola	Scotia
Population	739 → 568 (-23.1%)	546 → 565 (+3.5%)
Median household income	$41,667 → $50,104 (+20.2%)	$36,250 → $77,500 (+113.8%)
Median home value	$315,200 → $512,500 (+62.6%)	$261,800 → $327,700 (+25.2%)
Median gross rent	—	$1,158 → $1,206 (+4.1%)

Indianola

Population

739568

Median household income

$41,667$50,104

Median home value

$315,200$512,500

Scotia

Population

546565

Median household income

$36,250$77,500

Median home value

$261,800$327,700

Median gross rent

$1,158$1,206

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Indianola	Scotia
Under 5	1.2%	6.0%
5 to 17	17.4%	14.9%
18 to 24	3.3%	15.4%
25 to 34	4.4%	19.6%
35 to 44	14.8%	13.8%
45 to 54	19.5%	8.7%
55 to 64	13.9%	8.8%
65 to 74	16.4%	11.3%
75 and over	9.0%	1.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Indianola	Scotia
White (non-Hispanic)	84.2%	67.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.7%	0.0%
Asian	0.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.8%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.4%	20.2%
Hispanic or Latino	11.4%	12.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Indianola	Scotia
No high school diploma	7.0%	1.4%
High school graduate	14.7%	28.3%
Some college or associate's	51.2%	35.3%
Bachelor's degree	14.4%	25.6%
Graduate or professional degree	12.6%	9.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Indianola	Scotia
Drove alone	84.0%	89.3%
Carpooled	0.8%	5.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	5.5%	5.6%
Bicycle	3.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.3%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Indianola	Scotia
1-unit, detached	68.7%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	3.1%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	28.2%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Indianola	Scotia
Poverty rate	11.4%	8.7%
Average household size	2.31	2.72
Mean commute (minutes)	16	24
Median year structure built	1966	1938