Allerton vs Indianola

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

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

Allerton has the higher population (217 vs 207 in Indianola). Allerton has the higher median household income ($51,667 vs $42,125 in Indianola). Allerton has the higher median home value ($106,700 vs $61,000 in Indianola).

Population, income & housing

	Allerton	Indianola
Population	217	207
Median age	45.6 yrs	54.9 yrs
Median household income	$51,667	$42,125
Median home value	$106,700	$61,000
Median gross rent	$775	—
Housing units	117	86
Homeownership rate	77.6%	88.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.9%	3.6%
Unemployment rate	6.7%	25.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Allerton	Indianola
Population	270 → 217 (-19.6%)	220 → 207 (-5.9%)
Median household income	$50,500 → $51,667 (+2.3%)	$58,750 → $42,125 (-28.3%)
Median home value	$82,900 → $106,700 (+28.7%)	$46,900 → $61,000 (+30.1%)
Median gross rent	$761 → $775 (+1.8%)	$638 → $725 (+13.6%)

Allerton

Population

270217

Median household income

$50,500$51,667

Median home value

$82,900$106,700

Median gross rent

$761$775

Indianola

Population

220207

Median household income

$58,750$42,125

Median home value

$46,900$61,000

Median gross rent

$638$725

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Allerton	Indianola
Under 5	9.7%	2.4%
5 to 17	11.5%	12.6%
18 to 24	5.5%	4.8%
25 to 34	7.4%	10.6%
35 to 44	14.3%	8.7%
45 to 54	15.2%	11.6%
55 to 64	19.8%	17.4%
65 to 74	11.1%	13.5%
75 and over	5.5%	18.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Allerton	Indianola
White (non-Hispanic)	83.4%	93.7%
Black or African American	11.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.7%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	1.8%	3.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Allerton	Indianola
No high school diploma	6.3%	12.0%
High school graduate	56.6%	62.7%
Some college or associate's	25.2%	21.7%
Bachelor's degree	8.2%	3.6%
Graduate or professional degree	3.8%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Allerton	Indianola
Drove alone	88.7%	81.8%
Carpooled	5.2%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.2%	18.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Allerton	Indianola
1-unit, detached	76.9%	91.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	16.2%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6.8%	8.1%

Poverty & households

	Allerton	Indianola
Poverty rate	16.6%	20.5%
Average household size	2.21	2.49
Mean commute (minutes)	28	26
Median year structure built	1965	1960