Alvan (Alvin) vs Indianola

A side-by-side comparison of Alvan (Alvin) and Indianola: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Indianola has the higher population (207 vs 182 in Alvan (Alvin)). Alvan (Alvin) has the higher median household income ($94,167 vs $42,125 in Indianola). Alvan (Alvin) has the higher median home value ($84,400 vs $61,000 in Indianola).

Population, income & housing

	Alvan (Alvin)	Indianola
Population	182	207
Median age	52.9 yrs	54.9 yrs
Median household income	$94,167	$42,125
Median home value	$84,400	$61,000
Housing units	102	86
Homeownership rate	90.0%	88.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.8%	3.6%
Unemployment rate	11.0%	25.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Alvan (Alvin)	Indianola
Population	327 → 182 (-44.3%)	220 → 207 (-5.9%)
Median household income	$53,571 → $94,167 (+75.8%)	$58,750 → $42,125 (-28.3%)
Median home value	$63,800 → $84,400 (+32.3%)	$46,900 → $61,000 (+30.1%)
Median gross rent	—	$638 → $725 (+13.6%)

Alvan (Alvin)

Population

327182

Median household income

$53,571$94,167

Median home value

$63,800$84,400

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)

	Alvan (Alvin)	Indianola
Under 5	2.7%	2.4%
5 to 17	2.7%	12.6%
18 to 24	14.8%	4.8%
25 to 34	7.1%	10.6%
35 to 44	8.2%	8.7%
45 to 54	21.4%	11.6%
55 to 64	18.7%	17.4%
65 to 74	14.8%	13.5%
75 and over	9.3%	18.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Alvan (Alvin)	Indianola
White (non-Hispanic)	95.6%	93.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.2%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.2%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	3.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Alvan (Alvin)	Indianola
No high school diploma	10.3%	12.0%
High school graduate	63.4%	62.7%
Some college or associate's	21.4%	21.7%
Bachelor's degree	4.8%	3.6%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Alvan (Alvin)	Indianola
Drove alone	83.8%	81.8%
Carpooled	6.7%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.5%	18.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Alvan (Alvin)	Indianola
1-unit, detached	95.1%	91.9%
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	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.9%	8.1%

Poverty & households

	Alvan (Alvin)	Indianola
Poverty rate	7.7%	20.5%
Average household size	2.28	2.49
Mean commute (minutes)	23	26
Median year structure built	1938	1960