Indianola vs Olivet

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

Indianola and Olivet 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 156 in Olivet). Olivet has the higher median home value ($129,500 vs $61,000 in Indianola). Since 2019, Indianola's population has grown faster (-5.9% vs -56.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Indianola	Olivet
Population	207	156
Median age	54.9 yrs	37.5 yrs
Median household income	$42,125	—
Median home value	$61,000	$129,500
Housing units	86	112
Homeownership rate	88.0%	75.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	3.6%	26.5%
Unemployment rate	25.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Indianola	Olivet
Population	220 → 207 (-5.9%)	355 → 156 (-56.1%)
Median household income	$58,750 → $42,125 (-28.3%)	$38,281 → $67,778 (+77.1%)
Median home value	$46,900 → $61,000 (+30.1%)	$69,000 → $129,500 (+87.7%)
Median gross rent	$638 → $725 (+13.6%)	$687 → $692 (+0.7%)

Indianola

Population

220207

Median household income

$58,750$42,125

Median home value

$46,900$61,000

Median gross rent

$638$725

Olivet

Population

355156

Median household income

$38,281$67,778

Median home value

$69,000$129,500

Median gross rent

$687$692

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Indianola	Olivet
Under 5	2.4%	14.7%
5 to 17	12.6%	10.3%
18 to 24	4.8%	0.0%
25 to 34	10.6%	16.7%
35 to 44	8.7%	26.3%
45 to 54	11.6%	0.0%
55 to 64	17.4%	5.8%
65 to 74	13.5%	18.6%
75 and over	18.4%	7.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Indianola	Olivet
White (non-Hispanic)	93.7%	73.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.4%	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino	3.4%	21.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Indianola	Olivet
No high school diploma	12.0%	12.0%
High school graduate	62.7%	37.6%
Some college or associate's	21.7%	23.9%
Bachelor's degree	3.6%	23.1%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	3.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Indianola	Olivet
Drove alone	81.8%	91.5%
Carpooled	0.0%	5.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	18.2%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Indianola	Olivet
1-unit, detached	91.9%	92.9%
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	8.1%	7.1%

Poverty & households

	Indianola	Olivet
Poverty rate	20.5%	14.9%
Average household size	2.49	1.96
Mean commute (minutes)	26	29
Median year structure built	1960	1973