Carlisle vs Indianola

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

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

Indianola has the higher population (15,918 vs 4,187 in Carlisle). Carlisle has the higher median household income ($98,333 vs $78,125 in Indianola). Indianola has the higher median home value ($228,100 vs $208,100 in Carlisle).

Population, income & housing

	Carlisle	Indianola
Population	4,187	15,918
Median age	37.0 yrs	35.2 yrs
Median household income	$98,333	$78,125
Median home value	$208,100	$228,100
Median gross rent	$896	$966
Housing units	1,620	6,460
Homeownership rate	84.5%	69.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.4%	33.5%
Unemployment rate	4.6%	3.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Carlisle	Indianola
Population	4,162 → 4,187 (+0.6%)	15,802 → 15,918 (+0.7%)
Median household income	$73,380 → $98,333 (+34.0%)	$60,854 → $78,125 (+28.4%)
Median home value	$148,900 → $208,100 (+39.8%)	$163,300 → $228,100 (+39.7%)
Median gross rent	$779 → $896 (+15.0%)	$784 → $966 (+23.2%)

Carlisle

Population

4,1624,187

Median household income

$73,380$98,333

Median home value

$148,900$208,100

Median gross rent

$779$896

Indianola

Population

15,80215,918

Median household income

$60,854$78,125

Median home value

$163,300$228,100

Median gross rent

$784$966

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Carlisle	Indianola
Under 5	7.5%	6.0%
5 to 17	19.3%	18.1%
18 to 24	7.9%	13.7%
25 to 34	11.8%	11.8%
35 to 44	14.6%	13.9%
45 to 54	16.6%	9.0%
55 to 64	9.3%	9.1%
65 to 74	7.9%	10.2%
75 and over	5.1%	8.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Carlisle	Indianola
White (non-Hispanic)	94.3%	91.7%
Black or African American	0.4%	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.2%	1.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	0.5%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	4.6%	2.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Carlisle	Indianola
No high school diploma	6.5%	2.8%
High school graduate	33.8%	27.3%
Some college or associate's	32.2%	36.4%
Bachelor's degree	15.7%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	11.8%	11.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Carlisle	Indianola
Drove alone	77.3%	73.7%
Carpooled	8.7%	7.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.1%
Walked	3.0%	6.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.0%	11.6%
Other means	0.9%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Carlisle	Indianola
1-unit, detached	80.5%	60.1%
1-unit, attached	3.5%	8.7%
2 to 4 units	2.5%	6.2%
5 to 19 units	6.3%	12.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	10.7%
Mobile home & other	7.2%	2.1%

Poverty & households

	Carlisle	Indianola
Poverty rate	4.0%	7.6%
Average household size	2.63	2.42
Mean commute (minutes)	23	22
Median year structure built	1973	1980