Indianola vs Martensdale

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

Indianola and Martensdale 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 588 in Martensdale). Indianola has the higher median household income ($78,125 vs $53,750 in Martensdale). Indianola has the higher median home value ($228,100 vs $176,400 in Martensdale).

Population, income & housing

	Indianola	Martensdale
Population	15,918	588
Median age	35.2 yrs	29.0 yrs
Median household income	$78,125	$53,750
Median home value	$228,100	$176,400
Median gross rent	$966	$863
Housing units	6,460	267
Homeownership rate	69.5%	75.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	33.5%	16.8%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	5.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Indianola	Martensdale
Population	15,802 → 15,918 (+0.7%)	478 → 588 (+23.0%)
Median household income	$60,854 → $78,125 (+28.4%)	$56,667 → $53,750 (-5.1%)
Median home value	$163,300 → $228,100 (+39.7%)	$133,800 → $176,400 (+31.8%)
Median gross rent	$784 → $966 (+23.2%)	$658 → $863 (+31.2%)

Indianola

Population

15,80215,918

Median household income

$60,854$78,125

Median home value

$163,300$228,100

Median gross rent

$784$966

Martensdale

Population

478588

Median household income

$56,667$53,750

Median home value

$133,800$176,400

Median gross rent

$658$863

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Indianola	Martensdale
Under 5	6.0%	5.3%
5 to 17	18.1%	16.0%
18 to 24	13.7%	19.9%
25 to 34	11.8%	10.7%
35 to 44	13.9%	10.5%
45 to 54	9.0%	10.5%
55 to 64	9.1%	10.4%
65 to 74	10.2%	8.7%
75 and over	8.2%	8.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Indianola	Martensdale
White (non-Hispanic)	91.7%	92.5%
Black or African American	0.8%	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.2%
Asian	1.6%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.9%	6.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.8%	0.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Indianola	Martensdale
No high school diploma	2.8%	6.1%
High school graduate	27.3%	41.0%
Some college or associate's	36.4%	36.1%
Bachelor's degree	21.6%	16.2%
Graduate or professional degree	11.9%	0.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Indianola	Martensdale
Drove alone	73.7%	75.2%
Carpooled	7.0%	5.6%
Public transit	0.1%	0.0%
Walked	6.4%	4.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.6%	14.2%
Other means	1.2%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Indianola	Martensdale
1-unit, detached	60.1%	82.8%
1-unit, attached	8.7%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	6.2%	7.9%
5 to 19 units	12.2%	9.4%
20 or more units	10.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.1%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Indianola	Martensdale
Poverty rate	7.6%	11.4%
Average household size	2.42	2.26
Mean commute (minutes)	22	28
Median year structure built	1980	1970