Indianola vs McCook

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

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

McCook has the higher population (7,360 vs 460 in Indianola). McCook has the higher median household income ($51,815 vs $49,615 in Indianola). McCook has the higher median home value ($137,400 vs $85,500 in Indianola).

Population, income & housing

	Indianola	McCook
Population	460	7,360
Median age	46.6 yrs	40.7 yrs
Median household income	$49,615	$51,815
Median home value	$85,500	$137,400
Median gross rent	$639	$783
Housing units	235	3,797
Homeownership rate	85.4%	67.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.0%	26.8%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	1.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Indianola	McCook
Population	559 → 460 (-17.7%)	7,587 → 7,360 (-3.0%)
Median household income	$41,979 → $49,615 (+18.2%)	$48,133 → $51,815 (+7.6%)
Median home value	$73,100 → $85,500 (+17.0%)	$109,000 → $137,400 (+26.1%)
Median gross rent	$575 → $639 (+11.1%)	$615 → $783 (+27.3%)

Indianola

Population

559460

Median household income

$41,979$49,615

Median home value

$73,100$85,500

Median gross rent

$575$639

McCook

Population

7,5877,360

Median household income

$48,133$51,815

Median home value

$109,000$137,400

Median gross rent

$615$783

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Indianola	McCook
Under 5	4.8%	6.2%
5 to 17	14.3%	14.5%
18 to 24	7.4%	11.1%
25 to 34	15.0%	11.4%
35 to 44	5.9%	11.0%
45 to 54	7.6%	12.1%
55 to 64	17.0%	12.0%
65 to 74	12.8%	11.7%
75 and over	15.2%	10.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Indianola	McCook
White (non-Hispanic)	94.3%	89.3%
Black or African American	0.4%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.5%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.5%	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino	3.7%	6.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Indianola	McCook
No high school diploma	4.7%	5.0%
High school graduate	38.8%	29.5%
Some college or associate's	43.5%	38.7%
Bachelor's degree	9.2%	19.8%
Graduate or professional degree	3.8%	7.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Indianola	McCook
Drove alone	90.8%	86.6%
Carpooled	5.5%	3.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.4%	6.1%
Other means	2.3%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Indianola	McCook
1-unit, detached	85.1%	77.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.9%
2 to 4 units	10.6%	5.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	7.7%
20 or more units	0.9%	4.3%
Mobile home & other	3.4%	3.8%

Poverty & households

	Indianola	McCook
Poverty rate	3.7%	16.4%
Average household size	2.17	2.20
Mean commute (minutes)	23	10
Median year structure built	1946	1958