Alderson vs Indianola

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

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

Alderson has the higher population (233 vs 158 in Indianola). Alderson has the higher median household income ($42,292 vs $38,333 in Indianola). Alderson has the higher median home value ($100,000 vs $80,000 in Indianola).

Population, income & housing

	Alderson	Indianola
Population	233	158
Median age	49.2 yrs	29.3 yrs
Median household income	$42,292	$38,333
Median home value	$100,000	$80,000
Median gross rent	$1,075	—
Housing units	107	65
Homeownership rate	89.7%	90.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	8.1%
Unemployment rate	3.7%	10.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Alderson	Indianola
Population	193 → 233 (+20.7%)	144 → 158 (+9.7%)
Median household income	$51,250 → $42,292 (-17.5%)	$41,250 → $38,333 (-7.1%)
Median home value	$75,800 → $100,000 (+31.9%)	$66,700 → $80,000 (+19.9%)
Median gross rent	$650 → $1,075 (+65.4%)	$725 → $792 (+9.2%)

Alderson

Population

193233

Median household income

$51,250$42,292

Median home value

$75,800$100,000

Median gross rent

$650$1,075

Indianola

Population

144158

Median household income

$41,250$38,333

Median home value

$66,700$80,000

Median gross rent

$725$792

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Alderson	Indianola
Under 5	3.0%	12.0%
5 to 17	13.7%	25.9%
18 to 24	10.7%	7.6%
25 to 34	10.3%	14.6%
35 to 44	8.6%	9.5%
45 to 54	21.0%	4.4%
55 to 64	17.2%	6.3%
65 to 74	11.2%	13.9%
75 and over	4.3%	5.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Alderson	Indianola
White (non-Hispanic)	61.8%	72.2%
Black or African American	2.6%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3.0%	4.4%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	24.5%	22.2%
Hispanic or Latino	8.2%	1.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Alderson	Indianola
No high school diploma	14.2%	20.9%
High school graduate	59.8%	40.7%
Some college or associate's	26.0%	30.2%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	8.1%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Alderson	Indianola
Drove alone	72.0%	88.9%
Carpooled	4.0%	11.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	23.2%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.8%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Alderson	Indianola
1-unit, detached	63.6%	92.3%
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	36.4%	7.7%

Poverty & households

	Alderson	Indianola
Poverty rate	17.7%	26.6%
Average household size	2.68	2.63
Mean commute (minutes)	14	24
Median year structure built	1983	1970