Overview
          474
                  Total Population
                41.5
                  Median age
                49.79%
                  Female population %
                100.8:100
                  Gender ratio (M:F)
                15-19 years
                  Largest age group
                64.0
                  Total dependency ratio
                White
                  Largest racial group
                7
                  Hispanic population
                Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Age
Indianola's population is old compared to the rest of the country:
- The median age in Indianola is 41.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
 - Indianola's population under 18 was 16.24%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
 - Indianola's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 25.11% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
 - Of the total population in Indianola, 13.92% were under the age of 15, 25.95% aged 15 to 29, 35.02% aged 30 to 64, 19.62% aged 65 to 84, and 5.49% were 85 years of age and older.
 
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Gender
There are 2 less females than males in Indianola:
- The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.79% females and 50.21% males in Indianola, NE.
 - The Indianola, NE gender ratio is 100.8:100 i.e. 100.8 men to 100 women (1.008).
 - For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 50.
 - For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 28.
 
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Race / Ethnicity
Indianola's population is not that diverse:
- Racial distribution of Indianola population: 94.73% are White, 4.43% are some other race and 0.84% are multiracial.
 - Indianola's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
 - By ethnicity, 7 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 404 (85.23% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
 - The largest racial group in Indianola is White with a population of 449 (94.73% of the total population).
 
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Year by year
Indianola's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:
- The peak population was 638 in the year 2000
 - From 2000 to 2010, Indianola's population decreased by 54 (8.46%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
 - From 2010 to 2020, Indianola's population decreased by 56 (9.59%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
 - Between the year 2000 and 2022, Indianola's population was lowest in year 2021 at 524.
 
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References
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2017-2021 5-Year Estimates
 - U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Population Estimates Program (PEP)