COMPARING TWO PLACES
Redding vs Indianola
PLACE A
Redding, Iowa
VS
PLACE B
Indianola, Mississippi
Redding is 99% smaller than Indianola. Redding earns more, with a median household income $32,042 higher. Indianola has grown faster since 2000 (-10% vs -23%).
REDDINGINDIANOLADIFFERENCE
Total population638,637−99% vs Indianola
Population density641,008−944
Population growth-23.2%-9.7%−13.5 pts
Median age66.235.7+30.5
Male51.0%46.2%+4.8 pts
Female49.0%53.8%−4.8 pts
Foreign-born0.0%1.6%−1.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic100.0%15.0%+85.0 pts
Black0.0%81.5%−81.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%1.7%−1.7 pts
Asian0.0%0.4%−0.4 pts
Other0.0%1.5%−1.5 pts
Median household income$73,750$41,708+$32,042
Per capita income$34,404$22,102+$12,302
Poverty rate7.8%30.5%−22.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.2780.448−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher0.0%21.0%−21.0 pts
Graduate degree0.0%10.6%−10.6 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%13.1%−13.1 pts
Labor force participation37.5%60.1%−22.6 pts
Median home value$152,500$108,800+$43,700
Median gross rent$381$720−$339
Owner-occupied96.9%51.8%+45.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate30.4%14.0%+16.5 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%54.1%−54.1 pts
Average commute17.521.0−3.5
Worked from home38.9%5.2%+33.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured13.7%10.7%+3.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025