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Van Meter township, Dallas County, IA

4,725 Population
39.7 square miles 119.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.8 ±2.2 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Dallas County: 35.8 ±0.2
  • a little higher than the figure in Iowa: 38.6 ±0.1

Economics

$65,105 ±$16,568 Per capita income
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Dallas County: $52,722 ±$1,826
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in Iowa: $39,728 ±$248
$127,575 ±$18,132 Median household income
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Dallas County: $102,349 ±$3,220
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in Iowa: $73,147 ±$438

2.3% ±1.2% (109  ±59) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Dallas County: 5.8% † 6,038 (±0.8% / ±831)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in Iowa: 11% 340,362 (±0.2% / ±6,363)

22.8 minutes ±2.6 (48,665  ±10,336) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Dallas County: 20.8 956,960 (±0.7 / ±40,617)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Iowa: 19.8 28,378,176 (±0.1 / ±224,391)

Families

1,605 ±183 Number of households
  • Dallas County: 40,868 ±472
  • Iowa: 1,303,763 ±3,538
2.9 ±0.1 (4,725  ±549) Persons per household
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Dallas County: 2.5 103,507 (±0 / ±15)
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Iowa: 2.4 3,097,679

6.6% ±4.4% (75  ±52) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Dallas County: 5.6% † 1,447 (±1.1% / ±294)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Iowa: 5.6% 40,151 (±0.2% / ±1,434)

Housing

1,701 ±183 Number of housing units
  • Dallas County: 43,195 ±70
  • Iowa: 1,427,175 ±397

$341,900 ±$85,052 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little higher than the amount in Dallas County: $333,400 ±$10,133
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in Iowa: $195,900 ±$929

10.5% ±6.1% (492  ±290.3) Moved since previous year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Dallas County: 14.6% 15,000 (±1.4% / ±1,462.7)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Iowa: 13.2% 418,598 (±0.2% / ±6,426.2)

Social

98.4% ±15% (3,038  ±325.9) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Dallas County: 96.1% 65,869 (±2.7% / ±1,876.1)
  • a little higher than the rate in Iowa: 93.2% 1,995,357 (±0.4% / ±9,537.1)
41% ±4.7% (1,265  ±198.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Dallas County: 51.6% 35,393 (±1.9% / ±1,298.8)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Iowa: 30.9% 660,619 (±0.3% / ±6,087.5)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

1.9% ±1.4% (91  ±65) Foreign-born population
  • about one-fifth of the rate in Dallas County: 10% 10,394
  • about one-third of the rate in Iowa: 5.7% 182,594

4.2% ±1.5% (142  ±52) Population with veteran status
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Dallas County: 5.8% † 4,417 (±0.7% / ±507)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Iowa: 6.8% 166,552 (±0.1% / ±2,040)
142 Total veterans ±52 138 Male ±50 4 Female ±6

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