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Allen township, Polk County, IA

4,084 Population
14 square miles 292.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

29.6 ±4.6 Median age
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Polk County: 36.2 ±0.2
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Iowa: 38.6 ±0.1

Economics

$41,692 ±$8,665 Per capita income
  • a little less than the amount in Polk County: $44,008 ±$627
  • a little higher than the amount in Iowa: $39,728 ±$248
$159,583 ±$39,053 Median household income
  • about double the amount in Polk County: $81,621 ±$1,336
  • more than double the amount in Iowa: $73,147 ±$438

8.7% ±9.4% (353  ±399) Persons below poverty line
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Polk County: 10.1% 49,165 (±0.6% / ±2,764)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Iowa: 11% 340,362 (±0.2% / ±6,363)

18.9 minutes ±10.8 (28,190  ±8,822) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in Polk County: 19.9 4,462,415 (±0.3 / ±95,115)
  • a little less than the figure in Iowa: 19.8 28,378,176 (±0.1 / ±224,391)

Families

1,051 ±283 Number of households
  • Polk County: 202,404 ±1,017
  • Iowa: 1,303,763 ±3,538
3.9 ±0.6 (4,081  ±1,275) Persons per household
  • more than 1.5 times the figure in Polk County: 2.4 488,779 (±0 / ±141)
  • more than 1.5 times the figure in Iowa: 2.4 3,097,679

0.1% ±1.5% (1  ±18) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in Polk County: 4.9% † 5,938 (±0.5% / ±640)
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in Iowa: 5.6% 40,151 (±0.2% / ±1,434)

Housing

1,099 ±311 Number of housing units
  • Polk County: 215,016 ±270
  • Iowa: 1,427,175 ±397

$294,000 ±$32,677 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Polk County: $248,400 ±$3,146
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Iowa: $195,900 ±$929

10.3% ±10.3% (418  ±439.6) Moved since previous year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Polk County: 14.5% 71,281 (±0.7% / ±3,319.2)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Iowa: 13.2% 418,598 (±0.2% / ±6,426.2)

Social

96.6% ±37.3% (2,110  ±495.1) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Polk County: 92.5% 306,695 (±1.3% / ±4,401.8)
  • a little higher than the rate in Iowa: 93.2% 1,995,357 (±0.4% / ±9,537.1)
49.2% ±11% (1,074  ±407.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Polk County: 39.6% 131,129 (±0.8% / ±2,764.8)
  • about 1.5 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

1.7% ±1.8% (68  ±75) Foreign-born population
  • about one-fifth of the rate in Polk County: 10% 49,496
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Iowa: 5.7% 182,594

6.9% ±2.8% (186  ±105) Population with veteran status
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Polk County: 6% 22,413 (±0.3% / ±1,066)
  • about the same as the rate in Iowa: 6.8% 166,552 (±0.1% / ±2,040)
186 Total veterans ±105 154 Male ±90 32 Female ±39

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