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Beaver township, Polk County, IA

3,059 Population
24.1 square miles 126.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

39 ±1.9 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Polk County: 36.2 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in Iowa: 38.6 ±0.1

Economics

$34,852 ±$4,983 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Polk County: $44,008 ±$627
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Iowa: $39,728 ±$248
$105,926 ±$15,714 Median household income
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Polk County: $81,621 ±$1,336
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Iowa: $73,147 ±$438

6.5% ±4.3% (149  ±100) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Polk County: 10.1% 49,165 (±0.6% / ±2,764)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Iowa: 11% 340,362 (±0.2% / ±6,363)

25.8 minutes ±3.1 (32,075  ±6,651) Mean travel time to work
  • about 1.3 times the figure in Polk County: 19.9 4,462,415 (±0.3 / ±95,115)
  • about 1.3 times the figure in Iowa: 19.8 28,378,176 (±0.1 / ±224,391)

Families

942 ±119 Number of households
  • Polk County: 202,404 ±1,017
  • Iowa: 1,303,763 ±3,538
2.4 ±0.4 (2,298  ±268) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Polk County: 2.4 488,779 (±0 / ±141)
  • a little higher than the figure in Iowa: 2.4 3,097,679

6.1% ±2.9% (69  ±33) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Polk County: 4.9% † 5,938 (±0.5% / ±640)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Iowa: 5.6% 40,151 (±0.2% / ±1,434)

Housing

1,001 ±130 Number of housing units
  • Polk County: 215,016 ±270
  • Iowa: 1,427,175 ±397

$217,200 ±$13,525 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Polk County: $248,400 ±$3,146
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Iowa: $195,900 ±$929

20.2% ±4.6% (614  ±149.7) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Polk County: 14.5% 71,281 (±0.7% / ±3,319.2)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Iowa: 13.2% 418,598 (±0.2% / ±6,426.2)

Social

91.2% ±4.9% (2,188  ±236) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Polk County: 92.5% 306,695 (±1.3% / ±4,401.8)
  • about the same as the rate in Iowa: 93.2% 1,995,357 (±0.4% / ±9,537.1)
16.5% ±4.2% (395  ±107.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Polk County: 39.6% 131,129 (±0.8% / ±2,764.8)
  • about half the rate in Iowa: 30.9% 660,619 (±0.3% / ±6,087.5)

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

0.6% ±0.4% (19  ±12) Foreign-born population
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in Polk County: 10% 49,496
  • about 10 percent of the rate in Iowa: 5.7% 182,594

5.7% ±3.2% (146  ±84) Population with veteran status
  • a little less than the rate in Polk County: 6% 22,413 (±0.3% / ±1,066)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Iowa: 6.8% 166,552 (±0.1% / ±2,040)
146 Total veterans ±84 146 Male ±84 N/A Female ±10

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