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Bloomfield township, Polk County, IA

32,939 Population
27.6 square miles 1,192.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

36.3 ±2 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Polk County: 36.2 ±0.2
  • a little less than the figure in Iowa: 38.6 ±0.1

Economics

$34,642 ±$2,119 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
$62,975 ±$8,167 Median household income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Polk County: $81,621 ±$1,336
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Iowa: $73,147 ±$438

14.1% ±2.7% (4,598  ±909) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Polk County: 10.1% 49,165 (±0.6% / ±2,764)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Iowa: 11% 340,362 (±0.2% / ±6,363)

22.7 minutes ±0.1 (356,765  ±29,965) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Polk County: 19.9 4,462,415 (±0.3 / ±95,115)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Iowa: 19.8 28,378,176 (±0.1 / ±224,391)

Families

14,053 ±627 Number of households
  • Polk County: 202,404 ±1,017
  • Iowa: 1,303,763 ±3,538
2.3 ±0.1 (32,371  ±1,840) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Polk County: 2.4 488,779 (±0 / ±141)
  • a little less than the figure in Iowa: 2.4 3,097,679

4% ±1.6% (330  ±134) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Polk County: 4.9% † 5,938 (±0.5% / ±640)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Iowa: 5.6% 40,151 (±0.2% / ±1,434)

Housing

15,126 ±662 Number of housing units
  • Polk County: 215,016 ±270
  • Iowa: 1,427,175 ±397

$163,600 ±$6,479 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Polk County: $248,400 ±$3,146
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Iowa: $195,900 ±$929

17.1% ±2.5% (5,586  ±869.6) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Polk County: 14.5% 71,281 (±0.7% / ±3,319.2)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Iowa: 13.2% 418,598 (±0.2% / ±6,426.2)

Social

87% ±2.3% (19,541  ±1,197.4) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Polk County: 92.5% 306,695 (±1.3% / ±4,401.8)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Iowa: 93.2% 1,995,357 (±0.4% / ±9,537.1)
18.3% ±2.4% (4,102  ±582.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about half the rate in Polk County: 39.6% 131,129 (±0.8% / ±2,764.8)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Iowa: 30.9% 660,619 (±0.3% / ±6,087.5)

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

10.2% ±2.2% (3,374  ±757) Foreign-born population
  • a little higher than the rate in Polk County: 10% 49,496
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Iowa: 5.7% 182,594

5.5% ±1.1% (1,391  ±282) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of 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)
1,391 Total veterans ±282 1,232 Male ±276 159 Female ±109

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