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Delaware township, Polk County, IA

9,826 Population
17.8 square miles 553.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.4 ±2.7 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Polk County: 36.2 ±0.2
  • a little higher than the figure in Iowa: 38.6 ±0.1

Economics

$38,558 ±$3,538 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Polk County: $44,008 ±$627
  • a little less than the amount in Iowa: $39,728 ±$248
$80,833 ±$13,736 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in Polk County: $81,621 ±$1,336
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Iowa: $73,147 ±$438

8.5% ±4.5% (836  ±448) Persons below poverty line
  • about 80 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)

20.2 minutes ±2.7 (81,560  ±15,206) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in Polk County: 19.9 4,462,415 (±0.3 / ±95,115)
  • about the same as the figure in Iowa: 19.8 28,378,176 (±0.1 / ±224,391)

Families

3,962 ±328 Number of households
  • Polk County: 202,404 ±1,017
  • Iowa: 1,303,763 ±3,538
2.5 ±0.1 (9,807  ±897) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Polk County: 2.4 488,779 (±0 / ±141)
  • a little higher than the figure in Iowa: 2.4 3,097,679

3.7% ±3.6% (82  ±80) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-quarters 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

4,175 ±287 Number of housing units
  • Polk County: 215,016 ±270
  • Iowa: 1,427,175 ±397

$256,200 ±$21,066 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little higher than the amount in Polk County: $248,400 ±$3,146
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Iowa: $195,900 ±$929

8.4% ±3.6% (815  ±355.8) Moved since previous year
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Polk County: 14.5% 71,281 (±0.7% / ±3,319.2)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Iowa: 13.2% 418,598 (±0.2% / ±6,426.2)

Social

95.3% ±6.3% (6,201  ±612.8) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than 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)
23.7% ±4.5% (1,543  ±312.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Polk County: 39.6% 131,129 (±0.8% / ±2,764.8)
  • about three-quarters 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

5.9% ±2.6% (580  ±261) Foreign-born population
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Polk County: 10% 49,496
  • a little higher than the rate in Iowa: 5.7% 182,594

9.5% ±2.3% (684  ±175) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Polk County: 6% 22,413 (±0.3% / ±1,066)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Iowa: 6.8% 166,552 (±0.1% / ±2,040)
684 Total veterans ±175 592 Male ±175 92 Female ±74

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