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Saylor township, Polk County, IA

6,727 Population
14.9 square miles 452.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

41.6 ±3.8 Median age
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Polk County: 36.2 ±0.2
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Iowa: 38.6 ±0.1

Economics

$36,927 ±$5,512 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
$78,250 ±$20,305 Median household income
  • a little less than the amount in Polk County: $81,621 ±$1,336
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Iowa: $73,147 ±$438

7.7% ±4.7% (446  ±277) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Polk County: 10.1% 49,165 (±0.6% / ±2,764)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Iowa: 11% 340,362 (±0.2% / ±6,363)

17.2 minutes ±3.7 (46,895  ±15,108) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Polk County: 19.9 4,462,415 (±0.3 / ±95,115)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Iowa: 19.8 28,378,176 (±0.1 / ±224,391)

Families

2,495 ±322 Number of households
  • Polk County: 202,404 ±1,017
  • Iowa: 1,303,763 ±3,538
2.3 ±0.4 (5,810  ±749) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Polk County: 2.4 488,779 (±0 / ±141)
  • about the same as the figure in Iowa: 2.4 3,097,679

11.1% ±8.2% (120  ±95) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than double the rate in Polk County: 4.9% † 5,938 (±0.5% / ±640)
  • about double the rate in Iowa: 5.6% 40,151 (±0.2% / ±1,434)

Housing

2,685 ±345 Number of housing units
  • Polk County: 215,016 ±270
  • Iowa: 1,427,175 ±397

$242,900 ±$32,230 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about the same as the amount in Polk County: $248,400 ±$3,146
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Iowa: $195,900 ±$929

23.3% ±5.5% (1,543  ±404.4) Moved since previous year
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Polk County: 14.5% 71,281 (±0.7% / ±3,319.2)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Iowa: 13.2% 418,598 (±0.2% / ±6,426.2)

Social

93.5% ±5.8% (4,875  ±655.7) 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)
20.4% ±6.3% (1,065  ±351.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about half the rate in Polk County: 39.6% 131,129 (±0.8% / ±2,764.8)
  • about two-thirds 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

3.6% ±1.8% (244  ±127) Foreign-born population
  • about one-third of the rate in Polk County: 10% 49,496
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Iowa: 5.7% 182,594

12.1% ±5.1% (699  ±306) Population with veteran status
  • about double the rate in Polk County: 6% 22,413 (±0.3% / ±1,066)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Iowa: 6.8% 166,552 (±0.1% / ±2,040)
699 Total veterans ±306 699 Male ±306 N/A Female ±15

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