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Polk City, IA Urban Area

5,439 Population
2.3 square miles 2,341.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

36.2 ±2.5 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 38.7 ±0.1

Economics

$55,339 ±$5,457 Per capita income
  • about 1.3 times the amount in United States: $43,289 ±$119
$161,895 ±$17,575 Median household income
  • more than double the amount in United States: $78,538 ±$176

5.1% ±4.7% (277  ±251) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.4% 40,390,044 (±0.1% / ±272,803)

24.5 minutes ±2.2 (63,490  ±11,099) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.6 3,623,435,500 (±0 / ±6,730,891)

Families

1,901 ±158 Number of households
  • United States: 127,482,864 ±208,633
2.8 ±0.3 (5,386  ±264) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 324,275,230

4.3% ±3.5% (48  ±40) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,997,128 (±0% / ±22,535)

Housing

1,928 ±163 Number of housing units
  • United States: 142,332,880 ±9,434

$383,400 ±$28,965 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in United States: $303,400 ±$362

6.3% ±3.1% (342  ±169.2) Moved since previous year
  • about half the rate in United States: 12.7% 41,707,981 (±0% / ±144,000.6)

Social

97.9% ±10.3% (3,500  ±453) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 89.4% 204,204,445 (±0.1% / ±279,113.6)
48.1% ±6.1% (1,719  ±253.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 35% 79,954,302 (±0.1% / ±180,792.5)

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

N/A Foreign-born population

5.8% ±3.3% (218  ±126) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 6.4% 16,569,149 (±0% / ±47,618)
218 Total veterans ±126 218 Male ±126 N/A Female ±15

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