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Beaver township, Polk County, IA

3,282 Population
24.1 square miles 136 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.2 ±2.2 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 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$37,776 ±$5,160 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Polk County: $45,622 ±$752
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Iowa: $40,877 ±$247
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$111,384 ±$18,278 Median household income
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Polk County: $83,576 ±$1,283
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Iowa: $75,059 ±$418
  • about 1.4 times the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

8.7% ±4.7% (217  ±119) Persons below poverty line
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Polk County: 10.3% 50,969 (±0.6% / ±3,035)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Iowa: 11.1% 344,519 (±0.2% / ±6,799)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

23.9 minutes ±2.1 (35,075  ±6,185) Mean travel time to work
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Polk County: 20 4,465,015 (±0.3 / ±87,777)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Iowa: 19.8 28,362,076 (±0.1 / ±233,595)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

1,023 ±125 Number of households
  • Polk County: 205,358 ±1,156
  • Iowa: 1,315,707 ±3,984
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.5 ±0.4 (2,516  ±279) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Polk County: 2.4 494,416 (±0 / ±148)
  • a little higher than the figure in Iowa: 2.4 3,111,021
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

5.3% ±3.1% (65  ±38) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little less than the rate in Polk County: 5.5% 6,789 (±0.5% / ±668)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Iowa: 5.7% 41,080 (±0.2% / ±1,625)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

1,087 ±136 Number of housing units
  • Polk County: 218,486 ±136
  • Iowa: 1,437,699 ±523
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$233,800 ±$18,397 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Polk County: $262,100 ±$3,486
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Iowa: $208,000 ±$1,141
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

19.3% ±4.4% (630  ±154.8) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Polk County: 14.3% 70,988 (±0.7% / ±3,455.8)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Iowa: 12.9% 408,833 (±0.3% / ±7,883.1)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

93.4% ±4.3% (2,368  ±241.9) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Polk County: 92.5% 311,012 (±1.3% / ±4,464.1)
  • about the same as the rate in Iowa: 93.3% 2,008,851 (±0.4% / ±9,325.6)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
19.5% ±4.4% (495  ±120.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about half the rate in Polk County: 40.3% 135,414 (±0.8% / ±2,806.8)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Iowa: 31.4% 676,908 (±0.3% / ±5,442.9)
  • about half the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

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

0.7% ±0.6% (23  ±18) Foreign-born population
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in Polk County: 10.1% 50,787
  • about 10 percent of the rate in Iowa: 5.9% 189,988
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

5.2% ±2.8% (145  ±78) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Polk County: 5.6% 21,413 (±0.3% / ±1,139)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Iowa: 6.5% 160,571 (±0.1% / ±2,289)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
145 Total veterans ±78 145 Male ±78 N/A Female ±10

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