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Jefferson township, Polk County, IA

14,527 Population
30.1 square miles 482.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.6 ±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

$62,528 ±$8,199 Per capita income
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Polk County: $45,622 ±$752
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Iowa: $40,877 ±$247
  • about 1.4 times the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$153,131 ±$19,656 Median household income
  • nearly double the amount in Polk County: $83,576 ±$1,283
  • about double the amount in Iowa: $75,059 ±$418
  • nearly double the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

2.9% ±2.1% (425  ±311) Persons below poverty line
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Polk County: 10.3% 50,969 (±0.6% / ±3,035)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Iowa: 11.1% 344,519 (±0.2% / ±6,799)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

20.3 minutes ±3.7 (135,720  ±16,713) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in Polk County: 20 4,465,015 (±0.3 / ±87,777)
  • about the same as the figure in Iowa: 19.8 28,362,076 (±0.1 / ±233,595)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

5,283 ±532 Number of households
  • Polk County: 205,358 ±1,156
  • Iowa: 1,315,707 ±3,984
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.7 ±0.4 (14,485  ±1,151) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Polk County: 2.4 494,416 (±0 / ±148)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Iowa: 2.4 3,111,021
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

3.3% ±2.1% (129  ±82) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Polk County: 5.5% 6,789 (±0.5% / ±668)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Iowa: 5.7% 41,080 (±0.2% / ±1,625)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

5,462 ±527 Number of housing units
  • Polk County: 218,486 ±136
  • Iowa: 1,437,699 ±523
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$422,200 ±$26,520 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in Polk County: $262,100 ±$3,486
  • about double the amount in Iowa: $208,000 ±$1,141
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

10.4% ±3.6% (1,499  ±536.3) Moved since previous year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Polk County: 14.3% 70,988 (±0.7% / ±3,455.8)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Iowa: 12.9% 408,833 (±0.3% / ±7,883.1)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

99.2% ±3.9% (8,986  ±801.2) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Polk County: 92.5% 311,012 (±1.3% / ±4,464.1)
  • a little higher than the rate in Iowa: 93.3% 2,008,851 (±0.4% / ±9,325.6)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
59.7% ±4.4% (5,405  ±588.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Polk County: 40.3% 135,414 (±0.8% / ±2,806.8)
  • nearly double the rate in Iowa: 31.4% 676,908 (±0.3% / ±5,442.9)
  • more than 1.5 times 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

8.8% ±4% (1,271  ±584) Foreign-born population
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Polk County: 10.1% 50,787
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Iowa: 5.9% 189,988
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

5.8% ±2.2% (572  ±220) Population with veteran status
  • about the same as the rate in Polk County: 5.6% 21,413 (±0.3% / ±1,139)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Iowa: 6.5% 160,571 (±0.1% / ±2,289)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
572 Total veterans ±220 502 Male ±213 70 Female ±51

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