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Saylor township, Polk County, IA

6,772 Population
14.9 square miles 455.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2022 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

42.2 ±4.6 Median age
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Polk County: 36.1 ±0.2
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Iowa: 38.4 ±0.1

Economics

$37,412 ±$6,068 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Polk County: $41,894 ±$616
  • about the same as the amount in Iowa: $37,949 ±$241
$72,955 ±$16,178 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Polk County: $78,827 ±$1,322
  • a little higher than the amount in Iowa: $70,571 ±$395

7.9% ±4.5% (460  ±268) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Polk County: 10.3% 50,072 (±0.6% / ±2,868)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Iowa: 11.1% 343,141 (±0.2% / ±6,097)

16.5 minutes ±3.9 (46,430  ±15,409) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Polk County: 19.8 4,454,960 (±0.3 / ±92,716)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Iowa: 19.7 28,493,996 (±0.1 / ±232,811)

Families

2,572 ±350 Number of households
  • Polk County: 199,013 ±905
  • Iowa: 1,290,139 ±4,032
2.3 ±0.4 (5,836  ±714) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Polk County: 2.4 484,601 (±0 / ±145)
  • a little less than the figure in Iowa: 2.4 3,090,320

8.8% ±7% (101  ±84) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • nearly double the rate in Polk County: 4.7% † 5,715 (±0.5% / ±651)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Iowa: 5.7% 40,424 (±0.2% / ±1,423)

Housing

2,726 ±357 Number of housing units
  • Polk County: 211,392 ±128
  • Iowa: 1,417,064 ±977

$210,800 ±$35,033 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Polk County: $232,000 ±$2,726
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Iowa: $181,600 ±$1,035

25.1% ±6.1% (1,678  ±,444.3) Moved since previous year
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Polk County: 15.1% 73,824 (±0.7% / ±3,220.7)
  • nearly double the rate in Iowa: 13.7% 431,609 (±0.2% / ±6,970.1)

Social

94.5% ±3.8% (5,031  ±,646.3) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Polk County: 92.7% 304,494 (±1.3% / ±4,350.7)
  • about the same as the rate in Iowa: 93% 1,982,557 (±0.4% / ±9,380.8)
19.3% ±6.4% (1,027  ±,362.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about half the rate in Polk County: 38.9% 127,845 (±0.9% / ±2,950.1)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Iowa: 30.3% 645,329 (±0.3% / ±5,788.2)

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

3% ±1.8% (203  ±121) Foreign-born population
  • about one-third of the rate in Polk County: 9.7% 47,919
  • about half the rate in Iowa: 5.6% 178,537

10.2% ±4.5% (592  ±270) Population with veteran status
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Polk County: 6.1% 22,629 (±0.3% / ±1,145)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Iowa: 7% 171,836 (±0.1% / ±2,426)
592 Total veterans ±270 592 Male ±270 N/A Female ±15

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