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Walnut township, Polk County, IA

69,431 Population
26.1 square miles 2,660.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.4 ±1.2 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in Polk County: 36.2 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in Iowa: 38.6 ±0.1

Economics

$53,821 ±$2,322 Per capita income
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Polk County: $44,008 ±$627
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Iowa: $39,728 ±$248
$86,312 ±$2,828 Median household income
  • a little higher than the amount in Polk County: $81,621 ±$1,336
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Iowa: $73,147 ±$438

7.6% ±1.3% (5,258  ±929) 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)

17.8 minutes ±0.7 (550,620  ±33,967) 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

30,082 ±813 Number of households
  • Polk County: 202,404 ±1,017
  • Iowa: 1,303,763 ±3,538
2.3 ±0.1 (69,036  ±1,141) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Polk County: 2.4 488,779 (±0 / ±141)
  • a little less than the figure in Iowa: 2.4 3,097,679

4.3% ±1.4% (685  ±229) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Polk County: 4.9% † 5,938 (±0.5% / ±640)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Iowa: 5.6% 40,151 (±0.2% / ±1,434)

Housing

31,916 ±821 Number of housing units
  • Polk County: 215,016 ±270
  • Iowa: 1,427,175 ±397

$284,400 ±$6,794 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Polk County: $248,400 ±$3,146
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Iowa: $195,900 ±$929

18.1% ±2% (12,435  ±1,383.3) Moved since previous year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Polk County: 14.5% 71,281 (±0.7% / ±3,319.2)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Iowa: 13.2% 418,598 (±0.2% / ±6,426.2)

Social

95.5% ±2.6% (46,840  ±1,723.4) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than 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)
49.9% ±2.1% (24,447  ±1,173.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Polk County: 39.6% 131,129 (±0.8% / ±2,764.8)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Iowa: 30.9% 660,619 (±0.3% / ±6,087.5)

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

11.2% ±1.8% (7,740  ±1,259) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Polk County: 10% 49,496
  • about double the rate in Iowa: 5.7% 182,594

6.8% ±1% (3,669  ±525) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Polk County: 6% 22,413 (±0.3% / ±1,066)
  • about the same as the rate in Iowa: 6.8% 166,552 (±0.1% / ±2,040)
3,669 Total veterans ±525 3,375 Male ±519 294 Female ±127

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