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Census Tract 5, Polk, IA

4,337 Population
0.8 square miles 5,559.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

35.1 ±5.4 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Des Moines: 34.6 ±0.4
  • a little less than the figure in Polk County: 36.2 ±0.2

Economics

$26,927 ±$4,943 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Des Moines: $37,863 ±$917
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Polk County: $45,622 ±$752
$49,706 ±$12,483 Median household income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Des Moines: $65,932 ±$1,922
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Polk County: $83,576 ±$1,283

11.4% ±6.7% (488  ±298) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Des Moines: 15% 31,077 (±1.1% / ±2,258)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Polk County: 10.3% 50,969 (±0.6% / ±3,035)

18 minutes ±5.1 (34,130  ±11,890) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Des Moines: 19.5 1,880,510 (±0.4 / ±58,069)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Polk County: 20 4,465,015 (±0.3 / ±87,777)

Families

1,748 ±262 Number of households
  • Des Moines: 90,105 ±1,262
  • Polk County: 205,358 ±1,156
2.5 ±0.2 (4,293  ±753) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Des Moines: 2.3 207,448 (±0 / ±224)
  • about the same as the figure in Polk County: 2.4 494,416 (±0 / ±148)

N/A Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year

Housing

1,835 ±257 Number of housing units
  • Des Moines: 97,604 ±1,191
  • Polk County: 218,486 ±136

$156,400 ±$10,216 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Des Moines: $194,700 ±$3,372
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Polk County: $262,100 ±$3,486

11.6% ±6.6% (501  ±299.8) Moved since previous year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Des Moines: 15.7% 32,957 (±1% / ±2,146.4)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Polk County: 14.3% 70,988 (±0.7% / ±3,455.8)

Social

80% ±5.8% (2,212  ±386.9) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Des Moines: 87% 121,981 (±1.8% / ±2,733.5)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Polk County: 92.5% 311,012 (±1.3% / ±4,464.1)
12.1% ±3.4% (335  ±108.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Des Moines: 29.7% 41,668 (±1.1% / ±1,582.3)
  • about one-third of the rate in Polk County: 40.3% 135,414 (±0.8% / ±2,806.8)

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

13.4% ±4.1% (581  ±203) Foreign-born population
  • a little less than the rate in Des Moines: 14.2% 30,141 (±0.8% / ±1,611)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Polk County: 10.1% 50,787

4.5% ±2.1% (148  ±72) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Des Moines: 5% 8,179 (±0.4% / ±725)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Polk County: 5.6% 21,413 (±0.3% / ±1,139)
148 Total veterans ±72 125 Male ±64 23 Female ±28

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