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Census Tract 7.03, Polk, IA

2,708 Population
0.8 square miles 3,279.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

44.2 ±4 Median age
  • about 1.3 times the figure in Des Moines: 34.6 ±0.4
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Polk County: 36.2 ±0.2

Economics

$47,137 ±$5,303 Per capita income
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Des Moines: $37,863 ±$917
  • a little higher than the amount in Polk County: $45,622 ±$752
$79,189 ±$7,193 Median household income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Des Moines: $65,932 ±$1,922
  • a little less than the amount in Polk County: $83,576 ±$1,283

1.2% ±1.2% (33  ±32) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent of the rate in Des Moines: 15% 31,077 (±1.1% / ±2,258)
  • about 10 percent of the rate in Polk County: 10.3% 50,969 (±0.6% / ±3,035)

17.7 minutes ±1.3 (21,540  ±4,043) 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

1,355 ±98 Number of households
  • Des Moines: 90,105 ±1,262
  • Polk County: 205,358 ±1,156
2 ±0.2 (2,695  ±290) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Des Moines: 2.3 207,448 (±0 / ±224)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Polk County: 2.4 494,416 (±0 / ±148)

12.1% ±7.8% (58  ±39) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than double the rate in Des Moines: 5.8% † 3,140 (±0.8% / ±433)
  • more than double the rate in Polk County: 5.5% 6,789 (±0.5% / ±668)

Housing

1,546 ±124 Number of housing units
  • Des Moines: 97,604 ±1,191
  • Polk County: 218,486 ±136

$241,700 ±$12,002 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Des Moines: $194,700 ±$3,372
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Polk County: $262,100 ±$3,486

9.3% ±3.8% (248  ±103.5) Moved since previous year
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Des Moines: 15.7% 32,957 (±1% / ±2,146.4)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Polk County: 14.3% 70,988 (±0.7% / ±3,455.8)

Social

93.2% ±8.5% (1,937  ±249.4) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Des Moines: 87% 121,981 (±1.8% / ±2,733.5)
  • about the same as the rate in Polk County: 92.5% 311,012 (±1.3% / ±4,464.1)
51.1% ±6.7% (1,063  ±169) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Des Moines: 29.7% 41,668 (±1.1% / ±1,582.3)
  • about 25 percent higher than 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

6.1% ±5.8% (164  ±159) Foreign-born population
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Des Moines: 14.2% 30,141 (±0.8% / ±1,611)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Polk County: 10.1% 50,787

7.4% ±4.5% (165  ±102) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Des Moines: 5% 8,179 (±0.4% / ±725)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Polk County: 5.6% 21,413 (±0.3% / ±1,139)
165 Total veterans ±102 140 Male ±97 25 Female ±26

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