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Census Tract 30.02, Polk, IA

3,801 Population
1 square miles 3,998.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

43.1 ±3.2 Median age
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Des Moines: 34.6 ±0.4
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Polk County: 36.2 ±0.2

Economics

$75,290 ±$9,255 Per capita income
  • about double the amount in Des Moines: $37,863 ±$917
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in Polk County: $45,622 ±$752
$158,393 ±$52,391 Median household income
  • more than double the amount in Des Moines: $65,932 ±$1,922
  • nearly double the amount in Polk County: $83,576 ±$1,283

4.1% ±3.2% (154  ±124) Persons below poverty line
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Des Moines: 15% 31,077 (±1.1% / ±2,258)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Polk County: 10.3% 50,969 (±0.6% / ±3,035)

14.6 minutes ±6.6 (22,460  ±6,631) Mean travel time to work
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Des Moines: 19.5 1,880,510 (±0.4 / ±58,069)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Polk County: 20 4,465,015 (±0.3 / ±87,777)

Families

1,625 ±274 Number of households
  • Des Moines: 90,105 ±1,262
  • Polk County: 205,358 ±1,156
2.3 ±0.6 (3,789  ±623) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Des Moines: 2.3 207,448 (±0 / ±224)
  • a little less than the figure in Polk County: 2.4 494,416 (±0 / ±148)

1.1% ±1.8% (7  ±11) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about one-fifth of the rate in Des Moines: 5.8% † 3,140 (±0.8% / ±433)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in Polk County: 5.5% 6,789 (±0.5% / ±668)

Housing

1,689 ±269 Number of housing units
  • Des Moines: 97,604 ±1,191
  • Polk County: 218,486 ±136

$361,300 ±$21,500 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • nearly double the amount in Des Moines: $194,700 ±$3,372
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Polk County: $262,100 ±$3,486

4.3% ±2.6% (164  ±102.2) Moved since previous year
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Des Moines: 15.7% 32,957 (±1% / ±2,146.4)
  • about one-third of the rate in Polk County: 14.3% 70,988 (±0.7% / ±3,455.8)

Social

100% ±22.1% (2,723  ±395.2) High school grad or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Des Moines: 87% 121,981 (±1.8% / ±2,733.5)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Polk County: 92.5% 311,012 (±1.3% / ±4,464.1)
78.8% ±18.4% (2,146  ±352.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • more than double the rate in Des Moines: 29.7% 41,668 (±1.1% / ±1,582.3)
  • about double 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

7.5% ±6.3% (284  ±242) Foreign-born population
  • about half the rate in Des Moines: 14.2% 30,141 (±0.8% / ±1,611)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Polk County: 10.1% 50,787

1.8% ±1.1% (52  ±34) Population with veteran status
  • about one-third of the rate in Des Moines: 5% 8,179 (±0.4% / ±725)
  • about one-third of the rate in Polk County: 5.6% 21,413 (±0.3% / ±1,139)
52 Total veterans ±34 50 Male ±35 2 Female ±4

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