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Census Tract 104.08, Polk, IA

4,321 Population
0.9 square miles 4,571.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.2 ±4.2 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Urbandale: 39.2 ±1
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Polk County: 36.2 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in Iowa: 38.6 ±0.2

Economics

$36,158 ±$4,008 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Urbandale: $54,506 ±$2,516
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Polk County: $45,622 ±$752
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Iowa: $40,877 ±$247
$81,348 ±$9,755 Median household income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Urbandale: $112,795 ±$8,668
  • a little less than the amount in Polk County: $83,576 ±$1,283
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Iowa: $75,059 ±$418

12.4% ±8.3% (531  ±364) Persons below poverty line
  • nearly double the rate in Urbandale: 6.8% † 3,143 (±1.8% / ±843)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Polk County: 10.3% 50,969 (±0.6% / ±3,035)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Iowa: 11.1% 344,519 (±0.2% / ±6,799)

20.2 minutes ±4.3 (44,530  ±13,523) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Urbandale: 18.9 381,430 (±0.7 / ±23,962)
  • about the same as the figure in Polk County: 20 4,465,015 (±0.3 / ±87,777)
  • about the same as the figure in Iowa: 19.8 28,362,076 (±0.1 / ±233,595)

Families

1,681 ±214 Number of households
  • Urbandale: 17,547 ±492
  • Polk County: 205,358 ±1,156
  • Iowa: 1,315,707 ±3,984
2.6 ±0.2 (4,297  ±601) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Urbandale: 2.6 46,255 (±0.1 / ±51)
  • a little higher than the figure in Polk County: 2.4 494,416 (±0 / ±148)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Iowa: 2.4 3,111,021

6.3% ±6.1% (59  ±59) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Urbandale: 4.6% † 479 (±1.6% / ±167)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Polk County: 5.5% 6,789 (±0.5% / ±668)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Iowa: 5.7% 41,080 (±0.2% / ±1,625)

Housing

1,767 ±219 Number of housing units
  • Urbandale: 18,490 ±484
  • Polk County: 218,486 ±136
  • Iowa: 1,437,699 ±523

$237,900 ±$8,663 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Urbandale: $335,500 ±$10,820
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Polk County: $262,100 ±$3,486
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Iowa: $208,000 ±$1,141

13.8% ±5.3% (590  ±241.7) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Urbandale: 12.8% † 5,899 (±2.1% / ±980.8)
  • a little less than the rate in Polk County: 14.3% 70,988 (±0.7% / ±3,455.8)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Iowa: 12.9% 408,833 (±0.3% / ±7,883.1)

Social

83.6% ±3% (2,549  ±440.9) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Urbandale: 93.9% 29,904 (±3.6% / ±1,354.9)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Polk County: 92.5% 311,012 (±1.3% / ±4,464.1)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Iowa: 93.3% 2,008,851 (±0.4% / ±9,325.6)
28.3% ±4.3% (863  ±196) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about half the rate in Urbandale: 51.2% 16,304 (±2.7% / ±945.5)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Polk County: 40.3% 135,414 (±0.8% / ±2,806.8)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Iowa: 31.4% 676,908 (±0.3% / ±5,442.9)

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

19.3% ±11.4% (835  ±506) Foreign-born population
  • about double the rate in Urbandale: 9.9% † 4,588 (±1.9% / ±874)
  • nearly double the rate in Polk County: 10.1% 50,787
  • more than double the rate in Iowa: 5.9% 189,988

10.8% ±3.4% (366  ±130) Population with veteran status
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Urbandale: 6.6% † 2,264 (±1.1% / ±384)
  • nearly double the rate in Polk County: 5.6% 21,413 (±0.3% / ±1,139)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Iowa: 6.5% 160,571 (±0.1% / ±2,289)
366 Total veterans ±130 366 Male ±130 N/A Female ±10

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