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Census Tract 110.21, Polk, IA

5,098 Population
1 square miles 5,248.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.8 ±3.4 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in West Des Moines: 36 ±1.1
  • a little higher than the figure in Polk County: 36.2 ±0.2

Economics

$50,683 ±$5,296 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in West Des Moines: $57,275 ±$2,565
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Polk County: $45,622 ±$752
$113,915 ±$11,569 Median household income
  • about 1.3 times the amount in West Des Moines: $86,594 ±$2,354
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Polk County: $83,576 ±$1,283

3.6% ±2.5% (184  ±126) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-fifths of the rate in West Des Moines: 8.4% † 5,933 (±1.6% / ±1,160)
  • about one-third of the rate in Polk County: 10.3% 50,969 (±0.6% / ±3,035)

16 minutes ±1.4 (35,625  ±5,486) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in West Des Moines: 18.3 592,500 (±0.8 / ±33,891)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Polk County: 20 4,465,015 (±0.3 / ±87,777)

Families

2,043 ±192 Number of households
  • West Des Moines: 32,233 ±841
  • Polk County: 205,358 ±1,156
2.5 ±0 (5,095  ±487) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in West Des Moines: 2.2 70,678 (±0.1 / ±123)
  • a little higher than the figure in Polk County: 2.4 494,416 (±0 / ±148)

12.8% ±7.4% (149  ±88) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than double the rate in West Des Moines: 4.6% † 830 (±1.5% / ±273)
  • more than double the rate in Polk County: 5.5% 6,789 (±0.5% / ±668)

Housing

2,079 ±195 Number of housing units
  • West Des Moines: 34,006 ±812
  • Polk County: 218,486 ±136

$282,200 ±$5,861 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in West Des Moines: $309,000 ±$10,613
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Polk County: $262,100 ±$3,486

15.3% ±7.9% (758  ±399.9) Moved since previous year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in West Des Moines: 19.9% † 13,976 (±2.2% / ±1,532.9)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Polk County: 14.3% 70,988 (±0.7% / ±3,455.8)

Social

95.4% ±5.7% (3,348  ±336.7) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in West Des Moines: 96.3% 47,694 (±2.9% / ±1,779.4)
  • a little higher than the rate in Polk County: 92.5% 311,012 (±1.3% / ±4,464.1)
55.2% ±4.6% (1,935  ±226) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about the same as the rate in West Des Moines: 54.9% 27,223 (±2.2% / ±1,241.1)
  • about 1.4 times 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

8.1% ±3.6% (413  ±186) Foreign-born population
  • about three-quarters of the rate in West Des Moines: 10.9% † 7,731 (±1.5% / ±1,095)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Polk County: 10.1% 50,787

6.2% ±3% (235  ±114) Population with veteran status
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in West Des Moines: 5.4% † 3,015 (±0.9% / ±505)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Polk County: 5.6% 21,413 (±0.3% / ±1,139)
235 Total veterans ±114 221 Male ±114 14 Female ±21

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