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Census Tract 110.27, Polk, IA

7,051 Population
2.6 square miles 2,700.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.3 ±5.1 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

$68,331 ±$8,883 Per capita income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in West Des Moines: $57,275 ±$2,565
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Polk County: $45,622 ±$752
$100,917 ±$25,539 Median household income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in West Des Moines: $86,594 ±$2,354
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Polk County: $83,576 ±$1,283

6.6% ±7.1% (454  ±496) Persons below poverty line
  • about 80 percent of the rate in West Des Moines: 8.4% † 5,933 (±1.6% / ±1,160)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Polk County: 10.3% 50,969 (±0.6% / ±3,035)

16.9 minutes ±4 (53,285  ±7,874) 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

3,290 ±376 Number of households
  • West Des Moines: 32,233 ±841
  • Polk County: 205,358 ±1,156
2.1 ±0.3 (6,924  ±674) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in West Des Moines: 2.2 70,678 (±0.1 / ±123)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Polk County: 2.4 494,416 (±0 / ±148)

8% ±4.4% (122  ±71) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in West Des Moines: 4.6% † 830 (±1.5% / ±273)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Polk County: 5.5% 6,789 (±0.5% / ±668)

Housing

3,475 ±370 Number of housing units
  • West Des Moines: 34,006 ±812
  • Polk County: 218,486 ±136

$331,100 ±$35,948 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in West Des Moines: $309,000 ±$10,613
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Polk County: $262,100 ±$3,486

23% ±9.4% (1,601  ±669.5) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in West Des Moines: 19.9% † 13,976 (±2.2% / ±1,532.9)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Polk County: 14.3% 70,988 (±0.7% / ±3,455.8)

Social

94.8% ±7.6% (4,834  ±616.7) 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)
62.5% ±6.9% (3,185  ±475.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in West Des Moines: 54.9% 27,223 (±2.2% / ±1,241.1)
  • about 1.5 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

9.9% ±7.9% (697  ±558) Foreign-born population
  • about 90 percent of the rate in West Des Moines: 10.9% † 7,731 (±1.5% / ±1,095)
  • about the same as the rate in Polk County: 10.1% 50,787

5.3% ±4.2% (300  ±238) Population with veteran status
  • about the same as the rate in West Des Moines: 5.4% † 3,015 (±0.9% / ±505)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Polk County: 5.6% 21,413 (±0.3% / ±1,139)
300 Total veterans ±238 227 Male ±145 73 Female ±112

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