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Census Tract 111.11, Polk, IA

5,156 Population
1.4 square miles 3,810.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

35.6 ±5.3 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in West Des Moines: 36 ±1.1
  • about the same as the figure in Polk County: 36.2 ±0.2

Economics

$42,993 ±$4,640 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in West Des Moines: $57,275 ±$2,565
  • a little less than the amount in Polk County: $45,622 ±$752
$55,500 ±$20,746 Median household income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in West Des Moines: $86,594 ±$2,354
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Polk County: $83,576 ±$1,283

12.1% ±4.7% (615  ±258) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.4 times the rate in West Des Moines: 8.4% † 5,933 (±1.6% / ±1,160)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Polk County: 10.3% 50,969 (±0.6% / ±3,035)

15.3 minutes ±2.5 (38,945  ±9,135) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in West Des Moines: 18.3 592,500 (±0.8 / ±33,891)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Polk County: 20 4,465,015 (±0.3 / ±87,777)

Families

2,612 ±272 Number of households
  • West Des Moines: 32,233 ±841
  • Polk County: 205,358 ±1,156
1.9 ±0.2 (5,056  ±819) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in West Des Moines: 2.2 70,678 (±0.1 / ±123)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Polk County: 2.4 494,416 (±0 / ±148)

5.9% ±7% (69  ±83) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.3 times the rate in West Des Moines: 4.6% † 830 (±1.5% / ±273)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Polk County: 5.5% 6,789 (±0.5% / ±668)

Housing

2,696 ±287 Number of housing units
  • West Des Moines: 34,006 ±812
  • Polk County: 218,486 ±136

$228,300 ±$12,584 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-quarters of the amount in West Des Moines: $309,000 ±$10,613
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Polk County: $262,100 ±$3,486

16.7% ±5.9% (849  ±331) Moved since previous year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in West Des Moines: 19.9% † 13,976 (±2.2% / ±1,532.9)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Polk County: 14.3% 70,988 (±0.7% / ±3,455.8)

Social

96.1% ±10.6% (3,545  ±567.9) 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)
40.9% ±8.6% (1,508  ±363.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-quarters of the rate in West Des Moines: 54.9% 27,223 (±2.2% / ±1,241.1)
  • about the same as 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

11.5% ±6.5% (595  ±347) Foreign-born population
  • a little higher than the rate in West Des Moines: 10.9% † 7,731 (±1.5% / ±1,095)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Polk County: 10.1% 50,787

8.6% ±4.6% (354  ±193) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.5 times the rate in West Des Moines: 5.4% † 3,015 (±0.9% / ±505)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Polk County: 5.6% 21,413 (±0.3% / ±1,139)
354 Total veterans ±193 320 Male ±185 34 Female ±42

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