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Census Tract 111.13, Polk, IA

2,647 Population
1.1 square miles 2,384.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

29 ±3.5 Median age
  • about 80 percent of the figure in West Des Moines: 36 ±1.1
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Polk County: 36.2 ±0.2

Economics

$44,431 ±$8,572 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in West Des Moines: $57,275 ±$2,565
  • a little less than the amount in Polk County: $45,622 ±$752
$90,987 ±$19,994 Median household income
  • a little higher than the amount in West Des Moines: $86,594 ±$2,354
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Polk County: $83,576 ±$1,283

11.5% ±5.2% (303  ±146) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.4 times the rate in West Des Moines: 8.4% † 5,933 (±1.6% / ±1,160)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Polk County: 10.3% 50,969 (±0.6% / ±3,035)

15.9 minutes ±1 (20,040  ±4,512) 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

1,027 ±135 Number of households
  • West Des Moines: 32,233 ±841
  • Polk County: 205,358 ±1,156
2.6 ±0.3 (2,633  ±431) Persons per household
  • about 20 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)

5.2% ±4.2% (31  ±27) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in West Des Moines: 4.6% † 830 (±1.5% / ±273)
  • a little less than the rate in Polk County: 5.5% 6,789 (±0.5% / ±668)

Housing

1,132 ±132 Number of housing units
  • West Des Moines: 34,006 ±812
  • Polk County: 218,486 ±136

$330,600 ±$25,886 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

42.4% ±16.5% (1,113  ±469) Moved since previous year
  • more than double the rate in West Des Moines: 19.9% † 13,976 (±2.2% / ±1,532.9)
  • more than double the rate in Polk County: 14.3% 70,988 (±0.7% / ±3,455.8)

Social

95.8% ±23.5% (1,449  ±249.3) 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)
56.6% ±6.6% (856  ±179.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little higher than 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

12.5% ±10.3% (330  ±278) Foreign-born population
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in West Des Moines: 10.9% † 7,731 (±1.5% / ±1,095)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Polk County: 10.1% 50,787

2% ±1.6% (41  ±32) Population with veteran status
  • about two-fifths of the rate in West Des Moines: 5.4% † 3,015 (±0.9% / ±505)
  • about one-third of the rate in Polk County: 5.6% 21,413 (±0.3% / ±1,139)
41 Total veterans ±32 41 Male ±32 N/A Female ±10

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