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Census Tract 111.14, Polk, IA

3,914 Population
1.5 square miles 2,551 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.2 ±5.5 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

$44,791 ±$6,330 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in West Des Moines: $57,275 ±$2,565
  • about the same as the amount in Polk County: $45,622 ±$752
$57,222 ±$21,803 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

9.5% ±5.9% (371  ±239) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in West Des Moines: 8.4% † 5,933 (±1.6% / ±1,160)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Polk County: 10.3% 50,969 (±0.6% / ±3,035)

24.2 minutes ±4 (50,605  ±15,936) Mean travel time to work
  • about 1.3 times the figure in West Des Moines: 18.3 592,500 (±0.8 / ±33,891)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Polk County: 20 4,465,015 (±0.3 / ±87,777)

Families

2,396 ±361 Number of households
  • West Des Moines: 32,233 ±841
  • Polk County: 205,358 ±1,156
1.6 ±0.2 (3,914  ±708) Persons per household
  • about three-quarters of the figure in West Des Moines: 2.2 70,678 (±0.1 / ±123)
  • about two-thirds of the figure in Polk County: 2.4 494,416 (±0 / ±148)

5.7% ±6.9% (57  ±71) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in West Des Moines: 4.6% † 830 (±1.5% / ±273)
  • a little higher than the rate in Polk County: 5.5% 6,789 (±0.5% / ±668)

Housing

2,648 ±347 Number of housing units
  • West Des Moines: 34,006 ±812
  • Polk County: 218,486 ±136

$175,900 ±$37,800 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-fifths of the amount in West Des Moines: $309,000 ±$10,613
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Polk County: $262,100 ±$3,486

35.6% ±13.7% (1,384  ±590.8) Moved since previous year
  • more than 1.5 times 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

98.2% ±3.4% (3,216  ±670.1) 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)
37.4% ±1.9% (1,226  ±259.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in West Des Moines: 54.9% 27,223 (±2.2% / ±1,241.1)
  • about 90 percent of 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

9.3% ±7.5% (364  ±300) Foreign-born population
  • about 80 percent of the rate in West Des Moines: 10.9% † 7,731 (±1.5% / ±1,095)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Polk County: 10.1% 50,787

14% ±6.4% (487  ±243) Population with veteran status
  • more than double the rate in West Des Moines: 5.4% † 3,015 (±0.9% / ±505)
  • more than double the rate in Polk County: 5.6% 21,413 (±0.3% / ±1,139)
487 Total veterans ±243 487 Male ±243 N/A Female ±10

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