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Census Tract 115, Polk, IA

8,161 Population
40.7 square miles 200.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.5 ±3.9 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Polk City: 39.1 † ±7
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Polk County: 36.2 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in Iowa: 38.6 ±0.2

Economics

$57,373 ±$6,503 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in Polk City: $56,351 † ±$6,053
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Polk County: $45,622 ±$752
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Iowa: $40,877 ±$247
$150,156 ±$22,054 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Polk City: $164,389 † ±$22,194
  • nearly double the amount in Polk County: $83,576 ±$1,283
  • about double the amount in Iowa: $75,059 ±$418

5% ±3.6% (407  ±293) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Polk City: 6.8% † 404 (±4.9% / ±293)
  • about half the rate in Polk County: 10.3% 50,969 (±0.6% / ±3,035)
  • about half the rate in Iowa: 11.1% 344,519 (±0.2% / ±6,799)

25.8 minutes ±6.8 (82,025  ±15,159) Mean travel time to work
  • a little higher than the figure in Polk City: 24.3 † 60,250 (±2.4 / ±11,776)
  • about 1.3 times the figure in Polk County: 20 4,465,015 (±0.3 / ±87,777)
  • about 1.3 times the figure in Iowa: 19.8 28,362,076 (±0.1 / ±233,595)

Families

3,008 ±225 Number of households
  • Polk City: 2,184 ±120
  • Polk County: 205,358 ±1,156
  • Iowa: 1,315,707 ±3,984
2.7 ±0.3 (8,111  ±500) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Polk City: 2.7 5,987 (±0.2 / ±18)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Polk County: 2.4 494,416 (±0 / ±148)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Iowa: 2.4 3,111,021

4% ±2.9% (57  ±42) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Polk City: 5.4% † 57 (±3.9% / ±42)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Polk County: 5.5% 6,789 (±0.5% / ±668)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Iowa: 5.7% 41,080 (±0.2% / ±1,625)

Housing

3,065 ±231 Number of housing units
  • Polk City: 2,231 ±127
  • Polk County: 218,486 ±136
  • Iowa: 1,437,699 ±523

$416,700 ±$22,692 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about the same as the amount in Polk City: $414,800 ±$26,207
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Polk County: $262,100 ±$3,486
  • about double the amount in Iowa: $208,000 ±$1,141

5.5% ±2.6% (447  ±209.5) Moved since previous year
  • a little less than the rate in Polk City: 5.8% † 348 (±3% / ±178.8)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Polk County: 14.3% 70,988 (±0.7% / ±3,455.8)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Iowa: 12.9% 408,833 (±0.3% / ±7,883.1)

Social

98.2% ±7.6% (5,516  ±590.9) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Polk City: 98.4% † 4,031 (±11.6% / ±506)
  • a little higher than the rate in Polk County: 92.5% 311,012 (±1.3% / ±4,464.1)
  • a little higher than the rate in Iowa: 93.3% 2,008,851 (±0.4% / ±9,325.6)
46.1% ±6.1% (2,591  ±395.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Polk City: 44.2% † 1,809 (±7.1% / ±299)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Polk County: 40.3% 135,414 (±0.8% / ±2,806.8)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Iowa: 31.4% 676,908 (±0.3% / ±5,442.9)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

0.5% ±0.6% (43  ±51) Foreign-born population
  • Polk City: 0%
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in Polk County: 10.1% 50,787
  • about 10 percent of the rate in Iowa: 5.9% 189,988

5.1% ±2.4% (302  ±142) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Polk City: 6% † 261 (±3.2% / ±138)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Polk County: 5.6% 21,413 (±0.3% / ±1,139)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Iowa: 6.5% 160,571 (±0.1% / ±2,289)
302 Total veterans ±142 302 Male ±142 N/A Female ±15

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