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Census Tract 117.02, Polk, IA

4,290 Population
3.5 square miles 1,234 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.8 ±6.7 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in Johnston: 37.4 ±2.1
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Polk County: 36.2 ±0.2

Economics

$43,807 ±$5,615 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Johnston: $57,529 ±$5,116
  • a little less than the amount in Polk County: $45,622 ±$752
$85,422 ±$7,866 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Johnston: $106,551 † ±$10,761
  • about the same as the amount in Polk County: $83,576 ±$1,283

6.8% ±2.9% (275  ±125) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Johnston: 10.2% † 2,448 (±5.4% / ±1,302)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Polk County: 10.3% 50,969 (±0.6% / ±3,035)

19.2 minutes ±1.1 (37,550  ±5,765) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in Johnston: 19.8 † 207,290 (±2.2 / ±15,045)
  • a little less than the figure in Polk County: 20 4,465,015 (±0.3 / ±87,777)

Families

1,883 ±236 Number of households
  • Johnston: 9,259 ±599
  • Polk County: 205,358 ±1,156
2.2 ±0.2 (4,100  ±586) Persons per household
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Johnston: 2.6 24,133 (±0.2 / ±40)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Polk County: 2.4 494,416 (±0 / ±148)

8.5% ±8.3% (74  ±74) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Johnston: 4.8% † 271 (±2.1% / ±119)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Polk County: 5.5% 6,789 (±0.5% / ±668)

Housing

2,074 ±229 Number of housing units
  • Johnston: 9,720 ±591
  • Polk County: 218,486 ±136

$302,200 ±$33,293 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Johnston: $369,100 ±$16,483
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Polk County: $262,100 ±$3,486

12.8% ±4.3% (546  ±197.1) Moved since previous year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Johnston: 10.1% † 2,446 (±2.4% / ±577.8)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Polk County: 14.3% 70,988 (±0.7% / ±3,455.8)

Social

91.2% ±5.3% (2,782  ±365.9) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Johnston: 96.9% 14,957 (±4% / ±981.8)
  • about the same as the rate in Polk County: 92.5% 311,012 (±1.3% / ±4,464.1)
49.1% ±6.5% (1,496  ±264.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Johnston: 57.8% 8,917 (±3.2% / ±666.5)
  • about 25 percent higher than 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

10.6% ±5.5% (455  ±243) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Johnston: 9.5% † 2,317 (±2.2% / ±547)
  • a little higher than the rate in Polk County: 10.1% 50,787

6.2% ±2.3% (205  ±80) Population with veteran status
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Johnston: 5% † 830 (±1.6% / ±264)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Polk County: 5.6% 21,413 (±0.3% / ±1,139)
205 Total veterans ±80 187 Male ±71 18 Female ±20

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