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Census Tract 117.03, Polk, IA

5,911 Population
2.1 square miles 2,846.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

42.8 ±3.4 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Johnston: 37.4 ±2.1
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Polk County: 36.2 ±0.2

Economics

$67,714 ±$8,232 Per capita income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Johnston: $57,529 ±$5,116
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Polk County: $45,622 ±$752
$155,000 ±$30,166 Median household income
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Johnston: $106,551 † ±$10,761
  • nearly double the amount in Polk County: $83,576 ±$1,283

1.4% ±1.1% (81  ±67) Persons below poverty line
  • less than a fifth of the rate in Johnston: 10.2% † 2,448 (±5.4% / ±1,302)
  • less than a fifth of the rate in Polk County: 10.3% 50,969 (±0.6% / ±3,035)

20 minutes ±1.6 (49,430  ±9,431) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in Johnston: 19.8 † 207,290 (±2.2 / ±15,045)
  • about the same as the figure in Polk County: 20 4,465,015 (±0.3 / ±87,777)

Families

2,244 ±212 Number of households
  • Johnston: 9,259 ±599
  • Polk County: 205,358 ±1,156
2.6 ±0.3 (5,911  ±524) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Johnston: 2.6 24,133 (±0.2 / ±40)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Polk County: 2.4 494,416 (±0 / ±148)

3.2% ±3.3% (44  ±46) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Johnston: 4.8% † 271 (±2.1% / ±119)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Polk County: 5.5% 6,789 (±0.5% / ±668)

Housing

2,289 ±200 Number of housing units
  • Johnston: 9,720 ±591
  • Polk County: 218,486 ±136

$356,100 ±$17,297 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little less than the amount in Johnston: $369,100 ±$16,483
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Polk County: $262,100 ±$3,486

9.7% ±5.5% (570  ±324.3) Moved since previous year
  • a little less than the rate in Johnston: 10.1% † 2,446 (±2.4% / ±577.8)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Polk County: 14.3% 70,988 (±0.7% / ±3,455.8)

Social

98.4% ±7.3% (3,780  ±452.9) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Johnston: 96.9% 14,957 (±4% / ±981.8)
  • a little higher than the rate in Polk County: 92.5% 311,012 (±1.3% / ±4,464.1)
69.8% ±6.2% (2,679  ±346.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Johnston: 57.8% 8,917 (±3.2% / ±666.5)
  • more than 1.5 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% ±4.4% (741  ±268) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Johnston: 9.5% † 2,317 (±2.2% / ±547)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Polk County: 10.1% 50,787

3.6% ±1.6% (152  ±67) Population with veteran status
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Johnston: 5% † 830 (±1.6% / ±264)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Polk County: 5.6% 21,413 (±0.3% / ±1,139)
152 Total veterans ±67 141 Male ±66 11 Female ±21

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