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BG 1, Tract 1.01, Polk, IA

3,217 Population
0.5 square miles 5,924.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

27.5 ±8.5 Median age
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Des Moines: 34.6 ±0.4
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Polk County: 36.2 ±0.2

Economics

$20,565 ±$7,069 Per capita income
  • about half the amount in Des Moines: $37,863 ±$917
  • about half the amount in Polk County: $45,622 ±$752
$35,931 ±$4,276 Median household income
  • about half the amount in Des Moines: $65,932 ±$1,922
  • about two-fifths of the amount in Polk County: $83,576 ±$1,283

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Families

1,266 ±190 Number of households
  • Des Moines: 90,105 ±1,262
  • Polk County: 205,358 ±1,156
2.5 ±0.5 (3,197  ±768) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Des Moines: 2.3 207,448 (±0 / ±224)
  • a little higher than the figure in Polk County: 2.4 494,416 (±0 / ±148)

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Housing

1,370 ±181 Number of housing units
  • Des Moines: 97,604 ±1,191
  • Polk County: 218,486 ±136

$191,700 ±$27,524 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about the same as the amount in Des Moines: $194,700 ±$3,372
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Polk County: $262,100 ±$3,486

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Social

89.6% ±12.2% (1,519  ±332.3) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Des Moines: 87% 121,981 (±1.8% / ±2,733.5)
  • a little less than the rate in Polk County: 92.5% 311,012 (±1.3% / ±4,464.1)
15.1% ±6.4% (256  ±116.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about half the rate in Des Moines: 29.7% 41,668 (±1.1% / ±1,582.3)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Polk County: 40.3% 135,414 (±0.8% / ±2,806.8)

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2.3% ±2.7% (42  ±49) Population with veteran status
  • about half the rate in Des Moines: 5% 8,179 (±0.4% / ±725)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Polk County: 5.6% 21,413 (±0.3% / ±1,139)
42 Total veterans ±49 34 Male ±49 8 Female ±13

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