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BG 1, Tract 12, Polk, IA

590 Population
0.2 square miles 3,767.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

33.4 ±13.4 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Des Moines: 34.6 ±0.4
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Polk County: 36.2 ±0.2

Economics

$27,206 ±$7,499 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Des Moines: $37,863 ±$917
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Polk County: $45,622 ±$752
$-666,666,700 Median household income
  • Des Moines: $65,932 ±$1,922
  • Polk County: $83,576 ±$1,283

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Families

240 ±102 Number of households
  • Des Moines: 90,105 ±1,262
  • Polk County: 205,358 ±1,156
2.5 ±0.8 (590  ±308) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Des Moines: 2.3 207,448 (±0 / ±224)
  • about the same as the figure in Polk County: 2.4 494,416 (±0 / ±148)

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Housing

261 ±104 Number of housing units
  • Des Moines: 97,604 ±1,191
  • Polk County: 218,486 ±136

$147,300 ±$84,540 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Des Moines: $194,700 ±$3,372
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Polk County: $262,100 ±$3,486

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Social

71.1% ±13% (261  ±126.7) High school grad or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Des Moines: 87% 121,981 (±1.8% / ±2,733.5)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Polk County: 92.5% 311,012 (±1.3% / ±4,464.1)
11.7% ±16% (43  ±61.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Des Moines: 29.7% 41,668 (±1.1% / ±1,582.3)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Polk County: 40.3% 135,414 (±0.8% / ±2,806.8)

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17% ±16.4% (66  ±72) Population with veteran status
  • more than double the rate in Des Moines: 5% 8,179 (±0.4% / ±725)
  • more than double the rate in Polk County: 5.6% 21,413 (±0.3% / ±1,139)
66 Total veterans ±72 66 Male ±72 N/A Female ±10

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