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BG 1, Tract 18, Polk, IA

1,239 Population
0.2 square miles 7,597.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

43.8 ±10 Median age
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Des Moines: 34.6 ±0.4
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Polk County: 36.2 ±0.2
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Iowa: 38.6 ±0.2

Economics

$29,192 ±$7,415 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Des Moines: $37,863 ±$917
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Polk County: $45,622 ±$752
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Iowa: $40,877 ±$247
$76,667 ±$19,061 Median household income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Des Moines: $65,932 ±$1,922
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Polk County: $83,576 ±$1,283
  • about the same as the amount in Iowa: $75,059 ±$418

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Families

406 ±102 Number of households
  • Des Moines: 90,105 ±1,262
  • Polk County: 205,358 ±1,156
  • Iowa: 1,315,707 ±3,984
3.1 ±0.2 (1,239  ±320) Persons per household
  • about 1.3 times the figure in Des Moines: 2.3 207,448 (±0 / ±224)
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Polk County: 2.4 494,416 (±0 / ±148)
  • about 1.3 times the figure in Iowa: 2.4 3,111,021

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Housing

406 ±102 Number of housing units
  • Des Moines: 97,604 ±1,191
  • Polk County: 218,486 ±136
  • Iowa: 1,437,699 ±523

$129,500 ±$10,699 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Des Moines: $194,700 ±$3,372
  • about half the amount in Polk County: $262,100 ±$3,486
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Iowa: $208,000 ±$1,141

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Social

92.8% ±32.9% (801  ±194.8) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Des Moines: 87% 121,981 (±1.8% / ±2,733.5)
  • about the same as the rate in Polk County: 92.5% 311,012 (±1.3% / ±4,464.1)
  • about the same as the rate in Iowa: 93.3% 2,008,851 (±0.4% / ±9,325.6)
13.1% ±7.4% (113  ±70.6) 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-third of the rate in Polk County: 40.3% 135,414 (±0.8% / ±2,806.8)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Iowa: 31.4% 676,908 (±0.3% / ±5,442.9)

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2.8% ±2% (28  ±21) Population with veteran status
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Des Moines: 5% 8,179 (±0.4% / ±725)
  • about half the rate in Polk County: 5.6% 21,413 (±0.3% / ±1,139)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Iowa: 6.5% 160,571 (±0.1% / ±2,289)
28 Total veterans ±21 28 Male ±21 N/A Female ±10

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