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BG 2, Tract 18, Polk, IA

862 Population
0.4 square miles 2,188.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

41.1 ±1.8 Median age
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Des Moines: 34.6 ±0.4
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Polk County: 36.2 ±0.2

Economics

$38,567 ±$13,413 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in Des Moines: $37,863 ±$917
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Polk County: $45,622 ±$752
$56,083 ±$21,006 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Des Moines: $65,932 ±$1,922
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Polk County: $83,576 ±$1,283

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Families

393 ±76 Number of households
  • Des Moines: 90,105 ±1,262
  • Polk County: 205,358 ±1,156
2.2 ±0.6 (862  ±164) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Des Moines: 2.3 207,448 (±0 / ±224)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Polk County: 2.4 494,416 (±0 / ±148)

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Housing

411 ±77 Number of housing units
  • Des Moines: 97,604 ±1,191
  • Polk County: 218,486 ±136

$140,300 ±$21,395 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Des Moines: $194,700 ±$3,372
  • about half the amount in Polk County: $262,100 ±$3,486

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Social

90.3% ±9.3% (532  ±115.8) High school grad or higher
  • a little 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)
15.1% ±8.4% (89  ±52.1) 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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1.2% ±1.5% (8  ±10) Population with veteran status
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Des Moines: 5% 8,179 (±0.4% / ±725)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in Polk County: 5.6% 21,413 (±0.3% / ±1,139)
8 Total veterans ±10 8 Male ±10 N/A Female ±10

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