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BG 3, Tract 21, Polk, IA

493 Population
0.2 square miles 2,672.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

58.9 ±13.5 Median age
  • more than 1.5 times the figure in Des Moines: 34.6 ±0.4
  • more than 1.5 times the figure in Polk County: 36.2 ±0.2

Economics

$31,993 ±$10,474 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Des Moines: $37,863 ±$917
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Polk County: $45,622 ±$752
$52,292 ±$16,205 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Des Moines: $65,932 ±$1,922
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Polk County: $83,576 ±$1,283

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Families

270 ±117 Number of households
  • Des Moines: 90,105 ±1,262
  • Polk County: 205,358 ±1,156
1.8 ±0.3 (493  ±231) Persons per household
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Des Moines: 2.3 207,448 (±0 / ±224)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Polk County: 2.4 494,416 (±0 / ±148)

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Housing

270 ±117 Number of housing units
  • Des Moines: 97,604 ±1,191
  • Polk County: 218,486 ±136

$105,200 ±$30,856 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about half the amount in Des Moines: $194,700 ±$3,372
  • about two-fifths of the amount in Polk County: $262,100 ±$3,486

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Social

82.6% ±52.2% (371  ±149.9) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Des Moines: 87% 121,981 (±1.8% / ±2,733.5)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Polk County: 92.5% 311,012 (±1.3% / ±4,464.1)
22.3% ±17.2% (100  ±91.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Des Moines: 29.7% 41,668 (±1.1% / ±1,582.3)
  • about half the rate in Polk County: 40.3% 135,414 (±0.8% / ±2,806.8)

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14.9% ±7.2% (71  ±48) 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)
71 Total veterans ±48 71 Male ±48 N/A Female ±10

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