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BG 1, Tract 29, Polk, IA

906 Population
0.2 square miles 5,048.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

59.7 ±16.7 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

$61,353 ±$12,823 Per capita income
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in Des Moines: $37,863 ±$917
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Polk County: $45,622 ±$752
$83,067 ±$57,157 Median household income
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Des Moines: $65,932 ±$1,922
  • about the same as the amount in Polk County: $83,576 ±$1,283

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Families

584 ±184 Number of households
  • Des Moines: 90,105 ±1,262
  • Polk County: 205,358 ±1,156
1.5 ±0.1 (880  ±279) Persons per household
  • about two-thirds of the figure in Des Moines: 2.3 207,448 (±0 / ±224)
  • about three-fifths of the figure in Polk County: 2.4 494,416 (±0 / ±148)

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Housing

717 ±222 Number of housing units
  • Des Moines: 97,604 ±1,191
  • Polk County: 218,486 ±136

$187,500 ±$46,878 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little less than 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

99.5% ±12.9% (777  ±243.6) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Des Moines: 87% 121,981 (±1.8% / ±2,733.5)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Polk County: 92.5% 311,012 (±1.3% / ±4,464.1)
66.1% ±17.2% (516  ±199.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • more than double the rate in Des Moines: 29.7% 41,668 (±1.1% / ±1,582.3)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Polk County: 40.3% 135,414 (±0.8% / ±2,806.8)

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8.2% ±8.5% (64  ±69) Population with veteran status
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Des Moines: 5% 8,179 (±0.4% / ±725)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Polk County: 5.6% 21,413 (±0.3% / ±1,139)
64 Total veterans ±69 64 Male ±69 N/A Female ±10

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