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BG 1, Tract 42, Polk, IA

1,830 Population
0.5 square miles 3,824.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

33.6 ±11.1 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

$34,508 ±$3,503 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Des Moines: $37,863 ±$917
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Polk County: $45,622 ±$752
$54,907 ±$10,381 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

1,054 ±230 Number of households
  • Des Moines: 90,105 ±1,262
  • Polk County: 205,358 ±1,156
1.7 ±0.1 (1,830  ±419) Persons per household
  • about three-quarters 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

1,121 ±228 Number of housing units
  • Des Moines: 97,604 ±1,191
  • Polk County: 218,486 ±136

$146,900 ±$47,550 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

87.8% ±30.4% (1,318  ±320.5) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Des Moines: 87% 121,981 (±1.8% / ±2,733.5)
  • a little less than the rate in Polk County: 92.5% 311,012 (±1.3% / ±4,464.1)
33.4% ±11.1% (502  ±208) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Des Moines: 29.7% 41,668 (±1.1% / ±1,582.3)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Polk County: 40.3% 135,414 (±0.8% / ±2,806.8)

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4.7% ±3.5% (76  ±59) Population with veteran status
  • a little less than the rate in Des Moines: 5% 8,179 (±0.4% / ±725)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Polk County: 5.6% 21,413 (±0.3% / ±1,139)
76 Total veterans ±59 76 Male ±59 N/A Female ±10

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