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BG 3, Tract 53, Polk, IA

1,283 Population
1 square miles 1,300.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

36 ±7.6 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in Des Moines: 34.6 ±0.4
  • about the same as the figure in Polk County: 36.2 ±0.2

Economics

$35,729 ±$6,290 Per capita income
  • a little less than the amount in Des Moines: $37,863 ±$917
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Polk County: $45,622 ±$752
$96,359 ±$23,287 Median household income
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Des Moines: $65,932 ±$1,922
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Polk County: $83,576 ±$1,283

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Families

467 ±118 Number of households
  • Des Moines: 90,105 ±1,262
  • Polk County: 205,358 ±1,156
2.7 ±0.4 (1,265  ±374) Persons per household
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Des Moines: 2.3 207,448 (±0 / ±224)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Polk County: 2.4 494,416 (±0 / ±148)

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Housing

497 ±119 Number of housing units
  • Des Moines: 97,604 ±1,191
  • Polk County: 218,486 ±136

$197,200 ±$25,256 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about the same as 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

87.2% ±34.4% (750  ±202.8) 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)
19.3% ±8.7% (166  ±89) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds 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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1.3% ±1.4% (13  ±14) Population with veteran status
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Des Moines: 5% 8,179 (±0.4% / ±725)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Polk County: 5.6% 21,413 (±0.3% / ±1,139)
13 Total veterans ±14 13 Male ±14 N/A Female ±10

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