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BG 1, Tract 111.14, Polk, IA

492 Population
1 square miles 490 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

34.2 ±6.1 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in West Des Moines: 36 ±1.1
  • a little less than the figure in Polk County: 36.2 ±0.2
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Iowa: 38.6 ±0.2

Economics

$22,387 ±$7,650 Per capita income
  • about two-fifths of the amount in West Des Moines: $57,275 ±$2,565
  • about half the amount in Polk County: $45,622 ±$752
  • about half the amount in Iowa: $40,877 ±$247
$24,028 ±$7,322 Median household income
  • about one-quarter of the amount in West Des Moines: $86,594 ±$2,354
  • about one-quarter of the amount in Polk County: $83,576 ±$1,283
  • about one-third of the amount in Iowa: $75,059 ±$418

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Families

348 ±133 Number of households
  • West Des Moines: 32,233 ±841
  • Polk County: 205,358 ±1,156
  • Iowa: 1,315,707 ±3,984
1.4 ±0.3 (492  ±208) Persons per household
  • about two-thirds of the figure in West Des Moines: 2.2 70,678 (±0.1 / ±123)
  • about three-fifths of the figure in Polk County: 2.4 494,416 (±0 / ±148)
  • about three-fifths of the figure in Iowa: 2.4 3,111,021

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Housing

491 ±214 Number of housing units
  • West Des Moines: 34,006 ±812
  • Polk County: 218,486 ±136
  • Iowa: 1,437,699 ±523

$-666,666,700 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • less than 10 percent of the amount in West Des Moines: $309,000 ±$10,613
  • less than 10 percent of the amount in Polk County: $262,100 ±$3,486
  • less than 10 percent of the amount in Iowa: $208,000 ±$1,141

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Social

89.5% ±40.3% (373  ±244.1) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in West Des Moines: 96.3% 47,694 (±2.9% / ±1,779.4)
  • a little less than the rate in Polk County: 92.5% 311,012 (±1.3% / ±4,464.1)
  • a little less than the rate in Iowa: 93.3% 2,008,851 (±0.4% / ±9,325.6)
30.2% ±20.4% (126  ±104.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about half the rate in West Des Moines: 54.9% 27,223 (±2.2% / ±1,241.1)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Polk County: 40.3% 135,414 (±0.8% / ±2,806.8)
  • a little less than the rate in Iowa: 31.4% 676,908 (±0.3% / ±5,442.9)

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26.2% ±26.7% (129  ±142) Population with veteran status
  • more than double the rate in West Des Moines: 5.4% † 3,015 (±0.9% / ±505)
  • more than double the rate in Polk County: 5.6% 21,413 (±0.3% / ±1,139)
  • more than double the rate in Iowa: 6.5% 160,571 (±0.1% / ±2,289)
129 Total veterans ±142 129 Male ±142 N/A Female ±10

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