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Ankeny, IA

72,219 Population
30.5 square miles 2,369.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2022 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

33.9 ±2.4 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metro Area: 36.8 ±0.3
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Iowa: 38.9 ±0.2

Economics

$47,451 ±$5,301 Per capita income
  • a little higher than the amount in the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metro Area: $44,692 ±$1,018
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Iowa: $38,917 ±$522
$103,578 ±$15,761 Median household income
  • about 1.3 times the amount in the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metro Area: $80,061 ±$2,262
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Iowa: $69,588 ±$889

4.4% ±2.1% (3,135  ±1,494) Persons below poverty line
  • about half the rate in the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metro Area: 8.9% † 63,990 (±1.1% / ±7,990)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Iowa: 11% 339,867 (±0.4% / ±12,981)

21.1 minutes ±0.9 (678,985  ±42,696) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2022 5-year data
  • about the same as the figure in the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metro Area: 20.8 6,747,725 (±0.3 / ±109,691)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Iowa: 19.7 28,493,996 (±0.1 / ±232,811)

Families

27,868 ±1,479 Number of households
  • the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metro Area: 297,060 ±2,734
  • Iowa: 1,330,995 ±5,631
2.6 ±0.1 (71,459  ±42) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metro Area: 2.4 716,735 (±0 / ±795)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Iowa: 2.3 3,101,828

3% ±2.7% (539  ±482) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about half the rate in the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metro Area: 5.4% † 9,435 (±0.9% / ±1,594)
  • about half the rate in Iowa: 5.8% 41,204 (±0.4% / ±2,685)

Housing

28,946 ±1,571 Number of housing units
  • the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metro Area: 315,087 ±350
  • Iowa: 1,438,456 ±779

$300,600 ±$21,573 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metro Area: $258,800 ±$5,990
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Iowa: $194,600 ±$2,298

17.3% ±5.6% (12,412  ±4,021.2) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.3 times the rate in the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metro Area: 13.1% 94,255 (±1.1% / ±7,721.6)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Iowa: 12.8% 406,658 (±0.4% / ±14,081.7)

Social

98% ±4% (42,695  ±1,992.8) High school grad or higher * ACS 2022 5-year data
  • a little higher than the rate in the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metro Area: 93.7% 444,718 (±1.1% / ±4,990.3)
  • a little higher than the rate in Iowa: 93% 1,982,557 (±0.4% / ±9,380.8)
53% ±3.2% (23,074  ±1,489.3) Bachelor's degree or higher * ACS 2022 5-year data
  • about 1.4 times the rate in the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metro Area: 38.5% 182,754 (±0.7% / ±3,343.9)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Iowa: 30.3% 645,329 (±0.3% / ±5,788.2)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

7.1% ±3.3% (5,088  ±2,401) Foreign-born population
  • about three-quarters of the rate in the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metro Area: 9.4% 68,164
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Iowa: 6% 190,727

6.4% ±2.2% (3,337  ±1,167) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metro Area: 5.7% 31,261 (±0.4% / ±2,357)
  • about the same as the rate in Iowa: 6.4% 158,976 (±0.2% / ±4,558)
3,337 Total veterans ±1,167 3,165 Male ±1,144 172 Female ±164

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