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Polk City, IA

5,604 Population
5.6 square miles 994.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2022 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

36.3 ±3.4 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metro Area: 36.6 ±0.1
  • a little less than the figure in Iowa: 38.4 ±0.1

Economics

$53,409 ±$5,224 Per capita income
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metro Area: $42,742 ±$542
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Iowa: $37,949 ±$241
$152,536 ±$22,213 Median household income
  • nearly double the amount in the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metro Area: $81,103 ±$1,080
  • more than double the amount in Iowa: $70,571 ±$395

7.1% ±5.9% (395  ±326) Persons below poverty line
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metro Area: 9.2% 64,115 (±0.5% / ±3,152)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Iowa: 11.1% 343,141 (±0.2% / ±6,097)

25.1 minutes ±2.2 (69,580  ±11,005) Mean travel time to work
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metro Area: 20.8 6,747,725 (±0.3 / ±109,691)
  • about 1.3 times the figure in Iowa: 19.7 28,493,996 (±0.1 / ±232,811)

Families

2,008 ±138 Number of households
  • the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metro Area: 283,928 ±1,171
  • Iowa: 1,290,139 ±4,032
2.8 ±0.2 (5,548  ±18) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metro Area: 2.5 698,313 (±0 / ±215)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Iowa: 2.4 3,090,320

5% ±3.5% (55  ±40) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little less than the rate in the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metro Area: 5.2% 8,828 (±0.4% / ±741)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Iowa: 5.7% 40,424 (±0.2% / ±1,423)

Housing

2,059 ±146 Number of housing units
  • the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metro Area: 303,147 ±161
  • Iowa: 1,417,064 ±977

$363,100 ±$19,021 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.5 times the amount in the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metro Area: $235,800 ±$2,617
  • about double the amount in Iowa: $181,600 ±$1,035

5.9% ±3.5% (326  ±,193.6) Moved since previous year
  • about two-fifths of the rate in the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metro Area: 14.5% 101,968 (±0.5% / ±3,628.6)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Iowa: 13.7% 431,609 (±0.2% / ±6,970.1)

Social

99.7% ±11.7% (3,776  ±,494.3) High school grad or higher
  • 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)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Iowa: 93% 1,982,557 (±0.4% / ±9,380.8)
46.5% ±7.2% (1,762  ±,291.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metro Area: 38.5% 182,754 (±0.7% / ±3,343.9)
  • about 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

N/A Foreign-born population

5% ±3.2% (201  ±130) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metro Area: 6.3% 33,599 (±0.2% / ±1,305)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Iowa: 7% 171,836 (±0.1% / ±2,426)
201 Total veterans ±130 201 Male ±130 N/A Female ±15

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