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Polk City, IA Urban Area

5,202 Population
2.3 square miles 2,255.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.4 ±4.2 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$54,009 ±$5,891 Per capita income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$161,923 ±$32,694 Median household income
  • about double the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

5.4% ±4.3% (280  ±221) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

24.5 minutes ±2.5 (55,135  ±12,037) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

1,900 ±159 Number of households
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.7 ±0.3 (5,152  ±332) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

6% ±4.3% (57  ±42) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

1,947 ±174 Number of housing units
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$414,600 ±$28,057 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

5.3% ±3.1% (270  ±161) Moved since previous year
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

98.1% ±11.2% (3,415  ±467.5) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
44.9% ±7.3% (1,563  ±280.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

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

N/A Foreign-born population

5.6% ±3.3% (209  ±124) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
209 Total veterans ±124 209 Male ±124 N/A Female ±15

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