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Southeast Polk Community School District, IA

41,854 Population
112.6 square miles 371.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.9 ±1.6 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in Polk County: 36.2 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in Iowa: 38.6 ±0.1

Economics

$41,835 ±$2,343 Per capita income
  • a little less than the amount in Polk County: $44,008 ±$627
  • a little higher than the amount in Iowa: $39,728 ±$248
$92,806 ±$5,841 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Polk County: $81,621 ±$1,336
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Iowa: $73,147 ±$438

7.2% ±2% (2,926  ±829) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Polk County: 10.1% 49,165 (±0.6% / ±2,764)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Iowa: 11% 340,362 (±0.2% / ±6,363)

22.8 minutes ±1.3 (414,400  ±33,643) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Polk County: 19.9 4,462,415 (±0.3 / ±95,115)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Iowa: 19.8 28,378,176 (±0.1 / ±224,391)

Families

15,674 ±601 Number of households
  • Polk County: 202,404 ±1,017
  • Iowa: 1,303,763 ±3,538
2.6 ±0.1 (40,783  ±1,252) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Polk County: 2.4 488,779 (±0 / ±141)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Iowa: 2.4 3,097,679

4.8% ±1.4% (482  ±148) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in Polk County: 4.9% † 5,938 (±0.5% / ±640)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Iowa: 5.6% 40,151 (±0.2% / ±1,434)

Housing

16,353 ±623 Number of housing units
  • Polk County: 215,016 ±270
  • Iowa: 1,427,175 ±397

$281,600 ±$9,462 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Polk County: $248,400 ±$3,146
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Iowa: $195,900 ±$929

10.3% ±1.6% (4,269  ±678.3) Moved since previous year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Polk County: 14.5% 71,281 (±0.7% / ±3,319.2)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Iowa: 13.2% 418,598 (±0.2% / ±6,426.2)

Social

95.9% ±3.5% (26,854  ±1,343.5) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Polk County: 92.5% 306,695 (±1.3% / ±4,401.8)
  • a little higher than the rate in Iowa: 93.2% 1,995,357 (±0.4% / ±9,537.1)
30.8% ±2.3% (8,618  ±713.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Polk County: 39.6% 131,129 (±0.8% / ±2,764.8)
  • about the same as the rate in Iowa: 30.9% 660,619 (±0.3% / ±6,087.5)

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

4.2% ±1.2% (1,735  ±485) Foreign-born population
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Polk County: 10% 49,496
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Iowa: 5.7% 182,594

7.8% ±1.3% (2,426  ±424) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Polk County: 6% 22,413 (±0.3% / ±1,066)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Iowa: 6.8% 166,552 (±0.1% / ±2,040)
2,426 Total veterans ±424 2,061 Male ±410 365 Female ±159

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