Compare Polk County, IA vs Des Moines Metro Area, IA vs Iowa (IA) vs United States
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| Metric |
Polk County, IA County |
Des Moines Metro Area, IA Metro Area |
Iowa (IA) State |
United States Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||||
| Total population | 503,175 | 731,120 | 3,210,507 | 334,922,499 |
| Rent | $1,149 | $1,150 | $972 | $1,413 |
| Year built | 1982 | 1985 | 1972 | 1980 |
| Household income | $83,576 | $85,890 | $75,059 | $80,734 |
| Per capita income | $45,622 | $46,354 | $40,877 | $44,673 |
| Poverty rate | 10.3% | 9.1% | 11.1% | 12.5% |
| Unemployment rate | 3.1% | 3.0% | 3.0% | 4.0% |
| Household size | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.5 |
| Rent over 30% of income | 44.3% | 42.5% | 40.5% | 47.6% |
| Demographics | ||||
| Total population | 503,175 | 731,120 | 3,210,507 | 334,922,499 |
| Adults over 25 | 336,387 | 489,787 | 2,154,149 | 230,807,303 |
| Total households | 205,358 | 294,814 | 1,315,707 | 129,227,496 |
| Household size | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.5 |
| Income & Poverty | ||||
| Household income | $83,576 | $85,890 | $75,059 | $80,734 |
| Per capita income | $45,622 | $46,354 | $40,877 | $44,673 |
| Poverty rate | 10.3% | 9.1% | 11.1% | 12.5% |
| Unemployment rate | 3.1% | 3.0% | 3.0% | 4.0% |
| Rent over 30% of income | 44.3% | 42.5% | 40.5% | 47.6% |
| Housing | ||||
| Rent | $1,149 | $1,150 | $972 | $1,413 |
| Year built | 1982 | 1985 | 1972 | 1980 |
| Households that rent | 32.6% | 30.5% | 28.3% | 34.8% |
| Households that own | 67.4% | 69.5% | 71.7% | 65.2% |
| Rooms per home (all homes) | 5.6 | 5.7 | 5.9 | 5.5 |
| Race | ||||
| White | 75.8% | 79.8% | 84.1% | 61% |
| Black | 7.4% | 5.7% | 3.9% | 12.2% |
| Asian | 5% | 4.3% | 2.5% | 6% |
| Two or more races | 7.7% | 6.9% | 6.6% | 12.6% |
| Ethnicity | ||||
| Hispanic or Latino | 10.4% | 8.7% | 7.3% | 19.3% |
| Not Hispanic or Latino | 89.6% | 91.3% | 92.7% | 80.7% |
| Commute | ||||
| Commute rate | 84.3% | 83.9% | 88.7% | 84.9% |
| Commute time to work | 20.0 min | 21.0 min | 20.0 min | 26.0 min |
| Work from home | 15.7% | 16.1% | 11.3% | 15.1% |
| Education | ||||
| Less than high school | 24.8% | 24.4% | 25% | 27.5% |
| High school graduate or GED | 23.7% | 24.4% | 30% | 26% |
| Some college or associate degree | 11.3% | 11.5% | 13.6% | 10.7% |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 40.3% | 39.7% | 31.4% | 35.7% |