Waukee

Population: 26,974
Median household income: $106,728
Median home value: $328,200

Waukee is a community in Dallas County, Iowa, home to 26,974 residents. At $106,728, its median household income sits above Dallas County's $102,349.

Between 2019 and 2023, Waukee's population grew 29.8% from 20,785 to 26,974, while its median home value rose 37.4% from $238,900 to $328,200.

The median gross rent is $1,290. 56.7% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 26,974
Median age: 34.4 yrs
Median household income: $106,728
Median home value: $328,200
Median gross rent: $1,290
Housing units: 11,023
Homeownership rate: 69.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 56.7%
Unemployment rate: 4.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

20,78526,974

Median household income

$94,580$106,728

Median home value

$238,900$328,200

Median gross rent

$1,130$1,290

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	20,785	$94,580	$238,900	$1,130
2020	22,598	$94,371	$248,400	$1,133
2021	23,441	$101,138	$264,400	$1,117
2022	25,045	$106,846	$305,300	$1,209
2023	26,974	$106,728	$328,200	$1,290

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 57.5%

5 to 1721.2%

18 to 247.0%

25 to 3415.7%

35 to 4416.1%

45 to 5413.3%

55 to 648.9%

65 to 745.8%

75 and over4.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,015	7.5%
5 to 17	5,708	21.2%
18 to 24	1,889	7.0%
25 to 34	4,223	15.7%
35 to 44	4,348	16.1%
45 to 54	3,578	13.3%
55 to 64	2,411	8.9%
65 to 74	1,567	5.8%
75 and over	1,235	4.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	20,794	77.1%
Black or African American	1,160	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	1,747	6.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	147	0.5%
Two or more races	1,536	5.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,590	5.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.1%

High school graduate11.8%

Some college or associate's27.4%

Bachelor's degree38.9%

Graduate or professional degree17.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	704	4.1%
High school graduate	2,052	11.8%
Some college or associate's	4,755	27.4%
Bachelor's degree	6,748	38.9%
Graduate or professional degree	3,103	17.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone71.9%

Carpooled5.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home21.0%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	10,544	71.9%
Carpooled	808	5.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	97	0.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	3,087	21.0%
Other means	136	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,678	31.7%
15 to 29 min	5,786	49.9%
30 to 44 min	1,668	14.4%
45 to 59 min	291	2.5%
60+ min	162	1.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.52
Poverty rate: 7.3% (1,966 of 26,885)

	Count	Share
Family households	7,099	66.6%
Nonfamily households	3,553	33.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2009

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	10,652	96.6%
Vacant	371	3.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	7,386	69.3%
Renter-occupied	3,266	30.7%

1-unit, detached58.1%

1-unit, attached11.2%

2 to 4 units4.8%

5 to 19 units5.9%

20 or more units16.2%

Mobile home & other3.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	6,402	58.1%
1-unit, attached	1,239	11.2%
2 to 4 units	534	4.8%
5 to 19 units	646	5.9%
20 or more units	1,784	16.2%
Mobile home & other	418	3.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1982695
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 22 sq mi
Water area: 0.09 sq mi
Center point: 41.5905, -93.8828