Ankeny

Population: 70,542
Median household income: $106,603
Median home value: $311,300

Located in Polk County, Iowa, Ankeny is a community with a population of 70,542. Its median household income of $106,603 runs above the Polk County figure of $81,621.

Between 2019 and 2023, Ankeny's population grew 13.9% from 61,938 to 70,542, while its median home value rose 41.4% from $220,100 to $311,300.

The median resident is 33.2 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 20.2% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 70,542
Median age: 33.2 yrs
Median household income: $106,603
Median home value: $311,300
Median gross rent: $1,279
Housing units: 28,619
Homeownership rate: 71.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 53.2%
Unemployment rate: 2.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

61,93870,542

Median household income

$86,486$106,603

Median home value

$220,100$311,300

Median gross rent

$1,073$1,279

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	61,938	$86,486	$220,100	$1,073
2020	64,744	$89,484	$239,300	$1,108
2021	66,346	$92,959	$248,400	$1,153
2022	68,392	$101,151	$281,700	$1,289
2023	70,542	$106,603	$311,300	$1,279

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

Age distribution

Under 57.4%

5 to 1720.2%

18 to 248.7%

25 to 3416.6%

35 to 4416.0%

45 to 5412.2%

55 to 647.6%

65 to 746.5%

75 and over4.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	5,228	7.4%
5 to 17	14,270	20.2%
18 to 24	6,130	8.7%
25 to 34	11,715	16.6%
35 to 44	11,275	16.0%
45 to 54	8,611	12.2%
55 to 64	5,364	7.6%
65 to 74	4,597	6.5%
75 and over	3,352	4.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	62,046	88.0%
Black or African American	1,321	1.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	27	0.0%
Asian	2,148	3.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	124	0.2%
Two or more races	2,026	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,850	4.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.2%

High school graduate15.9%

Some college or associate's28.7%

Bachelor's degree35.7%

Graduate or professional degree17.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	972	2.2%
High school graduate	7,149	15.9%
Some college or associate's	12,904	28.7%
Bachelor's degree	16,031	35.7%
Graduate or professional degree	7,858	17.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone75.3%

Carpooled6.2%

Public transit0.3%

Walked0.8%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home16.4%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	29,469	75.3%
Carpooled	2,432	6.2%
Public transit	125	0.3%
Walked	305	0.8%
Bicycle	39	0.1%
Worked from home	6,421	16.4%
Other means	350	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	9,711	29.7%
15 to 29 min	15,322	46.8%
30 to 44 min	6,426	19.6%
45 to 59 min	838	2.6%
60+ min	423	1.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.54
Poverty rate: 4.1% (2,880 of 69,712)

	Count	Share
Family households	18,225	66.3%
Nonfamily households	9,268	33.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2005

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	27,493	96.1%
Vacant	1,126	3.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	19,528	71.0%
Renter-occupied	7,965	29.0%

1-unit, detached58.2%

1-unit, attached15.2%

2 to 4 units2.8%

5 to 19 units12.2%

20 or more units10.4%

Mobile home & other1.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	16,662	58.2%
1-unit, attached	4,362	15.2%
2 to 4 units	815	2.8%
5 to 19 units	3,503	12.2%
20 or more units	2,985	10.4%
Mobile home & other	292	1.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1902305
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 32 sq mi
Water area: 0.18 sq mi
Center point: 41.7302, -93.6011