Polk City

Population: 5,833
Median household income: $163,000
Median home value: $385,000

Polk City is a community in Polk County, Iowa, home to 5,833 residents. At $163,000, its median household income sits above Polk County's $81,621.

Between 2019 and 2023, Polk City's population grew 26.1% from 4,625 to 5,833, while its median home value rose 54.6% from $249,000 to $385,000.

The median gross rent is $746. 47.2% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,833
Median age: 37.0 yrs
Median household income: $163,000
Median home value: $385,000
Median gross rent: $746
Housing units: 2,059
Homeownership rate: 90.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 47.2%
Unemployment rate: 2.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4,6255,833

Median household income

$104,750$163,000

Median home value

$249,000$385,000

Median gross rent

$1,152$746

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,625	$104,750	$249,000	$1,152
2020	4,797	$127,226	$302,100	$1,076
2021	5,386	$141,548	$326,400	$1,010
2022	5,604	$152,536	$363,100	$723
2023	5,833	$163,000	$385,000	$746

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

Age distribution

Under 54.9%

5 to 1724.7%

18 to 243.8%

25 to 3412.4%

35 to 4415.7%

45 to 5416.6%

55 to 6411.7%

65 to 747.9%

75 and over2.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	286	4.9%
5 to 17	1,443	24.7%
18 to 24	223	3.8%
25 to 34	726	12.4%
35 to 44	915	15.7%
45 to 54	968	16.6%
55 to 64	681	11.7%
65 to 74	463	7.9%
75 and over	128	2.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,617	96.3%
Black or African American	23	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	68	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	125	2.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma1.9%

High school graduate18.0%

Some college or associate's32.9%

Bachelor's degree30.5%

Graduate or professional degree16.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	74	1.9%
High school graduate	699	18.0%
Some college or associate's	1,277	32.9%
Bachelor's degree	1,184	30.5%
Graduate or professional degree	647	16.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone79.5%

Carpooled3.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home17.1%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,593	79.5%
Carpooled	99	3.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	13	0.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	558	17.1%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	388	14.3%
15 to 29 min	1,259	46.5%
30 to 44 min	868	32.1%
45 to 59 min	147	5.4%
60+ min	43	1.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.84
Poverty rate: 5.5% (319 of 5,780)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,696	83.5%
Nonfamily households	336	16.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2006

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,032	98.7%
Vacant	27	1.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,828	90.0%
Renter-occupied	204	10.0%

1-unit, detached79.2%

1-unit, attached12.9%

2 to 4 units5.4%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units2.5%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,631	79.2%
1-unit, attached	266	12.9%
2 to 4 units	111	5.4%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	51	2.5%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1964020
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 5.56 sq mi
Water area: 0.24 sq mi
Center point: 41.7819, -93.7228