Urbandale

Population: 46,026
Median household income: $113,086
Median home value: $318,800

Urbandale, a community in Polk County, Iowa, has 46,026 residents. Its median household income of $113,086 runs above the Polk County figure of $81,621.

Between 2019 and 2023, Urbandale's population grew 6.0% from 43,441 to 46,026, while its median home value rose 34.2% from $237,500 to $318,800.

Households average 2.68 people. The median gross rent is $1,176.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 46,026
Median age: 38.7 yrs
Median household income: $113,086
Median home value: $318,800
Median gross rent: $1,176
Housing units: 17,907
Homeownership rate: 77.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 51.4%
Unemployment rate: 2.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

43,44146,026

Median household income

$90,858$113,086

Median home value

$237,500$318,800

Median gross rent

$935$1,176

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	43,441	$90,858	$237,500	$935
2020	43,879	$95,961	$242,500	$944
2021	45,037	$100,589	$260,000	$987
2022	45,591	$111,888	$298,500	$1,108
2023	46,026	$113,086	$318,800	$1,176

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

Age distribution

Under 56.0%

5 to 1720.8%

18 to 245.8%

25 to 3412.0%

35 to 4415.2%

45 to 5413.3%

55 to 6412.6%

65 to 749.1%

75 and over5.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,744	6.0%
5 to 17	9,553	20.8%
18 to 24	2,649	5.8%
25 to 34	5,522	12.0%
35 to 44	7,017	15.2%
45 to 54	6,112	13.3%
55 to 64	5,820	12.6%
65 to 74	4,199	9.1%
75 and over	2,410	5.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	36,742	79.8%
Black or African American	2,502	5.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	50	0.1%
Asian	2,498	5.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	173	0.4%
Two or more races	1,134	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,927	6.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.1%

High school graduate18.0%

Some college or associate's25.5%

Bachelor's degree33.9%

Graduate or professional degree17.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,583	5.1%
High school graduate	5,589	18.0%
Some college or associate's	7,919	25.5%
Bachelor's degree	10,550	33.9%
Graduate or professional degree	5,439	17.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone74.0%

Carpooled7.2%

Public transit0.4%

Walked0.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home15.9%

Other means2.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	17,713	74.0%
Carpooled	1,722	7.2%
Public transit	91	0.4%
Walked	139	0.6%
Bicycle	6	0.0%
Worked from home	3,794	15.9%
Other means	470	2.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	6,532	32.4%
15 to 29 min	11,048	54.9%
30 to 44 min	1,828	9.1%
45 to 59 min	263	1.3%
60+ min	470	2.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.68
Poverty rate: 6.3% (2,882 of 45,646)

	Count	Share
Family households	12,426	72.9%
Nonfamily households	4,614	27.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1992

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	17,040	95.2%
Vacant	867	4.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	13,218	77.6%
Renter-occupied	3,822	22.4%

1-unit, detached68.4%

1-unit, attached9.2%

2 to 4 units2.7%

5 to 19 units8.5%

20 or more units10.3%

Mobile home & other0.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	12,254	68.4%
1-unit, attached	1,646	9.2%
2 to 4 units	481	2.7%
5 to 19 units	1,515	8.5%
20 or more units	1,849	10.3%
Mobile home & other	162	0.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1979950
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 23 sq mi
Water area: 0.04 sq mi
Center point: 41.6367, -93.7799