Polk County (East)--Ankeny & Altoona Cities PUMA, IA

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2023 Population
144,360
3.06% 1-year growth
US Senator
Chuck Grassley
Republican Party
US Senator
Joni Ernst
Republican Party
2023 Poverty Rate
6.95%
0.972% 1-year decrease
2023 Median Property Value
$273,100
7.31% 1-year growth

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The 5 largest ethnic groups in Polk County (East)--Ankeny & Altoona Cities PUMA, IA are White (Non-Hispanic) (84.7%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (3.68%), White (Hispanic) (3.17%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (2.75%), and Asian (Non-Hispanic) (2.61%).

7.43% of the households in Polk County (East)--Ankeny & Altoona Cities PUMA, IA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

97.6% of the residents in Polk County (East)--Ankeny & Altoona Cities PUMA, IA are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Polk County (East)--Ankeny & Altoona Cities PUMA, IA are Des Moines Area Community College (4,028 degrees awarded in 2022) and Faith Baptist Bible College and Theological Seminary (89 degrees).

In 2023, the median property value in Polk County (East)--Ankeny & Altoona Cities PUMA, IA was $273,100, and the homeownership rate was N/A%.

Most people in Polk County (East)--Ankeny & Altoona Cities PUMA, IA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 21.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Polk County (East)--Ankeny & Altoona Cities PUMA, IA was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Polk County (East)--Ankeny & Altoona Cities PUMA, IA is home to a population of 144k people, from which 97.6% are citizens. As of N/A, N/A% of Polk County (East)--Ankeny & Altoona Cities PUMA, IA residents were born outside of the country (N/A people).

In 2023, there were 23 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (122k people) in Polk County (East)--Ankeny & Altoona Cities PUMA, IA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 5.31k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 4.58k White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

The most common non-English languages spoken as the primary langauge in households in Polk County (East)--Ankeny & Altoona Cities PUMA, IA are Spanish (4,823 households), Malayalam, Kannada, or Other Dravidian Languages (629 households), and Arabic (465 households).

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.6%
2023 Citizenship
97.9%
2022 Citizenship

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Polk County (East)--Ankeny & Altoona Cities PUMA, IA
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    122k ± 1.8k
  2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    5.31k ± 1.31k
  3. White (Hispanic)
    4.58k ± 954
6.11%
Hispanic Population
8.82k people

In 2023, there were 23 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (122k people) in Polk County (East)--Ankeny & Altoona Cities PUMA, IA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 5.31k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 4.58k White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

6.11% of the people in Polk County (East)--Ankeny & Altoona Cities PUMA, IA are hispanic (8.82k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Polk County (East)--Ankeny & Altoona Cities PUMA, IA as a share of the total population.

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Non-English Households

Most Common Non-English Languages
  1. Spanish
    4,823 households (3.59%)
  2. Malayalam, Kannada, or Other Dravidian Languages
    629 households (0.469%)
  3. Arabic
    465 households (0.347%)

7.43% of the households in Polk County (East)--Ankeny & Altoona Cities PUMA, IA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language, which is lower than the national average of 22%. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

In 2023, the most common non-English language spoken in households in Polk County (East)--Ankeny & Altoona Cities PUMA, IA was Spanish. 3.59% of the households in Polk County (East)--Ankeny & Altoona Cities PUMA, IA reported speaking Spanish at home as the primary shared language between all members living in the household.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    2,059 ± 318
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    2,031 ± 469
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    1,411 ± 419

Polk County (East)--Ankeny & Altoona Cities PUMA, IA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.01 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Polk County (East)--Ankeny & Altoona Cities PUMA, IA employs N/A people. The largest industries in Polk County (East)--Ankeny & Altoona Cities PUMA, IA are Elementary & secondary schools (5,299 people), Construction (4,719 people), and Banking & related activities (2,880 people), and the highest paying industries are Accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping & payroll services ($211,562), Drugs, sundries, & chemical & allied products merchant wholesalers ($199,250), and Justice, public order, & safety activities ($127,903).

Employment

Workforce Diversity

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Women
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Men
N/A%

The workforce of Polk County (East)--Ankeny & Altoona Cities PUMA, IA in 2020 was N/A people, with N/A% woman, and N/A% men.

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Occupations

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The most common job groups, by number of people living in Polk County (East)--Ankeny & Altoona Cities PUMA, IA, are Other managers (2,258 people), Elementary & middle school teachers (2,228 people), and Retail salespersons (1,775 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Polk County (East)--Ankeny & Altoona Cities PUMA, IA.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Iowa (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

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The most common employment sectors for those who live in Polk County (East)--Ankeny & Altoona Cities PUMA, IA, are Elementary & secondary schools (5,299 people), Construction (4,719 people), and Banking & related activities (2,880 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Polk County (East)--Ankeny & Altoona Cities PUMA, IA, though some of these residents may live in Polk County (East)--Ankeny & Altoona Cities PUMA, IA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Employment by Industry Sector

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1.48%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.57M people employed in Iowa. This represents a 1.48% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 10.9%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Iowa.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Iowa went to Donald J. Trump with 55.7% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (42.5%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.789%).

Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst are the senators currently representing the state of Iowa. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Iowa is currently represented by 4 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

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2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (55.7%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (42.5%)
    Democratic Party
  3. Robert Kennedy (0.789%)
    Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Iowa went to Donald J. Trump with 55.7% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (42.5%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.789%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Iowa for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Iowa

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Chuck Grassley
Senator from Iowa3
Assumed office on January 3, 1981
Joni Ernst
Senator from Iowa2
Assumed office on January 3, 2015

Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst are the senators currently representing Iowa.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Iowa over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Iowa

Iowa is currently represented by 4 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Iowa have changed over time starting in 2008.

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Education

In 2022, universities in Polk County (East)--Ankeny & Altoona Cities PUMA, IA awarded 4,117 degrees. The student population of Polk County (East)--Ankeny & Altoona Cities PUMA, IA in 2022 is skewed towards women, with 9,681 male students and 12,404 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Polk County (East)--Ankeny & Altoona Cities PUMA, IA are White (2,881 and 70.5%), followed by Unknown (384 and 9.39%), Hispanic or Latino (317 and 7.75%), and Black or African American (221 and 5.4%).

The largest universities in Polk County (East)--Ankeny & Altoona Cities PUMA, IA by number of degrees awarded are Des Moines Area Community College (4,028 and 97.8%) and Faith Baptist Bible College and Theological Seminary (89 and 2.16%).

The most popular majors in Polk County (East)--Ankeny & Altoona Cities PUMA, IA are Liberal Arts & Sciences (906 and 22%), Licensed Practical & Vocational Nurse Training (534 and 13%), and Homeland Security (332 and 8.06%).

The median tuition cost in Polk County (East)--Ankeny & Altoona Cities PUMA, IA for private four year colleges is $17,990.

Completions

Concentrations

In 2022, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Polk County (East)--Ankeny & Altoona Cities PUMA, IA was N/A with N/A degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in Polk County (East)--Ankeny & Altoona Cities PUMA, IA according to their major.

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Universities

Gender
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
  1. Des Moines Area Community College
    4,028 degrees awarded
  2. Faith Baptist Bible College and Theological Seminary
    89 degrees awarded

In 2022, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Des Moines Area Community College with 4,028 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

In N/A, N/A men were awarded degrees from institutions in Polk County (East)--Ankeny & Altoona Cities PUMA, IA, which is N/A times N/A than the N/A female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2022 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 2,881 degrees mean that there were 7.5 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Unknown, with 384 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Working Population

Educational Pyramid

Measure

In 2022, NaNM% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while NaNM% of women were in the same situation.

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Educational Attainment

Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population of Polk County (East)--Ankeny & Altoona Cities PUMA, IA in 2022 were Bachelors Degree (26.9k), High School or Equivalent (25.1k), and Some college (22.2k).

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Polk County (East)--Ankeny & Altoona Cities PUMA, IA was $273,100 in 2023, which is 0.9 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $254,500 to $273,100, a 7.31% increase. The homeownership rate in Polk County (East)--Ankeny & Altoona Cities PUMA, IA is N/A%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Polk County (East)--Ankeny & Altoona Cities PUMA, IA have an average commute time of 21.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Polk County (East)--Ankeny & Altoona Cities PUMA, IA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Polk County (East)--Ankeny & Altoona Cities PUMA, IA is N/A. In 2023, the PUMA with the highest Median Household Income in Polk County (East)--Ankeny & Altoona Cities PUMA, IA was Dallas, Madison Counties PUMA, IA with a value of $100,153, followed by Polk County (West) PUMA, IA and Linn County outside Cedar Rapids City PUMA, IA, with respective values of $96,770 and $95,396.

Housing

Property

$273,100
Median Property Value 2023
±$5,747
$41,007
Median Property Taxes
±$1,504

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Polk County (East)--Ankeny & Altoona Cities PUMA, IA the largest share of households pay taxes in the N/A range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Polk County (East)--Ankeny & Altoona Cities PUMA, IA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity
Highest Median Household Income (Total)
  1. Dallas, Madison Counties PUMA, IA
  2. Polk County (West) PUMA, IA
  3. Linn County outside Cedar Rapids City PUMA, IA

In 2023, the PUMA with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Polk County (East)--Ankeny & Altoona Cities PUMA, IA was Dallas, Madison Counties PUMA, IA with a value of $100,153, followed by Polk County (West) PUMA, IA and Linn County outside Cedar Rapids City PUMA, IA, with respective values of $96,770 and $95,396.

The following map shows all of the PUMAs in Polk County (East)--Ankeny & Altoona Cities PUMA, IA colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
N/A
Median Household Income
± N/A
55.9k
Number of Households
± 2,075

The following chart displays the households in Polk County (East)--Ankeny & Altoona Cities PUMA, IA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the N/A range.

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Wage Distribution

0.411
2022 Wage GINI in Polk County (East)--Ankeny & Altoona Cities PUMA, IA
0.403
2021 Wage GINI in Polk County (East)--Ankeny & Altoona Cities PUMA, IA

In 2022, the income inequality in Polk County (East)--Ankeny & Altoona Cities PUMA, IA was 0.411 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 2.2% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Polk County (East)--Ankeny & Altoona Cities PUMA, IA was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Polk County (East)--Ankeny & Altoona Cities PUMA, IA in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023
  1. Drove Alone (78%)
  2. Worked At Home (13.4%)
  3. Carpooled (6.19%)

In 2023, 78% of workers in Polk County (East)--Ankeny & Altoona Cities PUMA, IA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (13.4%) and those who carpooled to work (6.19%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

21.7 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Polk County (East)--Ankeny & Altoona Cities PUMA, IA have a shorter commute time (21.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 1.16% of the workforce in Polk County (East)--Ankeny & Altoona Cities PUMA, IA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Polk County (East)--Ankeny & Altoona Cities PUMA, IA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Polk County (East)--Ankeny & Altoona Cities PUMA, IA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Polk County (East)--Ankeny & Altoona Cities PUMA, IA have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

6.95% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Polk County (East)--Ankeny & Altoona Cities PUMA, IA (9.81k out of 141k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Males 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Polk County (East)--Ankeny & Altoona Cities PUMA, IA is White, followed by Black and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

96.4% of the population of Polk County (East)--Ankeny & Altoona Cities PUMA, IA has health coverage, with 61.6% on employee plans, 11.4% on Medicaid, 10.8% on Medicare, 11% on non-group plans, and 1.58% on military or VA plans.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 28.2% under 18 years, 21.4% between 18 and 34 years, 37% between 35 and 64 years, and 13.4% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.9% were men and 52.1% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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Uninsured People

3.64%
Uninsured
61.6%
Employer Coverage
11.4%
Medicaid
10.8%
Medicare
11%
Non-Group
1.58%
Military or VA

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Polk County (East)--Ankeny & Altoona Cities PUMA, IA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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