2022 population: 501,089 ( 70,449 from 2010 , 8,678 from 2020)
Land area: 572.2 square miles
Population density: 875.7 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	376,977	75.23%	8.4%
Black:	37,966	7.58%	49.8%
Indian:	770	0.15%	13.9%
Asian:	26,152	5.22%	70.4%
2+ races:	12,230	2.44%	51.1%
Hispanic:	46,994	9.38%	43.9%

Total non-White:	124,112	24.77%	49.7%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	14,285	14.5
Deaths:	9,987	10.1
Net Migration:	1,316	1.3
Net Immigration:	2,961	3.0

Change in White population:	29,267	6.8
Change in Non-White pop.:	41,182	9.6

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
430,640
347,710	80.74%
25,344	5.89%
894	0.21%
15,346	3.56%
8,094	1.88%
32,647	7.58%
82,930	19.26%

2000
374,601
323,785	86.43%
17,874	4.77%
878	0.23%
9,943	2.65%
5,077	1.36%
16,490	4.40%
50,816	13.57%

1990
327,140
299,744	91.63%
14,360	4.39%
832	0.25%
5,752	1.76%
n/a
6,452	1.97%
27,396	8.37%

1980
303,170
280,406	92.49%
13,757	4.54%
727	0.24%
3,245	1.07%
n/a
4,501	1.48%
22,764	7.51%

1970
286,101
269,724	94.28%
11,774	4.12%
249	0.09%
463	0.16%
n/a
3,410	1.19%
16,377	5.72%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
60,167	16.1
26,353	7.0
11,181	3.0
8,828	2.4

23,925	6.4
32,114	8.6

Number	Rate
1990's
56,321	17.2
26,820	8.2
1,294	0.4
10,219	3.1

24,041	7.3
23,420	7.2

Number	Rate
1980's
50,721	16.7
24,831	8.2
-755	-0.2
n/a

19,338	6.4
4,632	1.5

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-8,480	-3.0
n/a

10,682	3.7
6,387	2.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Polk County, IA

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
36.1
120,657	24.1%
380,432	75.9%
66,726	13.3%

199,013
2.44

121,906	61.3%
91,042	74.7%
13,842	11.4%
77,107	38.7%

2010
Number	Percent
34.7
109,925	25.5%
320,715	74.5%
46,545	10.8%

170,197
2.48

108,321	63.6%
82,125	75.8%
11,766	10.9%
61,876	36.4%

2000
Number	Percent
34.4
95,901	25.6%
278,700	74.4%
41,625	11.1%

149,316
2.45

97,182	65.1%
77,638	79.9%
9,105	9.4%
52,134	34.9%

1990
Number	Percent
32.4
81,908	25.0%
245,232	75.0%
37,539	11.5%

129,318
2.47

86,394	66.8%
70,480	81.6%
7,661	8.9%
42,924	33.2%

1980
Number	Percent
29.7
83,540	27.6%
219,630	72.4%
31,479	10.4%

114,980
2.58

79,858	69.5%
67,300	84.3%
6,739	8.4%
35,122	30.5%

2022 Housing Data for Polk County, IA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	6,970	3.5%
$10,000 to $14,999	5,744	2.9%
$15,000 to $19,999	5,555	2.8%
$20,000 to $24,999	5,992	3.0%
$25,000 to $29,999	5,891	3.0%
$30,000 to $34,999	7,431	3.7%
$35,000 to $39,999	7,563	3.8%
$40,000 to $44,999	7,170	3.6%
$45,000 to $49,999	8,104	4.1%
$50,000 to $59,999	14,544	7.3%
$60,000 to $74,999	19,934	10.0%
$75,000 to $99,999	28,623	14.4%
$100,000 to $124,999	21,867	11.0%
$125,000 to $149,999	15,681	7.9%
$150,000 to $199,999	18,802	9.4%
$200,000 or more	19,142	9.6%

Median Household Income	78,827
Per Capita Income	41,894

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	106
Compared to U.S.	92

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	7,148	3.6%
Public Assistance	4,863	2.4%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	22,916	11.5%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	228,001	77.8%
Unemployed	10,597	3.6%
In Armed Forces	1,032	0.4%

Total Labor Force	239,630	81.8%
Not in Labor Force	53,369	18.2%

Real Unemployment Rate		21.8%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	105,401	80,973	56.6%
Non-Profit	8,175	16,091	33.7%
Self-Employed	10,933	8,812	55.4%

Local Government	5,905	9,213	39.1%
State Government	4,138	6,424	39.2%
Federal Government	3,086	2,192	58.5%

Total Private + Self	116,334	89,785	56.4%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	21,304	33,920	38.6%
Total	137,638	123,705	52.7%

Pct. Govt.	11.8%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	50,277	19.2%
Sales and Office Occupations	55,722	21.3%
Professional, Technical	64,941	24.8%
Service Occupations	38,963	14.9%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	650	0.2%
All others	51,779	19.8%

White Collar		65.3%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	34,529	13.2%
Finance and insurance	34,227	13.1%
Retail trade	29,428	11.2%
Manufacturing	23,271	8.9%
Educational services	21,093	8.1%
Professional, scientific, technical	18,511	7.1%
Construction	16,839	6.4%
Accommodation and food services	14,301	5.5%
Other services	11,810	4.5%
Transportation and warehousing	11,489	4.4%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	10,388	4.0%
Public administration	9,268	3.5%
Wholesale trade	7,645	2.9%
Information	4,949	1.9%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	4,772	1.8%
Real estate and rental and leasing	4,095	1.6%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	2,829	1.1%
Utilities	1,778	0.7%
Management	391	0.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	69	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	32,353	6.56%
Puerto Rican	1,949	0.40%
Cuban	599	0.12%
Dominican	185	0.04%

Total Central American	5,708	1.16%
Costa Rican	97	0.02%
Guatemalan	1,307	0.26%
Honduran	773	0.16%
Nicaraguan	103	0.02%
Panamanian	200	0.04%
Salvadoran	3,192	0.65%
Other Central American	36	0.01%

Total South American	1,402	0.28%
Argentinean	164	0.03%
Bolivian	17	0.00%
Chilean	59	0.01%
Colombian	505	0.10%
Ecuadorian	343	0.07%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	130	0.03%
Uruguayan	2	0.00%
Venezuelan	182	0.04%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	1,746	0.35%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	4,215	0.85%
Burmese	3,628	0.74%
Vietnamese	3,348	0.68%
Laotian	2,425	0.49%
Chinese	1,774	0.36%
Korean	1,088	0.22%
Filipino	963	0.20%
Thai	809	0.16%
Bhutanese	588	0.12%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	395,663	85.9%
Spanish	27,828	6.0%
Other Asian	9,436	2.0%
Other	6,377	1.4%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	5,390	1.2%
Other Indo-European	4,102	0.9%
Arabic	3,638	0.8%
Vietnamese	3,190	0.7%
Chinese	1,659	0.4%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	121,773	24.7%
Irish	63,416	12.9%
English	52,250	10.6%
Norwegian	20,543	4.2%
American	16,957	3.4%
Italian	15,486	3.1%
Dutch	14,068	2.9%
Swedish	13,450	2.7%
European	10,511	2.1%
Scottish	7,984	1.6%
French	7,037	1.4%
Polish	6,594	1.3%
Danish	6,171	1.3%
Czech	4,425	0.9%
Scotch-Irish	4,098	0.8%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	468,099	94.9%
Not a citizen	25,279	5.1%

Native	445,459	90.3%
Foreign-born	47,919	9.7%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
11,668	3.6%	12,349	3.8%	81,094	24.7%	95,555	29.1%	87,045	26.5%	40,800	12.4%
Average years of education: 13.9

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	11,668	3.6%
9-12 Years	12,349	3.8%
H.S. Grad or GED	81,094	24.7%
Some College	95,555	29.1%
Bach. Degree	87,045	26.5%
Grad Degree	40,800	12.4%
Average years of education: 13.9

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	190,157	183,779	6,378	3.4%	4.4%
1991	193,286	186,341	6,945	3.6%	4.7%
1992	202,021	194,898	7,123	3.5%	4.5%
1993	208,136	200,683	7,453	3.6%	4.1%
1994	210,017	204,073	5,944	2.8%	3.6%
1995	213,336	207,705	5,631	2.6%	3.5%
1996	216,033	210,052	5,981	2.8%	3.6%
1997	213,887	208,379	5,508	2.6%	3.1%
1998	215,459	210,709	4,750	2.2%	2.8%
1999	214,631	210,365	4,266	2.0%	2.7%

2000	215,000	209,909	5,091	2.4%	2.7%
2001	218,165	211,837	6,328	2.9%	3.3%
2002	224,845	216,602	8,243	3.7%	4.0%
2003	222,328	213,220	9,108	4.1%	4.4%
2004	224,078	214,035	10,043	4.5%	4.5%
2005	227,802	218,633	9,169	4.0%	4.3%
2006	233,646	225,718	7,928	3.4%	3.7%
2007	237,788	229,474	8,314	3.5%	3.7%
2008	241,374	231,688	9,686	4.0%	4.1%
2009	242,474	227,606	14,868	6.1%	6.4%

2010	244,314	229,491	14,823	6.1%	6.1%
2011	244,046	229,969	14,077	5.8%	5.6%
2012	245,132	232,379	12,753	5.2%	5.1%
2013	250,729	238,664	12,065	4.8%	4.7%
2014	255,659	244,872	10,787	4.2%	4.2%
2015	255,669	246,352	9,317	3.6%	3.7%
2016	258,689	249,790	8,899	3.4%	3.6%
2017	260,908	252,948	7,960	3.1%	3.1%
2018	265,798	258,804	6,994	2.6%	2.6%
2019	272,480	264,667	7,813	2.9%	2.8%

2020	264,807	248,931	15,876	6.0%	5.3%
2021	270,147	259,270	10,877	4.0%	3.8%
2022	278,130	270,658	7,472	2.7%	2.7%
2023	280,238	272,194	8,044	2.9%	2.9%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	211,392
Median Value	$232,000

Occupied	199,013	94.1%
Vacant	12,379	5.9%

Owned	133,444	67.1%
Rented	65,569	32.9%
Median Rent	$1,060

Single-Family Units	148,678	70.3%
Detached	132,983	62.9%
Attached	15,695	7.4%
Buldings with 5+ Units	50,158	23.7%
Mobile Homes	4,262	2.0%

Polk County, IA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Polk County, IA

2022 Housing Data for Polk County, IA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Polk County, IA

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Polk County, IA

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Polk County, IA

Historical Labor Force Data for Polk County, IA