Living in Southeast Polk Community School District Area

Living Summary

13,620

households

36,477

Total Population

$212,500

Average House Value

$947

Average Housing Rent

$81,484

Average Household Income

97.07%

Health Insurance Coverage

100%

Household with Internet

Academic Summary view more

Schools

7,142

Total Students

PK-12

Grades Offered

16 to 1

Students to Teacher Ratio

81%

Percent Proficient - Math

76%

Percent Proficient - Reading/Language Arts

Overview

A total of 13,620 households are located in Southeast Polk Community School District area. Among them, 4,929 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.12 people. The total number of children in the region is 11,973 and 9,795 children are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

1% (388) of residents are non-citizens and 5% (1,823) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

Social Characteristics of Southeast Polk Community School District, Iowa
Household	13,620
Population	36,477
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	4,929 (36%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	11,973
Total Students	9,795
Pre-Kindergarten	671
Kindergarten	417
Grade 1-8	4,551
Grade 9-12	2,365
College/Graduate School	1,791
Veterans	27,612
Non-citizen	388
Non-English Home Language	1,823
Internet Coverage	100%

Employment Statistics

28,896 residents are over the age of 16 and 20,346 people are in labor force. Among them, 20,257 people are in civilian labor force and 89 are in armed labor force. 19,756 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 2.50%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Southeast Polk Community School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	19,547	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	16,823	86.06%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	1,436	7.35%
Public transportation	161	0.82%
Walked	96	0.49%
Other method	140	0.72%
Worked from home	891	4.56%
Average Commute Time	22 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	19,756	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	7,529	38.11%
Service	2,768	14.01%
Sales and office	4,714	23.86%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	1,951	9.88%
Production, transportation, and material moving	2,794	14.14%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	19,756	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	141	0.71%
Construction	1,349	6.83%
Manufacturing	1,880	9.52%
Wholesale trade	860	4.35%
Retail trade	2,286	11.57%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	1,058	5.36%
Information	310	1.57%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	2,753	13.94%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	1,731	8.76%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	4,338	21.96%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	1,352	6.84%
Other services, except public administration	750	3.80%
Public administration	948	4.80%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	19,756	-
Private wage and salary workers	15,718	79.56%
Government workers	3,032	15.35%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	979	4.96%
Unpaid family workers	27	0.14%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $95,256 for the 13,620 households in Southeast Polk Community School District area, Iowa. The average income of a single worker is $45,038. 35,391 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 97.07%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	13,620	-
Less than $10,000	376	2.76%
$10,000 - $14,999	349	2.56%
$15,000 - $24,999	341	2.50%
$25,000 - $34,999	992	7.28%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,626	11.94%
$50,000 - $74,999	2,501	18.36%
$75,000 - $99,999	2,255	16.56%
$100,000 - $149,999	2,894	21.25%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,452	10.66%
More than $200,000	834	6.12%
Median Household Income	$81,484	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$95,256	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	9,994	-
Less than $10,000	110	1.10%
$10,000 - $14,999	215	2.15%
$15,000 - $24,999	218	2.18%
$25,000 - $34,999	511	5.11%
$35,000 - $49,999	848	8.49%
$50,000 - $74,999	1,728	17.29%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,758	17.59%
$100,000 - $149,999	2,507	25.09%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,374	13.75%
More than $200,000	725	7.25%

Median Family Income	$92,586	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$106,363	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$45,038	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$61,019	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$61,019	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	36,458	-
With health insurance coverage	35,391	97.07%
Public coverage	9,773	26.81%
Private health insurance	30,251	82.97%
Without health insurance coverage	1,067	2.93%

Housing

There are 14,302 housing units in Southeast Polk Community School District area, Iowa with 13,620 units (95.23%) occupied. 10,321 houses (75.78%) are occupied by owner and 3,299 houses (24.22%) are rented. The average housing value is $212,500 and the average rental cost is $947. 1,013 houses (7.08%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 954 houses (6.67%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	14,302	-
Occupied	13,620	95.23%
Owner Occupied	10,321	75.78%
Renter Occupied	3,299	24.22%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	10,024	70.09%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	1,567	10.96%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	2,255	15.77%
Mobile Homes	456	3.19%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0	0.00%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	14,302	-
Built 2014 or later	1,013	7.08%
Built 2010 - 2013	601	4.20%
Built 2000 - 2009	4,347	30.39%
Built 1990 - 1999	2,827	19.77%
Built 1980 - 1989	1,113	7.78%
Built 1970 - 1979	1,941	13.57%
Built 1960 - 1969	959	6.71%
Built 1950 - 1959	547	3.82%
Built 1949 or earlier	954	6.67%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	14,302	-
1 room	75	0.52%
2 rooms	397	2.78%
3 rooms	827	5.78%
4 rooms	1,969	13.77%
5 rooms	2,665	18.63%
6 rooms	2,444	17.09%
7 rooms	1,894	13.24%
8 rooms	1,575	11.01%
9 rooms or more	2,456	17.17%
Median Number of Rooms	6.0 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	14,302	-
no bedroom	75	0.52%
1 bedroom	943	6.59%
2 bedrooms	3,253	22.75%
3 bedrooms	5,735	40.10%
4 bedrooms	3,533	24.70%
5 bedrooms or more	763	5.33%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	10,321	-
Less than $50,000	287	2.78%
$50,000 - $99,999	575	5.57%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,574	15.25%
$150,000 - $199,999	2,226	21.57%
$200,000 - $299,999	3,562	34.51%
$300,000 - $499,999	1,787	17.31%
$500,000 - $999,999	265	2.57%
$1,000,000 or more	45	0.44%
Median House Value	$212,500	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	3,229	-
Less than $500	210	6.50%
$500 - $999	1,538	47.63%
$1,000 - $1,499	1,152	35.68%
$1,500 - $1,999	121	3.75%
$2,000 - $2,499	98	3.03%
$2,500 - $2,999	17	0.53%
$3,000 or more	93	2.88%
Median Rental Costs	$947	-

Demographic

A total of 37,512 people lives in Southeast Polk Community School District area, Iowa with 18,061 male and 19,451 female. The males to female ratio is 48.15 to 51.85. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	37,512	-
Male	18,061	48.15%
Female	19,451	51.85%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	37,512	-
Under 5 years	2,428	6.47%
5 - 9 years	2,660	7.09%
10 - 14 years	3,042	8.11%
15 - 19 years	2,539	6.77%
20 - 24 years	2,079	5.54%
25 - 34 years	4,596	12.25%
35 - 44 years	5,579	14.87%
45 - 54 years	5,102	13.60%
55 - 59 years	2,299	6.13%
60 - 64 years	2,194	5.85%
65 - 74 years	2,777	7.40%
75 - 84 years	1,703	4.54%
85 years and older	514	1.37%
Median Age	37.7 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	37,512	-
One Race	36,932	98.45%
White	34,745	92.62%
Black or African American	996	2.66%
American Indian and Alaska Native	211	0.56%
Asian	612	1.63%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	181	0.48%
Other	187	0.50%

Two or more races	580	1.55%
White and Black or African American	262	0.70%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	141	0.38%
White and Asian	118	0.31%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	11	0.03%