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People QuickFacts |
Polk County |
Iowa |
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Population, 2008 estimate |
424,778 | 3,002,555 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008 |
13.4% | 2.6% |
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Population estimates base (April 1) 2000 |
374,575 | 2,926,381 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2007 |
8.0% | 6.6% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2007 |
26.5% | 23.8% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2007 |
11.0% | 14.7% |
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Female persons, percent, 2007 |
51.2% | 50.7% |
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White persons, percent, 2007 (a) |
89.7% | 94.4% |
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Black persons, percent, 2007 (a) |
5.4% | 2.6% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2007 (a) |
0.4% | 0.4% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2007 (a) |
3.1% | 1.6% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2007 (a) |
0.1% | Z |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2007 |
1.3% | 1.0% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2007 (b) |
6.4% | 4.0% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2007 |
83.9% | 90.6% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
49.8% | 56.9% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
5.9% | 3.1% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
8.9% | 5.8% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
88.3% | 86.1% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
29.7% | 21.2% |
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Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 |
56,254 | 446,665 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
18.2 | 18.5 |
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Housing units, 2007 |
183,015 | 1,329,596 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
68.8% | 72.3% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 |
26.9% | 18.4% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$103,100 | $82,500 |
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Households, 2000 |
149,112 | 1,149,276 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.45 | 2.46 |
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Median household income, 2007 |
$54,377 | $47,324 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$23,654 | $19,674 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 2007 |
9.4% | 11.0% |
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Business QuickFacts |
Polk County |
Iowa |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2006 |
12,300 | 82,6981 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2006 |
256,517 | 1,295,2581 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2006 |
5.1% | 2.4%1 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2006 |
27,538 | 195,542 |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
32,173 | 236,515 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
1.6% | 0.7% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 |
0.5% | 0.3% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
1.5% | 0.8% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.0% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
1.0% | 0.6% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
30.1% | 27.0% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) |
4,794,605 | 65,042,043 |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
8,267,367 | 33,546,948 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
5,443,842 | 31,195,012 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$14,151 | $10,629 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
664,808 | 3,698,955 |
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Building permits, 2007 |
2,995 | 11,171 |
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Federal spending, 2007 ($1000) |
3,213,268 | 21,649,1061 |