Waukee city, IA

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 25,045 ( 11,255 from 2010 )
Land area: 20.8 square miles
Population density: 1204.1 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	20,205	80.67%	59.3%
Black:	852	3.40%	392.5%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	1,626	6.49%	340.7%
2+ races:	1,057	4.22%	694.7%
Hispanic:	1,214	4.85%	194.7%

Total non-White:	4,840	19.33%	336.4%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	7,524	66.1
Change in Non-White pop.:	3,731	32.8

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
13,790
12,681	91.96%
173	1.25%
10	0.07%
369	2.68%
133	0.96%
412	2.99%
1,109	8.04%

2000
5,135
4,997	97.31%
71	1.38%
7	0.14%
0	0.00%
8	0.16%
52	1.01%
138	2.69%

1990
2,512
2,485	98.93%
0	0.00%
3	0.12%
15	0.60%
n/a
9	0.36%
27	1.07%

1980
2,227
2,223	99.82%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
4	0.18%
n/a
0	0.00%
4	0.18%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

7,684	149.6
971	18.9

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

2,512	100.0
111	4.4

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

262	11.8
23	1.0

Age, Family & Household Data for Waukee city, 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
34.3
7,323	29.2%
17,722	70.8%
2,528	10.1%

9,924
2.52

6,491	65.4%
5,356	82.5%
625	9.6%
3,433	34.6%

2010
Number	Percent
31.8
4,410	32.0%
9,380	68.0%
1,110	8.0%

5,154
2.67

3,689	71.6%
3,039	82.4%
334	9.1%
1,465	28.4%

2000
Number	Percent
32.3
1,628	31.7%
3,507	68.3%
393	7.7%

1,905
2.70

1,428	75.0%
1,267	88.7%
119	8.3%
477	25.0%

1990
Number	Percent
32.3
711	28.3%
1,801	71.7%
229	9.1%

971
2.59

727	74.9%
635	87.3%
54	7.4%
244	25.1%

1980
Number	Percent
28.6
692	31.1%
1,535	68.9%
190	8.5%

787
2.83

620	78.8%
561	90.5%
44	7.1%
167	21.2%

2022 Housing Data for Waukee city, IA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	273	2.8%
$10,000 to $14,999	166	1.7%
$15,000 to $19,999	243	2.4%
$20,000 to $24,999	178	1.8%
$25,000 to $29,999	185	1.9%
$30,000 to $34,999	184	1.9%
$35,000 to $39,999	303	3.1%
$40,000 to $44,999	135	1.4%
$45,000 to $49,999	365	3.7%
$50,000 to $59,999	518	5.2%
$60,000 to $74,999	1,142	11.5%
$75,000 to $99,999	1,022	10.3%
$100,000 to $124,999	989	10.0%
$125,000 to $149,999	1,035	10.4%
$150,000 to $199,999	1,666	16.8%
$200,000 or more	1,520	15.3%

Median Household Income	106,846
Per Capita Income	51,536

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	105	1.1%
Public Assistance	142	1.4%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	609	6.1%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	12,805	85.2%
Unemployed	412	2.7%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	13,217	87.9%
Not in Labor Force	1,818	12.1%

Real Unemployment Rate		14.8%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	5,814	4,691	55.3%
Non-Profit	310	715	30.2%
Self-Employed	701	330	68.0%

Local Government	279	479	36.8%
State Government	200	353	36.2%
Federal Government	71	172	29.2%

Total Private + Self	6,515	5,021	56.5%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	860	1,719	33.3%
Total	7,375	6,740	52.2%

Pct. Govt.	11.0%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	3,621	25.7%
Sales and Office Occupations	2,711	19.2%
Professional, Technical	4,497	31.9%
Service Occupations	1,409	10.0%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	106	0.8%
All others	1,877	13.3%

White Collar		76.7%

Industry
	Number	%
Finance and insurance	3,389	24.0%
Health care and social assistance	1,674	11.9%
Retail trade	1,509	10.7%
Professional, scientific, technical	1,324	9.4%
Educational services	1,132	8.0%
Manufacturing	1,009	7.1%
Accommodation and food services	843	6.0%
Construction	605	4.3%
Public administration	497	3.5%
Transportation and warehousing	361	2.6%
Wholesale trade	350	2.5%
Real estate and rental and leasing	279	2.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	264	1.9%
Other services	254	1.8%
Utilities	183	1.3%
Information	178	1.3%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	160	1.1%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	104	0.7%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	502	2.00%
Puerto Rican	153	0.61%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	11	0.04%

Total Central American	265	1.06%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	88	0.35%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	177	0.71%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	241	0.96%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	134	0.54%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	107	0.43%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	42	0.17%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	712	2.84%
Laotian	158	0.63%
Filipino	80	0.32%
Korean	79	0.32%
Vietnamese	76	0.30%
Malaysian	36	0.14%
Chinese	27	0.11%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	19,798	86.2%
Other Indo-European	615	2.7%
Spanish	572	2.5%
Arabic	509	2.2%
Other Asian	498	2.2%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	300	1.3%
Other	279	1.2%
German, other Germanic	158	0.7%
Tagalog	80	0.3%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	7,268	29.0%
Irish	3,523	14.1%
English	2,534	10.1%
Norwegian	934	3.7%
Italian	848	3.4%
Dutch	813	3.2%
Swedish	594	2.4%
French	554	2.2%
American	548	2.2%
European	487	1.9%
Scottish	465	1.9%
Arab	354	1.4%
Danish	348	1.4%
African	270	1.1%
Polish	237	0.9%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	23,812	95.1%
Not a citizen	1,233	4.9%

Native	22,211	88.7%
Foreign-born	2,834	11.3%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
220	1.4%	192	1.2%	2,049	12.8%	4,155	25.9%	6,673	41.6%	2,756	17.2%
Average years of education: 14.9

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	220	1.4%
9-12 Years	192	1.2%
H.S. Grad or GED	2,049	12.8%
Some College	4,155	25.9%
Bach. Degree	6,673	41.6%
Grad Degree	2,756	17.2%
Average years of education: 14.9

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +2,290	D +1,189	D + 11.9%
D +3,479
How to interpret this table

Year	Turnout	Winner	Runner-Up	Other	Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	76%	Joe Biden (D)	7,063	51.3%	Donald Trump* (R)	6,435	46.7%	282	2.0%	13,780	-6	0	0.81%
2016	58%	Donald Trump (R)	4,145	48.7%	Hillary Clinton (D)	3,584	42.1%	786	9.2%	8,515	-2	3	0.54%

2020 President, Waukee city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

7,063

51.3%

Donald Trump* (R)

6,435

46.7%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

183

1.3%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

13,780

Turnout: 76%	Diff (St): -6	Diff (US): 0

2016 President, Waukee city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

3,584

42.1%

Donald Trump (R)

4,145

48.7%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

425

5.0%

Jill Stein (Grn)

0.4%

Other

325

3.8%

TOTAL

8,515

Turnout: 58%	Diff (St): -2	Diff (US): 3

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Waukee city, IA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2020	S2	75%	Theresa Greenfield (D)	6,661	48.8%	Joni Ernst* (R)	6,656	48.7%	346 [+]	2.5%	13,663	-3	0.82%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Rick Stewart (Libertarian) 248 (1.8%); Suzanne Herzog (I) 89 (0.7%); Other (Write-in) 9 (0.1%);
2018	G	60%	Fred Hubbell (D)	4,902	49.4%	Kim Reynolds* (R)	4,848	48.9%	170 [+]	1.7%	9,920	-1	0.75%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Jake Porter (Libertarian) 144 (1.5%); Gary Siegwarth (Clean Water) 25 (0.3%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
2016	S3	57%	Charles Grassley* (R)	5,403	64.2%	Patty Judge (D)	2,681	31.9%	326 [+]	3.9%	8,410	4	0.55%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Charles Aldrich (Libertarian) 231 (2.7%); Other (Write-in) 95 (1.1%);
2014	S2	47%	Joni Ernst (R)	3,601	59.6%	Bruce Braley (D)	2,243	37.1%	195 [+]	3.2%	6,039	8	0.53%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Rick Stewart (I) 105 (1.7%); Douglas Butzier (Libertarian) 46 (0.8%); Ruth Smith (I) 21 (0.3%); Bob Quast (I) 16 (0.3%); Other (Write-in) 7 (0.1%);
2014	G	47%	Terry Branstad* (R)	3,991	66.1%	Jack Hatch (D)	1,842	30.5%	206 [+]	3.4%	6,039	7	0.53%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Lee Hieb (Libertarian) 116 (1.9%); Jonathan Narcisse (Iowa) 53 (0.9%); Jim Hennager (New Independent) 30 (0.5%); Other (Write-in) 7 (0.1%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	10,318
Median Value	$305,300

Occupied	9,924	96.2%
Vacant	394	3.8%

Owned	7,012	70.7%
Rented	2,912	29.3%
Median Rent	$1,209

Single-Family Units	7,051	68.3%
Detached	6,055	58.7%
Attached	996	9.7%
Buldings with 5+ Units	2,352	22.8%
Mobile Homes	379	3.7%

Waukee city, IA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Waukee city, IA

2022 Housing Data for Waukee city, IA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Waukee city, IA

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Waukee city, IA

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Waukee city, IA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Waukee city, IA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Waukee city, IA