Polk City city, IA

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 5,604 ( 2,186 from 2010 )
Land area: 5.3 square miles
Population density: 1063.0 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	5,486	97.89%	66.2%
Black:	38	0.68%	31.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	69	1.23%	91.7%
Hispanic:	11	0.20%	65.6%

Total non-White:	118	2.11%	0.9%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	2,185	77.5
Change in Non-White pop.:	1	0.0

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
3,418
3,301	96.58%
29	0.85%
5	0.15%
14	0.41%
36	1.05%
32	0.94%
117	3.42%

2000
2,339
2,273	97.18%
6	0.26%
0	0.00%
14	0.60%
27	1.15%
18	0.77%
66	2.82%

1990
1,908
1,867	97.85%
14	0.73%
6	0.31%
0	0.00%
n/a
21	1.10%
41	2.15%

1980
1,658
1,604	96.74%
26	1.57%
0	0.00%
15	0.90%
n/a
13	0.78%
54	3.26%

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

1,028	44.0
51	2.2

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

406	21.3
25	1.3

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

263	15.9
-13	-0.8

Age, Family & Household Data for Polk City 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
36.3
1,558	27.8%
4,046	72.2%
600	10.7%

2,008
2.76

1,656	82.5%
1,484	89.6%
75	4.5%
352	17.5%

2010
Number	Percent
34.4
1,044	30.5%
2,374	69.5%
264	7.7%

1,232
2.73

957	77.7%
817	85.4%
65	6.8%
275	22.3%

2000
Number	Percent
32.8
650	27.8%
1,689	72.2%
163	7.0%

824
2.76

649	78.8%
573	88.3%
22	3.4%
175	21.2%

1990
Number	Percent
30.4
635	33.3%
1,273	66.7%
168	8.8%

604
3.05

516	85.4%
449	87.0%
36	7.0%
88	14.6%

1980
Number	Percent
27.2
579	34.9%
1,079	65.1%
160	9.7%

514
3.10

427	83.1%
404	94.6%
21	4.9%
87	16.9%

2022 Housing Data for Polk City city, IA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	62	3.1%
$10,000 to $14,999	142	7.1%
$35,000 to $39,999	58	2.9%
$45,000 to $49,999	42	2.1%
$50,000 to $59,999	170	8.5%
$60,000 to $74,999	78	3.9%
$75,000 to $99,999	94	4.7%
$100,000 to $124,999	164	8.2%
$125,000 to $149,999	163	8.1%
$150,000 to $199,999	522	26.0%
$200,000 or more	513	25.5%

Median Household Income	152,536
Per Capita Income	53,409

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	47	2.3%
Public Assistance	0	0.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	15	0.7%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	3,053	86.6%
Unemployed	126	3.6%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	3,179	90.2%
Not in Labor Force	346	9.8%

Real Unemployment Rate		13.4%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	1,516	770	66.3%
Non-Profit	28	223	11.2%
Self-Employed	124	81	60.5%

Local Government	136	166	45.0%
State Government	55	63	46.6%
Federal Government	23	17	57.5%

Total Private + Self	1,640	851	65.8%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	242	469	34.0%
Total	1,882	1,320	58.8%

Pct. Govt.	14.4%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	989	30.9%
Sales and Office Occupations	537	16.8%
Professional, Technical	728	22.7%
Service Occupations	261	8.2%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	17	0.5%
All others	687	21.5%

White Collar		70.4%

Industry
	Number	%
Finance and insurance	496	15.5%
Retail trade	425	13.3%
Other services	407	12.7%
Educational services	310	9.7%
Manufacturing	254	7.9%
Health care and social assistance	230	7.2%
Professional, scientific, technical	218	6.8%
Public administration	158	4.9%
Transportation and warehousing	157	4.9%
Construction	147	4.6%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	120	3.7%
Accommodation and food services	99	3.1%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	81	2.5%
Wholesale trade	80	2.5%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	20	0.6%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	0	0.00%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	11	0.20%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	5,180	99.4%
Spanish	13	0.2%
Other	10	0.2%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	10	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	2,459	43.9%
Irish	1,075	19.2%
English	580	10.3%
Norwegian	363	6.5%
Swedish	211	3.8%
Danish	187	3.3%
Italian	127	2.3%
Polish	125	2.2%
Czech	105	1.9%
Scottish	103	1.8%
American	72	1.3%
French	64	1.1%
European	55	1.0%
Scotch-Irish	51	0.9%
Dutch	47	0.8%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	5,604	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	5,604	100.0%
Foreign-born	0	0.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
0	0.0%	11	0.3%	705	18.6%	1,309	34.6%	1,179	31.1%	583	15.4%
Average years of education: 14.7

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	0	0.0%
9-12 Years	11	0.3%
H.S. Grad or GED	705	18.6%
Some College	1,309	34.6%
Bach. Degree	1,179	31.1%
Grad Degree	583	15.4%
Average years of education: 14.7

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +452	D +8	D + 7.0%
D +460
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	79%	Donald Trump* (R)	1,880	56.9%	Joe Biden (D)	1,339	40.6%	83	2.5%	3,302	4	10	0.20%
2016	73%	Donald Trump (R)	1,428	56.4%	Hillary Clinton (D)	879	34.7%	223	8.8%	2,530	5	11	0.16%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Polk City city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

1,339

40.6%

Donald Trump* (R)

1,880

56.9%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.5%

Other

1.1%

TOTAL

3,302

Turnout: 79%	Diff (St): 4	Diff (US): 10

2016 President, Polk City city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

879

34.7%

Donald Trump (R)

1,428

56.4%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

120

4.7%

Jill Stein (Grn)

0.5%

Other

3.6%

TOTAL

2,530

Turnout: 73%	Diff (St): 5	Diff (US): 11

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Polk City city, IA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2020	S2	78%	Joni Ernst* (R)	1,919	58.7%	Theresa Greenfield (D)	1,270	38.9%	79 [+]	2.4%	3,268	7	0.20%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Rick Stewart (Libertarian) 55 (1.7%); Suzanne Herzog (I) 22 (0.7%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.1%);
2018	G	61%	Kim Reynolds* (R)	1,331	56.5%	Fred Hubbell (D)	976	41.4%	50 [+]	2.1%	2,357	6	0.18%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Jake Porter (Libertarian) 40 (1.7%); Gary Siegwarth (Clean Water) 7 (0.3%); Other (Write-in) 3 (0.1%);
2016	S3	72%	Charles Grassley* (R)	1,680	67.2%	Patty Judge (D)	724	28.9%	97 [+]	3.9%	2,501	7	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Charles Aldrich (Libertarian) 61 (2.4%); Other (Write-in) 36 (1.4%);
2014	S2	55%	Joni Ernst (R)	1,047	61.1%	Bruce Braley (D)	603	35.2%	64 [+]	3.7%	1,714	9	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Rick Stewart (I) 39 (2.3%); Douglas Butzier (Libertarian) 10 (0.6%); Bob Quast (I) 7 (0.4%); Ruth Smith (I) 6 (0.4%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.1%);
2014	G	55%	Terry Branstad* (R)	1,100	64.4%	Jack Hatch (D)	531	31.1%	77 [+]	4.5%	1,708	5	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Lee Hieb (Libertarian) 31 (1.8%); Jonathan Narcisse (Iowa) 24 (1.4%); Jim Hennager (New Independent) 17 (1.0%); Other (Write-in) 5 (0.3%);

*: 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	2,059
Median Value	$363,100

Occupied	2,008	97.5%
Vacant	51	2.5%

Owned	1,763	87.8%
Rented	245	12.2%
Median Rent	$723

Single-Family Units	1,835	89.1%
Detached	1,521	73.9%
Attached	314	15.3%
Buldings with 5+ Units	105	5.1%
Mobile Homes	0	0.0%

Polk City city, IA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Polk City city, IA

2022 Housing Data for Polk City city, IA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Polk City city, IA

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Polk City city, IA

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Polk City city, IA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Polk City city, IA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Polk City city, IA