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Polk County

County in Iowa. 503,175 residents. 1,483 km² of land (573 sq mi).

Rents

Median gross rent

$1,149USD per month, ± $16

Iowa $972, U.S. $1,413

2020–2024.

Gross rent is the contract rent plus utilities. It covers all renter households, sitting tenants included, so it lags the rents asked for new leases. Five-year pooled sample survey (2020–2024), not a single-year figure; small areas carry large margins of error. Medians above $3,500 are published only as "$3,500+" and medians below $100 as "$100-". Medians by number of bedrooms rest on fewer households, so they are missing more often and less precise.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. This site uses U.S. Census Bureau data but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

By number of bedrooms

Home sizeMedian rent, USD per month
Studio (no bedroom)$926 ± $59
1 bedroom$963 ± $28
2 bedrooms$1,169 ± $17
3 bedrooms$1,497 ± $49
4 bedrooms$1,605 ± $244
5 or more bedrooms$1,834 ± $343

2020–2024. Gross rent is the contract rent plus utilities. It covers all renter households, sitting tenants included, so it lags the rents asked for new leases. Five-year pooled sample survey (2020–2024), not a single-year figure; small areas carry large margins of error. Medians above $3,500 are published only as "$3,500+" and medians below $100 as "$100-". Medians by number of bedrooms rest on fewer households, so they are missing more often and less precise.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. This site uses U.S. Census Bureau data but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Home prices

Median home value

$262,100USD, ± $3,486

Iowa $208,000, U.S. $332,700

2020–2024.

The value is each owner's own estimate of what the home would sell for, not a sale price. Five-year pooled sample survey (2020–2024), not a single-year figure; small areas carry large margins of error. Medians above $2,000,000 are published only as "$2,000,000+" and medians below $10,000 as "$10,000-".

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. This site uses U.S. Census Bureau data but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Work and pay

Average wage

$34.88$1,395$6,045USD per hour, at 40 hours a weekUSD per weekUSD per month

Iowa $29.50$1,180$5,113, U.S. $36.35$1,454$6,301

2014: $24.68$987$4,2772024: $34.88$1,395$6,045

2024.

Hourly figure calculated by Marsadata: the weekly wage divided by 40 hours. The source does not report hours worked and counts part-time jobs, so actual hourly pay is higher where part-time work is common.

Monthly figure calculated by Marsadata: the weekly wage times 52, divided by 12.

Covers jobs at employers subject to unemployment insurance, more than 95% of U.S. jobs; the self-employed are not included. Wages include bonuses. It is an average per job, full-time and part-time alike, not per worker. Figures are withheld where they could reveal an individual employer. Recent figures are revised by the publisher.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages.

Employment

317,845jobs

2014: 285,7772024: 317,845

2024.

Counts jobs at employers subject to unemployment insurance, more than 95% of U.S. jobs; the self-employed are not included. A person with two jobs is counted twice. Figures are withheld where they could reveal an individual employer.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages.

By industry sector

SectorWage, private sector, USD per hour, at 40 hours a weekUSD per weekUSD per monthJobs, private sectorEstablishments
Health care and social assistance$29.80$1,192$5,16539,4721,558
Finance and insurance$58.10$2,324$10,07131,5081,018
Retail trade$19.20$768$3,32830,4311,594
Accommodation and food services$12.93$517$2,24024,2831,271
Construction$39.45$1,578$6,83820,8071,326
Professional, scientific, and technical services$50.70$2,028$8,78820,1201,602
Manufacturing$36.05$1,442$6,24919,917335
Wholesale trade$48.75$1,950$8,45017,868741
Administrative and support and waste management services$27.83$1,113$4,82317,593775
Transportation and warehousing$27.50$1,100$4,76716,339432
Management of companies and enterprises$60.35$2,414$10,46110,422140
Other services (except public administration)$28.45$1,138$4,93110,2001,456
Arts, entertainment, and recreation$13.73$549$2,3795,478252
Information$48.03$1,921$8,3244,794265
Real estate and rental and leasing$33.13$1,325$5,7424,682859
Educational services$21.80$872$3,7794,676178
Utilities$61.93$2,477$10,73436356
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting$20.70$828$3,58822914
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction$35.25$1,410$6,110499

Periods: 2024, 2023. “Withheld” marks cells the publisher suppresses to protect individual employers.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. This site uses U.S. Census Bureau data but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Businesses

Business establishments

13,890establishments

2023.

Employer establishments only: the self-employed are not counted. Excludes crop and animal production, rail transportation, the postal service, public administration and most government. The source publishes no turnover.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. This site uses U.S. Census Bureau data but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Business establishments per 1,000 residents

27.6per 1,000 residents

Iowa 26.0, U.S. 25.0

2023.

The two inputs cover different periods (2023 and 2020–2024). Establishments are counted where they operate and residents where they live, so employment centres score high. The self-employed and most government are not counted.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. Calculated by Marsadata from County Business Patterns 2023 total establishments divided by the ACS 5-year 2020–2024 population estimate, times 1,000. This site uses U.S. Census Bureau data but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Energy

Residential electricity price

Published for states only. See Iowa

Residential natural gas price

Published for states only. See Iowa

People

Population

503,175people

2020–2024.

Five-year pooled sample survey (2020–2024), not a single-year figure; small areas carry large margins of error. It is a survey estimate, not a census count. The national figure covers the 50 states and the District of Columbia; Puerto Rico is published separately.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. This site uses U.S. Census Bureau data but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Population density

339.2people per km²

Iowa 22.2, U.S. 36.6

2020–2024.

Land area excludes water. The national figure uses the land area of the 50 states and the District of Columbia, matching the population estimate.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. Calculated by Marsadata from the ACS 5-year population estimate (table B01003) divided by the land area in the Census Bureau's 2025 cartographic boundary files. This site uses U.S. Census Bureau data but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Languages

People speaking a language other than English at home

14.7%% of people aged 5 and over

Iowa 9.1%, U.S. 22.3%

2020–2024.

Says nothing about English ability: many of these people also speak English very well. Based on a sample survey with large margins of error for census tracts; no margin of error is given for the share.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. Calculated by Marsadata from ACS table C16001: population aged 5 and over minus people who speak only English at home, divided by the population aged 5 and over, times 100. This site uses U.S. Census Bureau data but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Languages spoken at home

Language groupSharePeople
English only85.3%401,326 ± 2,530
Spanish7.0%32,841 ± 1,353
Other Asian and Pacific Island languages2.3%10,758 ± 1,253
Other and unspecified languages1.4%6,778 ± 827
Other Indo-European languages1.0%4,563 ± 945
Russian, Polish or other Slavic languages1.0%4,509 ± 814
Arabic0.6%2,668 ± 765
Vietnamese0.6%2,636 ± 608
French, Haitian or Cajun0.3%1,392 ± 478
Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)0.3%1,310 ± 394
German or other West Germanic languages0.2%807 ± 293
Korean0.1%515 ± 229
Tagalog (incl. Filipino)0.1%380 ± 148

2020–2024. Of 470,483 residents aged five and over. Shares are calculated by Marsadata from the published counts.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. This site uses U.S. Census Bureau data but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.