Polk City, Iowa - City Information, Fast Facts, Schools, Colleges, and More

Demographics

People

Total Population	4,481
Male Share of the Population	53.2%
Female Share of the Population	46.8%
Senior Citizens	8.8%
Employed Population 16+	2,294
Age of the Population	34

Families

% of people married	63.5%
Average household size	3

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	69.9%
Median Earnings25+	$53,559
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$0
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$48,429

Wealth

Median Family Income	$100,764
% Above Poverty Level	96.8%
% Below Poverty Level	3.2%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	26 minutes
% Working from Home	2.5%
% Walking and Biking to Work	0%
% Using Public Transportation	%

Housing

People Living Alone	13.3%
Median Gross Rent	$1,154
Median House Value	$229,000

Ancestry

Irish	21.4%
English	7.1%
Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	6.3%
Norwegian	5.3%
Dutch	4.5%
Italian	4.1%
Swedish	3.4%
Hungarian	3.1%
Danishn	2.2%
Welsh	1.9%
Polish	1.1%
French Except Basque	1.1%
Czech	1%
Lithuanian	0.8%
Swiss	0.4%
Canadian	0.4%
Finnish	0.3%
German	0.3%
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Polk City Almanac

Category	Value
County	Polk County
Standard Zip Codes	50226
Phone Area Codes	515
Time Zone	America/Chicago
Approximate Latitude	41.77
Approximate Longitude	-93.71

Polk City Climate

Nearest Weather Stations

Notes:

Temp ranges are avg daily min and max for the month
Precipitation is rainfall (and rainfall equiv of snowfall)

Station	ANKENY
Distance	8.4 miles
Jan Temp	9 to 28 F
Apr Temp	37 to 60 F
Jul Temp	64 to 86 F
Oct Temp	39 to 63 F
Annual Precip	33.3 inches

Station	DES MOINES AP
Distance	16.6 miles
Jan Temp	12 to 29 F
Apr Temp	40 to 61 F
Jul Temp	66 to 86 F
Oct Temp	42 to 64 F
Annual Precip	34.7 inches

Station	PERRY
Distance	21.3 miles
Jan Temp	8 to 28 F
Apr Temp	36 to 60 F
Jul Temp	63 to 85 F
Oct Temp	38 to 63 F
Annual Precip	31.9 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Alleman	383	$97,321
Ankeny	59,152	$99,324
Granger	1,819	$109,808
Grimes	11,930	$96,589
Johnston	20,767	$119,643
Sheldahl	273	$82,813

Polk City Public Libraries

Polk City Community Library
1500 W BROADWAY
Polk City, Iowa
(515) 984-6119

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Polk City Public Schools

North Polk West Elementary School
1400 W Broadway
ZIP: 50226
(515) 984-3400
Primary
Total Enrollment 458

Sources :

American Community Survey, 2017, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/
Hospitals, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/hospitals, accessed November 2017
Private Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/private-schools, accessed November 2017
Public Libraries Survey, 2015, Institute of Museum and Library Services, https://www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/data-collection/public-libraries-survey
Public Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/public-schools , accessed November 2017
ZIP Code Database (All ZIPs with cities used by USPS plus the primary timezone, area code, and county), 2017, https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/zip-code-database/

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