POLK COUNTY, IOWA

'Polk County' is a county located in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of 2000, the population was 374,601. The 2006 estimate is 408,888.[2] Its county seat is Des Moines⁶, which is also the capital city of Iowa. Polk County is one of the five counties that make up the Des Moines-West Des Moines Metropolitan Statistical Area.^[1]

Contents

Geography

Major Highways

Adjacent counties

Demographics

Cities and towns

Cities

Census-designated place

Other place

References

External link

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,533 km² (592 mi²). 1,475 km² (569 mi²) of it is land and 58 km² (23 mi²) of it (3.81%) is water.

Major Highways

★ Interstate 35 ★ Interstate 80 ★ Interstate 235 ★ U.S. Highway 6 ★ U.S. Highway 65 ★ U.S. Highway 69 ★ Iowa Highway 5

★ Iowa Highway 17 ★ Iowa Highway 28 ★ Iowa Highway 141 ★ Iowa Highway 160 ★ Iowa Highway 163 ★ Iowa Highway 415

Adjacent counties

★ Boone County (northwest)

★ Story County (north)

★ Jasper County (east)

★ Marion County (southeast)

★ Warren County (south)

★ Madison County (southwest)

★ Dallas County (west)

Demographics

As of the census² of 2000, there were 374,601 people, 149,112 households, and 96,624 families residing in the county. The population density was 254/km² (658/mi²). There were 156,447 housing units at an average density of 106/km² (275/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 88.34% White, 4.84% Black or African American, 0.27% Native American, 2.63% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 2.22% from other races, and 1.66% from two or more races. 4.40% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 149,112 households out of which 32.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.00% were married couples living together, 10.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.20% were non-families. 28.10% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 3.04.
In the county the population was spread out with 25.70% under the age of 18, 9.40% from 18 to 24, 32.20% from 25 to 44, 21.50% from 45 to 64, and 11.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 94.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.70 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $46,116, and the median income for a family was $56,560. Males had a median income of $37,182 versus $28,000 for females. The per capita income for the county was $23,654. About 5.30% of families and 7.90% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.70% of those under age 18 and 6.40% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns

Cities

★ Alleman ★ Altoona ★ Ankeny ★ Bondurant ★ Carlisle ★ Clive

★ Des Moines ★ Elkhart ★ Grimes ★ Johnston

★ Mitchellville ★ Pleasant Hill ★ Polk City ★ Runnells

★ Sheldahl ★ Urbandale ★ West Des Moines ★ Windsor Heights

Census-designated place

★ Saylorville

Other place

★ Berwick

References

External link

★ Polk County government's website