Polk County vs. Dallas County

Polk County (IA)Dallas County (IA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)487,20490,180
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)13.1%36.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)430,63266,138
Population, Census, April 1, 2010430,64066,135
Persons under 5 years, percent7.1%7.7%
Persons under 18 years, percent24.9%27.8%
Persons 65 years and over, percent13.1%12.0%
Female persons, percent50.7%50.7%
White alone, percent85.0%90.6%
Black or African American alone, percent7.1%2.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.4%0.3%
Asian alone, percent5.1%5.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent2.4%1.6%
Hispanic or Latino, percent8.5%6.1%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent77.2%85.0%
Veterans, 2014-201823,4524,000
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20189.0%7.9%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)204,63338,278
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201867.2%74.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$171,800$231,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,418$1,613
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$560$575
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$879$1,012
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201323.7%17.5%
Building permits, 20183,831592
Households, 2014-2018183,75332,886
Persons per household, 2014-20182.532.54
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201881.3%83.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201812.9%10.8%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201892.1%94.4%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201883.3%88.0%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201891.5%95.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201836.1%49.4%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20188.1%4.3%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent5.5%3.9%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201872.1%75.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201867.5%69.9%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,012,583148,022
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)3,659,698271,937
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)10,472,882740,163
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)9,500,522412,776
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)7,616,3441,270,527
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$17,165$17,654
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201819.521.4
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$66,044$84,790
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$34,474$43,583
Persons in poverty, percent9.9%5.2%
Total employer establishments, 201712,9952,059
Total employment, 2017265,64040,329
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)14,001,7992,092,511
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20171.4%4.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201733,3486,636
All firms, 201239,9386,362
Men-owned firms, 201221,0443,511
Women-owned firms, 201213,2461,811
Minority-owned firms, 20124,482255
Nonminority-owned firms, 201233,5945,662
Veteran-owned firms, 20123,648459
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201233,6395,348
Black-owned firms, percent, 20071.9%0.6%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.3%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20072.1%2.2%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.1%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20071.8%1.1%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200728.0%19.9%
Population per square mile, 2010750.5112.4
Land area in square miles, 2010573.80588.45

Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Polk county (IA) and Dallas county (IA) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.
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