Ancestry in the Allen Township, Polk County, Iowa (Township)

European and African Ancestry#1

Self-reported anscestry as a percentage of the total population; more than one answer per person permitted.
Scope: population of Polk County and the Allen Township
Allen Township
Polk County
0%10%20%30%CountGermanUnclassified1Other2ScottishDanishIrishDutchAmericanEnglishItalianCzechSubsaharan AfricanEthiopianNorwegianEuropeanFrench CanadianScandinavianSwedishCzechoslovakianFrench35.021097%26.944915%35.021097%35.0%99626.652602%22.516601%26.652602%26.7%75817.545710%20.429524%17.545710%17.5%49911.462729%1.811573%11.462729%11.5%3266.715893%1.494907%6.715893%6.7%1916.118143%13.144902%6.118143%6.1%1744.149086%3.466991%4.149086%4.1%1184.078762%4.574015%4.078762%4.1%1163.059072%8.455241%3.059072%3.1%872.461322%3.473960%2.461322%2.5%702.390999%0.827382%2.390999%2.4%681.758087%1.595308%1.758087%1.8%501.758087%0.068604%1.758087%1.8%501.722925%4.442688%1.722925%1.7%491.617440%1.485324%1.617440%1.6%461.547117%0.299896%1.547117%1.5%441.230661%0.334742%1.230661%1.2%351.160338%2.562511%1.160338%1.2%331.090014%0.141128%1.090014%1.1%310.668073%2.028927%0.668073%0.7%19

Hispanic Ancestry#2

Self-reported Hispanic anscestry as a percentage of the Hispanic population.
Scope: population of Polk County and the Allen Township
Allen Township
Polk County
0%20%40%Count%Central AmericanSalvadoranOther Hispanic58.878505%10.830925%58.878505%58.9%632.215%2.22%58.878505%5.793032%58.878505%58.9%632.215%2.22%41.121495%2.982389%41.121495%41.1%441.547%1.55%

Asian Ancestry#3

Self-reported Asian anscestry as a percentage of the Asian population.
Scope: population of Polk County and the Allen Township
Allen Township
Polk County
0%10%20%30%40%Count%LaotianVietnameseMixedFilipino46.240602%13.092011%46.240602%46.2%1234.325%4.32%29.699248%17.158348%29.699248%29.7%792.778%2.78%18.796992%2.418540%18.796992%18.8%501.758%1.76%5.263158%3.954712%5.263158%5.3%140.492%0.49%

Ancestry by Neighborhood in the Allen Township

There is 1 neighborhood that are fully or partially contained within the Allen Township (0 fully and 1 partially). This section compares all 1 of those to each other, the Allen Township, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Allen Township.

German Ancestry by Neighborhood#4

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of the Allen Township, selected neighborhoods in the Allen Township, and entities that contain the Allen Township
0%10%20%30%Count#IowaAllen TownshipAllenWest North CentralDes Moines and West Des Moines Metro AreaDes MoinesPolk CountyPolkMidwest010802Tract 010802Bloomfield-Allen NeighborhoodBloomfield-AllenUnited States of AmericaUnited States35.081435%35.081435%35.1%1,089,8361.09M35.021097%35.021097%35.0%99630.983523%30.983523%31.0%6,501,5456.50M28.211948%28.211948%28.2%172,588173k26.944915%26.944915%26.9%123,720124k26.178390%26.178390%26.2%17,716,61317.7M25.441733%25.441733%25.4%2,41925.441733%25.441733%25.4%1,853114.402193%14.402193%14.4%45,879,36045.9M

Ancestry by County Subdivision in the Des Moines Area

There are 89 county subdivisions in the Des Moines Area. This section compares the Allen Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Des Moines Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Allen Township. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 749.

German Ancestry by County Subdivision#29

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of the Allen Township, selected other county subdivisions in the Des Moines Area, and entities that contain the Allen Township
0%10%20%30%40%Count#White Breast TownshipWhite BreastLincoln TownshipLincolnJefferson TownshipJeffersonJackson TownshipJacksonLinn TownshipValley TownshipVlyUnion TownshipUnionVan Meter TownshipVan MeterClay TownshipCass TownshipGrant TownshipGrantIowaAllen TownshipAllenFranklin TownshipFranklinGreenfield TownshipGreenfieldMadison TownshipMadisonElkhart TownshipElkhartBoone TownshipBooneCrocker TownshipCrockerAllen TownshipAllenWebster TownshipWebsterBelmont TownshipBelmontStuart TownshipStuartAdel TownshipDouglas TownshipDouglasWalnut TownshipWalnutSouth TownshipSDes Moines TownshipDes MoinesAdams TownshipAdamsJefferson TownshipJeffersonCrawford TownshipCrawfordWest North CentralScott TownshipScottSugar Grove TownshipSugar GrvOhio TownshipIndianolaMadison TownshipMadisonFour Mile TownshipFour MileRichland TownshipRichlandLincoln TownshipLincolnWalnut TownshipWalnutDes Moines and West Des Moines Metro AreaDes MoinesPolk CountyPolkCamp TownshipMidwestBeaver TownshipBeaverDelaware TownshipDelaware010802Tract 010802WintersetDes Moines TownshipDes MoinesBloomfield TownshipBloomfieldSaylor TownshipSaylorVirginia TownshipVirginiaOtter TownshipOtterSpring Valley TownshipSpg VlyLee TownshipUnited States of AmericaUnited States42.152466%42.152466%42.2%376139.195510%39.195510%39.2%419238.987843%38.987843%39.0%4,137338.666667%38.666667%38.7%435437.880919%37.880919%37.9%3,232537.462083%37.462083%37.5%741636.676083%36.676083%36.7%779736.467634%36.467634%36.5%1,307836.399154%36.399154%36.4%6,708935.975359%35.975359%36.0%8761035.222830%35.222830%35.2%9011135.081435%35.081435%35.1%1,089,8361.09M35.021097%35.021097%35.0%9961234.897870%34.897870%34.9%1,6061334.560724%34.560724%34.6%2,1401434.133663%34.133663%34.1%1,3791534.037267%34.037267%34.0%5481633.995353%33.995353%34.0%7,7541733.679037%33.679037%33.7%18,02318.0k1832.702276%32.702276%32.7%1,4511932.640718%32.640718%32.6%18,83518.8k2032.448378%32.448378%32.4%3302132.306256%32.306256%32.3%3462232.144443%32.144443%32.1%2,1722332.108262%32.108262%32.1%2,2542431.875924%31.875924%31.9%8,4062531.371237%31.371237%31.4%4692631.258840%31.258840%31.3%4422731.255411%31.255411%31.3%3612831.105121%31.105121%31.1%5772931.084071%31.084071%31.1%2813030.983523%30.983523%31.0%6,501,5456.50M30.965594%30.965594%31.0%2793130.841121%30.841121%30.8%2313230.094044%30.094044%30.1%2883329.968064%29.968064%30.0%4,5983429.907209%29.907209%29.9%4193529.459569%29.459569%29.5%2,9003628.963893%28.963893%29.0%3693728.830084%28.830084%28.8%6213828.323631%28.323631%28.3%19,12119.1k3928.211948%28.211948%28.2%172,588173k26.944915%26.944915%26.9%123,720124k26.938963%26.938963%26.9%5874026.178390%26.178390%26.2%17,716,61317.7M26.139163%26.139163%26.1%8494125.961649%25.961649%26.0%2,2614225.441733%25.441733%25.4%2,41925.261729%25.261729%25.3%1,3034323.049871%23.049871%23.0%23,53023.5k4421.175437%21.175437%21.2%6,7524521.073107%21.073107%21.1%1,3004619.451813%19.451813%19.5%2204719.446845%19.446845%19.4%2254819.215825%19.215825%19.2%1,6324917.128046%17.128046%17.1%11,16811.2k5014.402193%14.402193%14.4%45,879,36045.9M

Ancestry by County Subdivision in Iowa

There are 1,662 county subdivisions in Iowa. This section compares the Allen Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in Iowa and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Allen Township. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 9,112.

German Ancestry by County Subdivision#54

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of the Allen Township, selected other county subdivisions in Iowa, and entities that contain the Allen Township
0%20%40%Count#CarrollWaverlyDubuqueSpencerMonroe TownshipMonroeAmerica TownshipAmericaClintonCedar FallsJefferson TownshipJeffersonMadison TownshipMadisonMason CityMarion TownshipMarionFort DodgeClay TownshipPenn TownshipPleasant Valley TownshipPleasant VlyIowaAllen TownshipAllenWashington TownshipWashingtonCedar RapidsBoone TownshipBooneDecorah TownshipDecorahCrocker TownshipCrockerDes Moines TownshipDes MoinesWebster TownshipWebsterWalnut TownshipWalnutFranklin TownshipFranklinLewis TownshipLewisWest North CentralSioux CityNewton TownshipNewtonBurlingtonBloomington TownshipBloomingtonDavenportIndianolaIowa CityFour Mile TownshipFour MileWaterlooKane TownshipTimber Creek TownshipTimber CrkWalnut TownshipWalnutDes Moines and West Des Moines Metro AreaDes MoinesGrinnellPolk CountyPolkKnoxville TownshipKnoxvilleMidwest010802Tract 010802Lake Prairie TownshipLk PrairieKeokukTaylor TownshipTaylorDes Moines TownshipDes MoinesFairfieldOskaloosaBloomfield TownshipBloomfieldCenter TownshipCtrStorm LakeLee TownshipUnited States of AmericaUnited States59.869870%59.869870%59.9%5,981146.372773%46.372773%46.4%4,660244.055693%44.055693%44.1%25,78825.8k343.904404%43.904404%43.9%4,905442.090287%42.090287%42.1%5,473540.359398%40.359398%40.4%4,155639.926572%39.926572%39.9%10,44010.4k739.257372%39.257372%39.3%16,02816.0k838.987843%38.987843%39.0%4,137938.950066%38.950066%39.0%4,1031038.644449%38.644449%38.6%10,64510.6k1138.044646%38.044646%38.0%15,57715.6k1237.289856%37.289856%37.3%9,1831336.399154%36.399154%36.4%6,7081435.981752%35.981752%36.0%9,8591535.709580%35.709580%35.7%13,00913.0k1635.081435%35.081435%35.1%1,089,8361.09M35.021097%35.021097%35.0%99634.747134%34.747134%34.7%15,45915.5k1734.744513%34.744513%34.7%45,00745.0k1833.995353%33.995353%34.0%7,7541933.948413%33.948413%33.9%3,4222033.679037%33.679037%33.7%18,02318.0k2133.198895%33.198895%33.2%4,4452232.640718%32.640718%32.6%18,83518.8k2331.875924%31.875924%31.9%8,4062431.615091%31.615091%31.6%7,4582531.246191%31.246191%31.2%4,1022630.983523%30.983523%31.0%6,501,5456.50M30.623231%30.623231%30.6%25,31525.3k2730.346706%30.346706%30.3%4,5692830.323239%30.323239%30.3%7,7302930.238978%30.238978%30.2%7,3393029.968232%29.968232%30.0%30,65930.7k3129.968064%29.968064%30.0%4,5983229.921945%29.921945%29.9%21,65921.7k3329.459569%29.459569%29.5%2,9003429.060667%29.060667%29.1%19,86519.9k3529.043511%29.043511%29.0%15,31915.3k3628.561310%28.561310%28.6%3,2263728.323631%28.323631%28.3%19,12119.1k3828.211948%28.211948%28.2%172,588173k28.007024%28.007024%28.0%2,5523926.944915%26.944915%26.9%123,720124k26.767478%26.767478%26.8%2,7264026.178390%26.178390%26.2%17,716,61317.7M25.441733%25.441733%25.4%2,41925.043658%25.043658%25.0%3,1554124.764772%24.764772%24.8%2,6324224.504871%24.504871%24.5%4,5784323.049871%23.049871%23.0%23,53023.5k4422.711728%22.711728%22.7%2,2584521.892876%21.892876%21.9%2,5264621.175437%21.175437%21.2%6,7524720.108509%20.108509%20.1%5,2634818.369242%18.369242%18.4%1,9784917.128046%17.128046%17.1%11,16811.2k5014.402193%14.402193%14.4%45,879,36045.9M

Ancestry by County Subdivision in the Midwest

There are 19,478 county subdivisions in the Midwest. This section compares the Allen Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Midwest and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Allen Township. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 112,821.

German Ancestry by County Subdivision#79

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of the Allen Township, selected other county subdivisions in the Midwest, and entities that contain the Allen Township
0%10%20%30%Count#FargoLincolnSioux FallsIowaAllen TownshipAllenCedar RapidsMadisonWest North CentralDes Moines and West Des Moines Metro AreaDes MoinesOlathePolk CountyPolkOverland ParkOmahaMidwest010802Tract 010802TopekaMilton TownshipMiltonCapital TownshipCapitalToledoMinneapolisYork TownshipSpringfield TownshipSpringfieldWichitaSt. PaulLisle TownshipLislePalatine TownshipPalatineRockford TownshipRockfordCincinnatiWashington TownshipWashingtonDowners Grove TownshipDowners GrvColumbusWheeling TownshipWheelingAnn ArborKaw TownshipMilwaukeeSchaumburg TownshipSchaumburgWarrenLawrence TownshipLawrenceAkronBloomingdale TownshipBloomingdaleSterling HeightsSterling HtsSt. LouisDaytonGrand RapidsWorth TownshipWorthUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMaine TownshipMaineBlue TownshipWayne TownshipWayneCenter TownshipCtrKansas CityNorth TownshipNAurora TownshipAuroraClevelandProviso TownshipProvisoChicagoThornton TownshipThorntonDetroit39.448038%39.448038%39.4%45,74045.7k137.022467%37.022467%37.0%101,078101k235.624160%35.624160%35.6%51,13151.1k335.081435%35.081435%35.1%1,089,8361.09M35.021097%35.021097%35.0%99634.744513%34.744513%34.7%45,00745.0k433.677053%33.677053%33.7%82,85782.9k530.983523%30.983523%31.0%6,501,5456.50M28.211948%28.211948%28.2%172,588173k27.114100%27.114100%27.1%36,00436.0k626.944915%26.944915%26.9%123,720124k26.806693%26.806693%26.8%49,26449.3k726.271351%26.271351%26.3%116,401116k826.178390%26.178390%26.2%17,716,61317.7M25.441733%25.441733%25.4%2,41924.210023%24.210023%24.2%30,86130.9k923.925085%23.925085%23.9%28,33428.3k1022.907686%22.907686%22.9%26,67626.7k1122.481076%22.481076%22.5%63,13963.1k1222.341661%22.341661%22.3%90,41090.4k1321.831081%21.831081%21.8%27,38627.4k1421.208323%21.208323%21.2%35,02335.0k1521.145367%21.145367%21.1%82,05182.1k1621.144501%21.144501%21.1%62,83362.8k1720.928672%20.928672%20.9%24,94324.9k1819.694187%19.694187%19.7%22,41122.4k1919.672592%19.672592%19.7%34,28534.3k2019.461027%19.461027%19.5%57,99658.0k2119.377859%19.377859%19.4%26,39426.4k2219.284687%19.284687%19.3%28,69628.7k2319.207346%19.207346%19.2%157,317157k2418.240179%18.240179%18.2%28,27128.3k2517.734382%17.734382%17.7%20,94220.9k2617.471385%17.471385%17.5%29,99430.0k2717.326349%17.326349%17.3%103,728104k2817.100391%17.100391%17.1%22,58522.6k2916.995017%16.995017%17.0%22,95523.0k3016.362001%16.362001%16.4%20,01420.0k3116.146453%16.146453%16.1%32,05232.1k3215.925227%15.925227%15.9%17,96718.0k3315.801145%15.801145%15.8%20,80620.8k3415.564345%15.564345%15.6%49,18849.2k3515.437535%15.437535%15.4%21,78921.8k3615.425480%15.425480%15.4%29,90829.9k3714.971933%14.971933%15.0%22,88422.9k3814.402193%14.402193%14.4%45,879,36045.9M14.293356%14.293356%14.3%19,50619.5k3913.599244%13.599244%13.6%21,44921.4k4012.476612%12.476612%12.5%17,60417.6k4112.307117%12.307117%12.3%18,10518.1k4211.747187%11.747187%11.7%17,59217.6k4311.626997%11.626997%11.6%18,41618.4k4410.437835%10.437835%10.4%15,46015.5k459.364151%9.364151%9.4%36,44236.4k468.498675%8.498675%8.5%12,89312.9k477.437499%7.437499%7.4%201,855202k483.956709%3.956709%4.0%6,705491.703580%1.703580%1.7%11,64311.6k50

Ancestry by County Subdivision in the United States

There are 35,600 county subdivisions in the United States. This section compares the Allen Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Allen Township. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 547,300.

German Ancestry by County Subdivision#104

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of the Allen Township, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain the Allen Township
0%10%20%30%Count#IowaAllen TownshipAllenWest North CentralDes Moines and West Des Moines Metro AreaDes MoinesPolk CountyPolkMidwest010802Tract 010802ColumbusMilwaukeeSeattleTulsaDenverUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNortheast TarrantNE TarrantTucsonSeattle EastPhoenixPlanoNorthwest HarrisNW HarrisOceanside-EscondidoOceanside-Escond…Salt Lake CitySalt Lk CityAustinSacramentoSan DiegoAlbuquerqueLas VegasTownship 1:Charlotte1, CharlotteTampaFresnoTown of HempsteadHempsteadFort WorthSan FranciscoNortheast DallasNE DallasChicagoOrlandoWashingtonPhiladelphiaOntarioBaltimoreSan JoseManhattanAnaheim-Santa Ana-Garden GroveAnaheim-Santa An…Long Beach-LakewoodLong Bch-LakewoodAtlantaHoustonSan BernardinoSan Fernando ValleySan Fernando VlyBostonSan Antonio CentralSan Antonio CntrlEast San Gabriel ValleyE San Gabriel VlyLos AngelesSouthwest DallasSW DallasEl PasoQueensBrooklynMiamiDetroitBronx35.081435%35.081435%35.1%1,089,8361.09M35.021097%35.021097%35.0%99630.983523%30.983523%31.0%6,501,5456.50M28.211948%28.211948%28.2%172,588173k26.944915%26.944915%26.9%123,720124k26.178390%26.178390%26.2%17,716,61317.7M25.441733%25.441733%25.4%2,41919.207346%19.207346%19.2%157,317157k117.326349%17.326349%17.3%103,728104k214.676197%14.676197%14.7%153,190153k314.630148%14.630148%14.6%86,65186.7k414.440912%14.440912%14.4%95,78795.8k514.402193%14.402193%14.4%45,879,36045.9M14.399675%14.399675%14.4%82,49382.5k614.283867%14.283867%14.3%124,819125k713.760180%13.760180%13.8%80,69380.7k812.788918%12.788918%12.8%407,453407k912.395761%12.395761%12.4%67,84267.8k1011.362892%11.362892%11.4%85,02085.0k1111.299178%11.299178%11.3%74,46074.5k1210.757316%10.757316%10.8%105,926106k1310.720012%10.720012%10.7%92,07392.1k1410.156382%10.156382%10.2%113,785114k159.800360%9.800360%9.8%233,252233k169.725412%9.725412%9.7%62,46062.5k179.549359%9.549359%9.5%178,569179k189.423318%9.423318%9.4%76,21976.2k198.847564%8.847564%8.8%58,95359.0k208.684101%8.684101%8.7%60,11160.1k218.514416%8.514416%8.5%65,45165.5k228.072263%8.072263%8.1%68,77168.8k237.811291%7.811291%7.8%66,41866.4k247.630150%7.630150%7.6%118,042118k257.437499%7.437499%7.4%201,855202k267.159705%7.159705%7.2%41,70741.7k276.978205%6.978205%7.0%45,98746.0k286.959315%6.959315%7.0%108,561109k296.951180%6.951180%7.0%44,75144.8k306.862802%6.862802%6.9%42,61842.6k316.496309%6.496309%6.5%114,123114k326.378636%6.378636%6.4%104,290104k336.251974%6.251974%6.3%106,112106k346.200567%6.200567%6.2%35,84335.8k355.638608%5.638608%5.6%32,70932.7k365.629362%5.629362%5.6%185,963186k374.918768%4.918768%4.9%41,25741.3k384.864383%4.864383%4.9%89,55389.6k394.573137%4.573137%4.6%30,10430.1k404.544632%4.544632%4.5%31,88331.9k414.201872%4.201872%4.2%40,19740.2k424.106705%4.106705%4.1%105,736106k433.775646%3.775646%3.8%36,47336.5k443.092438%3.092438%3.1%16,96117.0k452.458646%2.458646%2.5%56,79556.8k462.310641%2.310641%2.3%60,23560.2k471.869818%1.869818%1.9%18,00318.0k481.703580%1.703580%1.7%11,64311.6k490.928044%0.928044%0.9%13,33413.3k50

Definitions

This page discusses the self-reported ancestry of the residents of the Allen Township. Respondents were not limited to one ancestry, so if a person reported both English and German, then they would be counted in both categories. Consequently, the sum of the counts over all the ancestries most often exceeds the total population of the entity. Asian and Hispanic ancestry is reported separately from European, Middle Eastern, and Subsaharan African ancestry. A full list of all possible categories is as follows:

  • European, Middle Eastern, and Subsaharan African Ancestries: Afghan, Albanian, Alsatian, American, Arab, Egyptian, Iraqi, Jordanian, Lebanese, Moroccan, Palestinian, Syrian, Arab, Other Arab, Armenian, Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac, Australian, Austrian, Basque, Belgian, Brazilian, British, Bulgarian, Cajun, Canadian, Carpatho Rusyn, Celtic, Croatian, Cypriot, Czech, Czechoslovakian, Danish, Dutch, Eastern European, English, Estonian, European, Finnish, French, French Canadian, German, German Russian, Greek, Guyanese, Hungarian, Icelander, Iranian, Irish, Israeli, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Luxemburger, Macedonian, Maltese, New Zealander, Northern European, Norwegian, Pennsylvania German, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Scandinavian, Scotch-Irish, Scottish, Serbian, Slavic, Slovak, Slovene, Soviet Union, Subsaharan African, Cape Verdean, Ethiopian, Ghanaian, Kenyan, Liberian, Nigerian, Senegalese, Sierra Leonean, Somali, South African, Sudanese, Ugandan, Zimbabwean, African, Other, Swedish, Swiss, Turkish, Ukrainian, Welsh, West Indian, Bahamian, Barbadian, Belizean, Bermudan, British West Indian, Dutch West Indian, Haitian, Jamaican, Trinidadian and Tobagonian, U.S. Virgin Islander, West Indian, Other West Indian, Yugoslavian, Other, and Unclassified
  • Asian Ancestries: Indian, Bangladeshi, Bhutanese, Burmese, Cambodian, Chinese, Filipino, Hmong, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Laotian, Malaysian, Mongolian, Nepalese, Okinawan, Pakistani, Sri Lankan, Taiwanese, Thai, Vietnamese, Other, Not Specified, and Mixed
  • Hispanic Ancestries: Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Dominican, Central American, Costa Rican, Guatemalan, Honduran, Nicaraguan, Panamanian, Salvadoran, Other Central American, South American, Argentinean, Bolivian, Chilean, Colombian, Ecuadorian, Paraguayan, Peruvian, Uruguayan, Venezuelan, Other South American, Other Hispanic, Spaniard, Spanish, and Spanish American

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