Employment Status in Polk County, Iowa (County)

Employment Status#1

Percentage of population aged 25 to 64 years old.
Scope: population of Iowa and Polk County
Polk County
Iowa
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%CountArmed ForcesEmployed1UnemployedOther20.128195%0.069239%0.128195%0.1%45568.845988%64.530160%68.845988%68.8%244,353244k3.763873%3.061037%3.763873%3.8%13,35913.4k27.261944%32.339564%27.261944%27.3%96,76096.8k
Count population with given employment status
1excluding armed forces 2not in the labor force

Employment Status By Sex#2

Percentage of male and female population aged 25 to 64 years old.
Scope: population of Iowa and Polk County
Polk County
Iowa
50%0%50%FMArmed ForcesEmployed1UnemployedOther2-0.013709%-0.013709%-0.013709%0.0%0.013709%0.235477%0.013709%0.235477%0.249186%0.2%25430-64.541442%-64.541442%-64.541442%64.5%64.541442%8.853628%64.541442%8.853628%73.395070%73.4%117,701118k126,652127k-3.417871%-3.417871%-3.417871%3.4%3.417871%0.711660%3.417871%0.711660%4.129530%4.1%6,2337,126-22.226214%-9.800765%-22.226214%-9.800765%-32.026979%32.0%22.226214%22.226214%22.226214%22.2%58,40658.4k38,35438.4k
F females with given employment status
M males with given employment status
1excluding armed forces 2not in the labor force

Employment Status by Age#3

Employment status composition of the given age cohorts.
Scope: population of Polk County
Armed Forces
Employed
Unemployed
Not in Labor Force
75+70-7465-6962-6460-6155-5945-5435-4430-3425-2922-2420-2116-190.000000%7.608887%8%0.201967%92.189146%92%1,7330.000000%20.661494%21%0.645161%78.693344%79%2,5300.000000%33.553016%34%1.094871%65.352113%65%6,3130.000000%56.830129%57%1.447397%41.722474%42%7,8920.000000%68.482421%68%3.417891%28.099688%28%7,6940.000000%75.350070%75%3.040504%21.609426%22%21,04021.0k0.336259%83.001722%83%3.552858%13.109161%13%50,80750.8k0.085430%84.600010%85%3.312433%12.002128%12%52,53852.5k0.195355%84.283513%84%3.725512%11.795620%12%30,70330.7k0.189775%82.942621%83%4.205738%12.661866%13%29,78829.8k0.044285%81.765846%82%5.303072%12.886798%13%14,77914.8k0.110450%71.393373%71%10.348343%10%18.147833%18%8,4160.160653%45.755721%46%10.142851%10%43.940775%44%10,57510.6k0%20%40%60%80%100%Count
Count number of people in age cohort

Employment by Sex and Age#4

Percentage of population employed by sex and age cohort.
Scope: population of Polk County
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%100%FM75+70-7465-6962-6460-6155-5945-5435-4430-3425-2922-2420-2116-195.434%5.43%11.068%11.1%15.730%15.7%26.235%26.2%29.346%29.3%38.587%38.6%51.813%51.8%61.975%62.0%61.676%61.7%76.562%76.6%73.497%73.5%77.329%77.3%80.902%80.9%85.801%85.8%79.404%79.4%89.879%89.9%79.174%79.2%89.716%89.7%80.257%80.3%86.036%86.0%80.447%80.4%83.289%83.3%67.473%67.5%75.463%75.5%48.081%48.1%43.798%43.8%
F employed females as percentage of age cohort
M employed males as percentage of age cohort

Employment Sex Ratio by Age#5

Percentage more males or females employed by age cohort.
Scope: population of Iowa and Polk County
More Females More Males
Iowa
Polk County
0%10%20%30%40%M:FFM75+70-7465-6962-6460-6155-5945-5435-4430-3425-2922-2420-2116-1928.026316%36.906176%28.026316%28.0%1.2801.2876097347.553816%38.486584%47.553816%47.6%1.4761.481,0221,5089.873670%20.255956%9.873670%9.9%1.0991.103,0083,30516.634642%16.124494%16.634642%16.6%1.1661.173,6434,2494.573252%16.076335%4.573252%4.6%1.0461.053,7613,933-1.455381%-1.455381%1.5%6.471559%0.9860.9910,59610.6k10,44410.4k4.875197%7.768164%4.875197%4.9%1.0491.0524,79924.8k26,00826.0k15.116898%14.398353%15.116898%15.1%1.1511.1524,42324.4k28,11528.1k14.796418%14.818668%14.796418%14.8%1.1481.1514,29414.3k16,40916.4k6.188136%11.726892%6.188136%6.2%1.0621.0614,44714.4k15,34115.3k-4.780380%-4.780380%4.8%1.214202%0.9540.957,5627,21713.875476%1.226485%13.875476%13.9%1.1391.143,9354,481-7.393607%-8.534009%-7.393607%7.4%0.9310.935,4765,099
M:F ratio of males to females in the age cohort
F employed females in the age cohort
M employed males in the age cohort

Male Employment by Age#6

Percentage of male population employed by age cohort. Gray areas represent percentile bands from the counties in Iowa.
Scope: population of Iowa, Polk County, and selected other counties in Iowas
Polk County
Iowa
Percentile:
0th - 100th
10th - 90th
20th - 80th
30th - 70th
40th - 60th
0%20%40%60%80%100%%75+70-7465-6962-6460-6155-5945-5435-4430-3425-2922-2420-2116-1911.068%11.1%26.235%26.2%38.587%38.6%61.975%62.0%76.562%76.6%77.329%77.3%85.801%85.8%89.879%89.9%89.716%89.7%86.036%86.0%83.289%83.3%75.463%75.5%43.798%43.8%
% employed percentage of male population in Polk County

Female Employment by Age#7

Percentage of female population employed by age cohort. Gray areas represent percentile bands from the counties in Iowa.
Scope: population of Iowa, Polk County, and selected other counties in Iowas
Polk County
Iowa
Percentile:
0th - 100th
10th - 90th
20th - 80th
30th - 70th
40th - 60th
0%20%40%60%80%100%%75+70-7465-6962-6460-6155-5945-5435-4430-3425-2922-2420-2116-195.434%5.43%15.730%15.7%29.346%29.3%51.813%51.8%61.676%61.7%73.497%73.5%80.902%80.9%79.404%79.4%79.174%79.2%80.257%80.3%80.447%80.4%67.473%67.5%48.081%48.1%
% employed percentage of female population in Polk County

Employment among the Married#8

Selected family employment structures as a percentage of all married couple households.
Scope: households in Iowa and Polk County
Polk County
Iowa
0%10%20%30%CountBoth Parents Work1Stay at Home Moms1Stay at Home Dads1Neither Parent WorksNeither Parent Wo…1Both Work, No Kids2Ladies Who Lunch2Gents Who Lunch2Neither Works, No KidsNeither Works, No …234.863302%29.952397%34.863302%34.9%29,66129.7k8.684971%7.115330%8.684971%8.7%7,3891.243565%1.096159%1.243565%1.2%1,0580.486612%0.407163%0.486612%0.5%41428.941677%29.315251%28.941677%28.9%24,62324.6k8.764898%9.661848%8.764898%8.8%7,4575.105903%6.080246%5.105903%5.1%4,34411.909072%16.371606%11.909072%11.9%10,13210.1k
1children under 18 present in the house 2no children under 18 present in the house

Employment among the Married With Children#9

Selected employment arrangements as a percentage of married couples with children under 18 present in the house.
Scope: households in Iowa and Polk County
Polk County
Iowa
0%20%40%60%CountBoth WorkStay at Home MomsStay at Home DadsNeither Work76.997560%77.655126%76.997560%77.0%29,66129.7k19.181247%18.447335%19.181247%19.2%7,3892.746483%2.841921%2.746483%2.7%1,0581.074711%1.055618%1.074711%1.1%414

Employment among the Married Without Children#10

Selected employment arrangements as a percentage of married couples without children under 18 present in the house.
Scope: households in Iowa and Polk County
Polk County
Iowa
0%10%20%30%40%50%CountBoth WorkLadies Who LunchGents Who LunchNeither Work52.888994%47.722206%52.888994%52.9%24,62324.6k16.017270%15.728493%16.017270%16.0%7,4579.330699%9.898014%9.330699%9.3%4,34421.763038%26.651287%21.763038%21.8%10,13210.1k

Employment by Educational Attainment#11

Percentage of population that is employed by highest level of educational attainment among the population aged 25 to 64 years old.
Scope: population of Iowa and Polk County
Polk County
Iowa
0%20%40%60%80%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma388.638126%87.334886%88.638126%88.6%82,32082.3k81.364056%81.551556%81.364056%81.4%65,18465.2k73.212243%74.589506%73.212243%73.2%40,95241.0k62.197586%60.138856%62.197586%62.2%12,00612.0k
Count employed people with given educational attainment aged 25 to 64 years old
1or higher 2two or four year institution 3H.S. = High School

The Non-Working by Race#12

Percentage of each ethno-racial group's population 16 to 64 years of age that is either unemployed or not in the labor force.
Scope: population of Iowa and Polk County
Female Male
Iowa
Polk County
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
40%20%0%20%%BlackOtherHispanic1MixedAsianWhite-30.984340%-6.407841%-37.705679%-37.392181%37.4%30.984340%37.705679%0.276903%30.984340%31.0%34.033%34.0%-19.503430%-20.585822%-25.858606%-12.464091%-40.089253%40.1%19.503430%25.858606%19.503430%19.5%29.130%29.1%-21.101574%-16.456986%-23.715520%-12.743114%-37.558560%37.6%21.101574%23.715520%21.101574%21.1%28.854%28.9%-26.965342%-33.975251%-26.965342%27.0%26.965342%1.184679%33.975251%0.599861%28.150021%28.2%27.559%27.6%-15.483372%-23.236140%-27.458094%-11.887432%-38.719512%38.7%15.483372%27.458094%15.483372%15.5%27.469%27.5%-17.663424%-5.184774%-20.172292%-4.424894%-22.848198%22.8%17.663424%20.172292%17.663424%17.7%20.298%20.3%
% percentage of both sexes combined
1white Hispanic

Unemployment by Race#13

Percentage unemployed of each ethno-racial group's population 16 to 64 years of age.
Scope: population of Iowa and Polk County
Female Male
Iowa
Polk County
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
10%5%0%5%%BlackOtherHispanic1MixedWhiteAsian-8.592638%-1.892408%-7.987194%-0.289743%-10.485045%10.5%8.592638%7.987194%8.592638%8.6%9.493%9.49%-4.867690%-3.499733%-6.351677%-0.171884%-8.367423%8.4%4.867690%6.351677%4.867690%4.9%6.504%6.50%-4.791862%-4.635991%-4.791862%4.8%4.791862%1.598219%4.635991%2.211037%6.390081%6.4%5.637%5.64%-4.691462%-6.318114%-0.367103%-4.691462%4.7%4.691462%1.671791%6.318114%6.363253%6.4%5.529%5.53%-3.368426%-2.922388%-3.368426%3.4%3.368426%0.870829%2.922388%0.848542%4.239255%4.2%3.797%3.80%-3.356535%-0.824649%-3.479178%-4.181185%4.2%3.356535%3.479178%0.411240%3.356535%3.4%3.782%3.78%
% percentage of both sexes combined
1white Hispanic

Armed Forces by Race#14

Percentage of each ethno-racial group's population 16 to 64 years of age in the armed forces.
Scope: population of Iowa and Polk County
Female Male
Iowa
Polk County
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
0.1%0.0%0.1%0.2%0.3%0.4%%OtherWhiteBlackHispanic1AsianMixed-0.000000%-0.141817%0.000000%0.00%0.000000%0.457367%0.141817%0.129322%0.457367%0.46%0.243%0.24%-0.019466%-0.015000%-0.019466%0.02%0.019466%0.322423%0.015000%0.139335%0.341889%0.34%0.178%0.18%-0.011202%-0.099522%-0.011202%0.01%0.011202%0.059980%0.099522%0.063260%0.071182%0.07%0.043%0.04%-0.000000%-0.047696%-0.007151%0.000000%0.00%0.000000%0.011922%0.047696%0.011922%0.01%0.006%0.01%-0.000000%-0.000000%0.000000%0.00%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.062547%0.000000%0.00%0.000%0%-0.000000%-0.000000%0.000000%0.00%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.163829%0.000000%0.00%0.000%0%
% percentage of both sexes combined
1white Hispanic

Employment by Race#15

Percentage employed of each ethno-racial group's population 16 to 64 years of age.
Scope: population of Iowa and Polk County
Female Male
Iowa
Polk County
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
50%0%50%%WhiteAsianMixedHispanic1OtherBlack-77.151802%-75.402814%-77.151802%77.2%77.151802%5.184774%75.402814%4.424894%82.336576%82.3%79.702%79.7%-61.280488%-60.654475%-61.280488%61.3%61.280488%23.236140%60.654475%11.887432%84.516628%84.5%72.531%72.5%-71.849979%-1.184679%-65.424888%-0.599861%-73.034658%73.0%71.849979%65.424888%71.849979%71.8%72.441%72.4%-62.441440%-63.541366%-62.441440%62.4%62.441440%16.456986%63.541366%12.743114%78.898426%78.9%71.146%71.1%-59.910747%-61.677303%-59.910747%59.9%59.910747%20.585822%61.677303%12.464091%80.496570%80.5%70.870%70.9%-62.607819%-62.017418%-0.276903%-62.607819%62.6%62.607819%6.407841%62.017418%69.015660%69.0%65.967%66.0%
% percentage of both sexes combined
1white Hispanic

Map of Employment Status by County Subdivision in Polk County

Both Parents Work Employment Status by County Subdivision#16

Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
0%11%21%32%43%54%

Stay at Home Moms Employment Status by County Subdivision#17

Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which the husband works outside the home and the wife stays at home (%):
0.0%3.8%7.7%11.5%15.3%19.2%

Stay at Home Dads Employment Status by County Subdivision#18

Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which the wife works outside the home and the husband stays at home (%):
0.0%0.6%1.3%1.9%2.6%3.3%

Neither Parent Works Employment Status by County Subdivision#19

Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which neither parent works outside the home (%):
0.00%0.20%0.40%0.60%0.79%1.00%

Employed Working-Age Men Employment Status by County Subdivision#20

Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
0%20%40%60%80%100%
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Map of Employment Status by Tract in Polk County

Both Parents Work Employment Status by Tract#21

Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
12%20%29%37%45%53%

Stay at Home Moms Employment Status by Tract#22

Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which the husband works outside the home and the wife stays at home (%):
0%6%12%18%24%31%

Stay at Home Dads Employment Status by Tract#23

Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which the wife works outside the home and the husband stays at home (%):
0.0%1.8%3.6%5.4%7.2%9.0%

Neither Parent Works Employment Status by Tract#24

Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which neither parent works outside the home (%):
0.0%1.3%2.5%3.8%5.1%6.4%

Employed Working-Age Men Employment Status by Tract#25

Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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Employment Status by Place in Polk County

There are 21 places that are fully or partially contained within Polk County (11 fully and 10 partially). This section compares all 21 of those to each other, Polk County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Polk County.

Employed Working-Age Men by Place#30

Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed.
Scope: population of Polk County, selected places in Polk County, and entities that contain Polk County
0%50%100%Count#BondurantPolk CityElkhartRunnellsAllemanCliveUrbandaleGrimesGrangerJohnstonNorwalkAnkenyAltoonaPleasant HillDes Moines and West Des Moines Metro AreaDes MoinesWest Des MoinesW Des MoinesCarlislePolk CountyPolkIowaSaylorvilleWest North CentralSheldahlDes MoinesMidwestUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWindsor HeightsWindsor HtsMitchellville100.000000%100.000000%100.0%3591100.000000%100.000000%100.0%2682100.000000%100.000000%100.0%323100.000000%100.000000%100.0%374100.000000%100.000000%100.0%24598.090909%98.090909%98.1%1,079697.964815%97.964815%98.0%2,840796.551724%96.551724%96.6%672896.551724%96.551724%96.6%196995.283019%95.283019%95.3%1,6161094.730238%94.730238%94.7%7551193.824909%93.824909%93.8%3,6011293.333333%93.333333%93.3%1,0781391.235060%91.235060%91.2%6871490.976547%90.976547%91.0%38,13138.1k90.751945%90.751945%90.8%4,2001589.961390%89.961390%90.0%2331689.878840%89.878840%89.9%28,11528.1k88.798739%88.798739%88.8%163,950164k88.108108%88.108108%88.1%3261787.200783%87.200783%87.2%1,108,7101.11M86.666667%86.666667%86.7%131885.885290%85.885290%85.9%11,69511.7k1984.507990%84.507990%84.5%3,510,6363.51M83.826751%83.826751%83.8%16,918,49516.9M82.700422%82.700422%82.7%1962079.439252%79.439252%79.4%8521
Count number of employed 35 to 44 year old men
# rank of place out of 21 by percentage employed 35 to 44 year old men

Employment Status by County Subdivision in Polk County

There are 22 county subdivisions in Polk County. This section compares all 22 of those to each other, Polk County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Polk County.

Employed Working-Age Men by County Subdivision#35

Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed.
Scope: population of Polk County, selected county subdivisions in Polk County, and entities that contain Polk County
0%50%100%Count#Douglas TownshipDouglasFranklin TownshipFranklinMadison TownshipMadisonCamp TownshipElkhart TownshipElkhartLincoln TownshipLincolnUnion TownshipUnionWashington TownshipWashingtonAllen TownshipAllenJefferson TownshipJeffersonFour Mile TownshipFour MileClay TownshipWebster TownshipWebsterCrocker TownshipCrockerWalnut TownshipWalnutDes Moines and West Des Moines Metro AreaDes MoinesPolk CountyPolkDes Moines TownshipDes MoinesIowaWest North CentralBeaver TownshipBeaverMidwestDelaware TownshipDelawareBloomfield TownshipBloomfieldUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesLee TownshipSaylor TownshipSaylorSaylorville Reservoir100.000000%100.000000%100.0%5371100.000000%100.000000%100.0%2252100.000000%100.000000%100.0%2683100.000000%100.000000%100.0%1164100.000000%100.000000%100.0%865100.000000%100.000000%100.0%526100.000000%100.000000%100.0%937100.000000%100.000000%100.0%18899.687500%99.687500%99.7%319999.602122%99.602122%99.6%7511094.266667%94.266667%94.3%7071194.175492%94.175492%94.2%1,2451293.803828%93.803828%93.8%3,9211393.156357%93.156357%93.2%3,8251491.286863%91.286863%91.3%4,0861590.976547%90.976547%91.0%38,13138.1k89.878840%89.878840%89.9%28,11528.1k89.373585%89.373585%89.4%5,9211688.798739%88.798739%88.8%163,950164k87.200783%87.200783%87.2%1,108,7101.11M86.503067%86.503067%86.5%1411784.507990%84.507990%84.5%3,510,6363.51M84.219002%84.219002%84.2%5231883.980044%83.980044%84.0%1,5151983.826751%83.826751%83.8%16,918,49516.9M79.990131%79.990131%80.0%3,2422073.595506%73.595506%73.6%524210.000000%0.000000%0.0%022
Count number of employed 35 to 44 year old men
# rank of county subdivision out of 22 by percentage employed 35 to 44 year old men

Employment Status by County in the Des Moines Area

There are 5 counties in the Des Moines Area. This section compares Polk County to all of the counties in the Des Moines Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Polk County.

Employed Working-Age Men by County#40

Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed.
Scope: population of Polk County, selected other counties in the Des Moines Area, and entities that contain Polk County
0%20%40%60%80%Count#Madison CountyMadisonDallas CountyDallasGuthrie CountyGuthrieDes Moines and West Des Moines Metro AreaDes MoinesWarren CountyWarrenPolk CountyPolkIowaWest North CentralMidwestUnited States of AmericaUnited States95.689655%95.689655%95.7%999195.508784%95.508784%95.5%5,763295.302013%95.302013%95.3%568390.976547%90.976547%91.0%38,13138.1k90.804598%90.804598%90.8%2,686489.878840%89.878840%89.9%28,11528.1k588.798739%88.798739%88.8%163,950164k87.200783%87.200783%87.2%1,108,7101.11M84.507990%84.507990%84.5%3,510,6363.51M83.826751%83.826751%83.8%16,918,49516.9M
Count number of employed 35 to 44 year old men
# rank of county out of 5 by percentage employed 35 to 44 year old men

Employment Status by County in Iowa

There are 99 counties in Iowa. This section compares Polk County to the 50 most populous counties in Iowa and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Polk County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 15,552.

Employed Working-Age Men by County#45

Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed.
Scope: population of Polk County, selected other counties in Iowa, and entities that contain Polk County
0%20%40%60%80%Count#Dickinson CountyDickinsonSioux CountySiouxDelaware CountyDelawareClay CountyClayCrawford CountyCrawfordMadison CountyMadisonDallas CountyDallasBremer CountyBremerIowa CountyIowaBuchanan CountyBuchananWinneshiek CountyWinneshiekStory CountyStoryHardin CountyHardinCedar CountyCedarMuscatine CountyMuscatineMarion CountyMarionDes Moines and West Des Moines Metro AreaDes MoinesPlymouth CountyPlymouthWarren CountyWarrenJohnson CountyJohnsonClayton CountyClaytonWoodbury CountyWoodburyPolk CountyPolkDubuque CountyDubuqueBuena Vista CountyBuena VistaBoone CountyBooneBenton CountyBentonCarroll CountyCarrollIowaLinn CountyLinnClinton CountyClintonBlack Hawk CountyBlack HawkFayette CountyFayetteMahaska CountyMahaskaTama CountyTamaWashington CountyWashingtonPoweshiek CountyPoweshiekWest North CentralScott CountyScottPottawattamie CountyPottawattamieMidwestFloyd CountyFloydDes Moines CountyDes MoinesCerro Gordo CountyCerro GordoUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWapello CountyWapelloPage CountyPageMarshall CountyMarshallLee CountyLeeJackson CountyJacksonJasper CountyJasperHenry CountyHenryJefferson CountyJeffersonJones CountyJonesWebster CountyWebster97.749196%97.749196%97.7%912197.678019%97.678019%97.7%1,893296.327387%96.327387%96.3%918396.030043%96.030043%96.0%895495.823096%95.823096%95.8%780595.689655%95.689655%95.7%999695.508784%95.508784%95.5%5,763795.151954%95.151954%95.2%1,315893.898656%93.898656%93.9%908993.198381%93.198381%93.2%1,1511092.755005%92.755005%92.8%9731192.687704%92.687704%92.7%4,2591292.567568%92.567568%92.6%8221392.437722%92.437722%92.4%1,0391491.388124%91.388124%91.4%2,3241591.237113%91.237113%91.2%1,7701690.976547%90.976547%91.0%38,13138.1k90.965949%90.965949%91.0%1,3091790.804598%90.804598%90.8%2,6861890.634262%90.634262%90.6%7,6451990.096878%90.096878%90.1%8372089.925252%89.925252%89.9%5,5342189.878840%89.878840%89.9%28,11528.1k2289.521468%89.521468%89.5%4,7332389.376218%89.376218%89.4%9172489.057559%89.057559%89.1%1,4082588.948069%88.948069%88.9%1,3362688.858940%88.858940%88.9%9892788.798739%88.798739%88.8%163,950164k88.632314%88.632314%88.6%12,43612.4k2888.546752%88.546752%88.5%2,3582987.899823%87.899823%87.9%6,4583087.661692%87.661692%87.7%8813187.658938%87.658938%87.7%1,1723287.355111%87.355111%87.4%8293387.337662%87.337662%87.3%1,0763487.282609%87.282609%87.3%8033587.200783%87.200783%87.2%1,108,7101.11M86.361543%86.361543%86.4%9,3783684.986401%84.986401%85.0%4,6873784.507990%84.507990%84.5%3,510,6363.51M84.412470%84.412470%84.4%7043884.368120%84.368120%84.4%1,9163984.329349%84.329349%84.3%1,9054083.826751%83.826751%83.8%16,918,49516.9M83.824929%83.824929%83.8%1,7624183.105023%83.105023%83.1%9104282.561798%82.561798%82.6%1,8374381.669151%81.669151%81.7%1,6444480.131827%80.131827%80.1%8514580.033628%80.033628%80.0%1,9044678.114478%78.114478%78.1%9284777.967626%77.967626%78.0%8674873.230088%73.230088%73.2%9934969.011407%69.011407%69.0%1,45250
Count number of employed 35 to 44 year old men
# rank of county out of 50 by percentage employed 35 to 44 year old men

Employment Status by County in the United States

There are 3,142 counties in the United States. This section compares Polk County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Polk County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 941,618.

Employed Working-Age Men by County#50

Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed.
Scope: population of Polk County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Polk County
0%20%40%60%80%Count#Fairfax CountyFairfaxMontgomery CountyMontgomeryWake CountyWakeTravis CountyTravisDes Moines and West Des Moines Metro AreaDes MoinesSanta Clara CountySanta ClaraSalt Lake CountySalt LakePolk CountyPolkHennepin CountyHennepinNassau CountyNassauMecklenburg CountyMecklenburgOakland CountyOaklandKing CountyKingFairfield CountyFairfieldMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexTarrant CountyTarrantIowaContra Costa CountyContra CostaOrange CountyOrangeWestchester CountyWestchesterHarris CountyHarrisHonolulu CountyHonoluluSuffolk CountySuffolkAlameda CountyAlamedaSt. Louis CountySt. LouisQueens CountyQueensDallas CountyDallasWest North CentralAllegheny CountyAlleghenyBroward CountyBrowardHillsborough CountyHillsboroughMaricopa CountyMaricopaFranklin CountyFranklinNew York CountyNew YorkPalm Beach CountyPalm BeachLos Angeles CountyLos AngelesBexar CountyBexarSan Diego CountySan DiegoOrange CountyOrangeCook CountyCookMidwestKings CountyKingsMiami-Dade CountyMiami-DadeUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesFulton CountyFultonClark CountyClarkRiverside CountyRiversideMilwaukee CountyMilwaukeeCuyahoga CountyCuyahogaPima CountyPimaSacramento CountySacramentoSan Bernardino CountySan BernardinoBronx CountyBronxFresno CountyFresnoWayne CountyWaynePhiladelphia CountyPhiladelphia94.524869%94.524869%94.5%77,31077.3k192.050507%92.050507%92.1%63,35163.4k291.661578%91.661578%91.7%69,05669.1k390.993453%90.993453%91.0%84,91684.9k490.976547%90.976547%91.0%38,13138.1k90.376879%90.376879%90.4%129,398129k590.106681%90.106681%90.1%71,28771.3k689.878840%89.878840%89.9%28,11528.1k89.855361%89.855361%89.9%72,12672.1k789.706083%89.706083%89.7%72,24372.2k889.514827%89.514827%89.5%66,53166.5k989.506093%89.506093%89.5%69,62569.6k1089.338108%89.338108%89.3%141,466141k1189.156303%89.156303%89.2%53,12253.1k1289.065096%89.065096%89.1%91,65691.7k1388.966990%88.966990%89.0%117,077117k1488.798739%88.798739%88.8%163,950164k88.435355%88.435355%88.4%64,30464.3k1588.354538%88.354538%88.4%184,585185k1688.213162%88.213162%88.2%54,39454.4k1788.195388%88.195388%88.2%280,292280k1888.144143%88.144143%88.1%55,91655.9k1988.038411%88.038411%88.0%82,14682.1k2087.789361%87.789361%87.8%103,494103k2187.773225%87.773225%87.8%48,62948.6k2287.683423%87.683423%87.7%143,173143k2387.352998%87.352998%87.4%153,163153k2487.200783%87.200783%87.2%1,108,7101.11M87.130266%87.130266%87.1%61,09461.1k2586.496700%86.496700%86.5%105,513106k2686.483820%86.483820%86.5%76,27776.3k2786.214096%86.214096%86.2%233,310233k2885.856101%85.856101%85.9%70,48770.5k2985.725962%85.725962%85.7%102,788103k3085.404950%85.404950%85.4%68,94468.9k3185.363719%85.363719%85.4%596,024596k3285.262543%85.262543%85.3%103,646104k3385.057132%85.057132%85.1%184,164184k3485.024210%85.024210%85.0%74,27874.3k3584.548679%84.548679%84.5%296,984297k3684.507990%84.507990%84.5%3,510,6363.51M84.123947%84.123947%84.1%145,081145k3783.832044%83.832044%83.8%158,264158k3883.826751%83.826751%83.8%16,918,49516.9M83.095443%83.095443%83.1%59,84759.8k3982.916675%82.916675%82.9%122,686123k4081.469653%81.469653%81.5%119,894120k4181.460511%81.460511%81.5%47,62147.6k4280.465452%80.465452%80.5%56,80756.8k4380.317421%80.317421%80.3%45,74845.7k4479.754814%79.754814%79.8%75,92175.9k4578.590614%78.590614%78.6%105,335105k4677.746048%77.746048%77.7%65,61365.6k4776.464015%76.464015%76.5%45,16545.2k4874.070240%74.070240%74.1%77,99378.0k4973.120938%73.120938%73.1%66,83466.8k50
Count number of employed 35 to 44 year old men
# rank of county out of 50 by percentage employed 35 to 44 year old men

Definitions

  • Armed Forces: persons on active duty in the Armed Forces
  • Employed: persons who did any work for pay during the survey week, those who did at least 15 hours of unpaid work in a family-owned enterprise operated by someone in their household, and those who were temporarily absent from their regular jobs
  • Unemployed: persons are classified as unemployed if they do not have a job, have actively looked for work in the prior 4 weeks, and are currently available for work
  • Not in Labor Force: not in the labor force are those who are not classified as employed or unemployed during the survey reference week
  • Working-Age Men: males aged 35 to 44 years old, the national peak employment age

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Principal Cities:
Des Moines, West Des Moines
Cities:
Alleman, Altoona, Ankeny, Bondurant, Carlisle, Clive, Des Moines, Elkhart, Granger, Grimes, Johnston, Mitchellville, Norwalk, Pleasant Hill, Polk City, Runnells, Sheldahl, Urbandale, West Des Moines, Windsor Heights
Townships:
Allen, Beaver, Bloomfield, Camp, Clay, Crocker, Delaware, Des Moines, Douglas, Elkhart, Four Mile, Franklin, Jefferson, Lee, Lincoln, Madison, Saylor, Union, Walnut, Washington, Webster
Unincorporated Places:
Saylorville
Unorganized Territories:
Saylorville Reservoir
ZIP Codes:
50007, 50009, 50021, 50023, 50032, 50035, 50046, 50047, 50061, 50073, 50109, 50111, 50124, 50131, 50156, 50161, 50169, 50226, 50237, 50243, 50244, 50265, 50266, 50309, 50310, 50311, 50312, 50313, 50314, 50315, 50316, 50317, 50319, 50320, 50321, 50322, 50323, 50324, 50325, 50327
Unified School Districts:
Ankeny, Ballard, Bondurant-Farrar, Carlisle, Collins-Maxwell, Dallas Center-Grimes, Des Moines Independent, Johnston, Madrid, North Polk, PCM, Saydel, Southeast Polk, Urbandale, West Des Moines, Woodward-Granger
Congressional District:
IA-3
State Senate Districts:
IA-10, IA-15, IA-16, IA-17, IA-18, IA-19, IA-20, IA-21, IA-22
State House Districts:
IA-19, IA-30, IA-31, IA-32, IA-33, IA-34, IA-35, IA-36, IA-37, IA-38, IA-39, IA-40, IA-41, IA-42, IA-43
Neighboring Counties:
Boone, Dallas, Jasper, Madison, Marion, Story, Warren
Nearby Counties:
Clarke, Greene, Hamilton, Hardin, Lucas, Marshall, Monroe, Union, Webster