Household Types in Polk County, Iowa (County)

Household Types#1

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Iowa and Polk County
Polk County
Iowa
0%10%20%30%40%50%CountMarried1Single Female1Single Male1One-Person2Other Non-Family247.927963%50.823448%47.927963%47.9%85,56185.6k11.685525%9.247804%11.685525%11.7%20,86120.9k4.587721%4.200248%4.587721%4.6%8,19028.309993%28.921869%28.309993%28.3%50,53950.5k7.488797%6.806632%7.488797%7.5%13,36913.4k
1families 2households

Family Household Types#2

Percentage of family households with children under the age of 18.
Scope: households in Iowa and Polk County
Polk County
Iowa
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%CountMarriedSingle MomsSingle Dads67.759582%69.586376%67.759582%67.8%38,52238.5k24.004855%21.242737%24.004855%24.0%13,64713.6k8.235563%9.170887%8.235563%8.2%4,682

Families with Children#3

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Iowa and Polk County
Polk County
Iowa
0%20%40%60%CountWith Children1Without Children231.845732%28.045510%31.845732%31.8%56,85156.9k67.883711%71.728198%67.883711%67.9%121,186121k
1with own children under the age of 18 in the household 2without own children under the age of 18 in the household

Household Types by Race#4

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Iowa and Polk County
Polk County
Iowa
Other Non-Family1
One-Person1
Single Male2
Single Female2
Married2
60%40%20%0%20%40%60%CountAsian3Hispanic4White5Other3Mixed3Black3-13.692740%-4.200430%-15.776418%-5.358029%-9.341486%-3.673509%-19.507934%-12.340467%-39.027617%39%60.972383%55.136604%60.972383%61%6,047-20.292738%-8.455308%-12.974279%-8.924257%-18.444789%-8.424850%-16.906668%-8.469158%-50.646582%51%49.353418%47.754534%49.353418%49%7,037-9.564349%-4.143515%-29.609197%-7.641425%-8.244460%-3.896988%-29.440478%-6.585809%-50.958485%51%49.041515%51.832265%49.041515%49%151,176151k-29.122807%-8.947368%-14.342105%-6.359649%-18.274657%-8.908895%-20.834453%-8.438592%-58.771930%59%41.228070%43.543402%41.228070%41%2,280-25.585938%-8.984375%-22.900391%-11.035156%-17.488826%-6.919384%-26.899520%-11.661976%-68.505859%69%31.494141%37.030293%31.494141%31%2,048-29.782521%-6.937173%-31.353202%-4.973822%-26.962617%-7.613902%-32.800818%-6.801986%-73.046718%73%26.953282%25.820678%26.953282%27%9,932
Count number of households headed by given race
1households 2families 3including Hispanics 4White Hispanic 5non-Hispanic

Map of Household Types by County Subdivision in Polk County

Married Household Types by County Subdivision#5

Married as a percentage of households (%):
36%46%56%66%75%86%

Single Female Household Types by County Subdivision#6

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%3.8%7.7%11.5%15.3%19.2%

Single Male Household Types by County Subdivision#7

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%4.0%8.0%12.1%16.1%20.1%

One-Person Household Types by County Subdivision#8

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
0%7%15%22%30%38%

Other Non-Family Household Types by County Subdivision#9

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0%6%13%19%25%32%

With Children Household Types by County Subdivision#10

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
0%10%20%31%41%52%
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Map of Household Types by Tract in Polk County

Married Household Types by Tract#11

Married as a percentage of households (%):
15%28%40%52%64%76%

Single Female Household Types by Tract#12

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
1%7%13%20%26%33%

Single Male Household Types by Tract#13

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%2.8%5.6%8.4%11.2%14.1%

One-Person Household Types by Tract#14

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
9%21%32%43%54%65%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Tract#15

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%4.1%8.2%12.3%16.4%20.5%

With Children Household Types by Tract#16

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
11%19%27%34%42%50%
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Map of Household Types by Block Group in Polk County

Married Household Types by Block Group#17

Married as a percentage of households (%):
4%22%39%56%74%91%

Single Female Household Types by Block Group#18

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
0%8%17%25%34%42%

Single Male Household Types by Block Group#19

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0%6%13%19%25%32%

One-Person Household Types by Block Group#20

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
0%17%35%52%69%87%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Block Group#21

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0%7%15%22%29%37%
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Household Types 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.

Married by Place#23

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Polk County, selected places in Polk County, and entities that contain Polk County
0%20%40%60%Count#AllemanBondurantPolk CityGrimesNorwalkPleasant HillCliveUrbandaleJohnstonSheldahlAltoonaSaylorvilleWindsor HtsMitchellvilleRunnellsAnkenyGrangerIowaDes MoinesCarlisleWest North CentralMidwestUnited StatesPolkW Des MoinesElkhartDes Moines72.093023%72.093023%72%124170.415648%70.415648%70%1,152269.362018%69.362018%69%935364.221679%64.221679%64%2,364461.650485%61.650485%62%2,286560.841515%60.841515%61%2,169660.791866%60.791866%61%3,946760.097650%60.097650%60%9,847858.330092%58.330092%58%4,499958.095238%58.095238%58%611057.636981%57.636981%58%3,5661156.545741%56.545741%57%7171256.019185%56.019185%56%1,1681355.872483%55.872483%56%3331455.376344%55.376344%55%1031554.890320%54.890320%55%10,91010.9k1651.964286%51.964286%52%2911750.823448%50.823448%51%631,553632k50.533624%50.533624%51%120,031120k50.031666%50.031666%50%7901849.913496%49.913496%50%4,116,0924.12M48.436385%48.436385%48%12,755,47612.8M48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.927963%47.927963%48%85,56185.6k47.521463%47.521463%48%12,73112.7k1942.571429%42.571429%43%1492038.469588%38.469588%38%31,98432.0k21
Count number of this household type
# rank of place out of 21 by percentage of this household type

Household Types 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.

Married by County Subdivision#29

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Polk County, selected county subdivisions in Polk County, and entities that contain Polk County
0%20%40%60%80%Count#WashingtonJeffersonAllenLincolnCamp TownshipMadisonSaylorville ReservoirFranklinFour MileBeaverClay TownshipDouglasElkhartCrockerUnionWebsterDelawareSaylorIowaDes MoinesWest North CentralWalnutMidwestUnited StatesPolkBloomfieldLee TownshipDes Moines85.217391%85.217391%85%98178.700258%78.700258%79%2,749270.837867%70.837867%71%651370.487106%70.487106%70%246469.818653%69.818653%70%539569.352410%69.352410%69%921668.421053%68.421053%68%13763.692689%63.692689%64%1,028860.382877%60.382877%60%2,271960.081883%60.081883%60%5871059.413854%59.413854%59%4,0141159.379671%59.379671%59%1,5891259.365079%59.365079%59%3741357.087589%57.087589%57%11,06711.1k1457.077626%57.077626%57%1251556.327814%56.327814%56%12,89412.9k1654.842374%54.842374%55%1,9311754.168629%54.168629%54%1,1501850.823448%50.823448%51%631,553632k50.533624%50.533624%51%120,031120k49.913496%49.913496%50%4,116,0924.12M48.658337%48.658337%49%13,98114.0k1948.436385%48.436385%48%12,755,47612.8M48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.927963%47.927963%48%85,56185.6k42.435455%42.435455%42%5,1612037.553847%37.553847%38%8,8922136.039436%36.039436%36%15,28015.3k22
Count number of this household type
# rank of county subdivision out of 22 by percentage of this household type

Household Types 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.

Married by County#35

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Polk County, selected other counties in the Des Moines Area, and entities that contain Polk County
0%20%40%60%Count#MadisonDallasWarrenGuthrieIowaDes MoinesWest North CentralMidwestUnited StatesPolk60.015974%60.015974%60%3,757159.275295%59.275295%59%17,79817.8k257.380286%57.380286%57%10,46110.5k354.654788%54.654788%55%2,454450.823448%50.823448%51%631,553632k50.533624%50.533624%51%120,031120k49.913496%49.913496%50%4,116,0924.12M48.436385%48.436385%48%12,755,47612.8M48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.927963%47.927963%48%85,56185.6k5
Count number of this household type
# rank of county out of 5 by percentage of this household type

Household Types 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.

Married by County#41

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Polk County, selected other counties in Iowa, and entities that contain Polk County
0%20%40%60%Count#SiouxBremerMadisonBentonDallasIowaDelawareCrawfordWarrenCedarWinneshiekPlymouthMarionJonesBuchananWashingtonMarshallTamaHardinMuscatineDubuqueBuena VistaCarrollJasperJacksonFloydClaytonDickinsonFayettePageHenryBooneMahaskaIowaDes MoinesWest North CentralClayLinnWapelloClintonPoweshiekLeeScottJeffersonMidwestPottawattamieUnited StatesPolkWoodburyCerro GordoDes MoinesBlack HawkStoryJohnsonWebster66.046901%66.046901%66%7,886160.505191%60.505191%61%5,653260.015974%60.015974%60%3,757359.359921%59.359921%59%6,028459.275295%59.275295%59%17,79817.8k559.256528%59.256528%59%4,017658.108108%58.108108%58%3,999757.465008%57.465008%57%3,695857.380286%57.380286%57%10,46110.5k957.349651%57.349651%57%4,3581057.245582%57.245582%57%4,6971157.154277%57.154277%57%5,7201256.287425%56.287425%56%7,3321355.567686%55.567686%56%4,5811455.275285%55.275285%55%4,5581555.053100%55.053100%55%4,8211654.632839%54.632839%55%8,3551754.529255%54.529255%55%3,6721853.912308%53.912308%54%3,8241953.441123%53.441123%53%8,7592053.131085%53.131085%53%20,19320.2k2152.905117%52.905117%53%3,9702252.808858%52.808858%53%4,5312352.751980%52.751980%53%7,7252452.497923%52.497923%52%4,4242552.271078%52.271078%52%3,6022652.138546%52.138546%52%3,9742752.085415%52.085415%52%4,1712851.998080%51.998080%52%4,3332951.862868%51.862868%52%3,3133051.857199%51.857199%52%3,9513151.649456%51.649456%52%5,6523251.241233%51.241233%51%4,6033350.823448%50.823448%51%631,553632k50.533624%50.533624%51%120,031120k49.913496%49.913496%50%4,116,0924.12M49.910727%49.910727%50%3,6343449.775015%49.775015%50%43,80543.8k3549.709423%49.709423%50%7,1853649.257712%49.257712%49%9,7883749.205703%49.205703%49%3,6243849.175863%49.175863%49%7,0413949.113118%49.113118%49%33,17133.2k4048.520882%48.520882%49%3,3464148.436385%48.436385%48%12,755,47612.8M48.296074%48.296074%48%17,71517.7k4248.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.927963%47.927963%48%85,56185.6k4346.556467%46.556467%47%17,94117.9k4445.890909%45.890909%46%8,8344545.819077%45.819077%46%7,6334645.177694%45.177694%45%23,72123.7k4744.223402%44.223402%44%16,16116.2k4843.563306%43.563306%44%24,63224.6k4943.169906%43.169906%43%6,50750
Count number of this household type
# rank of county out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Household Types 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.

Married by County#47

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Polk County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Polk County
0%20%40%60%Count#NassauFairfaxSuffolkSanta ClaraOrangeSalt LakeContra CostaMontgomeryRiversideFairfieldHonoluluWestchesterWakeSan BernardinoMiddlesexIowaOaklandDes MoinesWest North CentralSan DiegoTarrantAlamedaMidwestUnited StatesPolkMaricopaKingHarrisFresnoSt. LouisPalm BeachBexarSacramentoQueensLos AngelesHennepinHillsboroughOrangeClarkPimaBrowardMecklenburgMiami-DadeDallasAlleghenyTravisCookFranklinKingsWayneCuyahogaFultonMilwaukeePhiladelphiaBronxNew York60.784590%60.784590%61%267,592268k158.073053%58.073053%58%228,435228k257.466749%57.466749%57%281,448281k356.519609%56.519609%57%354,140354k454.863463%54.863463%55%557,968558k554.829088%54.829088%55%195,225195k654.144604%54.144604%54%209,832210k753.958245%53.958245%54%198,439198k853.850274%53.850274%54%380,030380k953.520639%53.520639%54%179,406179k1052.951400%52.951400%53%163,910164k1151.544935%51.544935%52%176,161176k1251.452263%51.452263%51%192,043192k1351.349928%51.349928%51%317,816318k1451.328915%51.328915%51%301,678302k1550.823448%50.823448%51%631,553632k50.587546%50.587546%51%251,282251k1650.533624%50.533624%51%120,031120k49.913496%49.913496%50%4,116,0924.12M49.872091%49.872091%50%550,153550k1749.775611%49.775611%50%339,951340k1849.233820%49.233820%49%277,823278k1948.436385%48.436385%48%12,755,47612.8M48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.927963%47.927963%48%85,56185.6k47.135363%47.135363%47%690,929691k2047.130452%47.130452%47%392,123392k2146.758587%46.758587%47%718,333718k2246.510005%46.510005%47%139,277139k2346.377789%46.377789%46%186,307186k2445.755354%45.755354%46%246,415246k2545.572827%45.572827%46%284,065284k2645.025648%45.025648%45%237,436237k2744.870295%44.870295%45%349,676350k2844.647965%44.647965%45%1,465,2771.47M2944.010311%44.010311%44%217,337217k3043.936060%43.936060%44%217,853218k3143.830757%43.830757%44%194,982195k3243.561100%43.561100%44%320,381320k3343.498318%43.498318%43%171,988172k3443.305081%43.305081%43%291,438291k3543.282903%43.282903%43%167,420167k3643.247261%43.247261%43%369,169369k3743.118601%43.118601%43%385,714386k3842.200631%42.200631%42%224,117224k3941.793066%41.793066%42%182,983183k4040.962571%40.962571%41%799,428799k4139.660948%39.660948%40%193,946194k4237.611831%37.611831%38%353,101353k4336.979917%36.979917%37%247,548248k4436.700533%36.700533%37%196,186196k4535.948564%35.948564%36%138,439138k4634.891765%34.891765%35%133,558134k4727.583532%27.583532%28%160,700161k4827.543506%27.543506%28%135,167135k4927.118406%27.118406%27%204,306204k50
Count number of this household type
# rank of county out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Definitions

According to the US Census definition, a household consists of all the people who occupy a housing unit. This page reports on the types of households in Polk County. The following definitions are used in this page:

  • Family: a group of two or more people related by birth, marriage, or adoption and residing together
  • Married: a husband and wife that are part of the same household1
  • Single Female: female householder, no husband present, with other family members in the household
  • Single Male: male householder, no wife present, with other family members in the household
  • One Person: householder living alone
  • Other Non-Family: householder living with other people that are not family members

1as defined by the US Census Bureau (please direct comments and complaints to them)

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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