Urbandale, IA Demographic Data
Urbandale, IA Summary
Urbandale is located in Polk County in Iowa
- Population: 41,036
- Area: 21.94 sq. miles
- Land Area: 21.92 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.02 sq. miles
- Population Density: 1,870.03 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 968.83 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Urbandale, IA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
21,189
51%
50.8
Male
20,389
49%
49.2
Total Population
41,578
323,128,000
Urbandale, IA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
2,912
7.0%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
2,846
6.8%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
2,810
6.8%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
2,831
6.8%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
1,748
4.2%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
5,697
13.7%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
5,653
13.6%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
6,319
15.2%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
2,682
6.5%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
2,474
6.0%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
3,280
7.9%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
1,657
4.0%
4.4
85 Years and Over
669
1.6%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
31,006
74.6%
77.2
Female
15,898
51.3%
51.3
Male
15,108
48.7%
48.7
21 Years and over
29,773
71.6%
73.1
62 Years and over
7,079
17.0%
18.8
65 Years and over
5,606
13.5%
15.2
Female
3,174
56.6%
55.8
Male
2,432
43.4%
44.2
Median Age (years)
39
0.0%
0.0
Urbandale, IA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
40,608
97.7%
96.8
White
37,296
89.7%
72.6
Black or African American
1,574
3.8%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
20
0.0%
0.8
Asian
1,436
3.5%
5.4
Asian Indian
448
1.1%
1.2
Chinese
186
0.4%
1.3
Filipino
108
0.3%
0.9
Japanese
30
0.1%
0.2
Korean
205
0.5%
0.4
Vietnamese
295
0.7%
0.6
Other Asian
164
0.4%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
107
0.3%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
104
0.3%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
3
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
175
0.4%
5.1
Two or More Races
970
2.3%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
1,339
3.2%
17.8
Mexican
711
1.7%
11.2
Puerto Rican
146
0.4%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
482
1.2%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
40,239
96.8%
82.2
Urbandale, IA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
293
1.0%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
680
2.4%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
5,060
17.8%
27.2
Some college, no degree
5,474
19.3%
20.6
Associate's Degree
2,859
10.1%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
10,027
35.3%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
4,038
14.2%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
973
3.4%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
27,458
96.7%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
14,065
49.5%
31.2
Urbandale, IA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
7,998
24.2%
33.7%
Now Married
20,361
61.7%
47.5
Divorced
2,666
8.1%
11.0%
Separated
316
1.0%
2.0
Widowed
1,669
5.1
5.8%
Urbandale, IA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
34,265
88.6%
78.4%
Languages other than english
4,401
11.4%
21.6%
Spanish
909
2.4%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
1,954
5.1%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
707
1.8%
3.5%
Other Languages
831
2.1%
1.1%
Urbandale, IA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
401
2.4%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
363
2.2%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
972
5.9%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
1,125
6.9%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
1,834
11.2%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
2,838
17.3%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
2,431
14.8%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
3,203
19.5%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
1,721
10.5%
5.8
$200,000 or more
1,497
9.1%
6.4
Median household income
81,862
57,617
Per capita income
42,880
31,128
Urbandale, IA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
243
1.0%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
1,396
6.0%
9.8
Construction
1,136
4.9%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
4,629
19.8%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
4,897
21.0%
6.6
Information
586
2.5%
2.1
Manufacturing
1,774
7.6%
10.1
Other services except public administration
829
3.6%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
2,564
11.0%
11.4
Public administration
952
4.1%
4.6
Retail trade
2,902
12.4%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
758
3.3%
5.2
Wholesale trade
654
2.8%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
1,120
4.8%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
11,858
50.8%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
1,758
7.5%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
6,192
26.6%
23.3%
Service occupations
2,392
10.3%
18.1%
Urbandale, IA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
23,038
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
19,859
86.2%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
1,192
5.2%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
201
0.9%
5.1
Walked
124
0.5%
2.7
Other means
149
0.6%
1.8
Worked at home
1,513
6.6%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
17.7
26.6
Urbandale, IA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
433
2.6%
8.7
1 vehicles
4,645
28.3%
33.2
2 vehicles
7,542
46.0%
37.1
3 or more
3,765
23.0%
21.0
Urbandale, IA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
16,385
96.0%
87.6
Owner Occupied
13,056
79.7%
63.1
Renter Occupied
3,329
20.3%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
681
4.0%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
6
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.2
0.0%
2.5
Urbandale, IA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
17,066
1 room
298
1.7%
2.4
2 rooms
150
0.9%
2.7
3 rooms
940
5.5%
9.1
4 rooms
2,449
14.4%
16.5
5 rooms
2,434
14.3%
19.8
6 rooms
2,404
14.1%
17.8
7 rooms
2,580
15.1%
12.0
8 rooms
2,000
11.7%
8.6
9 rooms or more
3,811
22.3%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Urbandale, IA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
17,066
1-unit, detached
12,063
70.7%
61.5
1-unit, attached
1,590
9.3%
5.9
2-units
101
0.6%
3.6
3 or 4 units
150
0.9%
4.4
5 to 9 units
650
3.8%
4.8
10 to 19 units
941
5.5%
4.4
20 or more units
1,544
9.0%
9.0
Mobile home
27
0.2%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Urbandale, IA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
481
2.8%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
283
1.7%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
1,170
6.9%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
1,887
11.1%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
2,377
13.9%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
2,615
15.3%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
3,123
18.3%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
4,414
25.9%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
610
3.6%
2.8%
2014 or later
106
0.6%
1.4%
Urbandale, IA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
12,006
73.3%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
202
1.2%
4.7
Electricity
3,994
24.4%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
38
0.2%
4.8
Coal or coke
7
0.0%
0.1
Wood
11
0.1%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
60
0.4%
0.5
No fuel used
67
0.4%
1.1
Urbandale, IA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
9,494
47295100.0
Less than $500
72
0.8%
1.6%
$3,000 or more
376
4.0%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
466
4.9%
7.0%
$500 to $999
1,171
12.3%
20.4%
$2,000 to $2,499
1,366
14.4%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
2,823
29.7%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
3,220
33.9%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
5,146
54.2%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
1,625
17.1%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
869
9.2%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
518
5.5%
7.0%
35.0% or more
1,328
14.0%
21.3%
Not Computed
8
0.0%
0.0%
Urbandale, IA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
3,240
41,631,300
$3,000 or more
44
1.4%
1.8%
$2,500 to $2,999
48
1.5%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
57
1.8%
4.4%
Less than $500
105
3.2%
10.7%
$1,500 to $1,999
317
9.8%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
519
16.0%
28.3%
$500 to $999
2,150
66.4%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
89
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
850
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
684
21.2%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
519
16.1%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
322
10.0%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
446
13.8%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
134
4.2%
9.0%
35.0% or more
1,123
34.8%
40.7%
Not Computed
101
0.0%
0.0%
Urbandale, IA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
13,056
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
303
2.3%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
655
5.0%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
1,632
12.5%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
3,704
28.4%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
4,308
33.0%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
1,859
14.2%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
516
4.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
79
0.6%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
204,700
205,000