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Polk County, IA [19153] Demographic Characteristics & Trends
-- a component of the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metropolitan area [19780] -- click link to view metro S&O report

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This document brings together several 2017 vintage population estimates developed by the Census Bureau for this area developed and released separately in 2018. These official model-based estimates are developed and updated annually. The data presesentation here provides more comprehensive insights into demographic characteristics and trends for this area than available elsewhere. ProximityOne uses these data to develop Situation & Outlook (S&O) estimates and projections to 2060. See related table. Join us in weekly Data Analytics Lab web sessions to discuss organization and use of these and related data.

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Table 1. Population & Components of Change -- 2010-2017

Item	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2010-2017
Total Population	432,223	438,137	444,302	452,032	460,293	467,252	474,768	481,830	49,607
Births	...	6,479	6,658	6,743	6,876	6,970	6,981	7,006	6,816
Deaths	...	3,106	3,092	3,273	3,211	3,521	3,390	3,464	3,294
Natural Increase	...	3,373	3,566	3,470	3,665	3,449	3,591	3,542	3,522
Net Migration	...	2,538	2,625	4,219	4,556	3,528	3,920	3,516	3,557
International	...	1,177	1,158	1,184	1,320	1,486	1,496	1,483	1,329
Domestic	...	1,361	1,467	3,035	3,236	2,042	2,424	2,033	2,228

Table 2. Population by Gender & Group Quarters Population -- 2010-2017

Item	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2010-2017
Total Population	432,223	438,137	444,302	452,032	460,293	467,252	474,768	481,830	49,607
Male	211,997	215,032	218,072	222,019	226,165	229,803	233,713	237,257	25,260
Female	220,226	223,105	226,230	230,013	234,128	237,449	241,055	244,573	24,347
Group Quarters	...	9,819	9,736	9,695	9,870	9,618	9,558	9,554	198

Table 3. Population by Race/Origin -- 2010-2017

Item	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2010-2017
Total Population	432,223	438,137	444,302	452,032	460,293	467,252	474,768	481,830	49,607
White alone	378,711	383,179	387,328	392,227	397,639	402,078	406,762	411,207	32,496
Black alone	26,919	27,624	28,190	29,448	30,643	31,638	32,613	33,611	6,692
AIAN alone	1,836	1,781	1,847	1,861	1,804	1,812	1,806	1,806	-30
Asian alone	15,638	16,230	17,255	18,375	19,707	20,780	22,251	23,503	7,865
NHOPI alone	320	302	288	314	334	342	366	386	66
Two+ Races	8,799	9,021	9,394	9,807	10,166	10,602	10,970	11,317	2,518
Hispanic (any race)	32,824	33,624	34,595	35,581	36,513	37,771	39,184	40,637	7,813

Table 4. Population by Age by Race/Origin -- 2017

Population	Total	White alone	Black alone	AIAN alone	Asian alone	NHOPI alone	Two+ Races	Hispanic (any race)
Total	481,830	411,207	33,611	1,806	23,503	386	11,317	40,637
Age 0-4	34,759	27,394	3,272	222	1,858	51	1,962	4,791
Age 5-9	33,635	26,229	3,370	181	1,880	26	1,949	4,778
Age 10-14	33,273	26,531	3,087	161	1,733	25	1,736	4,633
Age 15-19	30,366	24,364	2,740	174	1,666	21	1,401	3,746
Age 20-24	30,596	24,756	2,642	143	1,963	17	1,075	3,507
Age 25-29	37,706	30,722	3,279	157	2,607	35	906	3,233
Age 30-34	37,326	31,614	2,752	140	2,270	36	514	3,131
Age 35-39	35,225	30,093	2,514	120	2,046	31	421	3,109
Age 40-44	29,820	25,504	1,965	118	1,833	42	358	2,605
Age 45-49	31,083	27,101	1,873	135	1,625	30	319	2,180
Age 50-54	29,962	26,818	1,644	82	1,203	14	201	1,640
Age 55-59	30,453	27,787	1,491	73	920	15	167	1,193
Age 60-64	26,289	24,381	1,091	49	619	10	139	872
Age 65-69	21,666	20,239	795	25	506	16	85	516
Age 70-74	14,940	14,120	439	9	332	5	35	270
Age 75-79	9,783	9,268	274	7	196	7	31	172
Age 80-84	6,796	6,452	190	8	130	3	13	100
Age 85 up	8,152	7,834	193	2	116	2	5	161

Table 5. Population by Single Year of Age -- 2010-2017

Item	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2010-2017
Age 0000	6,427	6,471	6,647	6,729	6,875	6,947	6,973	7,004	577
Age 0101	6,421	6,443	6,458	6,582	6,696	6,834	6,981	7,040	619
Age 0202	6,641	6,408	6,524	6,554	6,615	6,766	6,899	6,982	341
Age 0303	6,725	6,658	6,471	6,502	6,605	6,666	6,817	6,865	140
Age 0404	6,598	6,730	6,698	6,497	6,534	6,590	6,725	6,868	270
Age 0505	6,376	6,599	6,765	6,694	6,517	6,621	6,671	6,736	360
Age 0606	6,320	6,361	6,570	6,763	6,738	6,626	6,692	6,656	336
Age 0707	6,196	6,306	6,382	6,644	6,855	6,743	6,646	6,768	572
Age 0808	6,013	6,168	6,334	6,424	6,650	6,862	6,784	6,650	637
Age 0909	6,105	6,041	6,216	6,401	6,453	6,702	6,887	6,825	720
Age 1010	6,233	6,082	6,060	6,249	6,458	6,507	6,725	6,963	730
Age 1111	5,957	6,213	6,118	6,103	6,292	6,511	6,544	6,775	818
Age 1212	5,905	5,999	6,254	6,173	6,116	6,325	6,524	6,551	646
Age 1313	5,885	5,926	5,975	6,269	6,194	6,130	6,367	6,575	690
Age 1414	5,673	5,890	6,000	5,977	6,354	6,223	6,167	6,409	736
Age 1515	5,534	5,675	5,877	5,996	6,057	6,364	6,282	6,205	671
Age 1616	5,721	5,555	5,715	5,931	6,073	6,077	6,403	6,340	619
Age 1717	5,616	5,762	5,586	5,797	5,995	6,112	6,113	6,433	817
Age 1818	5,542	5,474	5,592	5,364	5,572	5,640	5,724	5,763	221
Age 1919	5,480	5,777	5,575	5,647	5,501	5,464	5,536	5,625	145
Age 2020	5,612	5,726	5,794	5,680	5,808	5,492	5,605	5,703	91
Age 2121	5,081	5,489	5,349	5,511	5,447	5,471	5,302	5,475	394
Age 2222	5,437	5,398	5,755	5,682	5,916	5,767	5,883	5,733	296
Age 2323	5,981	5,914	5,842	6,336	6,362	6,555	6,480	6,601	620
Age 2424	6,615	6,408	6,271	6,480	6,987	6,942	7,161	7,084	469
Age 2525	7,239	6,831	6,661	6,685	6,952	7,373	7,365	7,618	379
Age 2626	6,953	7,395	7,026	6,873	6,938	7,195	7,678	7,629	676
Age 2727	7,022	7,004	7,497	7,246	7,065	7,021	7,398	7,852	830
Age 2828	7,169	7,059	7,053	7,546	7,351	7,164	7,113	7,528	359
Age 2929	6,937	7,136	7,057	7,137	7,548	7,405	7,167	7,079	142
Age 3030	7,345	7,023	7,201	7,137	7,247	7,712	7,485	7,248	-97
Age 3131	6,746	7,340	6,956	7,265	7,243	7,336	7,822	7,430	684
Age 3232	6,430	6,734	7,360	7,063	7,415	7,360	7,424	7,907	1,477
Age 3333	6,126	6,431	6,699	7,402	7,029	7,407	7,396	7,400	1,274
Age 3434	5,861	6,157	6,472	6,731	7,478	7,069	7,330	7,341	1,480
Age 3535	6,159	5,841	6,198	6,448	6,802	7,394	7,102	7,401	1,242
Age 3636	5,675	6,136	5,862	6,166	6,406	6,847	7,394	7,092	1,417
Age 3737	5,579	5,719	6,176	5,901	6,229	6,435	6,886	7,409	1,830
Age 3838	5,926	5,599	5,728	6,204	5,906	6,241	6,457	6,873	947
Age 3939	6,247	5,866	5,592	5,724	6,205	5,900	6,218	6,450	203
Age 4040	6,662	6,266	5,899	5,670	5,768	6,247	5,963	6,245	-417
Age 4141	6,172	6,630	6,277	5,900	5,657	5,770	6,243	5,930	-242
Age 4242	5,807	6,189	6,580	6,328	5,910	5,641	5,745	6,250	443
Age 4343	5,739	5,825	6,184	6,630	6,329	5,942	5,655	5,722	-17
Age 4444	5,679	5,750	5,856	6,206	6,627	6,339	5,922	5,673	-6
Age 4545	6,155	5,708	5,802	5,880	6,274	6,691	6,356	5,957	-198
Age 4646	6,074	6,157	5,721	5,834	5,910	6,300	6,643	6,332	258
Age 4747	6,157	6,079	6,190	5,713	5,852	5,898	6,300	6,645	488
Age 4848	6,180	6,169	6,070	6,196	5,722	5,871	5,900	6,278	98
Age 4949	6,294	6,217	6,159	6,130	6,186	5,714	5,876	5,871	-423
Age 5050	6,439	6,328	6,181	6,180	6,130	6,146	5,725	5,832	-607
Age 5151	5,867	6,420	6,356	6,187	6,175	6,136	6,137	5,711	-156
Age 5252	5,785	5,839	6,431	6,379	6,225	6,169	6,119	6,124	339
Age 5353	5,737	5,765	5,833	6,494	6,380	6,215	6,172	6,097	360
Age 5454	5,710	5,734	5,783	5,877	6,488	6,416	6,202	6,198	488
Age 5555	5,676	5,702	5,727	5,803	5,862	6,546	6,351	6,202	526
Age 5656	5,362	5,633	5,664	5,691	5,780	5,830	6,508	6,317	955
Age 5757	5,090	5,325	5,638	5,651	5,631	5,738	5,781	6,466	1,376
Age 5858	5,083	5,097	5,302	5,634	5,613	5,632	5,714	5,783	700
Age 5959	4,842	5,064	5,072	5,278	5,619	5,571	5,597	5,685	843
Age 6060	4,720	4,789	5,004	5,028	5,215	5,586	5,511	5,513	793
Age 6161	4,530	4,670	4,786	4,981	4,984	5,188	5,578	5,474	944
Age 6262	4,365	4,465	4,632	4,735	4,907	4,930	5,135	5,464	1,099
Age 6363	4,530	4,334	4,426	4,593	4,700	4,887	4,862	5,061	531
Age 6464	3,270	4,463	4,288	4,392	4,531	4,654	4,809	4,777	1,507
Age 6565	3,170	3,217	4,403	4,230	4,321	4,472	4,610	4,748	1,578
Age 6666	2,977	3,107	3,159	4,367	4,150	4,250	4,431	4,535	1,558
Age 6767	3,159	2,921	3,051	3,106	4,307	4,068	4,165	4,364	1,205
Age 6868	2,666	3,116	2,873	3,008	3,044	4,227	3,995	4,085	1,419
Age 6969	2,492	2,595	3,055	2,822	2,932	2,993	4,153	3,934	1,442
Age 7070	2,390	2,424	2,532	2,973	2,725	2,831	2,934	4,079	1,689
Age 7171	2,229	2,346	2,357	2,487	2,921	2,676	2,787	2,894	665
Age 7272	2,071	2,177	2,298	2,274	2,427	2,854	2,604	2,725	654
Age 7373	1,906	2,030	2,134	2,239	2,226	2,361	2,767	2,529	623
Age 7474	1,869	1,847	1,980	2,074	2,202	2,177	2,285	2,713	844
Age 7575	1,910	1,788	1,794	1,927	2,029	2,143	2,116	2,209	299
Age 7676	1,643	1,832	1,734	1,741	1,845	1,961	2,063	2,051	408
Age 7777	1,615	1,575	1,751	1,654	1,670	1,772	1,900	2,003	388
Age 7878	1,614	1,562	1,519	1,699	1,624	1,625	1,716	1,856	242
Age 7979	1,520	1,553	1,487	1,437	1,633	1,541	1,576	1,664	144
Age 8080	1,507	1,443	1,483	1,443	1,389	1,552	1,458	1,513	6
Age 8181	1,394	1,456	1,383	1,413	1,398	1,327	1,490	1,398	4
Age 8282	1,388	1,315	1,399	1,317	1,369	1,338	1,286	1,441	53
Age 8383	1,295	1,320	1,258	1,323	1,262	1,324	1,303	1,228	-67
Age 8484	1,179	1,204	1,236	1,177	1,248	1,167	1,246	1,216	37
Age 8585	6,796	6,947	7,189	7,418	7,612	7,740	7,953	8,152	1,356
Age 0517	77,534	78,577	79,852	81,421	82,752	83,803	84,805	85,886	8,352