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505,255

Population

0.8% YoY

2023

35.3

Median Age

1.7% YoY

2022

$78,827

Median Household Income

8% YoY

2022

273,530

Labor Force

0.5% MoM

3.1% YoY

5/2024

266,172

Employed

1.1% MoM

3.3% YoY

5/2024

2.7%

Unemployment Rate

22.7% MoM

8% YoY

5/2024

$309,000

Median Sale Price

4.7% MoM

7.9% YoY

5/2024

603

Homes Sold

2.4% MoM

6.5% YoY

5/2024

1.6

Months Inventory

0.5% MoM

16.8% YoY

5/2024

18

Days on Market

6 MoM

7 YoY

5/2024

961

Listings

2.9% MoM

9.2% YoY

5/2024

99.2%

Sale Price to List Price

0.3% MoM

0.7% YoY

5/2024

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Cities included in Polk County: Des Moines, West Des Moines, Ankeny, Urbandale, Johnston, Altoona, Clive, Grimes, Pleasant Hill, Bondurant, Polk City, Windsor Heights, Carlisle, Saylorville, Mitchellville, Elkhart, Runnells, Alleman, Sheldahl


Zip Codes included in Polk County: [Click for zip code level data] 50007, 50009, 50021, 50023, 50032, 50035, 50073, 50109, 50111, 50131, 50161, 50169, 50226, 50237, 50243, 50244, 50265, 50309, 50310, 50311, 50312, 50313, 50314, 50315, 50316, 50317, 50319, 50320, 50321, 50322, 50324, 50325, 50327


 1.  Population Data from U.S. Census Bureau.
 2.  Employment Data from Bureau of Labor and Statistics
 3.  Sales Data provided by Redfin, a national real estate brokerage.

MoM = Month over Month. The percentage change from the previous month to the current month.
YoY = Year over Year. The percentage change from the same period the previous year to the current period.

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