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MyMarketPulse Score
103 Price
117 Volume
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505,255
Population
0.8% YoY
202335.3
Median Age
1.7% YoY
2022$78,827
Median Household Income
8% YoY
2022289,458
Labor Force
0.2% MoM
4.3% YoY
7/2025277,152
Employed
0.5% MoM
3.3% YoY
7/20254.3%
Unemployment Rate
7.5% MoM
30.3% YoY
7/2025$310,000
Median Sale Price
3.3% MoM
5.1% YoY
8/2025578
Homes Sold
2.0% MoM
0.3% YoY
8/20252.6
Months Inventory
3.8% MoM
32.6% YoY
8/202527
Days on Market
1 MoM
5 YoY
8/20251,516
Listings
3.2% MoM
16.3% YoY
8/2025221
Price per Sq Ft
4.4% MoM
2.8% YoY
8/2025
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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
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.