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50023

Ankeny, IA · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
46,306
Median household income
$117,826
People below poverty
4.1%
Median home value
$345,100

Income

The median income of households in 50023 was $117,826. An estimated 2.4% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 13.4% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 50023 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 2.4
$10,000 to $14,999 1.2
$15,000 to $24,999 2.5
$25,000 to $34,999 5.2
$35,000 to $49,999 6
$50,000 to $74,999 13.1
$75,000 to $99,999 11.6
$100,000 to $149,999 25.7
$150,000 to $199,999 18.9
$200,000 or more 13.4

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 50023 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 85190
Female 63590

An estimated 86% of households received earnings. An estimated 19% of households received Social Security and an estimated 18.9 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $30,679. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 50023 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 86
Social Security 19
Retirement income 18.9
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 1.4
Cash public assistance income 0.9

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 4.1 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 2.9% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 3.3% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 4.8% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 50023 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 4.1
Children under 18 years below poverty 2.9
People 65 years old and over below poverty 3.3
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 4.8

In 2020-2024, 3.1 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 38.4% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 21.1% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 23.5% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 50023 in 2020-2024, 95.9% had health insurance coverage and 4.1% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 86% and public coverage was 18.7%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 1.8%.


In 2020-2024, 50023 had a total population of 46,306 - 22,704 (49%) females and 23,602 (51%) males. The median age was 33.2 years. An estimated 27.7% of the population was under 18 years, 38.2% was 19 to 44 years, 20.5% was 45 to 64 years, and 10.8 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 50023 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 2284 1441
5 to 9 1407 1778
10 to 14 2351 1627
15 to 19 1662 1564
20 to 24 1421 1357
25 to 29 1640 1760
30 to 34 2179 1968
35 to 39 1847 2295
40 to 44 1684 1538
45 to 49 1795 1441
50 to 54 1251 1473
55 to 59 1016 956
60 to 64 811 739
65 to 69 644 823
70 to 74 833 659
75 to 79 414 594
80 to 84 258 284
85 and over 105 407

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 89.3% were White; 2% were Black or African American; 9% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 2.9% were Asian; 1.1% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 5.1% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 3.9% of the people in 50023 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 87.1% of the people in 50023 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 17,717 households in 50023. The average household size was 2.57 people.

Married-couple households made up 59% of the households in 50023 while cohabiting couple households made up 5.1% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 22.1% of all households, while 13.8% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 10% of households were male householders living alone, and 15.5% were female householders living alone, for a total of 25.5% of all households.

In 50023, 38.3% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 18.7% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 50023 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 59
Cohabiting Couples 5.1
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
13.8
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
22.1

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 62.4% of males and 58.5% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 30.9 28.1
Now married, except separated 62.4 58.5
Separated 0.3 0.3
Widowed 0.8 4.8
Divorced 5.5 8.2

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 50023, 182 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 31.3% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 96.1% of the people living in 50023 were U.S. natives. 73% of the 50023 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 3.9% of 50023 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 43.8% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 53.9 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 50023 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 50023.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 50023 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 24.8
Asia 53.8
Europe 15.5
Africa 5
Northern America 0
Oceania 0.8

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 50023 in 2020-2024, 6.9 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 2% of people at least five years old; 1.2% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 50023 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 2
Other Indo-European languages 2
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 2.7
Other languages 0.2

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 85.4 % of the people at least one year old living in 50023 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 50023 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 85.4
Different house, same county 7.1
Different county, same state 4.4
Different state 3
Abroad 0.1

Education

In 2020-2024, 98.5 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 53.4% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 1.5% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 50023 was 12,541 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 1,198 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 8,176. College or graduate school enrollment was 3,167.

Educational Attainment of People in 50023 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 1.5
High school diploma or equivalency 15.1
Some college, no degree 19.4
Associate's degree 10.7
Bachelor's degree 38.7
Graduate or professional degree 14.6

Disability

In 50023, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 6.7 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 2.2% of people under 18 years old, to 5.7% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 24.4% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 50023, 74.1 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 23.6% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 81.8% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 14.7% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 3.3 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 21,142 81.8
Federal, state, or local government workers 3,798 14.7
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 862 3.3

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 50023 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 50023 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 1.3
Construction 8.8
Manufacturing 9
Wholesale trade 3.5
Retail trade 10.6
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 3.8
Information 1.8
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 13.3
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 8.4
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 25.9
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 5.3
Other Services, except public administration 4
Public administration 4.2

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 50023 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 13,996 54.1
Service occupations 2,539 9.8
Sales and office occupations 5,365 20.7
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 1,993 7.7
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 1,968 7.6

Commuting to Work

An estimated 74.8% of 50023 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 4.9% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 22 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 50023 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 74.8
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 4.9
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 0.8
Other means 0.5
Worked from home 19.1

In 2020-2024, 50023 had a total of 18,560 housing units. Of these housing units, 75.5% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 24.4% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 0.1% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 50023 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 75.5
Apartments in multi-unit structures 24.4
Mobile homes 0.1
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

45.3% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 1.9% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 50023 was 5.9 rooms, and of these housing units 66.8% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 50023 had 17,717 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 843 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 71.5% while renters occupied 28.5%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.85 and in renter-occupied houses it was 1.88.

7% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 2.6% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 2% and another 22.3% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 50023:

House Heating Fuel Used in 50023 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 67.2
Electricity 32.3
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0
All other fuels 0.1
No fuel used 0.4

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 50023 was $345,100.

Of the owner-occupied households, 78.4 % had a mortgage. 21.6% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $2,014 and for owners without a mortgage it was $826.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 50023 was $1,240. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.