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50323

Urbandale, IA · ACS 2020–2024

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

Total population
17,265
Median household income
$175,944
People below poverty
3%
Median home value
$486,800

Income

The median income of households in 50323 was $175,944. An estimated 1.8% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 44.5% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 50323 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 1.8
$10,000 to $14,999 0.2
$15,000 to $24,999 1.5
$25,000 to $34,999 1.7
$35,000 to $49,999 1.4
$50,000 to $74,999 6
$75,000 to $99,999 11.6
$100,000 to $149,999 18.1
$150,000 to $199,999 13.4
$200,000 or more 44.5

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 50323 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 120938
Female 76863

An estimated 88.4% of households received earnings. An estimated 19.5% of households received Social Security and an estimated 21.3 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $30,801. 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 50323 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 88.4
Social Security 19.5
Retirement income 21.3
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 1.1
Cash public assistance income 0

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 3 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 2.6% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 1.5% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 3.5% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 50323 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 3
Children under 18 years below poverty 2.6
People 65 years old and over below poverty 1.5
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 3.5

In 2020-2024, 1.5 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 0% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 100% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 100% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 50323 in 2020-2024, 97.2% had health insurance coverage and 2.8% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 89.7% and public coverage was 15%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 4.4%.


In 2020-2024, 50323 had a total population of 17,265 - 8,706 (50.4%) females and 8,559 (49.6%) males. The median age was 37.1 years. An estimated 32% of the population was under 18 years, 29.3% was 19 to 44 years, 26.8% was 45 to 64 years, and 10.3 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 50323 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 496 409
5 to 9 964 675
10 to 14 746 1203
15 to 19 557 762
20 to 24 427 207
25 to 29 189 186
30 to 34 507 713
35 to 39 945 745
40 to 44 502 648
45 to 49 785 750
50 to 54 586 566
55 to 59 438 298
60 to 64 560 624
65 to 69 286 349
70 to 74 208 297
75 to 79 164 87
80 to 84 60 75
85 and over 139 112

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 87.6% were White; 2.5% were Black or African American; 10.1% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 4.6% were Asian; 0.6% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 4.5% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 4.6% of the people in 50323 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 85.4% of the people in 50323 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 5,830 households in 50323. The average household size was 2.95 people.

Married-couple households made up 72.2% of the households in 50323 while cohabiting couple households made up 11.3% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 8.8% of all households, while 7.7% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 4.9% of households were male householders living alone, and 5% were female householders living alone, for a total of 9.9% of all households.

In 50323, 48.8% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 19.5% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 50323 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 72.2
Cohabiting Couples 11.3
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
7.7
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
8.8

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 65.1% of males and 65.8% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 28.3 25.5
Now married, except separated 65.1 65.8
Separated 0 0.3
Widowed 2 5.7
Divorced 4.5 2.7

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 50323, 24 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 0% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 92.7% of the people living in 50323 were U.S. natives. 68.5% of the 50323 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 7.3% of 50323 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 80.8% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 81.2 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 50323 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 50323.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 50323 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 10.1
Asia 35.5
Europe 50.3
Africa 0
Northern America 2.8
Oceania 1.4

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 50323 in 2020-2024, 8 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 2% of people at least five years old; 1.7% 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 50323 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 2
Other Indo-European languages 3.8
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 2.1
Other languages 0

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 85.8 % of the people at least one year old living in 50323 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 50323 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 85.8
Different house, same county 1
Different county, same state 9.4
Different state 3.7
Abroad 0.1

Education

In 2020-2024, 97.4 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 63% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 2.6% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 50323 was 5,386 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 339 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 4,538. College or graduate school enrollment was 509.

Educational Attainment of People in 50323 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 2.6
High school diploma or equivalency 12.6
Some college, no degree 12.7
Associate's degree 9.2
Bachelor's degree 38.5
Graduate or professional degree 24.6

Disability

In 50323, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 5.4 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 1.2% of people under 18 years old, to 5.2% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 20.4% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 50323, 70.7 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 27.4% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 82.5% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 12.6% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 4.8 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 7,176 82.5
Federal, state, or local government workers 1,096 12.6
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 421 4.8

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 50323 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 50323 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 2.9
Construction 1.8
Manufacturing 7
Wholesale trade 2
Retail trade 8.7
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 2.5
Information 1.2
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 25.1
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 16.2
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 21.1
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 3
Other Services, except public administration 4.9
Public administration 3.5

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 50323 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 5,957 68.5
Service occupations 550 6.3
Sales and office occupations 1,368 15.7
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 298 3.4
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 520 6

Commuting to Work

An estimated 70% of 50323 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 3.8% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 20.2 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 50323 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 70
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 3.8
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0.1
Walked 0.6
Other means 2
Worked from home 23.5

In 2020-2024, 50323 had a total of 6,145 housing units. Of these housing units, 90.4% 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"). 9% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 0.6% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 50323 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 90.4
Apartments in multi-unit structures 9
Mobile homes 0.6
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

45.6% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 0.1% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 50323 was 8.2 rooms, and of these housing units 86.1% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 50323 had 5,830 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 315 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 87.2% while renters occupied 12.8%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 3.08 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.12.

2.3% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 0.8% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 1.8% and another 31.6% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 50323:

House Heating Fuel Used in 50323 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 73.6
Electricity 26
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0
All other fuels 0.4
No fuel used 0

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 50323 was $486,800.

Of the owner-occupied households, 76.1 % had a mortgage. 23.9% 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 $2,640 and for owners without a mortgage it was $1,041.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 50323 was $1,575. 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.