Ankeny.
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Iowa·Polk County
12 tracts·56K people·$331K median·1,759/mi²
White 86 · Hispanic 5 · Asian 4 · Multiracial 3 · Black 2 · Other 0
Married couple 55 · Living alone 26 · Other 19
Retail 28 · Health 23 · Professional 18 · Manufacturing 13 · Leisure 13 · Public admin 3 · Other 3
Management · business · science · arts 53 · Sales · office 20 · Service 11 · Production · transport 9 · Construction · maintenance 7
Drive alone 72 · Work from home 18 · Carpool 12 · Walk 1 · Transit 0 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Ankeny is $331,000 (Census ACS) — 0.7× the US median of $458,812.
Ankeny has 72,615 residents across 8 census tracts and 11 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 33.6; the population is 85.7% White, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 3.5% Asian, 3.1% Multiracial, 2.5% Black and 0.1% Other; the average household has 2.5 people; 52.1% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 4.2% (Census ACS).
Prairie Trail Elementary (92%), Abbie Grove Elementary (90%) and Northeast Elementary (86%) lead the elementary schools; Parkview Middle School (86%) and Prairie Ridge Middle School (84%) lead the middle schools; Ankeny Centennial High School (84%) and Ankeny High School (79%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,319/month, 16% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Ankeny is $108,198 a year, 26% above the US median (Census ACS).
In Ankeny, median rent is $1,319/month and the median home value is $331,000 (Census ACS).
Ankeny reported 1.4 violent crimes and 11.9 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 84°F; winter lows average 16°F; there are 75 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 35 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Ankeny are strong wind (96), tornado (93) and hail (89), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.04g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Ankeny, 0.7% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).