Urbandale.
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Iowa·Polk County
12 tracts·34K people·$336K median·1,492/mi²
White 79 · Hispanic 7 · Asian 5 · Black 5 · Multiracial 3 · Other 0
Married couple 60 · Living alone 21 · Other 19
Professional 32 · Retail 26 · Health 18 · Manufacturing 12 · Leisure 9 · Public admin 1 · Other 3
Management · business · science · arts 54 · Sales · office 20 · Production · transport 10 · Service 10 · Construction · maintenance 6
Drive alone 71 · Work from home 16 · Carpool 16 · Walk 1 · Transit 1 · 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 Urbandale is $335,500 (Census ACS) — 0.7× the US median of $458,812.
Urbandale has 46,595 residents across 8 census tracts and 9 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 39.2; the population is 79.4% White, 7.2% Hispanic or Latino, 4.9% Asian, 4.8% Black, 3.3% Multiracial and 0.5% Other; the average household has 2.6 people; 51.2% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 6.8% (Census ACS).
Walnut Hills Elementary School (94%), Webster Elementary School (88%) and Valerius Elementary School (83%) lead the elementary schools; Urbandale Middle School is the middle school with reported scores (73%); Urbandale High School is the high school with reported scores (75%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,211/month, 23% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Urbandale is $112,795 a year, 31% above the US median (Census ACS).
In Urbandale, median rent is $1,211/month and the median home value is $335,500 (Census ACS).
Urbandale reported 1.3 violent crimes and 7.0 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 84°F; winter lows average 16°F; there are 79 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 36 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Urbandale are strong wind (91), hail (88) and tornado (85), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.04g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Urbandale, 0.8% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).