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Iowa·Dallas County
7 tracts·24K people·$351K median·1,112/mi²
White 76 · Asian 7 · Hispanic 6 · Multiracial 6 · Black 5 · Other 1
Married couple 52 · Living alone 28 · Other 20
Health 28 · Professional 24 · Retail 18 · Leisure 14 · Manufacturing 8 · Public admin 3 · Other 3
Management · business · science · arts 56 · Sales · office 22 · Service 9 · Production · transport 9 · Construction · maintenance 4
Drive alone 71 · Work from home 21 · Carpool 11 · 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 Waukee is $350,500 (Census ACS) — 0.8× the US median of $458,812.
Waukee has 29,236 residents across 4 census tracts and 5 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 34.7; the population is 76.4% White, 6.5% Asian, 5.9% Hispanic or Latino, 5.6% Multiracial, 5.1% Black and 0.5% Other; the average household has 2.5 people; 58.0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 7.4% (Census ACS).
Waukee Elementary School (85%), Sugar Creek Elementary School (83%) and Eason Elementary School (79%) lead the elementary schools; Waukee Middle School (88%), Trailridge School (84%) and South Middle School (81%) lead the middle schools; Northwest High School (82%) and Waukee High School (70%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,383/month, 12% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Waukee is $101,029 a year, 17% above the US median (Census ACS).
In Waukee, median rent is $1,383/month and the median home value is $350,500 (Census ACS).
Waukee reported 1.5 violent crimes and 8.1 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 84°F; winter lows average 16°F; there are 76 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 36 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Waukee are tornado (98), hail (93) and winter weather (92), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.04g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Waukee, 0.8% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).