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General Demographics

Homeless Demographics

Indicators Iowa Polk County  Populations Total population 2,988,047[1] 418,339[2] Families 359,409[3] 57,408[4] Children 798,512[5] 123,110[6]  Households Average family size 2.91[7] 3.02[8]  Family Composition One parent (female) 21.16%[9] 21.86%[10] One parent (male) 7.28%[11] 7.18%[12] Two-parent 71.56%[13] 70.96%[14]  Income Median family income $59,587[15] $67,395[16] Mean family income $71,552[17] $84,591[18] Fair market rent two-bedroom apartment $618[19] $732[20] Income needed to afford two-bedroom apartment $24,717[21] $29,280[22]  Employment Unemployed 4.84%[23] 5.54%[24]  Families Below Poverty Level Total 12.43%[25] 10.11%[26] Children under 5 17.40%[27] 17.34%[28] Children 5-17 11.49%[29] 9.92%[30]  Education No high school diploma 10.37%[31] 8.98%[32] High school and above 89.63%[33] 91.02%[34] Bachelor’s degree and above 24.29%[35] 33.83%[36] High school dropout rate 2.20%[37] n/a  Teen Birth Rate Percent of total births to teens 8.55%[38] 7.99%[39] Birth rate ranking 16[40] 182[41]