Ankeny Population History 1990 - 2023

Ankeny Population Facts

What is the current population of Ankeny?

Based on the latest 2024 data from the US census, the current population of Ankeny is 74,458. Ankeny, Iowa is the 503rd largest city in the US.

What county is Ankeny, Iowa in?

Ankeny is located entirely in Polk County.

What is the size of Ankeny, Iowa in square miles?

Ankeny has an area of 29.3 square miles. Ankeny is the 10th largest city, by area, in Iowa.

What was the peak population of Ankeny?

The current population of Ankeny (74,458) is it's peak population.

How quickly is Ankeny growing?

Ankeny has grown 169.9% since the 2000. Ankeny, Iowa is growing extremely quickly; it is growing faster than 93% of similarly sized cities since 2000.

What is the population density of Ankeny, Iowa?

Ankeny has a population density of 1,554.2 people per square mile.

Ankeny Demographics

What is the voting age population of Ankeny, Iowa?

The total voting age population of Ankeny, Iowa, meaning US citizens 18 or older, is 43,997. The voting age population is 49.0% male and 51.0% female.

What percentage of Ankeny, Iowa residents are senior citizens?

According to the latest census statistics, 10.0% of the residents of Ankeny are 65 or older.

What are the racial demographics of Ankeny, Iowa?

The racial demographics of Ankeny are 93.1% White, 2.5% Two or more races, 2.4% Asian, 1.8% Black, 0.1% American Indian and 0.1% Other. Additionally, 2.8% of the population identifies as Hispanic.

What percentage of Ankeny, Iowa residents are below the poverty line?

In Ankeny, 5.3% of residents have an income below the poverty line, and the child poverty rate is 4.0%. On a per-household basis, 2.4% of families are below the poverty line in Ankeny.

What percentage of Ankeny, Iowa residents are in the labor force?

Among those aged 16 and older, 79.0% of Ankeny residents are in the labor force.

What are the education levels among Ankeny, Iowa residents?

Among the adult population 25 years old and over, 97.3% of Ankeny residents have at least a high school degree or equivalent, 50.8% have a bachelor's degree and 15.0% have a graduate or professional degree.

What percentage of Ankeny, Iowa residents speak a non-English language at home?

Among Ankeny residents aged 5 and older, 6.8% of them speak a non-English language at home. Broken down by language: 2.3% of residents speak Spanish at home, 2.1% speak an Indo-European language, and 1.3% speak an Asian language.

Ankeny Income & Labor Statistics

What is the unemployment rate in Ankeny, Iowa?

The unemployment rate in Ankeny is 3.0%, which is calculated among residents aged 16 or older who are in the labor force.

What percentage of Ankeny, Iowa residents work for the government?

In Ankeny, 14.2% of the residents in the non-military labor force are employed by the local, state and federal government.

What is the median income in Ankeny, Iowa?

The median household income in Ankeny is $86,486.

Ankeny Housing & Rent Statistics

What percentage of housing units are owner-occupied in Ankeny, Iowa?

In Ankeny, 73.8% of housing units are occupied by their owners.

What percentage of housing units are rented in Ankeny, Iowa?

Renters occupy 26.2% of housing units in Ankeny.

What percentage of Ankeny, Iowa housing units were built before 1940?

Of all the housing units in Ankeny, 1.7% of them were build before 1940.

What percentage of Ankeny, Iowa housing units were built after 2000?

In Ankeny, 56.0% of the total housing units were built after the year 2000, which is approximately 13,900 units.

What is the median monthly rent in Ankeny, Iowa?

The median gross monthly rent payment for renters in Ankeny is $1,073.

What percentage of households in Ankeny, Iowa have broadband internet?

In Ankeny, 90.6% of households have an active broadband internet connection.