Statewide Claims to Fame

Ankeny is 2nd in Iowa out of 81 other cities in Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)

Ankeny is 4th in Iowa out of 81 other cities in Residents younger than 5

Ankeny is 6th in Iowa out of 81 other cities in Home ownership rate

Ankeny is 7th in Iowa out of 81 other cities in Income per household

Ankeny is 8th in Iowa out of 81 other cities in Income per capita

Ankeny is 10th in Iowa out of 81 other cities in Home median value

Ankeny is 10th in Iowa out of 81 other cities in Residents with college degree (older than 25)

Ankeny is 10th in Iowa out of 81 other cities in Size in square miles

Ankeny is 11th in Iowa out of 81 other cities in Current population (2012)

Ankeny is 11th in Iowa out of 81 other cities in Households

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General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
Ankeny Rank Iowa US
Current population (2012) 49,080 11th 3,074,186 313,914,040
Size in square miles 29.3 10th 55,857.1 3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi) 1,554.2 25th 54.5 87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
Ankeny Rank Iowa US
Residents younger than 5 9.2% 4th 6.4% 6.4%
Residents younger than 18 27.7% 11th 23.5% 23.5%
Residents 65 or older 8.3% 75th 15.3% 13.7%
Education Demographics
Ankeny Rank Iowa US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25) 97.3% 2nd 90.3% 85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25) 47.9% 10th 24.9% 28.2%
Race Demographics
Ankeny Rank Iowa US
Race - White 94.7% 30th 92.8% 77.9%
Race - Black or African American 1.2% 46th 3.2% 13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native 0.1% 72nd 0.5% 1.2%
Race - Asian 2.0% 25th 2.0% 5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.1% 16th 0.1% 0.2%
Race - Two or More 1.3% 56th 1.6% 2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino 2.3% 57th 5.3% 16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino 93.2% 31st 88.0% 63.0%
Misc People Demographics
Ankeny Rank Iowa US
Female residents 51.0% 59th 50.4% 50.8%
Foreign born residents 2.9% 44th 4.2% 12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
Ankeny Rank Iowa US
Housing units 18,339 11th 1,340,529 132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings 19.3% 57th 18.5% 25.9%
Households 16,988 11th 1,219,137 114,761,359
Home ownership rate 79.3% 6th 73.0% 66.1%
Home median value $173,500 10th $121,300 $186,200
People per household 2.5 15th 2.4 2.6

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
Ankeny Rank Iowa US
Income per capita $32,102 8th $26,110 $27,915
Income per household $72,703 7th $50,451 $52,762
Income below poverty line 4.3% 78th 11.9% 14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
Ankeny Rank Iowa US
Total businesses (including small businesses) 3,958 12th 259,931 27,092,908
Retail sales $755,539 12th $39,234,649 $3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita $18,619 33rd $13,172 $12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales $70,197 16th $4,737,719 $613,795,732

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