Polk
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Iowa
Polk is a major-metro county in Iowa with 31 ZIP codes, 445,346 people, and upper-quartile household income among US counties. All data is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2023 5-Year Estimates.
National county placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Polk, IA sits among US counties with an upper-quartile household income, on a major-metro county population base, across a multi-ZIP patchwork.
- Top 11%
- household income vs 3,210 US counties
- 445,346
- combined ZIP population
- 31
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $91,616
- avg ZIP median income
Income percentile ranks this county's average ZIP median household income against 3,210 US counties with ACS income on at least one ZIP.
Polk lands in the national county income distribution as upper-quartile household income on major-metro county footing (FIPS 19153, 31 ZIPs, combined population 445,346). Sort the ZIP table by population before treating the county mean as uniform.
High-income counties with wide ZIP mosaics hide sharp internal gradients. The densest ZIP here is 50317 (Des Moines) with 36,207 residents - open it beside a thin rural code from the table before treating the county mean as uniform. HUD Fair Market Rents and FBI county tables attach to FIPS 19153, so scorecards stay county-keyed while household income stays ZIP-keyed.
Save two ZIPs from the table into your shortlist, then open a compare link - that is the return path a static county summary cannot replace. All figures here come from Census ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates and USPS ZCTA files.
31
Total ZIPs
445,346
Total Population
ZIP Codes in Polk
Side-by-side: Compare 50317 vs 50315 →
| ZIP Code | City | Population | Density |
|---|---|---|---|
| 50317 | Des Moines | 36,207 | 627 |
| 50315 | Des Moines | 35,853 | 1,382 |
| 50265 | West Des Moines | 31,653 | 709 |
| 50322 | Urbandale | 31,530 | 1,131 |
| 50310 | Des Moines | 30,221 | 1,451 |
| 50023 | Ankeny | 27,986 | 488 |
| 50266 | West Des Moines | 23,625 | 551 |
| 50021 | Ankeny | 21,595 | 324 |
| 50320 | Des Moines | 20,027 | 414 |
| 50131 | Johnston | 17,499 | 314 |
| 50313 | Des Moines | 17,376 | 379 |
| 50316 | Des Moines | 16,440 | 1,785 |
| 50009 | Altoona | 16,136 | 248 |
| 50325 | Clive | 15,448 | 775 |
| 50312 | Des Moines | 15,339 | 1,044 |
| 50311 | Des Moines | 15,113 | 2,323 |
| 50314 | Des Moines | 12,465 | 1,939 |
| 50327 | Pleasant Hill | 10,467 | 217 |
| 50111 | Grimes | 9,407 | 132 |
| 50321 | Des Moines | 7,846 | 258 |
| 50309 | Des Moines | 5,431 | 744 |
| 50035 | Bondurant | 5,387 | 46 |
| 50324 | Windsor Heights | 4,903 | 1,310 |
| 50226 | Polk City | 4,724 | 49 |
| 50156 | Madrid | 4,412 | 19 |
| 50237 | Runnells | 3,095 | 22 |
| 50169 | Mitchellville | 3,093 | 30 |
| 50073 | Elkhart | 1,195 | 18 |
| 50007 | Alleman | 474 | 34 |
| 50032 | Berwick | 399 | 418 |
| 50319 | Des Moines | 0 | - |
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the population of Polk?
Polk has a total population of 445,346 across 31 ZIP codes, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 data.
What ZIP codes are in Polk?
Polk includes 31 ZIP codes: 50317, 50315, 50265, 50322, 50310, 50023, 50266, 50021, 50320, 50131, and more.