Polk City

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Polk City

Total population

6,037

Median home value

$414,800

44.2%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$164,389

Polk City$164k

National$74k

Weather76°F · Mostly Cloudy

Coordinates41.78°, -93.72°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Polk City is a city in Polk County, Iowa, United States. The population was 5,543 in the 2020 census, an increase from 3,418 in 2010. It is part of the Des Moines–West Des Moines Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Polk City, IA from NOAA NWS API.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Polk City

Water supply needs of rural America

United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Environment and Public Works. Subcommittee on Water Resources. · 1979

Annals of Polk county, Iowa, and city of Des Moines

Will Porter · 1898

Portrait and Biographical Album of Polk County, Iowa, Containing Full Page Portraits and Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens of the County

Lake City Publishing Company · 2023

Rules of practice adopted for use in the municipal court of the city of Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa

Des Moines (Iowa) · 1920

Portrait and biographical album of Polk County, Iowa

1890

The history of Polk County, Iowa

Union Historical Company, Des Moines · 1880

15th census, population, 1930, Iowa

2002

Search results from Open Library.