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Moving to Urbandale, Iowa

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Population: 29,072. Estimated population in July 2024: 34,696 (+19.3% change)
Males: 14,039 (48.3%), Females: 15,033 (51.7%)

Polk County

Zip codes: 50322, 50323.

Demographics

Median resident age: 37.0 years
Median household income: $59,744
Median house value: $133,100

Population by Race

Races in Urbandale:

  • White Non-Hispanic (94.3%)
  • Hispanic (1.6%)
  • Black (1.5%)
  • Two or more races (0.9%)
  • Other race (0.5%)

Ancestries: German (37.3%), Irish (15.4%), English (13.3%), Norwegian (5.7%), Swedish (5.4%), Dutch (4.8%).

Land area: 20.7 square miles

Map of Urbandale, IA

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Urbandale

  • High school or higher: 96.2%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 43.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 12.8%
  • Unemployed: 2.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 18.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Urbandale city

  • Never married: 21.3%
  • Now married: 64.1%
  • Separated: 1.0%
  • Widowed: 5.0%
  • Divorced: 8.6%

4.1% Foreign born (2.2% Europe, 1.0% Asia, 0.5% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: +5,466 (+23.2%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Urbandale:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Urbandale:

  • DES MOINES INTL (about 10 miles; DES MOINES, IA; Abbreviation: DSM)
  • FORT DODGE REGIONAL (about 70 miles; FORT DODGE, IA; Abbreviation: FOD)
  • OTTUMWA INDUSTRIAL (about 98 miles; OTTUMWA, IA; Abbreviation: OTM)

Other public-use airports nearest to Urbandale:

  • MORNINGSTAR FIELD (about 8 miles; DES MOINES, IA; Abbreviation: Y76)
  • ANKENY REGIONAL (about 14 miles; ANKENY, IA; Abbreviation: IKV)
  • AMES MUNI (about 26 miles; AMES, IA; Abbreviation: AMW)

Colleges and Universities

College/University in Urbandale:

  • HAMILTON COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 466; Location: 4655 121st Street; Private, for-profit; Website: www.hamiltonia.edu)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Urbandale:

  • DRAKE UNIVERSITY (about 5 miles; DES MOINES, IA; Full-time enrollment: 4,227)
  • DES MOINES COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 11 miles; ANKENY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 6,959)
  • IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 34 miles; AMES, IA; Full-time enrollment: 24,473)
  • IOWA CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 67 miles; FT DODGE, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,807)
  • GRACELAND UNIVERSITY-LAMONI (about 71 miles; LAMONI, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,026)
  • INDIAN HILLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 101 miles; OTTUMWA, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,744)
  • NORTH IOWA AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 111 miles; MASON CITY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,161)

Schools

Public high school in Urbandale:

  • URBANDALE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,170; Location: 7111 AURORA AVE; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Urbandale:

  • URBANDALE MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 818; Location: 7701 AURORA AVE; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • OLMSTED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 454; Location: 7110 PRAIRIE AVE; Grades: PK – 05)
  • KAREN ACRES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 250; Location: 3500 74TH ST; Grades: 01 – 05)
  • ROLLING GREEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 236; Location: 8100 AIRLINE AVE; Grades: 01 – 05)
  • VALERIUS ELEMENTARY (Students: 225; Location: 3305 92ND ST; Grades: 01 – 05)
  • JENSEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 194; Location: 6301 AURORA AVE; Grades: 01 – 05)

Private primary/middle school in Urbandale:

  • ST PIUS X SCHOOL (Students: 405; Location: 3601 66TH STREET; Grades: KG – 8)

Libraries

Library in Urbandale:

  • URBANDALE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $1,243,060; Location: 3520 86TH ST.; 100,107 books; 8,328 audio materials; 4,711 video materials; 279 serial subscriptions)

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