Waukee, Iowa demographics

Waukee, IA demographics: median age 34.7; 58.0% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Waukee city, Iowa · Incorporated city · GEOID 1982695. The survey estimates a population of 29,236 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Waukee is 34.7 years, with a 90% margin of error of 1.1 years. There are 11,830 households (±423). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	34.7 ±1.1	38.6 ±0.2	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 29,236
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Iowa	U.S.
Under 18	7,958 ±691	27.2% ±2.4 pp	22.9%	22.0%
18–34	6,806 ±659	23.3% ±2.3 pp	22.5%	22.8%
35–64	11,222 ±774	38.4% ±2.6 pp	36.5%	38.0%
65 and older	3,250 ±446	11.1% ±1.5 pp	18.1%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 29,236
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Iowa	U.S.
Male	14,555 ±487	49.8% ±1.7 pp	50.2%	49.5%
Female	14,681 ±485	50.2% ±1.7 pp	49.8%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 29,236
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Iowa	U.S.
White alone	23,289 ±1,055	79.7% ±3.6 pp	84.1%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	1,478 ±502	5.1% ±1.7 pp	3.9%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	0 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.9%
Asian alone	1,910 ±566	6.5% ±1.9 pp	2.5%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.2%
Some other race alone	405 ±250 · low precision	1.4% ±0.9 pp · low precision	2.4%	7.1%
Two or more races	2,154 ±712	7.4% ±2.4 pp	6.6%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 29,236
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Iowa	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	27,503 ±517	94.1% ±1.8 pp	92.7%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1,733 ±513	5.9% ±1.8 pp	7.3%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 11,830
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Iowa	U.S.
Married-couple family	6,112 ±431	51.7% ±3.1 pp	48.3%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	497 ±224	4.2% ±1.9 pp	4.3%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	908 ±236	7.7% ±2.0 pp	9.0%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	3,295 ±566	27.9% ±4.7 pp	30.9%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	1,018 ±301	8.6% ±2.5 pp	7.6%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 11,830
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Iowa	U.S.
Households with people under 18	4,520 ±389	38.2% ±3.0 pp	28.5%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	7,310 ±639	61.8% ±4.9 pp	71.5%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 11,830
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Iowa	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	3,295 ±566	27.9% ±4.7 pp	30.9%	28.7%
Two-person households	3,769 ±504	31.9% ±4.1 pp	36.3%	33.8%
Three-person households	2,062 ±417	17.4% ±3.5 pp	12.9%	15.3%
Four-person households	1,713 ±347	14.5% ±2.9 pp	11.4%	12.6%
Five-person households	713 ±240	6.0% ±2.0 pp	5.6%	5.9%
Six-person households	217 ±110 · low precision	1.8% ±0.9 pp · low precision	1.9%	2.2%
Seven or more people	61 ±53 · low precision	0.5% ±0.5 pp · low precision	1.0%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 29,236
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Iowa	U.S.
Native	25,074 ±681	85.8% ±2.3 pp	94.1%	85.9%
Foreign born	4,162 ±676	14.2% ±2.3 pp	5.9%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 27,002
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Iowa	U.S.
English only	22,647 ±851	83.9% ±2.9 pp	90.9%	77.7%
Spanish	797 ±543 · low precision	3.0% ±2.0 pp · low precision	4.7%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	170 ±203 · low precision	0.6% ±0.8 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	166 ±131 · low precision	0.6% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	643 ±348 · low precision	2.4% ±1.3 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	543 ±350 · low precision	2.0% ±1.3 pp · low precision	0.6%	2.0%
Korean	53 ±71 · low precision	0.2% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	51 ±71 · low precision	0.2% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.3%	1.1%
Vietnamese	101 ±164 · low precision	0.4% ±0.6 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	69 ±91 · low precision	0.3% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	841 ±376	3.1% ±1.4 pp	1.0%	1.1%
Arabic	279 ±259 · low precision	1.0% ±1.0 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	642 ±304	2.4% ±1.1 pp	0.6%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 19,387
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Iowa	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	890 ±310	4.6% ±1.6 pp	6.7%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	2,238 ±364	11.5% ±1.8 pp	30.0%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	3,226 ±545	16.6% ±2.8 pp	19.7%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	1,792 ±388	9.2% ±2.0 pp	12.1%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	7,747 ±752	40.0% ±3.7 pp	20.9%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	3,494 ±542	18.0% ±2.7 pp	10.5%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 28,634
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Iowa	U.S.
Same house	23,808 ±832	83.1% ±2.8 pp	87.1%	87.7%
Moved within same county	1,722 ±526	6.0% ±1.8 pp	6.7%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	1,861 ±497	6.5% ±1.7 pp	3.7%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	1,172 ±482	4.1% ±1.7 pp	2.2%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	71 ±79 · low precision	0.2% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

4.9% of Waukee residents (±1.4 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 5.0% in Iowa and 8.4% nationally. 93.8% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Waukee	Iowa	U.S.	Compared with Iowa
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	4.9% ±1.4 pp	5.0%	8.4%	Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households	93.8% ±1.9 pp	88.9%	91.0%	Higher
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	5.3% ±1.8 pp	6.5%	6.2%	Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Waukee . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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