Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This city: | 2.4% | | Whole state: | 9.1% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This city: | 1.0% | | Whole state: | 3.8% |
Polk City compared to Iowa state average:
- Median household income above state average.
- Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage below state average.
- Median age below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
- Renting percentage below state average.
- House age below state average.
- Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
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Banks with branches in Polk City (2007 data):
- Polk County Bank: Polk City Branch at 205 Broadway, branch established on 1997-12-03. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $163.1 mil, Deposits: $123.2 mil, headquarters in Johnston, IA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3 total offices, Holding Company: Polk County Bancorporation, Inc.
- First State Bank Iowa: Polk City Branch at 705 West Bridge Road, branch established on 2004-07-21. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $47.8 mil, Deposits: $42.9 mil, headquarters in New Hampton, IA, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 2 total offices, Holding Company: D&Tc, Inc.
School Enrollment by Level of School
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2004 Presidential Election results in Polk County Iowa:
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Other Government Administration |
1 | $2,494 | $29,928 | 1 | $1,670 |
| Local Libraries |
1 | $2,259 | $27,108 | 3 | $1,045 |
| Water Supply |
1 | $3,282 | $39,384 | 1 | $1,621 |
| Streets and Highways |
3 | $7,547 | $30,188 | 0 | $0 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
5 | $13,783 | $33,079 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
11 | $29,364 | $32,033 | 5 | $4,336 |
Polk City government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $160,000
All Other: $115,000
Parks & Recreation: $13,000
- Construction - Water Utilities: $110,000
General Public Buildings: $105,000
Sewerage: $62,000
Regular Highways: $47,000
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $277,000
Water Utilities: $171,000
Regular Highways: $146,000
Housing & Community Development: $145,000
Financial Administration: $76,000
Libraries: $63,000
Sewerage: $59,000
Fire Protection: $59,000
Central Staff Services: $41,000
Parks & Recreation: $39,000
General - Other: $36,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $17,000
General Public Buildings: $10,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $9,000
Solid Waste Management: $7,000
Health Services - Other: $4,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $39,000
All Other: $32,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $37,000
- Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Regular Highways: $20,000
- Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $12,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $20,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $615,000
- Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $375,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $20,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $662,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $308,000
Water Utilities: $20,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $56,000
Rents: $50,000
General Revenue, NEC: $35,000
Special Assessments: $4,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Water Utilities: $34,000
Sewerage: $30,000
Police Protection: $29,000
General - Other: $29,000
Regular Highways: $23,000
Parks & Recreation: $16,000
Libraries: $14,000
Fire Protection: $13,000
General Public Building: $13,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $3,131,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $231,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $188,000
General Support: $26,000
All Other: $5,000
Health & Hospitals: $1,000
- Tax - Total General Sales: $1,080,000
Property: $659,000
NEC: $34,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $575,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $1,000
6.65% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($41,746 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.65% | | Iowa average: | 6.30% |
0.06% of residents moved from foreign countries ($372 average AGI)| Polk County: | 0.06% | | Iowa average: | 0.10% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
5.85% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($47,662 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.85% | | Iowa average: | 6.47% |
0.04% of residents moved to foreign countries ($202 average AGI)| Polk County: | 0.04% | | Iowa average: | 0.03% |
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Polk City:
- WHO (1040 AM; 50 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WOI (640 AM; 5 kW; AMES, IA; Owner: IOWA STATE UNIV., OF SCIENCE & TECH.)
- KBGG (1700 AM; 10 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KXNO (1460 AM; 5 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KRNT (1350 AM; 5 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF IOWA, LLC)
- KPSZ (940 AM; 10 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF IOWA, LLC)
- KFGQ (1260 AM; 5 kW; BOONE, IA; Owner: BOONE BIBLICAL MINISTRIES, INC.)
- KXEL (1540 AM; 50 kW; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- KWMT (540 AM; 5 kW; FORT DODGE, IA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- KASI (1430 AM; 1 kW; AMES, IA)
- KOIL (1020 AM; 50 kW; PLATTSMOUTH, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
- WHB (810 AM; 50 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: UNION BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KWKY (1150 AM; 1 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: PUTBRESE COMMUNICATIONS, LTD.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Polk City:
- KMXD (100.3 FM; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WOI-FM (90.1 FM; AMES, IA; Owner: IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCI & TECH)
- KSTZ (102.5 FM; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF IOWA, LLC)
- KRKQ (98.3 FM; BOONE, IA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KJJY (92.5 FM; WEST DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KHKI (97.3 FM; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KLTI-FM (104.1 FM; AMES, IA; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF IOWA, LLC)
- KIOA (93.3 FM; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF IOWA, LLC)
- KGGO (94.9 FM; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KLRX (96.1 FM; MADRID, IA; Owner: THOMAS H. BURKE, RECEIVER FOR LIFESTYLE COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
- KVJZ (106.3 FM; ANKENY, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KAZR (103.3 FM; PELLA, IA; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF IOWA, LLC)
- KDFR (91.3 FM; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
- KJMC (89.3 FM; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: MINORITY COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- K269EJ (101.7 FM; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA)
- KCCQ (105.1 FM; AMES, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KKDM (107.5 FM; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- KWDM (88.7 FM; WEST DES MOINES, IA; Owner: W. DES MOINES COMM. SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- KFGQ-FM (99.3 FM; BOONE, IA; Owner: BOONE BIBLICAL MINISTRIES, INC.)
- KDLS-FM (105.5 FM; PERRY, IA; Owner: PERRY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
TV broadcast stations around Polk City:
- WOI-TV (Channel 5; AMES, IA; Owner: CAPITAL COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY, INC.)
- KDIN-TV (Channel 11; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: IOWA PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD)
- KCCI (Channel 8; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: DES MOINES HEARST-ARGYLE TV, INC.)
- KPWB-TV (Channel 23; AMES, IA; Owner: PAPPAS TELECASTING OF IOWA, L.L.C.)
- KDSM-TV (Channel 17; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: KDSM LICENSEE, LLC)
- WHO-TV (Channel 13; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: NEW YORK TIMES MANAGEMENT SERVICES)
- K41DD (Channel 41; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: VENTANA TELEVISION, INC.)
- WBXF-CA (Channel 4; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: THE BOX WORLDWIDE LLC)
- K48FZ (Channel 48; AMES, IA; Owner: TV-52, INC.)
- K56GD (Channel 56; AMES, IA; Owner: TV-45, INC.)
- KRPG-LP (Channel 43; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: TIGER EYE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- K29EA (Channel 29; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: TV-45, INC.)
- K46EY (Channel 46; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: TV-45, INC.)
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