Demographics of Waukee city, Iowa

Waukee city, Iowa had 34,890 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +10,705 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Waukee city, in four figures

34,890
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 29,236 ±34.; +44.3%
Change since July 2020: +10,705 people.; 34.7 ±1.1
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $101,029 ±$11,251
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Waukee city, Iowa's population grew 44.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Waukee city, Iowa's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Waukee city, Iowa's population grew 44.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Waukee city, Iowa's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	24,185	100.0	100.0
2021	25,732	106.4	100.2
2022	27,863	115.2	100.7
2023	29,986	124.0	101.6
2024	31,927	132.0	102.5
2025	34,890	144.3	103.1

Population of Waukee city, Iowa on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	24,185	—
2021	25,732	+1,547
2022	27,863	+2,131
2023	29,986	+2,123
2024	31,927	+1,941
2025	34,890	+2,963

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 34.7 ±1.1: for men 33.8 ±1.8 and for women 35.8 ±1.4. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Waukee city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Iowa	United States
Under 5	2,234 ±419	7.6% ±1.4	5.9% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	5,724 ±550	19.6% ±1.9	17.0% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,891 ±376	6.5% ±1.3	10.0% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	9,685 ±740	33.1% ±2.5	25.1% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	6,452 ±587	22.1% ±2.0	23.9% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,250 ±446	11.1% ±1.5	18.1% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $101,029 ±$11,251, and income per person $55,193 ±$3,693, in 2024 dollars. The median is $75,059 ±$418 in Iowa and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Waukee city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Iowa	United States
Under $25,000	829 ±230	7.0% ±1.9	13.9% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,483 ±328	12.5% ±2.7	18.5% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,705 ±390	14.4% ±3.3	17.5% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,877 ±437	15.9% ±3.7	14.0% ±0.3	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,918 ±366	16.2% ±3.0	18.7% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,853 ±340	15.7% ±2.8	8.8% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	2,165 ±366	18.3% ±3.0	8.6% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Waukee city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Iowa	United States
All ages	2,156 ±719	7.4% ±2.5	11.1% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	643 ±282	8.1% ±3.5	12.9% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,249 ±439	7.3% ±2.5	11.4% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	131 to 397	6.6% ±3.2	8.8% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Waukee city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Waukee city	Iowa	United States
Housing units	12,216 ±457	1,437,699 ±523	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	96.8% ±5.0	91.5% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	1.6% to 4.8%	8.5% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	66.5% ±3.1	71.7% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	33.5% ±3.7	28.3% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$350,500 ±$12,689	$208,000 ±$1,141	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,383 ±$85	$972 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	2011 ±1	1972 ±1	1980 ±1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Waukee city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Iowa	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,733 ±513	5.9% ±1.8	7.3% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	22,337 ±1,013	76.4% ±3.5	82.3% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	1,478 ±502	5.1% ±1.7	3.8% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	1,910 ±566	6.5% ±1.9	2.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.1%	0.2% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.1%	0.2% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	3 to 293	< 0.1% to 1.0%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,630 ±627	5.6% ±2.1	3.5% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Waukee city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Iowa	United States
Born in the state	17,908 ±870	61.3% ±3.0	69.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	6,992 ±793	23.9% ±2.7	23.8% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	59 to 289	0.2% to 1.0%	0.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	4,162 ±676	14.2% ±2.3	5.9% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	2,084 ±472	7.1% ±1.6	2.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	2,078 ±539	7.1% ±1.8	3.3% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Waukee city among the places of Iowa

16th of 86 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Iowa page.

Places of Iowa near Waukee city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Dubuque city	59,174 ±59
Urbandale city	46,595 ±58
Marion city	41,896 ±42
Cedar Falls city	40,888 ±39
Bettendorf city	39,647 ±42
Waukee city	29,236 ±34
Marshalltown city	27,626 ±28
Mason City city	27,050 ±27
Ottumwa city	25,430 ±29
Fort Dodge city	24,827 ±47
Johnston city	24,384 ±37

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Waukee city, Iowa

Rankings this appears in

No. 1 Places in Iowa by median rent
No. 1 Places in Iowa by per capita income
No. 3 Places in Iowa by median home value
No. 4 Places in Iowa by median household income
No. 5 Places in Iowa by foreign-born share
No. 17 Places in Iowa by homeownership rate

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026