Urbandale, IA Profile

Urbandale, IA, population 34,696, is located in Iowa's Polk county, about 5.6 miles from Des Moines and 109.8 miles from Cedar Rapids.

Through the 90's Urbandale's population has grown by about 24%. It is estimated that in the first 5 years of this decade the population of Urbandale has grown by about 19%.

Urbandale's property crime levels tend to be about the same as Iowa's average level. The same data shows violent crime levels in Urbandale tend to be lower than Iowa's average level.

Population Statistics

Gender

Population by Gender
	Males	48%
	Females	52%

As % of Population

Race

Population by Race
	White	95%
	African American	2%
	Native American	0%
	Asian	2%
	Hawaiian	0%
	Other/Mixed	1%

As % of Population

Age

Median Age
	Population	37.00
	Males	35.70
	Females	38.20

Vs. State Median Age


Under 20	15.00%	Under 20:	14.00%
20 to 40	13.00%	20 to 40:	14.00%
40 to 60	14.00%	40 to 60:	16.00%
Over 60	6.00%	Over 60:	8.00%

Age Distribution

Size

Population by Year		Change Rate
2000	29,072	N/A
2001	30,089	3.50%
2002	31,100	3.36%
2003	31,884	2.52%
2004	33,353	4.61%
2005	34,696	4.03%

Vs. State Change Rate

Economics

Household Income
Median	$59,744

Vs. State Median Income

Law Enforcement Statistics

Violent Crimes

Rate Per 100K People
2001	N/A
2002	230
2003	231
2004	225
2005	116
2006	186
2007	175
2008	107

Vs. State Violent Crime Rate

Offense	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Murder, Man-Slaughter	-	0	0	2	0	0	0	1
Forcible Rape	-	4	4	7	7	14	7	6
Robbery	-	8	11	9	7	15	16	8
Aggravated Assault	-	55	57	54	25	36	44	27

Property Crimes

Rate Per 100K People
2001	N/A
2002	3,366
2003	2,850
2004	2,305
2005	1,737
2006	2,365
2007	1,980
2008	1,723

Vs. State Property Crime Rate

Offense	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Burglary	-	122	199	173	130	145	153	134
Larceny, Theft	-	818	665	522	417	659	571	524
Motor Vehicle Theft	-	42	26	42	35	21	36	20
Arson	-	1	7	7	12	13	9	4

Location

Land Area

10.7 Square Miles