What is the population of Ankeny city?

Ankeny city has 70,542 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #6 of 1,026 in Iowa.

What is the median household income in Ankeny city?

Median household income in Ankeny city is $106,603 a year, 35.7% above the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Ankeny city?

Median gross rent is $1,279 a month and the median home value is $311,300, so rent absorbs about 14.4% of median household income.

Is Ankeny city affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 2.9× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Ankeny city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 14.4% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

Aerial view of a dense city center, illustrating the US cities ZIP code directory

Iowa · Census place 02305

Ankeny, IA population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Ankeny, Iowa (Ankeny, IA — Census place “Ankeny city”) is 70,542 residents, ranking #6 of 1026 places in Iowa. Median household income is $106,603, the median home is worth $311,300 and median gross rent runs $1,279 a month. Looking for the Ankeny Iowa ZIP code list? 2 ZIP codes serve Ankeny, IA: 50021, 50023.

Population: 70,542Ankeny city residents
Median household income: $106,603Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $311,300Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $1,279Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 33.2 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 71%Owner-occupied households

Ankeny ZIP codes (Iowa)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Ankeny.

The Ankeny IA ZIP code list below covers 2 ZIP codes. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

What the numbers mean in Ankeny city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Ankeny city median would spend about 14.4% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 4.1% of residents and 71% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

Ankeny city, IA in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Ankeny city is a small city in Iowa, with 70,542 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #6 of 1,026 ranked by population — larger than 99% of them. The median age here is 33.2 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. At this size the Census also publishes one-year estimates; the five-year values used here are steadier and let you compare against smaller neighbours on the same basis.

Households in Ankeny city earn a median of $106,603 a year, 35.7% above the national figure of $78,538 and 57% above the $67,791 median for the 290 Iowa cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 4.1% of residents here, less than half the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Ankeny city is valued at $311,300, 2.6% above the national figure and 99% above the $156,300 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,279 a month, 9% below the national figure, or roughly $15,348 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 14.4% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 2.9×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 71% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.

All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

Compare with nearby places

Places of similar size in Iowa.

More Iowa coverage.

Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this area.

What is the population of Ankeny city?: Ankeny city has 70,542 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #6 of 1,026 in Iowa.
What is the median household income in Ankeny city?: Median household income in Ankeny city is $106,603 a year, 35.7% above the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Ankeny city?: Median gross rent is $1,279 a month and the median home value is $311,300, so rent absorbs about 14.4% of median household income.
Is Ankeny city affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 2.9× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Ankeny city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 14.4% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Ankeny city data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this size the Census also publishes one-year estimates; the five-year values used here are steadier and let you compare against smaller neighbours on the same basis.