What is the population of Waukee city?

Waukee city has 26,974 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #18 of 1,026 in Iowa.

What is the median household income in Waukee city?

Median household income in Waukee city is $106,728 a year, 35.9% above the national figure of $78,538.

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

Median gross rent is $1,290 a month and the median home value is $328,200, so rent absorbs about 14.5% of median household income.

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

Homes cost about 3.1× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Waukee city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 14.5% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Waukee, IA population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Waukee, Iowa (Waukee, IA — Census place “Waukee city”) is 26,974 residents, ranking #18 of 1026 places in Iowa. Median household income is $106,728, the median home is worth $328,200 and median gross rent runs $1,290 a month. Looking for the Waukee Iowa ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Waukee, IA: 50263.

Population: 26,974Waukee city residents
Median household income: $106,728Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $328,200Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $1,290Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 34.4 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 69.3%Owner-occupied households

Waukee ZIP codes (Iowa)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Waukee.

The Waukee IA ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

50263

What the numbers mean in Waukee city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Waukee city median would spend about 14.5% 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 3.1× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 7.3% of residents and 69.3% of households own their home.

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

Waukee city, IA in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Waukee city is a small city in Iowa, with 26,974 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #18 of 1,026 ranked by population — larger than 98% of them. The median age here is 34.4 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.

Households in Waukee city earn a median of $106,728 a year, 35.9% above the national figure of $78,538 and 57% above the $67,791 median for the 290 Iowa cities we cover. Median household income counts every pre-tax dollar arriving at an address — wages, self-employment, Social Security, pensions, interest and public assistance — for everyone living there, so multi-earner households pull the figure up even where individual pay is modest. Poverty reaches 7.3% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Waukee city is valued at $328,200, 8.2% above the national figure and 110% above the $156,300 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,290 a month, 8.3% below the national figure, or roughly $15,480 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 14.5% 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 3.1×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 69.3% 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.

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this area.

What is the population of Waukee city?: Waukee city has 26,974 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #18 of 1,026 in Iowa.
What is the median household income in Waukee city?: Median household income in Waukee city is $106,728 a year, 35.9% above the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Waukee city?: Median gross rent is $1,290 a month and the median home value is $328,200, so rent absorbs about 14.5% of median household income.
Is Waukee city affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 3.1× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Waukee city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 14.5% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Waukee city data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.