What is the population of Urbandale, Iowa?

The population of Urbandale, Iowa is 42,030.

What is the median household income in Urbandale, Iowa?

The median household income in Urbandale, Iowa is $105,981, compared to the U.S. median of $78,145.

The median home price in Urbandale, Iowa is $325,661, compared to the U.S. median of $242,182.

The unemployment rate in Urbandale, Iowa is 3.2%.

Key statistics on population, economy, housing, and commuting compared to state and national averages. Explore interactive maps for deeper analysis.

Health A

Income A

Education A

Metric	Urbandale	Iowa Avg	U.S. Average
Population	42,030	3,182,597	334,821,731
Population density (per sq mi)	1861.8	56.6	85.8
Population growth (%/yr)	1.36%	0.40%	0.57%
Median age	38.0	36.8	37.1
Households	16,045	1,299,956	128,459,983

Year	Urbandale

Group	Share

Urbandale has a the economy index of A, which means it is very prosperous.

Metric	Urbandale	Iowa Avg	U.S. Average
Median household income	$105,981	$73,286	$78,145
Income growth (%/yr)	4.80%	4.22%	5.07%
Unemployment rate	3.2%	3.6%	5.2%

Metric	Urbandale	Iowa Avg	U.S. Average
Median home price	$325,661	$143,535	$242,182
Median rent	$1,173	$948	$1,342
Homeownership rate	75.0%	71.5%	65.1%

The most common departure window is 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM , followed by 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM .

Metric	Urbandale	Iowa Avg	U.S. Average
Average commute time (min)	17.7	17.0	22.5
Work from home	15.9%	10.4%	13.4%

Urbandale has a education index of A, which means it is very educated.

Metric	Urbandale	Iowa Avg	U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher	46.7%	27.8%	31.6%
Average household size	2.61	2.37	2.54

Urbandale has a health index of A, which means it is very healthy.

Metric	Urbandale	Iowa Avg	U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years)	81.0	79.2	78.3
Self-rated poor health	10.4%	13.6%	16.3%
Smokers	14.3%	17.6%	19.0%