Population

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Population

Population	2000	2010	2026	2031
Ankeny IA	28,123	45,929	75,358	79,395

Source: ESRI, 2026-02-03

Population by Age

Population	2026
0-4	5,178
5-9	5,497
10-14	5,316
15-19	5,144
20-24	5,224
25-29	5,840
30-34	5,657
35-39	5,402
40-44	5,631
45-49	4,841
50-54	4,192
55-59	3,835
60-64	3,440
65-69	2,974
70-74	2,674
75-79	2,080
80-84	1,276
85+	1,157
18+	56,380
Median Age	35

Source: ESRI, 2026-02-03

Population by Race

Ankeny IA	2026
Total	75,358.00
White Alone	86.8%
Black Alone	2.76%
American Indian Alone	0.23%
Asian Alone	2.44%
Pacific Islander Alone	0.06%
Some Other Race	1.65%
Two or More Races	6.05%
Hispanic Origin	4.70%
Diversity Index	30.90

Source: ESRI, 2026-02-03

Growth Rate

Ankeny IA	2026 - 2031
Population	1.05%
Households	1.21%
Families	1.14%
Median Household Income	2%
Per Capita Income	2%

Source: ESRI, 2026-02-03

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Housing

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Households

Population	2000	2010	2026	2031
Households	10,695	17,568	29,694	31,531
Housing Units	11,266	18,479	31,710	33,476
Owner Occupied Units			21,304	22,859
Renter Occupied Units			8,390	8,672
Vacant Units			2,016	1,945

Source: ESRI, 2026-02-03

Home Value

Ankeny IA	2026	2031
Median Home Value	$348,497	$381,078
Average Home Value	$374,157	$418,924
<$50,000	170	29
$50,000 - $99,999	39	5
$100,000 - $149,999	283	46
$150,000 - $199,999	1,234	516
$200,000 - $249,999	2,470	1,643
$250,000 - $299,999	2,988	2,791
$300,000 - $399,999	7,151	7,893
$400,000 - $499,999	3,967	5,306
$500,000 - $749,999	2,549	3,862
$1,000,000 +	85	173

Source: ESRI, 2026-02-03

Housing Year Built

Year Range	Houses Built
2010 or Later	9,104
2000-2009	6,720
1990-1999	3,791
1980-1989	1,598
1970-1979	2,981
1960-1969	1,710
1950-1959	801
1940-1949	119
1939 or Before	639

Source: ESRI, 2026-02-03

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Income

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Income

Ankeny IA	2026	2031
Median Household	$106,642	$119,296
Average Household	$129,199	$143,199
Per Capita	$50,962	$56,920

Source: ESRI, 2026-02-03

Household Income

Ankeny IA	2026
<$15,000	756
$15,000 - $24,999	857
$25,000 - $34,999	1,624
$35,000 - $49,999	2,517
$50,000 - $74,999	4,110
$75,000 - $99,999	3,825
$100,000 - $149,999	6,864
$150,000 - $199,999	4,980
$200,000+	4,161

Source: ESRI, 2026-02-03

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Employees

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Commute

Category	Commuters
Workers 16+	39,537
In-County Residents	34,952
Out-of-County Residents	4,457
Drive Alone	29,923
Carpooled	2,463
Public Transport	124
Work at Home	6,347
Motorcycle	25
Bicycle	39
Walked	316
Other	256
Less than 5 minutes	665
5-9 minutes	3,600
10-14 minutes	5,452
15-19 minutes	4,454
20-24 minutes	6,214
25-29 minutes	4,732
30-34 minutes	5,187
35-39 minutes	915
40-44 minutes	670
45-59 minutes	877
60-89 minutes	167
90+ minutes	257
Average Travel Time	0

Source: ESRI, 2026-02-03

Employees by NAICS

Category	Number
Total Employees	29,577
Agr/Forestry/Fish/Hunt	14
Mining	0
Utilities	1
Construction	1,247
Manufacturing	5,052
Wholesale Trade	1,708

Retail Trade	5,156
Motor Veh/Parts Dealers	498
Furn & Home Furnish Str	61
Electronics & Appl Store	62
Bldg Matl/Garden Equip	645
Food & Beverage Stores	1,891
Health/Pers Care Stores	303
Gasoline Stations	21
Clothing/Accessory Store	115
Sports/Hobby/Book/Music	398
General Merchandise Str	1,162

Transportation/Warehouse	567
Information	188

Finance & Insurance	606
Cntrl Bank/Crdt Intrmdtn	304
Sec/Cmdty Cntrct/Oth Inv	163
Insur/Funds/Trusts/Other	139

Real Estate/Rent/Leasing	733
Prof/Scientific/Tech Srv	1,721
Legal Services	80
Mgmt of Comp/Enterprises	154
Admin/Support/Waste Mgmt	238
Educational Services	1,742
HealthCare/Social Assist	4,599
Arts/Entertainment/Rec	623

Accommodation/Food Srvcs	3,012
Accommodation	365
Food Srv/Drinking Places	2,647

Other Srv excl Pub Admin	1,345
Auto Repair/Maintenance	246
Public Administration Emp	866

Source: ESRI, 2026-02-03

Educational Attainment (25+)

Ankeny IA	2026
<9th Grade	527
Some High School	346
GED	764
Graduated High School	6,753
Some College/No Degree	7,450
Associates Degree	6,381
Bachelor's Degree	18,270
Graduate Degree	8,508

Source: ESRI, 2026-02-03

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Businesses

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Businesses by NAICS

Category	Number
Total Businesses	1,983
Agr/Forestry/Fish/Hunt Bus	5
Mining Bus	0
Utilities Bus	1
Construction Bus	140
Manufacturing Bus	56
Wholesale Trade Bus	56

Retail Trade Bus	251
Motor Veh/Parts Dealers Bus	24
Furn & Home Furnish Str Bus	14
Electronics & Appl Store Bus	6
Bldg Matl/Garden Equip Bus	26
Food & Beverage Stores Bus	43
Health/Pers Care Stores Bus	42
Gasoline Stations Bus	3
Clothing/Accessory Store Bus	21
Sports/Hobby/Book/Music Bus	50
General Merchandise Str Bus	22

Transportation/Warehouse Bus	42
Information Bus	24

Finance & Insurance Bus	115
Cntrl Bank/Crdt Intrmdtn Bus	39
Sec/Cmdty Cntrct/Oth Inv Bus	36
Insur/Funds/Trusts/Other Bus	40

Real Estate/Rent/Leasing Bus	118
Prof/Scientific/Tech Srv Bus	141
Legal Services Bus	19
Mgmt of Comp/Enterprises Bus	4
Admin/Support/Waste Mgmt Bus	50
Educational Services Bus	52
HealthCare/Social Assist Bus	313
Arts/Entertainment/Rec Bus	48

Accommodation/Food Srvcs Bus	189
Accommodation Bus	30
Food Srv/Drinking Places Bus	159

Other Srv excl Pub Admin Bus	254
Auto Repair/Maintenance Bus	34
Public Administration Bus	44