Waukee, Iowa

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Waukee is a city in Dallas County, Iowa, United States. A special census conducted by the city in 2004 counted 8,132 residents. It is part of the Des Moines metropolitan area.

[edit] Geography

Waukee is located at 41°36′32″N, 93°51′55″W (41.608974, -93.865320)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 21.8 km² (8.4 mi²). 21.7 km² (8.4 mi²) of it is land and 0.12% is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 5,126 people, 1,927 households, and 1,445 families residing in the city. The population density was 235.9/km² (610.9/mi²). There were 2,087 housing units at an average density of 96.0/km² (248.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 98.17% White, 0.43% African American, 0.57% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.31% from other races, and 0.51% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.74% of the population.

There were 1,927 households out of which 43.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.8% were married couples living together, 8.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.0% were non-families. 21.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 3.12.

In the city the population was spread out with 30.4% under the age of 18, 5.5% from 18 to 24, 36.4% from 25 to 44, 19.9% from 45 to 64, and 7.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 98.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.1 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $58,024, and the median income for a family was $64,362. Males had a median income of $38,958 versus $30,898 for females. The per capita income for the city was $24,351. About 2.1% of families and 3.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.5% of those under age 18 and 6.6% of those age 65 or over.