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Population (year 2000): 27,117. Estimated
population in July 2005: 36,681 (+35.3% change)
Males: 13,140 (48.5%), Females: 13,977 (51.5%)
Polk County
Zip codes:
50021.
Median resident age: 31.9 years
Median household income: $55,162 (year 2000)
Median house value: $128,600 (year 2000)
Races in Ankeny:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.4%)
- Hispanic (1.1%)
- Two or more races (0.8%)
- Black (0.8%)
Ancestries: German (34.7%), Irish (14.4%),
English (11.7%), Norwegian (7.2%), United States (6.3%), Swedish
(5.0%).
Land area: 16.8 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Ankeny
- High school or higher: 95.5%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 39.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 10.5%
- Unemployed: 3.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 20.1 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Ankeny city
- Never married: 25.5%
- Now married: 62.5%
- Separated: 1.0%
- Widowed: 3.3%
- Divorced: 7.7%
3.0% Foreign born (1.8% Europe, 0.8% Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: +8,456 (+45.3%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Ankeny:
- IOWA LUTHERAN HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; DES MOINES,
IA)
- BROADLAWNS MEDICAL CENTER (about 9 miles; DES
MOINES, IA)
- MERCY MEDICAL CENTER/MERCY CAPITOL (about 9 miles;
DES MOINES, IA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Ankeny:
- DES MOINES INTL (about 14 miles; DES MOINES, IA; ID:
DSM)
- FORT DODGE REGIONAL (about 70 miles; FORT DODGE, IA;
ID: FOD)
- OTTUMWA INDUSTRIAL (about 92 miles; OTTUMWA, IA; ID:
OTM)
Other public-use airports nearest to Ankeny:
- ANKENY REGIONAL (about 5 miles; ANKENY, IA; ID: IKV)
- MORNINGSTAR FIELD (about 6 miles; DES MOINES, IA;
ID: Y76)
- AMES MUNI (about 18 miles; AMES, IA; ID: AMW)
Colleges/Universities in Ankeny:
- DES MOINES COMMUNITY COLLEGE (Full-time
enrollment: 6,959; Location: 2006 ANKENY BLVD; Public;
Website: www.dmacc.cc.ia.us)
- FAITH BAPTIST BIBLE COLLEGE AND THEOLOGICAL SEM
(FT enrollment: 417; Location: 1900 NW 4TH ST; Private,
not-for-profit; Website: www.faith.edu; Offers Master's
degree)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near
Ankeny:
- DRAKE UNIVERSITY (about 11 miles; DES MOINES, IA;
Full-time enrollment: 4,227)
- IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 24 miles; AMES, IA; FT
enrollment: 24,473)
- IOWA CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 67 miles; FT
DODGE, IA; FT enrollment: 2,807)
- GRACELAND UNIVERSITY-LAMONI (about 79 miles; LAMONI,
IA; FT enrollment: 2,026)
- INDIAN HILLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 96 miles;
OTTUMWA, IA; FT enrollment: 2,744)
- HAWKEYE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 100 miles;
WATERLOO, IA; FT enrollment: 3,292)
- NORTH IOWA AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 102 miles;
MASON CITY, IA; FT enrollment: 2,161)
Public high school in Ankeny:
- ANKENY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,273;
Location: 1302 N ANKENY BLVD; Grades: 10 - 12)
Private high school in Ankeny:
- ANKENY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 153;
Location: 700 SE ORALABOR RD #7; Grades: KG - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Ankeny:
- NORTHVIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 979;
Location: 1010 NW PRAIRIE RIDGE; Grades: 08 - 09)
- PARKVIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 943;
Location: 105 NW PLEASANT; Grades: 06 - 07)
- NORTHEAST ELEMENTARY (Students: 647;
Location: 1705 NE TRILEIN; Grades: PK - 05)
- WESTWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 613;
Location: 2920 NW 9TH; Grades: KG - 05)
- TERRACE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 540;
Location: 310 NW SCHOOL ST; Grades: KG - 05)
- SOUTHEAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 525;
Location: 1005 SE TRILEIN DR; Grades: KG - 05)
- NORTHWEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 452;
Location: 1202 NW 1ST ST; Grades: KG - 05)
- EAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 318;
Location: 710 SE 3RD; Grades: PK - 05)
- CROCKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Location: 2910 SW
APPLEWOOD ST; Grades: N - N )
Library in Ankeny:
- KIRKENDALL PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$778,673; Location: 1210 NW PRAIRIE RIDGE DR.; 57,362
books; 2,515 audio materials; 2,477 video materials; 259
serial subscriptions)
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