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Population (year 2000): 5,126. Estimated
population in July 2005: 9,213 (+79.7% change)
Males: 2,537 (49.5%), Females: 2,589 (50.5%)
Dallas County
Zip code:
50263
Median resident age: 33.0 years
Median household income: $58,024 (year 2000)
Median house value: $132,000 (year 2000)
Races in Waukee:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.7%)
- Hispanic (0.7%)
- Two or more races (0.5%)
Ancestries: German (35.3%), Irish (15.3%),
English (9.7%), Swedish (6.8%), United States (5.7%), Dutch
(5.6%).
Elevation: 1029 feet
Land area: 8.4 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Waukee
- High school or higher: 95.1%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 34.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 8.2%
- Unemployed: 2.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 20.7 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Waukee city
- Never married: 15.9%
- Now married: 69.2%
- Separated: 0.5%
- Widowed: 4.6%
- Divorced: 9.9%
0.4% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +2,285 (+80.4%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Waukee:
- BROADLAWNS MEDICAL CENTER (about 17 miles; DES
MOINES, IA)
- MERCY MEDICAL CENTER/MERCY CAPITOL (about 17 miles;
DES MOINES, IA)
- IOWA METHODIST MEDICAL CENTER (about 18 miles; DES
MOINES, IA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Waukee:
- DES MOINES INTL (about 16 miles; DES MOINES, IA; ID:
DSM)
- FORT DODGE REGIONAL (about 69 miles; FORT DODGE, IA;
ID: FOD)
- OTTUMWA INDUSTRIAL (about 106 miles; OTTUMWA, IA;
ID: OTM)
Other public-use airports nearest to Waukee:
- MORNINGSTAR FIELD (about 17 miles; DES MOINES, IA;
ID: Y76)
- WINTERSET-MADISON COUNTY (about 21 miles; WINTERSET,
IA; ID: 3Y3)
- ANKENY REGIONAL (about 23 miles; ANKENY, IA; ID: IKV)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Waukee:
- DRAKE UNIVERSITY (about 13 miles; DES MOINES, IA;
Full-time enrollment: 4,227)
- DES MOINES COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 20 miles;
ANKENY, IA; FT enrollment: 6,959)
- IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 41 miles; AMES, IA; FT
enrollment: 24,473)
- IOWA CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 65 miles; FT
DODGE, IA; FT enrollment: 2,807)
- GRACELAND UNIVERSITY-LAMONI (about 68 miles; LAMONI,
IA; FT enrollment: 2,026)
- INDIAN HILLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 108 miles;
OTTUMWA, IA; FT enrollment: 2,744)
- NORTHWEST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 112
miles; MARYVILLE, MO; FT enrollment: 5,620)
Public high school in Waukee:
- WAUKEE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 831;
Location: 555 SE UNIVERSITY; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Waukee:
- WAUKEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 888;
Location: 400 LOCUST ST; Grades: PK - 05)
- WAUKEE MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 731;
Location: 905 WARRIOR LANE; Grades: 06 - 08)
- EASON ELEMENTARY (Students: 595; Location:
605 BOONE DR; Grades: KG - 05)
Library in Waukee:
- WAUKEE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$169,773; Location: 500 6TH ST., BOX 68; 17,292 books;
1,345 audio materials; 1,322 video materials; 57 serial
subscriptions)
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