Ankeny

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  5. Ankeny Family Information
  6. Ankeny Education Information
  7. Ankeny Business Information
  8. Ankeny Public Benefits Information
  9. Ankeny Criminal Information
  10. Ankeny Immigration & Civil Rights Information
  11. Ankeny Zip Codes


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Ankeny Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 27,117
  • Land Area (2000): 43.446 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 0.000 square kilometers
Ankeny Population By Year

Year Color 0 Box Population Year Color 0 Box Population Year Color 0 Box Population
1999 25,147 2002 27,213 2004 31,254
2000 26,634 2003 29,940 2005 34,578
2001 27,088     2006 36,876

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Houses (2000): 10,882
Very Low Income (VLI) Owner Households (2000): 529
Very Low Income (VLI) Renter Households (2000): 894
Ankeny Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 26,713 99.22%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 0 0.00%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 210 0.78%

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Ankeny Employment Information Back to top
Ankeny Labor Force By Month
Year Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
1990 0 0 0 --% 0
1991 0 0 0 --% 0
1992 0 0 0 --% 0
1993 0 0 0 --% 0
1994 0 0 0 --% 0
1995 0 0 0 --% 0
1996 0 0 0 --% 0
1997 13,371 13,191 180 1.34% 14
1998 13,511 13,353 158 1.17% 12
1999 13,487 13,350 137 1.01% 10
2000 16,943 16,721 222 1.31% 13
2001 17,203 16,940 262 1.52% 15
2002 17,573 17,232 341 1.94% 19
2003 17,310 16,933 377 2.18% 22
2004 17,426 16,995 431 2.47% 25
2005 22,213 21,685 529 2.38% 24
2006 23,655 23,129 527 2.23% 22
2007 23,966 23,433 532 2.22% 22
2008 24,310 23,690 620 2.55% 26
Month Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
Jan 2008 23,837 23,274 563 2.36% 24
Feb 2008 24,009 23,456 553 2.30% 23
Mar 2008 24,059 23,518 541 2.25% 22
Apr 2008 24,201 23,680 521 2.15% 22
May 2008 24,225 23,611 614 2.53% 25
Jun 2008 24,537 23,832 705 2.87% 29
Jul 2008 24,821 24,130 691 2.78% 28
Aug 2008 24,617 23,876 741 3.01% 30
Sep 2008 24,483 23,833 650 2.65% 27
Oct, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Nov, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Dec, 2008 -- -- -- --% --

Ankeny Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Finance and Insurance 697 8.64%
2. Construction 602 7.46%
3. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 496 6.15%
4. Public Administration 463 5.74%
5. Educational Services 452 5.60%
6. Accommodation and Food Services 446 5.53%
7. Food and Beverage Stores 336 4.16%
8. Machinery Manufacturing 284 3.52%
9. Truck Transportation 254 3.15%
10. Health Care 239 2.96%
11. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 234 2.90%
12. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 229 2.84%
13. Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies 196 2.43%
14. Repair and Maintenance 151 1.87%
15. Groceries and Related Products, Wholesale 138 1.71%
16. Other Transportation 131 1.62%
17. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 130 1.61%
18. Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries 123 1.52%
19. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 123 1.52%
20. Broadcasting and Telecommunications 121 1.50%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Finance and Insurance 1,391 17.94%
2. Educational Services 1,145 14.77%
3. Health Care 1,082 13.96%
4. Accommodation and Food Services 421 5.43%
5. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 420 5.42%
6. Social Assistance 397 5.12%
7. Public Administration 265 3.42%
8. Food and Beverage Stores 261 3.37%
9. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 218 2.81%
10. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 205 2.64%
11. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 159 2.05%
12. Personal and Laundry Services 149 1.92%
13. Department and Other General Stores 133 1.72%
14. Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries 121 1.56%
15. Food Manufacturing 90 1.16%
16. Broadcasting and Telecommunications 73 0.94%
17. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 71 0.92%
18. Clothing and Apparel Including Shoes 71 0.92%
19. Machinery Manufacturing 60 0.77%
20. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 58 0.75%

Ankeny Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Other Sales and Related Occupations 597 7.40%
2. Other Management Occupations 410 5.08%
3. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 377 4.67%
4. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 331 4.10%
5. Computer Specialists 318 3.94%
6. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 299 3.71%
7. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 290 3.59%
8. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 254 3.15%
9. Operations Managers Non Finance 235 2.91%
10. Business Operations Specialists 218 2.70%
11. Engineers 216 2.68%
12. Top Executives 216 2.68%
13. Customer Service Representatives 196 2.43%
14. Advertising / Marketing / PR / Sales 190 2.35%
15. Other Office and Admin Support 185 2.29%
16. Accountants and Auditors 181 2.24%
17. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 181 2.24%
18. Other Installation / Maintenance 177 2.19%
19. Other Production Occupations 166 2.06%
20. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 120 1.49%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Other Office and Admin Support 646 8.33%
2. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 484 6.24%
3. Secretaries and Admins 459 5.92%
4. Registered Nurses 354 4.57%
5. Other Management Occupations 335 4.32%
6. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 332 4.28%
7. Other Sales and Related Occupations 282 3.64%
8. Business Operations Specialists 277 3.57%
9. Child Care Workers 224 2.89%
10. Computer Specialists 222 2.86%
11. Customer Service Representatives 219 2.82%
12. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 204 2.63%
13. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 203 2.62%
14. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 197 2.54%
15. Accountants and Auditors 191 2.46%
16. Cashiers 177 2.28%
17. Health Technologists and Technicians 169 2.18%
18. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 139 1.79%
19. Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians 134 1.73%
20. Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping 127 1.64%

Ankeny Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 13,249 65.07%
15-35 hours 3,200 15.72%
1-14 hours 782 3.84%
No regular hours 3,130 15.37%

Ankeny Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 333 2.20%
5 AM-5:29 AM 223 1.47%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 465 3.07%
6 AM-6:29 AM 1,030 6.81%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 2,085 13.79%
7 AM-7:29 AM 3,544 23.44%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 2,838 18.77%
8 AM-8:29 AM 1,323 8.75%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 409 2.70%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 539 3.56%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 264 1.75%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 208 1.38%
Noon-3:59 PM 928 6.14%
4 PM-11:59 PM 933 6.17%

Ankeny Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 649 4.29%
5-9 2,085 13.79%
10-14 2,051 13.56%
15-19 1,871 12.37%
20-24 3,574 23.63%
25-29 1,819 12.03%
30-34 2,027 13.40%
35-39 233 1.54%
40-44 273 1.81%
45-59 285 1.88%
60-89 81 0.54%
At least 90 174 1.15%

Ankeny Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 87 0.58% 11,962 79.10%
30-44 127 0.84% 2,406 15.91%
45-59 42 0.28% 243 1.61%
At least 60 22 0.15% 233 1.54%

Ankeny Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 10 0.06%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 1,171 7.49%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 13,458 86.11%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 0 0.00%
Color 4 Box Other 25 0.16%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 278 1.78%
Color 6 Box Walked 180 1.15%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 507 3.24%

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Ankeny Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 10,250 (26,389 people)
Families (2000): 7,257 (22,207 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 4,410
People at same address in 1995: 10,046
Ankeny Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 412 4.02%
$10,000-$14,999 416 4.06%
$15,000-$19,999 446 4.35%
$20,000-$24,999 445 4.34%
$25,000-$29,999 607 5.92%
$30,000-$34,999 503 4.91%
$35,000-$39,999 567 5.53%
$40,000-$44,999 616 6.01%
$45,000-$49,999 586 5.72%
$50,000-$59,999 986 9.62%
$60,000-$74,999 1,513 14.76%
$75,000-$99,999 1,703 16.61%
$100,000-$124,999 800 7.80%
$125,000-$149,999 249 2.43%
$150,000-$199,999 217 2.12%
$200,000 or more 184 1.80%

Ankeny Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 2,254 21.80%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 3,025 29.26%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 674 6.52%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 1,655 16.01%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 95 0.92%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 1,770 17.12%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 35 0.34%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 620 6.00%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 4 0.04%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 157 1.52%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 1 0.01%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 48 0.46%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 1 0.01%

Ankeny Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 9,243 32.20%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 4,907 17.10%
Public Assistance 107 0.37%
Retirement 1,054 3.67%
Self Employment 1,224 4.26%
Social Security 1,659 5.78%
Supplemental Security 139 0.48%
Wage / Salary 9,160 31.92%
Other 1,208 4.21%

Ankeny Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 2,904 47.30%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 3,235 52.70%

Ankeny Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 591 5.99%
Color 1 Box Married 6,539 66.24%
Color 2 Box Never Married 2,656 26.91%
Color 3 Box Widowed 85 0.86%

Ankeny Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 1,003 9.16%
Color 1 Box Married 6,679 61.00%
Color 2 Box Never Married 2,661 24.30%
Color 3 Box Widowed 607 5.54%

Ankeny Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Ankeny Education Information Back to top
Ankeny Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 203 1.04%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 990 5.05%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 4,338 22.12%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 5,099 26.00%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 2,175 11.09%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 5,080 25.90%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 1,726 8.80%

Ankeny Population In School (3 or older)
School Level Color 0 Box In Public School Percent Color 1 Box In Private School Percent Total Percent
Nursery or preschool 301 1.11% 327 1.21% 628 2.32%
Kindergarten 418 1.54% 33 0.12% 451 1.66%
Grades 1-4 1,421 5.24% 39 0.14% 1,460 5.38%
Grades 5-8 1,658 6.11% 45 0.17% 1,703 6.28%
Grades 9-12 1,577 5.82% 39 0.14% 1,616 5.96%
Undergrad college 1,306 4.82% 550 2.03% 1,856 6.84%
Graduate or professional school 127 0.47% 97 0.36% 224 0.83%
Total 6,808 25.11% 1,130 4.17% 7,938 29.27%

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Ankeny Business Information Back to top
Wholesale trade sales (2002): $863,716,000
Retail sales (2002): $483,780,000
Accommodation and foodservices sales (2002): $51,376,000
Ankeny Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Ankeny Public Benefits Information Back to top
Ankeny Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 25,287 95.98%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 1,059 4.02%

Ankeny Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Ankeny Criminal Information Back to top
Ankeny Crimes Per 1,000 People By Type And Year


Year Color 0 Box Aggravated Assault Color 1 Box Forcible Rape Color 2 Box Murder / Manslaughter Color 3 Box Robbery Total Violent Crimes Color 4 Box Arson Color 5 Box Burglary Color 6 Box Larceny / Theft Color 7 Box Motor Vehicle Theft Total Property Crimes
1999 0.517 0.119 0.000 0.159 0.795 0.159 2.982 19.963 1.392 24.496
2000 1.352 0.075 0.000 0.225 1.652 0.150 5.106 25.794 1.239 32.290
2001 0.406 0.074 0.037 0.258 0.775 0.332 2.880 22.335 0.923 26.469
2002 0.514 0.073 0.000 0.184 0.772 0.110 3.491 18.815 0.919 23.334
2003 0.701 0.267 0.033 0.167 1.169 0.100 4.676 18.003 1.336 24.015
2004 0.800 0.160 0.000 0.128 1.088 0.320 8.511 18.078 1.184 27.772
2005 0.925 0.029 0.000 0.087 1.041 0.058 4.540 19.376 1.301 25.218
2006 0.651 0.163 0.000 0.163 0.976 0.108 3.797 16.976 1.085 21.857

Ankeny Law Enforcement Employeess
Year Color 0 Box Officers Color 1 Box Civilian
2004 8 38
2005 9 40
2006 7 43
2007 9 43

Ankeny Crime Index
Year Color 0 Box Index
1999 636
2000 904
2001 738
2002 656

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Ankeny Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Ankeny Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 4,319 15.93%
10-19 Years 3,923 14.47%
20-29 Years 4,400 16.23%
30-39 Years 4,759 17.55%
40-49 Years 4,017 14.81%
50-59 Years 2,718 10.02%
60-69 Years 1,460 5.38%
70-79 Years 882 3.25%
80-89 Years 520 1.92%
90+ Years 119 0.44%

Ankeny Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 13,140 48.46%
Color 1 Box Female 13,977 51.54%

Ankeny Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 26,137 96.39%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 293 1.08%
Color 2 Box Asian 254 0.94%
Color 1 Box African-American 199 0.73%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 182 0.67%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 32 0.12%
Color 6 Box Other Race 13 0.05%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 7 0.03%

Ankeny Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. German 9,413 33.11%
2. Irish 3,918 13.78%
3. English 3,183 11.20%
4. Norwegian 1,964 6.91%
5. United States Or American 1,698 5.97%
6. Swedish 1,346 4.73%
7. Dutch 1,185 4.17%
8. French Non-Basque 874 3.07%
9. Italian 668 2.35%
10. Danish 571 2.01%

Ankeny Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 23,376 94.57%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 413 1.67%
3. Serbo Croatian 407 1.65%
4. German 100 0.40%
5. French 87 0.35%
6. Vietnamese 70 0.28%
7. Hindi 45 0.18%
8. Chinese 44 0.18%
9. Arabic 32 0.13%
10. Italian 27 0.11%

Ankeny Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 26,114 97.00%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 237 0.88%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 572 2.12%

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Ankeny Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Ankeny Zip Codes Back to top
Alphabetical | By Population
50021 50023