Population

77,833

US Census estimate, July 2025

Median home value

$331,000

Owner-occupied units

Ankeny, IA

Iowa · 41.731° N, 93.601° W · 33 sq mi

Ankeny is a city in Iowa, with a population of 77,833 and about 2,383 residents per square mile. The median household earns $108,198 a year, and the median home is worth $331,000.

Conditions

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Size & density

Land area

33 sq mi

Water excluded

Population density

2,383

People per square mile

Rank by population

#512

Of cities on this site

Rank by area

#430

Of cities on this site

Money & housing

Median household income

$108,198

US median ≈ $78,538

Median gross rent

$1,319

Per month

Homeownership

71.3%

US ≈ 65%

Average commute

21.1 min

One way

People

Median age

33.6

US median 39.1

Bachelor's degree +

52.1%

Age 25 and over

Foreign born

4.7%

Households

28,361

2.53 people each

What people here do for work

Education & health care 24.6^%

Finance, insurance & real estate 13.2^%

Retail trade 11.9^%

Professional & business services 9.5^%

Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024

Wealthiest person in Iowa

Name

Harry Stine

Forbes, Apr 2025

Net worth

$10.2B

As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live

Lives in

Adel

Source of wealth

Agriculture

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

Largest employer in Iowa · private sector

Employer

University of Iowa

Sector

Education & health

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.

Largest public company in Iowa

Company

Principal Financial Group

Revenue

$16.1B

Fiscal year 2024

Headquarters

Des Moines

Ticker

PFG

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

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State of Iowa

State bird

Eastern Goldfinch

State flower

Wild Prairie Rose

State capital

Des Moines

Nickname

The Hawkeye State

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