Polk County, Iowa

Polk County profile, demographic data, and geographic information.

Local Government & Public Administration

Authoritative general-purpose local government units serving this area U.S. Census Bureau GUS (2026) / GMAF

Government Unit	Unit Type	Jurisdiction Role	Contact / Address
COUNTY OF POLK GUS Population: 516,185 (2024) ID: 104326	County	Official County Government	Contact: CENTRAL ACCOUNTING MANAGER 111 COURT AVE, DES MOINES IA 50309-2218
CITY OF DES MOINES GUS Population: 213,096 (2024) ID: 208056	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: SENIOR CITY PLANNER 400 ROBERT D RAY DR, DES MOINES IA 50309-1891
CITY OF ANKENY GUS Population: 76,727 (2024) ID: 126690	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: CITY CLERK 410 W 1ST ST, ANKENY IA 50023-1566
CITY OF WEST DES MOINES GUS Population: 73,664 (2024) ID: 204484	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: CITY CLERK 4200 MILLS CIVIC PARKWAY, WEST DES MOINES IA 50265
CITY OF URBANDALE GUS Population: 47,759 (2024) ID: 104460	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT 3600 86TH ST, URBANDALE IA 50322-4057
CITY OF JOHNSTON GUS Population: 25,022 (2024) ID: 126692	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: CITY CLERK PO BOX 410, JOHNSTON IA 50131-0410
CITY OF ALTOONA GUS Population: 22,598 (2024) ID: 208055	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: MAYOR 407 8TH ST SE, ALTOONA IA 50009
CITY OF CLIVE GUS Population: 19,508 (2024) ID: 164538	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: CITY CLERK 1900 NW 114TH ST, CLIVE IA 50325-7051
CITY OF GRIMES GUS Population: 17,266 (2024) ID: 164533	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: CITY ADMINISTRATOR 101 NE HARVEY ST, GRIMES IA 50111-2180
CITY OF PLEASANT HILL GUS Population: 11,942 (2024) ID: 164535	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: CITY CLERK FINANCE DIR 5160 MAPLE DR, STE A, PLEASANT HILL IA 50327-8494
CITY OF BONDURANT GUS Population: 9,511 (2024) ID: 104456	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: CITY ADMINISTRATOR 100 LINCOLN ST NE, BONDURANT IA 50035
CITY OF POLK CITY GUS Population: 6,430 (2024) ID: 204483	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: CITY CLERK PO BOX 426, POLK CITY IA 50226-0426
CITY OF WINDSOR HEIGHTS GUS Population: 5,106 (2024) ID: 164537	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: CITY ADMINISTRATOR 1133 66TH ST, WINDSOR HEIGHTS IA 50324-1799
CITY OF MITCHELLVILLE GUS Population: 2,686 (2024) ID: 164534	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: CITY ADMINISTRATOR CLERK PO BOX 817, MITCHELLVILLE IA 50169-0817
CITY OF ELKHART GUS Population: 1,079 (2024) ID: 126691	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: CLERK PO BOX 77, ELKHART IA 50073-0077
CITY OF RUNNELLS GUS Population: 467 (2024) ID: 211329	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: CITY CLERK PO BOX 33, RUNNELLS IA 50237-0033
CITY OF ALLEMAN GUS Population: 439 (2024) ID: 193321	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: MAYOR 14000 NE 6TH ST, PO BOX 86, ALLEMAN IA 50007
CITY OF SHELDAHL GUS Population: 312 (2024) ID: 164536	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: MAYOR PO BOX 82, SHELDAHL IA 50243-0082