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Waukee, Iowa: commercial real estate data.
Waukee is a Census city of 29,236 people across 21.91 square miles of land, in Dallas County. Median household income is $101,029, 66.5 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 44 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $21.0 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Waukee
What Waukee is
- Census place typecity
- Land area21.91 sq mi
- Water area0.09 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,335
- County holding the largest share of its areaDallas County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Waukee
How many people live in Waukee
- Population29,236
- Median age34.7
- Population under 187,958
- Share under 1827.2 percent
- Population 65 and over3,250
- Share 65 and over11.1 percent
- Households11,830
- Family households7,517
- Share of households that are families63.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Waukee
Income and work in Waukee
- Median household income$101,029
- Per capita income$55,193
- Civilian labor force16,897
- Employed16,302
- Unemployed595 plus or minus 262
- Unemployment rate3.5 percent plus or minus 1.5
- Adults 25 and over19,387
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher95.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher58.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree18.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Waukee
Housing in Waukee
- Housing units12,216
- Occupied units11,830
- Vacant units386 plus or minus 197
- Vacancy rate3.2 percent plus or minus 1.6
- Owner occupied7,868
- Renter occupied3,962
- Ownership rate66.5 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$350,500
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,383
- Annual rent as a share of median income16.4 percent
- Single family units8,433
- Share single family69.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more3,452
- Share in buildings of two or more28.3 percent
- Mobile homes331 plus or minus 179
- Median year structure built2011
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Waukee gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute12,429
- Commuting under 15 minutes3,831
- Share commuting under 15 minutes30.8 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more2,171
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more17.5 percent
- Drove alone71.0 percent
- Carpooled5.5 percent plus or minus 2.3
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.6 percent plus or minus 0.3
- Worked from home22.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Waukee
SBA loans in Waukee (7(a))
- Approvals44
- Gross approval$21,007,200
- Average approval$477,436
- Median approval$266,500
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,247,000
- Largest approval$2,814,500
- Jobs supported506
- Jobs per approval11.5
- Loans with a final outcome6
- Paid in full6
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more11.4 percent
- Share to franchises29.5 percent
- Distinct lenders23
- Distinct industries by NAICS28
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Waukee, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 6 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Waukee
SBA loans in Waukee (504)
- Approvals23
- Gross approval$19,270,000
- Average approval$837,826
- Median approval$540,000
- Largest approval$2,291,000
- Jobs supported251
- Loans with a final outcome7
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs5
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Waukee, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 7 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Waukee
Flood risk in Waukee
- NFIP communityCity of Waukee
- NFIP community number190678
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date12/15/22
The City of Waukee participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 190678 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Dallas County, not Waukee
Dallas County context, not Waukee figures
- Establishments in Dallas County2,521
- Covered employment, Dallas County55,258
- Average annual pay, Dallas County$76,316
- Housing units permitted, Dallas County1,513
Every figure in this section is published for Dallas County as a whole and is not a measurement of Waukee.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Waukee questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Waukee, Iowa?
29,236, in 11,830 households. Waukee city covers 21.91 square miles of land, which is 1,335 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Waukee in?
Dallas County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Waukee?
$101,029. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $350,500. Median gross rent is $1,383 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Waukee businesses?
44 7(a) approvals totaling $21.0 m since FY2020, across 23 lenders, median approval $266,500, plus 23 504 approvals worth $19.3 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Waukee, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Waukee borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Waukee. Only 6 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Waukee in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Waukee appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Waukee, city of, community 190678, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Waukee figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Dallas County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Waukee.
Is zoning published for Waukee?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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