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Urbandale is a city in the United States, with a population of 46,595 in July 2026. There were 83 physicians per 100,000 residents in 2026. In July 2026, median gross rent was US$1,211 per month and the median home value was US$335,500.

Last checked 2026-09-1936 sources

Population48,570people31 Dec 2025Official source · U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program
Median gross salary4,299EUR/month31 Dec 2024Community source · Census Reporter ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B20002 (underlying U.S. Census Bureau ACS)
Median rent1,064EUR/month31 Dec 2024Independent source · Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables
Unemployment rate2.91%31 Dec 2024Independent source · Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables
Recorded crime723.7offences per 100,000country median 1,586 — 54% belowOfficial source · FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting
PM2.5, annual mean5.21µg/m³31 Dec 2024Independent source · EPA AQS annual PM2.5 monitor data 2024

Which United States-wide rules apply when you move to Urbandale?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in United StatesNational rates and thresholds that apply in Urbandale.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

Owner occupation was 78.1%, and the vacancy rate was 5.1% in July 2026. 38.6% of renter households spent at least 30% of income on housing in July 2026.

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Urbandale recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€60
Mobile plan, 10 GB€22
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited60.38 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Verizon 300 Mbps home internet21Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB21.57 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Visible unlimited mobile plan22Official · national market
Median gross rent$1,211/month4 Jul 2026ACS median owner-occupied home value3Official
Households spending over 30% of income on rent38.56 %4 Jul 2026ACS median owner-occupied home value3Official
Housing vacancy rate (legacy series)5.1 %4 Jul 2026ACS median owner-occupied home value3Official
Property crime per 100,000 residents1,022 per 100,000 people1 Jul 2026FBI CDE/UCR crime statistics10Official
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)1,253 EUR/month31 Dec 2020ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent)1Official
Median monthly rent1,064 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables26Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Recorded property crimes248 offenses/year31 Dec 2025FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)11Official

Is Urbandale a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker53%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 44–62%
Skilled employee58%strong on work, weak on safety · range 49–67%
Student51%strong on education, weak on work · range 41–61%
Family53%strong on family, weak on cost · range 44–62%
Retirement46%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 35–57%

Worked out from these numbers

How international is the population?

9.4% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 4,588 of 48,570 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.

Uses a supplemental estimate, so treat it as indicative.

Work and income

Median household income was US$112,795 a year in July 2026.

Unemployment across cities in United StatesUnemployment in Urbandale is 2.9%. Of 2,153 cities with data, 1,250 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median household income112,795 USD/year4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Households with cable, fibre or DSL broadband82.98 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Households with a broadband subscription94.28 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Households with internet but no subscription2.48 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Households without internet3.19 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Households with satellite internet8.69 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Median gross salary4,299 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Census Reporter ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B20002 (underlying U.S. Census Bureau ACS)25Community estimate · Supplemental context
Median gross salary (regional)3,829 EUR/month31 Dec 2025www.bls.gov24Official
Unemployment rate2.91 %31 Dec 2024Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables26Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context

What does a salary buy in Urbandale?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

regional median gross pay: €3,829 (US Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2025-12-31).
Left over each month€1,659of €2,994 take-home
  • Rent
  • Internet
  • Mobile
  • Left over
Line-by-line breakdown and sources
Each month€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.€2,994
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent) · 2020-12-31− €1,253
Internet€60 · official · Verizon 300 Mbps home internet · 2026-09-30− €60
Mobile plan€22 · official · Visible unlimited mobile plan · 2026-09-30− €22
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish€1,659
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Urbandale Salary needed to live in Urbandale

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Urbandale. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

American Job Centers — Public employment service

U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Urbandale. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Residents with high school education or higher93.94 %4 Jul 2026ACS median owner-occupied home value3Official
Schools50 schools30 Jun 2026NCES CCD public school count14Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · school district
School enrolment, share of residents25.66 %4 Jul 2026ACS median owner-occupied home value3Official

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Mental health provider ratio1 ratio30 Jun 2026HRSA mental health provider ratio13Official
Primary care doctors per 100,000 residents83 per 100,000 people30 Jun 2026HRSA mental health provider ratio13Official
Preventable hospitalizations1,982 per 100,000 people30 Jun 2026HRSA mental health provider ratio13Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Urbandale when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesUrbandale highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Urbandale highlighted

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Philadelphia5,457
Houston5,442
San Antonio5,218
Chicago4,012
Dallas4,010
Austin3,709
Fort Worth3,158
Phoenix3,125
New York City3,039
Los Angeles2,212
San Diego2,082
Urbandale724
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents723.7 offences per 100,000country median 1,58631 Dec 2024FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting12Official
Violent crime per 100,000 residents62.86 per 100,000 people1 Jul 2026FBI CDE/UCR crime statistics10Official
Recorded violent crimes57 offenses/year31 Dec 2025FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)11Official

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Average commute time18.9 minutes4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Workers commuting by bicycle0.02 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Workers commuting by public transport0.48 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Workers walking to work0.67 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Destinations from nearest airport17 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights18Official
Nearest airportDSM3 Aug 2026OurAirports19Official
Distance to nearest airport11 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports19Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Urbandale. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Adult Education and English Language Acquisition (AEFLA) — State Language Course

U.S. Department of Education

For adult learners, adult English-language learners.

EnglishIn Person, Online, HybridCost varies
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USCIS English and citizenship class finder — Civic Orientation

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

For immigrants, future citizens.

EnglishIn Person, OnlineCost varies
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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Urbandale.

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Climate and air quality

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in United StatesAnnual PM2.5 in Urbandale is 5.2 µg/m³. Of 968 cities with data, 261 have annual PM2.5 of 6 to under 7 µg/m³.

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
PM2.5 — annual mean5.21 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EPA AQS annual PM2.5 monitor data 202436Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Average daytime high by monthJan -1.39 · Feb 1.22 · Mar 8.56 · Apr 16.11 · May 22.17 · Jun 27.67 · Jul 29.83 · Aug 28.72 · Sep 25.06 · Oct 17.56 · Nov 8.78 · Dec 1.5 °C1991–2020NOAA U.S. Monthly Climate Normals 1991-2020 — station USC00130241 (ANKENY)16Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan -11.28 · Feb -8.89 · Mar -2.56 · Apr 3.39 · May 10.17 · Jun 16 · Jul 18.17 · Aug 16.5 · Sep 11.61 · Oct 4.72 · Nov -1.72 · Dec -7.78 °C1991–2020NOAA U.S. Monthly Climate Normals 1991-2020 — station USC00130241 (ANKENY)16Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan -5.4 · Feb -2.8 · Mar 4.1 · Apr 10.7 · May 16.9 · Jun 22.3 · Jul 24.5 · Aug 23.3 · Sep 19 · Oct 11.8 · Nov 4 · Dec -2.4 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI23Official
Average precipitation by monthJan 27.43 · Feb 34.04 · Mar 55.12 · Apr 102.1 · May 133.1 · Jun 133.6 · Jul 97.03 · Aug 105.9 · Sep 80.77 · Oct 70.61 · Nov 48.51 · Dec 40.13 mm1991–2020NOAA U.S. Monthly Climate Normals 1991-2020 — station USW00014933 (DES MOINES INTL AP)17Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, highest monitored reading76.8 µg/m³1 Jul 2026EPA AirData PM2.5 annual mean9Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · county
PM2.5, annual mean9.38 µg/m³1 Jul 2026EPA AirData PM2.5 annual mean9Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · county
PM2.5 monitoring sites6 monitors1 Jul 2026EPA AirData PM2.5 annual mean9Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · county
Annual precipitation688.1 mm30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals15Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation
Maximum July temperature23.43 °C30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals15Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation
Average annual temperature11.59 °C30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals15Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation
Minimum January temperature-3.54 °C30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals15Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation

Similar climate. In United States: Davenport ±0.6 °C. Elsewhere: Chatham-Kent (Canada) ±2.0 °C, Markham (Canada) ±2.3 °C, Mississauga (Canada) ±2.3 °C, Richmond Hill (Canada) ±2.3 °C, Vaughan (Canada) ±2.3 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

Foreign residents and their share come from different publications that count different groups (for example citizens of another country, or people born abroad, or of foreign origin), so 4,588 is not 3.6% of the population. Each row names its source.

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Foreign-resident share3.56 %31 Dec 2020Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)7Official
Foreign residents4,588 people31 Dec 2024Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables26Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Transit service area population314,038 people4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Population density832 people/km²31 Dec 2025Census Reporter / U.S. Census Bureau8Official
Population48,570 people31 Dec 2025U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program20Official
Population covered by crime statistics48,321 people31 Dec 2025FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)11Official

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median home value335,500 USD4 Jul 2026ACS median owner-occupied home value3Official
Owner-occupied homes78.07 %4 Jul 2026ACS median owner-occupied home value3Official
Labour force participation rate70.71 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Residents born abroad9.85 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Naturalized citizens, share of residents6.29 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Non-citizens, share of residents3.56 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Flu vaccination coverage64.88 %30 Jun 2026CDC BRFSS flu vaccination coverage5Official
Mammography screening coverage80 %30 Jun 2026CDC mammography screening rate6Official
Residents without health insurance4.68 %4 Jul 2026ACS median owner-occupied home value3Official
Residents with a bachelor's degree or higher51.22 %4 Jul 2026ACS median owner-occupied home value3Official
Crime reporting agencies1 agencies1 Jul 2026FBI CDE/UCR crime statistics10Official
Households with a vehicle available97.21 %4 Jul 2026ACS median owner-occupied home value3Official
Public transport agencies in the National Transit Database1 agencies4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Transit passenger trips, 202271,738 trips4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Transit vehicles in peak service, 202221 vehicles4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Workers aged 16 and over24,566 workers4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Workers mainly working from home17.85 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Households using cellular data plans88.85 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official

Alternatives for people set on Urbandale

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Grimes as an Urbandale alternative in the same region

7 km away, better on 2 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

  • Foreign residents: 8.0% Grimes vs 3.6% Urbandale+126%
  • Unemployment: 1.9% Grimes vs 2.9% Urbandale−33%
  • Nearest airport: 20.0 km Grimes vs 11.0 km Urbandale+82%
  • Residents: 17,405 Grimes vs 48,570 Urbandale−64%
  • Median gross pay, city: €4,291 Grimes vs €4,299 Urbandalesame level
  • Median gross pay, region: €3,829 Grimes vs €3,829 Urbandalesame level
  • Annual PM2.5: 5.2 µg/m³ Grimes vs 5.2 µg/m³ Urbandalesame level
Full comparisonMore about Grimes

Cities near Urbandale

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Des Moines 10.8 km away
Salary
3,184 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2024-12-31

Alternative cities in United States

Other cities in United States to compare with Urbandale, nearest in population first.

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Fuquay-Varina48,536 residentsBiloxi48,516 residentsWauwatosa48,649 residentsNorth Highlands48,660 residentsAntelope48,468 residentsMiddletown48,439 residents

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Common questions

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What is the typical salary around Urbandale?

The median gross salary is 3,829 EUR/month. Source: www.bls.gov.

What is the unemployment rate in Urbandale?

The unemployment rate is 2.91 %. This is a supplemental estimate, not an official municipal measurement. Source: Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables.

Is the air quality good in Urbandale?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 5.21 µg/m³. The WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ and the EU limit value is 25 µg/m³, so this reading is above the WHO guideline but within the EU limit. This is a supplemental estimate, not an official municipal measurement. Source: EPA AQS annual PM2.5 monitor data 2024.

How safe is Urbandale?

Police recorded 723.7 offences per 100,000. This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting.

How many people live in Urbandale?

The published population is 48,570 people. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program.

How many foreign residents live in Urbandale?

4,588 residents hold a foreign nationality. This is a supplemental estimate, not an official municipal measurement. Source: Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables.

Is Urbandale a good place to live?

Urbandale may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Which cities are near Urbandale?

Windsor Heights, Johnston, Clive, Grimes, West Des Moines are near Urbandale. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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