Ankeny is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Iowa. With a population of 74,458 people and ten associated neighborhoods, Ankeny is the seventh largest community in Iowa. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Ankeny, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Ankeny, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Ankeny’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Ankeny does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $106,603.00.

Ankeny real estate is some of the most expensive in Iowa, although Ankeny house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.

Also of interest is that Ankeny has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 16.40% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

One thing noticeable about Ankeny, although not a huge city, is that it has a large population of people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile career starters. That’s because Ankeny is full of single people in their 20s and 30s and who have undergraduate or graduate degrees and are starting careers in professional occupations. This makes Ankeny a pretty good place for young, educated career starters looking to find many people like themselves, with good opportunities for friendships, socializing, romance, and fun.

If knowledge is power, Ankeny is a pretty powerful place. 53.19% of the adults in Ankeny have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns.

The per capita income in Ankeny in 2022 was $48,501, which is wealthy relative to Iowa and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $194,004 for a family of four.

Ankeny is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Ankeny home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Ankeny residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Ankeny include German, Irish, English, Norwegian, and Swedish.

The most common language spoken in Ankeny is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Serbo-Croatian.