Of the 4,797 people living in Polk in 2020, 44.8 percent (2,147) were women and 55.2 percent (2,650) were men, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by the Des Moines Sun.
On Sept. 1, Alexander S. and Mika White sold their three bedroom, two bathroom home at 2638 E. Walnut St., Des Moines to Mary A. Smith Johnson for $220,000.
On Sept. 1, Lucia Silvas Terrones purchased a two bedroom, one bathroom home at 1704 Des Moines St., Des Moines from Maricela Lozano Silvas and Josue Gomes Dominguez for $125,000.