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Polk County, IA Parcels & GIS Data

Polk County, IA parcel data: 207,191 property records with owner names, assessed values, land use, acreage, and addresses. Preview and download.

Land Records publishes Polk County, Iowa parcel data covering 207,191 property records.

This page documents parcel-level coverage for Polk County, Iowa. Each parcel record carries its boundary polygon (GIS geometry) along with attributes such as the parcel ID/APN, owner name and mailing address, situs (property) address, assessed land and improvement values, acreage, land-use and zoning codes, year built, and most recent sale price and date. Exact fill rates for Polk County are listed in the attribute-coverage table below. Preview the data in the interactive explorer, or download the complete Polk County property dataset.

Polk County is a county located in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2020 census, the population was 492,401, and was estimated to be 516,546 in 2025, making it the most populous county in Iowa. The county seat and the largest city is Des Moines, which is also the capital city of Iowa.

FIPS 19153

Official county website: https://aca-prod.accela.com/POLKCO/Cap/CapHome.aspx?module=Building

The FIPS code for Polk County is 19153.

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Attribute coverage

Polk County contains 207,191 parcels in the current dataset. Column coverage is the percentage of those parcels for which the attribute is populated (non-NULL).

ColumnCoverageRecords populated
lrid100%207,191
parcelid100%207,191
parcelid2100%207,191
ogparcelid100%207,191
ogparcelid2100%207,191
parentid<0.1%0
stackid<0.1%0
geoid100%207,191
statefp100%207,191
countyfp100%207,191
countyname100%207,191
cousubfp100%207,191
cousubname100%207,191
tractce100%207,191
tractname100%207,191
taxacctnum100%207,151
taxyear<0.1%0
taxdistrict<0.1%0
usecode78.4%162,400
usedesc78.4%162,400
zoningcode<0.1%0
zoningdesc<0.1%0
numbldgs82.7%171,244
numunits<0.1%0
yearbuilt73.2%151,598
numfloors<0.1%0
bldgsqft73.1%151,527
bedrooms72.2%149,678
halfbaths<0.1%0
fullbaths<0.1%0
imprvalue73.3%151,863
landvalue78.4%162,393
agvalue<0.1%0
totalvalue78.4%162,393
taxacres<0.1%0
calcarea100%207,191
saleamt<0.1%0
saledate77.9%161,429
ownertype78.4%162,400
ownername78.3%162,264
owneraddr78.4%162,400
ownercity78.4%162,400
ownerstate78.4%162,393
ownerzip78.4%162,394
parceladdr98.2%203,482
parcelcity97.7%202,482
parcelstate100%207,191
parcelzip100%207,191
legaldesc78.4%162,400
township100%207,191
section100%207,191
qtrsection100%207,191
range100%207,191
plssdesc100%207,191
book77.9%161,423
page77.9%161,420
block<0.1%0
lot<0.1%0
parceltype2.6%5,343
accesstype2.6%5,343
iucnclass0.2%429
placename6.5%13,519
placetype6.5%13,389
firmid100%207,191
firmdate100%207,191
fldzone100%207,191
zonesubty98.1%203,152
staticbfe0.2%470
elevmin99.8%206,705
elevmax99.8%206,705
elevavg99.8%206,705
fireplaces<0.1%0
heating<0.1%0
heatfuel<0.1%0
cooling<0.1%0
foundation<0.1%0
roofcover<0.1%0
siding<0.1%0
bldgtype<0.1%0
naicscode6.5%13,519
frsid<0.1%0
dfrurl<0.1%0
caapermit<0.1%0
cwapermit<0.1%0
rcrapermit<0.1%0
updated78.4%162,400
centroidx100%207,191
centroidy100%207,191
surfpointx100%207,191
surfpointy100%207,191
geom100%207,191
extras100%207,191
ownerlist78.3%162,256
placefp90.9%188,308
zoningurl<0.1%0

Schema mapping

How source columns from the acquired Polk County GIS layers map into the harmonized entity schemas and assemble into the published parcel table, alongside supplemented fields (elevation, flood zone) and deterministic columns.

Schema mapping — Polk County, Iowa (19153) 1 entity · most recent acquisition per entity · generated 2026-08-30 direct column transformed (expression) geometry extras json supplemented determined ALL ENTITIES → FINAL PARCEL SCHEMA Harmonized entity columns assemble into publish.parcel_layer — matched by column name. Supplemented fields show their fill rate in this county. SOURCE COLUMNS HARMONIZED ENTITIES PUBLISH.PARCEL_LAYER PARCEL parcelid pin altid hyperlink geom 2 cols ⇢ parcelid parcelid2 taxacctnum sourceurl geom extras determined · ground truth 100% lrid 100% geoid 100% statefp 100% countyfp 100% countyname 100% cousubfp 100% cousubname 100% tractce 100% tractname 78.4% updated geom · derived from geometry geom dem.us_1m · USGS 1m DEM 100% elevmin 100% elevmax 100% elevavg s_fld_haz_ar · FEMA NFHL 100% fldzone 98.1% zonesubty 0.2% staticbfe 100% firmdate 100% firmid supplemented · derived / other pipelines 78.4% usecode 78.4% usedesc 82.7% numbldgs 73.2% yearbuilt 73.1% bldgsqft 72.2% bedrooms 73.3% imprvalue 78.4% landvalue 78.4% totalvalue 77.9% saledate 78.4% ownertype 78.3% ownername 78.4% owneraddr 78.4% ownercity 78.4% ownerstate 78.4% ownerzip 98.2% parceladdr 97.7% parcelcity 100% parcelstate 100% parcelzip 78.4% legaldesc 100% township 100% section 100% qtrsection 100% range 100% plssdesc 77.9% book 77.9% page 78.3% ownerlist 90.9% placefp lrid parcelid parcelid2 ogparcelid ogparcelid2 geoid statefp countyfp countyname cousubfp cousubname tractce tractname taxacctnum usecode usedesc numbldgs yearbuilt bldgsqft bedrooms imprvalue landvalue totalvalue calcarea saledate ownertype ownername owneraddr ownercity ownerstate ownerzip parceladdr parcelcity parcelstate parcelzip legaldesc township section qtrsection range plssdesc book page firmid firmdate fldzone zonesubty staticbfe elevmin elevmax elevavg updated centroidx centroidy surfpointx surfpointy geom extras ownerlist placefp publish.parcel_layer columns not fed by these sources (35) — empty or below 50% fill in this county parentid, stackid, taxyear, taxdistrict, zoningcode, zoningdesc, numunits, numfloors, halfbaths, fullbaths, agvalue, taxacres, saleamt, block lot, parceltype, accesstype, iucnclass, placename, placetype, fireplaces, heating, heatfuel, cooling, foundation, roofcover, siding, bldgtype naicscode, frsid, dfrurl, caapermit, cwapermit, rcrapermit, zoningurl PARCEL 5 mapped · 2 kept in extras · 49 unmapped (NULL) SOURCE COLUMNS HARMONIZED → PARCEL parcelid pin altid hyperlink geom parcelid parcelid2 taxacctnum sourceurl geom extras · 2 source columns preserved as json shape_starea__, shape_stlength__ extras not present in source — filled with NULL (49) taxyear, usecode, usedesc, zoningcode, zoningdesc, numbldgs, numunits, yearbuilt, numfloors, bldgsqft, bedrooms, halfbaths, fullbaths imprvalue, landvalue, agvalue, totalvalue, taxacres, saleamt, saledate, ownername, owneraddr, ownercity, ownerstate, ownerzip, parceladdr parcelcity, parcelstate, parcelzip, legaldesc, township, section, qtrsection, range, plssdesc, book, page, block, lot, updated, taxdistrict parentid, fireplaces, heating, cooling, foundation, roofcover, siding, heatfuel

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Parcel data for counties bordering Polk County:

Frequently asked questions

Where can I find Polk County, IA parcel and GIS data?

Land Records publishes a Polk County, IA parcel dataset in which every parcel carries its boundary polygon (GIS geometry) along with ownership, assessed value, land use, acreage, and sale history. Preview it in the interactive explorer on this page, or download the full Polk County, IA dataset as a GeoPackage or CSV.

How many parcels are in Polk County, IA?

The current dataset contains 207,191 parcel records for Polk County, IA, each with its boundary geometry and assessor attributes.

What is the FIPS code for Polk County, IA?

The FIPS code for Polk County, IA is 19153.

What information does each Polk County, IA parcel record include?

Each Polk County, IA parcel record includes the parcel ID/APN, owner name and mailing address, situs (property) address, assessed land and improvement values, acreage, land-use and zoning codes, year built, and the most recent sale price and date — plus the parcel boundary polygon. Per-attribute fill rates are listed in the coverage table on this page.

Is Polk County, IA parcel data free?

You can preview Polk County, IA parcels for free in the interactive explorer. The complete dataset is available as a one-time download or through the nationwide parcel web service; see the download options on this page for current pricing.

Does Polk County, IA have an official GIS or property records website?

Yes — the official Polk County, IA government website is linked in the county details above. Land Records standardizes Polk County, IA assessor and recorder records into a single nationwide parcel schema with GIS boundary geometry.

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