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Polk County, IA Parcels & GIS Data

Polk County, IA parcel data: 219,493 property records with owner names, assessed values, land use, acreage, and addresses. Preview and download.

Land Records publishes Polk County, Iowa parcel data covering 219,493 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 219,493 parcels in the current dataset. Column coverage is the percentage of those parcels for which the attribute is populated (non-NULL). For the LBCS columns, only real classifications count: the to-be-determined and not-applicable placeholder codes are excluded.

ColumnCoverageRecords populated
lrid100%219,493
parcelid100%219,493
parcelid299.9%219,254
ogparcelid100%219,493
ogparcelid294.4%207,191
parentid5.6%12,302
stackid6.0%13,172
geoid100%219,493
statefp100%219,493
countyfp100%219,493
countyname100%219,493
cousubfp100%219,493
cousubname100%219,493
tractce100%219,493
tractname100%219,493
taxacctnum99.7%218,791
taxyear<0.1%0
taxdistrict<0.1%0
usecode74.0%162,400
usedesc88.7%194,638
zoningcode86.9%190,777
zoningdesc99.9%219,297
numbldgs95.2%208,934
numunits<0.1%0
yearbuilt69.1%151,598
numfloors2.5%5,433
bldgsqft69.0%151,527
bedrooms68.2%149,678
halfbaths<0.1%0
fullbaths<0.1%0
imprvalue69.2%151,863
landvalue74.0%162,393
agvalue<0.1%0
totalvalue74.0%162,393
taxacres<0.1%0
calcarea100%219,493
saleamt<0.1%0
saledate73.5%161,429
ownertype74.0%162,400
ownername73.9%162,264
owneraddr74.0%162,400
ownercity74.0%162,400
ownerstate74.0%162,393
ownerzip74.0%162,394
parceladdr98.3%215,784
parcelcity92.2%202,482
parcelstate100%219,493
parcelzip100%219,493
legaldesc74.0%162,400
township100%219,493
section100%219,493
qtrsection100%219,493
range100%219,493
plssdesc100%219,493
book73.5%161,423
page73.5%161,420
block<0.1%0
lot<0.1%0
parceltype2.5%5,434
accesstype2.5%5,434
iucnclass0.2%430
placename9.2%20,174
placetype9.1%20,067
firmid100%219,493
firmdate100%219,493
fldzone100%219,493
zonesubty98.2%215,494
staticbfe0.2%465
elevmin99.8%219,002
elevmax99.8%219,002
elevavg99.8%219,002
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
naicscode6.2%13,519
frsid<0.1%0
dfrurl<0.1%0
caapermit<0.1%0
cwapermit<0.1%0
rcrapermit<0.1%0
updated100%219,493
centroidx100%219,493
centroidy100%219,493
surfpointx100%219,493
surfpointy100%219,493
geom100%219,493
extras100%219,493
ownerlist73.9%162,256
placefp85.8%188,308
zoningurl84.3%184,949
lbcsactivity96.1%211,019
lbcsfunction96.0%210,787
lbcstype96.7%212,208
lbcscharacter96.3%211,329
lbcsownership79.9%175,312
sourceurl100%219,492

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) 3 entities · most recent acquisition per entity · generated 2026-10-10 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 REFTABLE parcel_number alternate_parcel globalid houseno geom 9 cols ⇢ parcelid parcelid2 taxacctnum house_number geom extras ZONING geom zoning districtnamefull classtype zoningnotes 254 cols ⇢ geom zoningcode zoningdesc zoningtype notes extras determined · ground truth 100% lrid 100% geoid 100% statefp 100% countyfp 100% countyname 100% cousubfp 100% cousubname 100% tractce 100% tractname 100% 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 98.2% zonesubty 0.2% staticbfe 100% firmdate 100% firmid supplemented · derived / other pipelines 74.0% usecode 88.7% usedesc 95.2% numbldgs 69.1% yearbuilt 69.0% bldgsqft 68.2% bedrooms 69.2% imprvalue 74.0% landvalue 74.0% totalvalue 73.5% saledate 74.0% ownertype 73.9% ownername 74.0% owneraddr 74.0% ownercity 74.0% ownerstate 74.0% ownerzip 98.3% parceladdr 92.2% parcelcity 100% parcelstate 100% parcelzip 74.0% legaldesc 100% township 100% section 100% qtrsection 100% range 100% plssdesc 73.5% book 73.5% page 73.9% ownerlist 85.8% placefp 84.3% zoningurl 96.1% lbcsactivity 96.0% lbcsfunction 96.7% lbcstype 96.3% lbcscharacter 79.9% lbcsownership lrid parcelid parcelid2 ogparcelid ogparcelid2 geoid statefp countyfp countyname cousubfp cousubname tractce tractname taxacctnum usecode usedesc zoningcode zoningdesc 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 zoningurl lbcsactivity lbcsfunction lbcstype lbcscharacter lbcsownership sourceurl publish.parcel_layer columns not fed by these sources (32) — empty or below 50% fill in this county parentid, stackid, taxyear, taxdistrict, 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 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 REFTABLE 5 mapped · 9 kept in extras · 116 unmapped (NULL) SOURCE COLUMNS HARMONIZED → REFTABLE parcel_number alternate_parcel globalid houseno geom parcelid parcelid2 taxacctnum house_number geom extras · 9 source columns preserved as json condoid, createdbyrecord, retiredbyrecord, retiredbyinstno tax_parcel_point_type, created_user, created_date last_edited_user, last_edited_date extras not present in source — filled with NULL (116) taxyear, usecode, usedesc, zoningcode, zoningdesc, numbldgs, numunits, yearbuilt, 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, zoningtype, zoningordinance zoningsetbacks, zoningrestrictions, landusecode, landusedesc, lbcsdimension, lbcscode, house, category, near, road, unit, level, staircase entrance, po_box, postcode, suburb, city_district, city, island, state_district, state, country_region, country, world_region, bldgtype numfloors, yearremodel, livingarea, bldgquality, bldgcondition, architecture, totalrooms, fireplaces, heating, cooling, foundation, attic atticsqft, intwall, extwall, roofstyle, roofcover, roofheight, fsagpfeet, siding, framing, basementsqft, attgaragesqft, detgaragesqft garagestalls, situsaddress, appraisedvalue, assessedvalue, boatlift, boatdock, boathouse, pool, gazebo, irrigation, riprap, solarium, carport greenhouse, openporch, enclporch, sauna, wooddeck, hottub, patio, shed, workshop, sourceurl, taxdistrict, parentid, heatfuel ZONING 5 mapped · 254 kept in extras · 4 unmapped (NULL) SOURCE COLUMNS HARMONIZED → ZONING geom zoning districtnamefull classtype zoningnotes geom zoningcode zoningdesc zoningtype notes extras · 254 source columns preserved as json zoning_join, city, source, fips7, acres, districtmapped districtmappedextinct, districtoverlay isrestrictedresidencedistrict, zoningtype districtoverlayalters, districtisplanneddev, family1treatment family1minlotsize, family1frontsetback, family1sidesetback family1rearsetback, family1maxcoveragebldgimperv family1minparking, family1parkingunit, family1maxstories family1maxheight, family1ftar, family1minunitsize family1maxbedrooms, family1landscaping, family1minfrontage family2treatment, family2minlotsize, family2maxdensity family2frontsetback, family2sidesetback, family2rearsetback family2maxcoveragebldgimperv, family2minparking family2maxstories, family2maxheight, family2ftar family2minunitsize, family2maxbedrooms, family2landscaping family2minfrontage, family2parkingunit, family3treatment family3minlotsize, family3maxdensity, family3frontsetback family3sidesetback, family3rearsetback family3maxcoveragebldgimperv, family3minparking family3connectiontransit, family3maxstories, family3maxheight family3ftar, family3minunitsize, family3maxbedrooms family3landscaping, family3minfrontage, family3parkingunit family4treatment, family4minlotsize, family4maxdensity family4frontsetback, family4sidesetback, family4rearsetback family4maxcoveragebldgimperv, family4minparking family4connectionsewer, family4maxstories, family4maxheight family4ftar, family4minunitsize, family4maxbedrooms family4maxunitsbldg, family4maxunitsdev, family4minfrontage family4parkingunit, family4landscaping, family5treatment family5minlotsize, family5minfrontage, family5maxdensity family5frontsetback, family5sidesetback, family5rearsetback family5maxcoveragebldgimperv, family5minparking family5parkingunit, family5connectionsewer family5connectiontransit, family5maxstories, family5maxheight family5ftar, family5minunitsize, family5maxbedrooms family5maxunitsbldg, family5maxunitsdev, family5landscaping family6treatment, family6minlotsize, family6minfrontage family6maxdensity, family6frontsetback, family6sidesetback family6rearsetback, family6maxcoveragebldgimperv family6minparking, family6parkingunit family6connectiontransit, family6maxstories, family6maxheight family6ftar, family6minunitsize, family6maxbedrooms family6maxunitsbldg, family6maxunitsdev, family6landscaping family7treatment, family7minlotsize, family7minfrontage family7maxdensity, family7frontsetback, family7sidesetback family7rearsetback, family7maxcoveragebldgimperv family7minparking, family7parkingunit, family7connectionsewer family7connectiontransit, family7maxstories, family7maxheight family7ftar, family7minunitsize, family7maxbedrooms family7maxunitsbldg, family7maxunitsdev, family7landscaping family8treatment, family8minlotsize, family8minfrontage family8maxdensity, family8frontsetback, family8sidesetback family8rearsetback, family8maxcoveragebldgimperv family8minparking, family8parkingunit family8connectiontransit, family8maxstories, family8maxheight family8ftar, family8minunitsize, family8maxbedrooms family8maxunitsbldg, family8maxunitsdev, family8landscaping family9treatment, family9affordable, family9minlotsize family9maxdensity, family9frontsetback, family9sidesetback family9rearsetback, family9maxcoveragebldgimperv family9minparking, family9connectiontransit family9maxstories, family9maxheight, family9ftar family9minunitsize, family9maxbedrooms, family9maxunitsbldg family9maxunitsbldgunits, family9maxunitsdev family9landscaping, family9minfrontage, family9parkingunit afftreatment, affminlotsize, aff2maxdensity, affminparking affconnectiontransit, affmaxbedrooms, affmaxunitsbldg affmaxunitsdev, afflandscaping, affminfrontage affparkingunit, affregulationdesc, adutreatment aduoccupancyfamily, aduoccupancyrenter, aduoccupancyowner aduelderly, aduminlotsize, aduminparking adurestrictedtoprimary, adusizeperc, adusizepercunit adumaxbedrooms, adurequirelotsize, adurequireminsize adurequiremaxsize, adurequireparking, adusizepercvalue adumaxbedroomsvalue, mobileparktreatment mobileparkminparksize, mobileparkminlotsize mobileparkmaxparksize, mobilehometreatment mobilehomeregulations, manufacturedhometreatment manufacturedhomeregulations, tinyhometreatment tinyhomethreshold, tinyhomeregulations, liveworktreatment planneddevsize, planneddevreferences planneddevreferenceslist, planneddevdensityregulated planneddevdensity, planneddevdensitytype, planneddevmixeduse manuparktreatment, manuparkminparksize, manuparkmaxparksize manuparkminlotsize, grptreatment, grpregulationdesc smallgrpbyright, smallgrpbypermit, biggrpbyright biggrpbypermit, grpminlotsize, grpminfrontage, grp2maxdensity grpminparking, grpparkingunit, grpmaxbedrooms grpmaxunitsbldg, grpmaxunitsdev, grplandscaping, pudtreatment pudminsize, puddensity, pudmixeduse, liveworkdefinition grpdefinition, tinyhomedefinition, affdefinition, city_class extras not present in source — filled with NULL (4) ordinance, setbacks, restrictions, sourceurl

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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 219,493 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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