Waukee using special census to potentially secure more funding [Video]

WAUKEE, Iowa — Later this week, census employees will start knocking on doors in Waukee. It’s the first of multiple Iowa communities doing a special census.

About 30% of Waukee residents have filled out the online census application. Officials are hoping to cover the remaining 70% going door to door.

Waukee has grown by about 30% since 2020’s census, according to City Administrator Brad Deets.

“Since the 2020 census, we’ve added around 7,000 new residents to Waukee…,” he said.

That growth goes deeper than data. With this special census, it’s a number the city can capitalize on.

“We’re projecting anywhere from $1 million to $1.3 million in additional funds that will come available to the city, and that’s annually for the next five years,” Deets said.  

They’ll put that extra cash to use through road improvements, according to Deets.

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