Waukee is a city in Dallas County, Iowa, United States.
In 2017, Apple Inc. chose Waukee as the location of a massive $1.38 billion data center campus.
Humid continental climate is a climatic region typified by large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters.
[13] The Waukee Community School District is the fastest-growing school district in the state of Iowa with more than 2,200 staff members serving more than 13,600 students in grades preschool through twelfth grade.
Its schools serve students from Clive, Urbandale, Waukee, and West Des Moines as well as open enrollment students from other communities outside the 55 square miles of its district boundaries.
Hispanic or Latino persons of any race comprised 5.2% of the population.
As of the 2010 United States Census,[19] there were 13,790 people, 5,154 households, and 3,689 families living in the city.
23.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
As of the 2000 United States Census,[20] there were 5,126 people, 1,927 households, and 1,445 families living in the city.
21.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
However, as of 2023, Waukee is the largest city in Iowa without fixed-route public transit service.
Des Moines Area Regional Transit serves Clive approximately half a mile from Waukee with the Route 92 express service.