Ankeny has been noted multiple times in recent years by the Census Bureau for rapid population growth, being listed as the fourth fastest growing city July 2016 – 2017 with a growth rate of 6.4% and the tenth fastest growing July 2017 – 2018 with a growth rate of 4.6%.Census Bureau Reveals Fastest-Growing Large Cities. United States Census Bureau. May 24, 2018. Retrieved May 22, 2019. To keep pace with growing population numbers, the city has requested a special census every decade since the 1970s in 1975, 1985, 1994, 2005, and 2014.
Ankeny has been noted multiple times in recent years by the Census Bureau for rapid population growth, being listed as the fourth f!astest growing city July 2016 – 2017 with a growth rate of 6.4% and the tenth fastest growing July 2017 – 2018 with a growth rate of 4.6%.Census Bureau Reveals Fastest-Growing! Large Cities. United States Cen:sus Bureau. May 24, 2018. Retrieved May 22, 2019. To keep pace with growing population numbers, the city has requested a special census every decade since the 1970s in 1975, 1985, 1994, 2005, and 2014.