West Des Moines, Iowa Neighborhood Info

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West Des Moines, Iowa QuickFacts

	West Des Moines, Iowa	United States
Total population	46,403	281,421,906
State	Iowa
City	west des moines

West Des Moines, Iowa Population

	West Des Moines, Iowa	%, West Des Moines, Iowa	United States
Male	22,239	47.93%	49.06%
Female	24,164	52.07%	50.94%
Median age (years)	33.0		35.3

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	West Des Moines, Iowa	%, West Des Moines, Iowa	United States
18 years and over	34,955	75.33%	74.31%
21 years and over	33,633	72.48%	69.97%
62 years and over	5,337	11.5%	14.66%
65 years and over	4,550	9.81%	12.43%

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	West Des Moines, Iowa	%, West Des Moines, Iowa	United States
White	42,995	92.66%	75.14%
Black or African American	868	1.87%	12.32%
Asian	1,280	2.76%	3.64%
Some other race	662	1.43%	5.46%
Two or more races	598	1.29%	2.43%

West Des Moines, Iowa Housing

	West Des Moines, Iowa	%, West Des Moines, Iowa	United States
Total households	19,826		105,480,101
Family households (families)	11,920	60.12%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	7,906	39.88%	31.94%

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	West Des Moines, Iowa	%, West Des Moines, Iowa	United States
Total housing units	20,774		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	989	4.76%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	19,826	95.44%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	12,306	59.24%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	7,520	36.2%	30.77%

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	West Des Moines, Iowa	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	160	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	1,930	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	4,322	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	2,485	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	1,440	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	527	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	157	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	18	0.57%
Median (dollars)	140,600	119,600

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	West Des Moines, Iowa	%, West Des Moines, Iowa	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	5,675	28.62%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	6,982	35.22%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	3,351	16.9%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	2,195	11.07%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	925	4.67%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	649	3.27%	9.65%

West Des Moines, Iowa Education

	West Des Moines, Iowa	%, West Des Moines, Iowa	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	11,979		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	1,182	9.87%	6.47%
Kindergarten	699	5.84%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	4,946	41.29%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	2,188	18.27%	21.38%
College or graduate school	2,964	24.74%	22.81%

West Des Moines, Iowa Economy

	West Des Moines, Iowa	%, West Des Moines, Iowa	United States
Population 16 years and over	35,876		217,168,077
In labor force	27,800	77.49%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	27,791	77.46%	63.39%
- - Employed	27,332	76.18%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	459	1.28%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	1.7		5.8
- Armed Forces	9	0.03%	0.53%
Not in labor force	8,076	22.51%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	19,215	53.56%	51.66%
In labor force	13,787	38.43%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	13,787	38.43%	29.65%
- - Employed	13,594	37.89%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	4,238	11.81%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	2,841		12,787,501

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	West Des Moines, Iowa	%, West Des Moines, Iowa	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	19,811		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	654	3.3%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	587	2.96%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	1,806	9.12%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	2,304	11.63%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	3,775	19.06%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	4,213	21.27%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	2,772	13.99%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	2,177	10.99%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	645	3.26%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	878	4.43%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	54,139		41,994

	West Des Moines, Iowa	%, West Des Moines, Iowa	United States
With earnings	17,493	48.76%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	70,442		56,604
With Social Security income	3,399	9.47%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	13,355		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	262	0.73%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	7,021		6,320
With public assistance income	284	0.79%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	3,869		3,032
With retirement income	2,520	7.02%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	17,237		17,376

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