Living in Des Moines Independent Community School District, Iowa

Overview

A total of 85,455 households are located in Des Moines Independent Community School District area. Among them, 25,459 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.20 people. The total number of children in the region is 59,639 and 52,594 children are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

8% (16,727) of residents are non-citizens and 17% (35,881) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

Social Characteristics of Des Moines Independent Community School District, Iowa
Household	85,455
Population	208,305
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	25,459 (30%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	59,639
Total Students	52,594
Pre-Kindergarten	3,304
Kindergarten	2,717
Grade 1-8	21,468
Grade 9-12	11,601
College/Graduate School	13,504
Veterans	162,869
Non-citizen	16,727
Non-English Home Language	35,881
Internet Coverage	100%

Employment Statistics

168,424 residents are over the age of 16 and 117,783 people are in labor force. Among them, 117,634 people are in civilian labor force and 149 are in armed labor force. 110,936 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 5.70%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Des Moines Independent Community School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	108,523	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	86,666	79.86%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	10,645	9.81%
Public transportation	2,519	2.32%
Walked	3,196	2.94%
Other method	1,638	1.51%
Worked from home	3,859	3.56%
Average Commute Time	19 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	110,936	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	35,677	32.16%
Service	22,222	20.03%
Sales and office	26,127	23.55%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	9,643	8.69%
Production, transportation, and material moving	17,267	15.56%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	110,936	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	610	0.55%
Construction	7,753	6.99%
Manufacturing	11,399	10.28%
Wholesale trade	2,597	2.34%
Retail trade	12,501	11.27%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	5,416	4.88%
Information	2,224	2.00%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	14,185	12.79%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	11,819	10.65%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	21,932	19.77%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	11,537	10.40%
Other services, except public administration	4,927	4.44%
Public administration	4,036	3.64%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	110,936	-
Private wage and salary workers	94,300	85.00%
Government workers	11,653	10.50%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	4,901	4.42%
Unpaid family workers	82	0.07%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $68,660 for the 85,455 households in Des Moines Independent Community School District area, Iowa. The average income of a single worker is $31,840. 196,889 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 92.98%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	85,455	-
Less than $10,000	5,772	6.75%
$10,000 - $14,999	4,377	5.12%
$15,000 - $24,999	9,141	10.70%
$25,000 - $34,999	8,801	10.30%
$35,000 - $49,999	12,138	14.20%
$50,000 - $74,999	17,054	19.96%
$75,000 - $99,999	11,834	13.85%
$100,000 - $149,999	10,458	12.24%
$150,000 - $199,999	3,161	3.70%
More than $200,000	2,719	3.18%
Median Household Income	$53,281	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$68,660	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	47,842	-
Less than $10,000	2,327	4.86%
$10,000 - $14,999	1,399	2.92%
$15,000 - $24,999	3,310	6.92%
$25,000 - $34,999	4,364	9.12%
$35,000 - $49,999	6,329	13.23%
$50,000 - $74,999	10,704	22.37%
$75,000 - $99,999	7,381	15.43%
$100,000 - $149,999	7,286	15.23%
$150,000 - $199,999	2,516	5.26%
More than $200,000	2,226	4.65%

Median Family Income	$63,882	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$80,749	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$31,840	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$45,726	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$45,726	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	211,762	-
With health insurance coverage	196,889	92.98%
Public coverage	87,622	41.38%
Private health insurance	136,742	64.57%
Without health insurance coverage	14,873	7.02%

Housing

There are 92,880 housing units in Des Moines Independent Community School District area, Iowa with 85,455 units (92.01%) occupied. 51,333 houses (60.07%) are occupied by owner and 34,122 houses (39.93%) are rented. The average housing value is $132,500 and the average rental cost is $854. 1,689 houses (1.82%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 35,132 houses (37.83%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	92,880	-
Occupied	85,455	92.01%
Owner Occupied	51,333	60.07%
Renter Occupied	34,122	39.93%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	59,720	64.30%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	4,215	4.54%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	26,830	28.89%
Mobile Homes	2,079	2.24%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	36	0.04%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	92,880	-
Built 2014 or later	1,689	1.82%
Built 2010 - 2013	1,280	1.38%
Built 2000 - 2009	5,671	6.11%
Built 1990 - 1999	5,655	6.09%
Built 1980 - 1989	5,692	6.13%
Built 1970 - 1979	12,507	13.47%
Built 1960 - 1969	10,477	11.28%
Built 1950 - 1959	14,777	15.91%
Built 1949 or earlier	35,132	37.83%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	92,880	-
1 room	3,401	3.66%
2 rooms	3,348	3.60%
3 rooms	9,608	10.34%
4 rooms	18,473	19.89%
5 rooms	19,512	21.01%
6 rooms	14,739	15.87%
7 rooms	9,768	10.52%
8 rooms	6,791	7.31%
9 rooms or more	7,240	7.80%
Median Number of Rooms	5.1 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	92,880	-
no bedroom	3,953	4.26%
1 bedroom	12,732	13.71%
2 bedrooms	31,294	33.69%
3 bedrooms	32,601	35.10%
4 bedrooms	10,411	11.21%
5 bedrooms or more	1,889	2.03%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	51,333	-
Less than $50,000	3,056	5.95%
$50,000 - $99,999	11,091	21.61%
$100,000 - $149,999	17,336	33.77%
$150,000 - $199,999	10,805	21.05%
$200,000 - $299,999	5,566	10.84%
$300,000 - $499,999	2,461	4.79%
$500,000 - $999,999	908	1.77%
$1,000,000 or more	110	0.21%
Median House Value	$132,500	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	32,986	-
Less than $500	2,767	8.39%
$500 - $999	20,339	61.66%
$1,000 - $1,499	8,122	24.62%
$1,500 - $1,999	1,359	4.12%
$2,000 - $2,499	310	0.94%
$2,500 - $2,999	54	0.16%
$3,000 or more	35	0.11%
Median Rental Costs	$854	-

Demographic

A total of 213,400 people lives in Des Moines Independent Community School District area, Iowa with 104,868 male and 108,532 female. The males to female ratio is 49.14 to 50.86. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	213,400	-
Male	104,868	49.14%
Female	108,532	50.86%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	213,400	-
Under 5 years	14,826	6.95%
5 - 9 years	14,322	6.71%
10 - 14 years	13,325	6.24%
15 - 19 years	14,343	6.72%
20 - 24 years	15,979	7.49%
25 - 34 years	36,270	17.00%
35 - 44 years	27,085	12.69%
45 - 54 years	25,121	11.77%
55 - 59 years	13,783	6.46%
60 - 64 years	11,775	5.52%
65 - 74 years	15,493	7.26%
75 - 84 years	7,571	3.55%
85 years and older	3,507	1.64%
Median Age	34.2 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	213,400	-
One Race	204,931	96.03%
White	162,708	76.25%
Black or African American	23,509	11.02%
American Indian and Alaska Native	973	0.46%
Asian	12,665	5.93%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	120	0.06%
Other	4,956	2.32%

Two or more races	8,469	3.97%
White and Black or African American	4,118	1.93%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	889	0.42%
White and Asian	1,307	0.61%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	589	0.28%

Living in Des Moines Independent Community School District Area

Overview

Employment Statistics

Average Income and Health Insurance

Housing

Demographic