Living in West Des Moines Community School District, Iowa

Overview

A total of 27,582 households are located in West Des Moines Community School District area. Among them, 8,108 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 2.93 people. The total number of children in the region is 17,603 and 15,152 children are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

6% (3,818) of residents are non-citizens and 14% (8,756) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

Social Characteristics of West Des Moines Community School District, Iowa
Household	27,582
Population	63,868
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	8,108 (29%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	17,603
Total Students	15,152
Pre-Kindergarten	1,063
Kindergarten	733
Grade 1-8	6,562
Grade 9-12	3,484
College/Graduate School	3,310
Veterans	49,450
Non-citizen	3,818
Non-English Home Language	8,756
Internet Coverage	100%

Employment Statistics

51,294 residents are over the age of 16 and 36,883 people are in labor force. Among them, 36,817 people are in civilian labor force and 66 are in armed labor force. 35,781 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 2.80%.

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

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	35,050	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	30,001	85.59%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	2,649	7.56%
Public transportation	428	1.22%
Walked	268	0.76%
Other method	212	0.60%
Worked from home	1,492	4.26%
Average Commute Time	17 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	35,781	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	17,735	49.57%
Service	4,767	13.32%
Sales and office	8,462	23.65%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	1,803	5.04%
Production, transportation, and material moving	3,014	8.42%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	35,781	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	265	0.74%
Construction	1,726	4.82%
Manufacturing	2,233	6.24%
Wholesale trade	803	2.24%
Retail trade	4,005	11.19%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	1,464	4.09%
Information	824	2.30%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	6,918	19.33%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	4,409	12.32%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	7,423	20.75%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	2,707	7.57%
Other services, except public administration	2,006	5.61%
Public administration	998	2.79%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	35,781	-
Private wage and salary workers	30,819	86.13%
Government workers	3,554	9.93%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	1,398	3.91%
Unpaid family workers	10	0.03%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $106,876 for the 27,582 households in West Des Moines Community School District area, Iowa. The average income of a single worker is $43,769. 61,618 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 96.43%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	27,582	-
Less than $10,000	731	2.65%
$10,000 - $14,999	615	2.23%
$15,000 - $24,999	1,793	6.50%
$25,000 - $34,999	2,336	8.47%
$35,000 - $49,999	3,302	11.97%
$50,000 - $74,999	4,998	18.12%
$75,000 - $99,999	3,429	12.43%
$100,000 - $149,999	5,104	18.50%
$150,000 - $199,999	2,486	9.01%
More than $200,000	2,788	10.11%
Median Household Income	$75,099	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$106,876	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	16,921	-
Less than $10,000	213	1.26%
$10,000 - $14,999	217	1.28%
$15,000 - $24,999	600	3.55%
$25,000 - $34,999	882	5.21%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,478	8.73%
$50,000 - $74,999	2,457	14.52%
$75,000 - $99,999	2,393	14.14%
$100,000 - $149,999	4,032	23.83%
$150,000 - $199,999	2,178	12.87%
More than $200,000	2,471	14.60%

Median Family Income	$102,634	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$133,202	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$43,769	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$63,754	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$63,754	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	63,898	-
With health insurance coverage	61,618	96.43%
Public coverage	18,150	28.40%
Private health insurance	51,613	80.77%
Without health insurance coverage	2,280	3.57%

Housing

There are 29,292 housing units in West Des Moines Community School District area, Iowa with 27,582 units (94.16%) occupied. 17,584 houses (63.75%) are occupied by owner and 9,998 houses (36.25%) are rented. The average housing value is $219,100 and the average rental cost is $949. 318 houses (1.09%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 1,485 houses (5.07%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	29,292	-
Occupied	27,582	94.16%
Owner Occupied	17,584	63.75%
Renter Occupied	9,998	36.25%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	16,117	55.02%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	2,587	8.83%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	10,352	35.34%
Mobile Homes	236	0.81%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0	0.00%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	29,292	-
Built 2014 or later	318	1.09%
Built 2010 - 2013	490	1.67%
Built 2000 - 2009	2,635	9.00%
Built 1990 - 1999	6,886	23.51%
Built 1980 - 1989	6,296	21.49%
Built 1970 - 1979	5,849	19.97%
Built 1960 - 1969	2,761	9.43%
Built 1950 - 1959	2,572	8.78%
Built 1949 or earlier	1,485	5.07%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	29,292	-
1 room	465	1.59%
2 rooms	861	2.94%
3 rooms	2,921	9.97%
4 rooms	5,465	18.66%
5 rooms	3,938	13.44%
6 rooms	3,692	12.60%
7 rooms	3,064	10.46%
8 rooms	2,914	9.95%
9 rooms or more	5,972	20.39%
Median Number of Rooms	5.8 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	29,292	-
no bedroom	565	1.93%
1 bedroom	3,140	10.72%
2 bedrooms	9,309	31.78%
3 bedrooms	8,480	28.95%
4 bedrooms	6,252	21.34%
5 bedrooms or more	1,546	5.28%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	17,584	-
Less than $50,000	443	2.52%
$50,000 - $99,999	1,051	5.98%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,952	11.10%
$150,000 - $199,999	3,896	22.16%
$200,000 - $299,999	5,938	33.77%
$300,000 - $499,999	2,819	16.03%
$500,000 - $999,999	1,368	7.78%
$1,000,000 or more	117	0.67%
Median House Value	$219,100	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	9,813	-
Less than $500	233	2.37%
$500 - $999	5,568	56.74%
$1,000 - $1,499	3,150	32.10%
$1,500 - $1,999	496	5.05%
$2,000 - $2,499	161	1.64%
$2,500 - $2,999	29	0.30%
$3,000 or more	176	1.79%
Median Rental Costs	$949	-

Demographic

A total of 64,203 people lives in West Des Moines Community School District area, Iowa with 31,265 male and 32,938 female. The males to female ratio is 48.70 to 51.30. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	64,203	-
Male	31,265	48.70%
Female	32,938	51.30%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	64,203	-
Under 5 years	3,854	6.00%
5 - 9 years	3,877	6.04%
10 - 14 years	4,358	6.79%
15 - 19 years	3,356	5.23%
20 - 24 years	3,435	5.35%
25 - 34 years	9,461	14.74%
35 - 44 years	8,247	12.85%
45 - 54 years	8,466	13.19%
55 - 59 years	4,362	6.79%
60 - 64 years	4,102	6.39%
65 - 74 years	6,262	9.75%
75 - 84 years	3,083	4.80%
85 years and older	1,340	2.09%
Median Age	39.5 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	64,203	-
One Race	62,811	97.83%
White	54,873	85.47%
Black or African American	2,848	4.44%
American Indian and Alaska Native	161	0.25%
Asian	3,951	6.15%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	34	0.05%
Other	944	1.47%

Two or more races	1,392	2.17%
White and Black or African American	486	0.76%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	202	0.31%
White and Asian	519	0.81%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	4	0.01%

Living in West Des Moines Community School District Area

Overview

Employment Statistics

Average Income and Health Insurance

Housing

Demographic