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West Des Moines (city), Iowa

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   People QuickFactsWest Des MoinesIowa
Population definition and source info Population, 2011 estimate 57,9093,062,309
Population definition and source info Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 56,6093,046,350
Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1 definition and source info Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 2.3%0.5%
Population definition and source info Population, 2010 56,6093,046,355
Persons under 5 years, percent definition and source info Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 7.1%6.6%
Persons under 18 years, percent definition and source info Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 24.1%23.9%
Persons 65 years and over, percent definition and source info Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 10.6%14.9%
Female persons, percent definition and source info Female persons, percent, 2010 51.7%50.5%
 
White persons, percent definition and source info White persons, percent, 2010 (a) 88.4%91.3%
Black persons, percent definition and source info Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) 3.3%2.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent definition and source info American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) 0.2%0.4%
Asian persons, percent definition and source info Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) 4.8%1.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent definition and source info Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) Z0.1%
Persons reporting two or more races, percent definition and source info Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 1.9%1.8%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent definition and source info Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) 5.2%5.0%
White persons not Hispanic, percent definition and source info White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 85.0%88.7%
 
Living in same house 1 year & over definition and source info Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 80.2%83.8%
Foreign born persons, percent definition and source info Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 9.4%4.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+ definition and source info Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 11.8%6.8%
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+ definition and source info High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 95.2%89.9%
Bachelor Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 49.5%24.5%
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+ definition and source info Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 16.518.5
 
Homeownership rate definition and source info Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 64.9%73.2%
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent definition and source info Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 38.5%18.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units definition and source info Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 $181,900$119,200
Households definition and source info Households, 2006-2010 23,5491,215,954
Persons per household definition and source info Persons per household, 2006-2010 2.322.40
definition and source info Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 $37,522$25,335
definition and source info Median household income 2006-2010 $63,978$48,872
Persons below poverty level, percent definition and source info Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 6.1%11.6%
   Business QuickFactsWest Des MoinesIowa
Total number of firms definition and source info Total number of firms, 2007 5,703259,931
Black-owned firms, percent definition and source info Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.0%0.8%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent definition and source info American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.7%0.2%
Asian-owned firms, percent definition and source info Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 3.4%1.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent definition and source info Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 F0.1%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent definition and source info Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.3%0.9%
Women-owned firms, percent definition and source info Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 25.6%25.5%
 
Manufacturers shipments definition and source info Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) 257,34897,592,051
Merchant wholesaler sales definition and source info Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) 275,12141,068,338
Retail sales definition and source info Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 1,228,51539,234,649
Retail sales per capita definition and source info Retail sales per capita, 2007 $22,414$13,172
Accommodation and food services sales definition and source info Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 186,5474,737,719
   Geography QuickFactsWest Des MoinesIowa
Land area in square miles definition and source info Land area in square miles, 2010 38.5955,857.13
Persons per square mile definition and source info Persons per square mile, 2010 1,467.054.5
Persons per square mile definition and source info FIPS Code 8391019
Counties Dallas County
Polk County
Warren County


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(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.

D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
F: Fewer than 100 firms
FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data
NA: Not available
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
X: Not applicable
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown

Source U.S. Census Bureau: State and County QuickFacts. Data derived from Population Estimates, American Community Survey, Census of Population and Housing, County Business Patterns, Economic Census, Survey of Business Owners, Building Permits, Consolidated Federal Funds Report, Census of Governments
Last Revised: Tuesday, 18-Sep-2012 16:52:08 EDT