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Des Moines, IA real estate and demographic information
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REAL ESTATE IN POPULAR Des Moines NEIGHBORHOODS City Center, Pleasant Hill, Saylorville, Fort Des Moines, East Des Moines, Norwoodville / Berwick, Millman, Lovington, McKinley Ave / Fleur Dr, 14th St / McKinley Ave
POPULAR REAL ESTATE NEAR Des Moines, IA Altoona, Ankeny, Carlisle, Clive, Indianola, Johnston, Norwalk, Urbandale, West Des Moines, Windsor Heights
POPULATION
198,688
Des Moines, IA Information
| DES MOINES INFORMATION | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| POPULATION | 198,688 |
| NUMBER OF HOMES AND APARTMENTS | 85,105 |
| DES MOINES HOME OWNERSHIP | |
| % OWNER OCCUPIED | 61.22% |
| % RENTER OCCUPIED | 33.37% |
| % VACANT | 5.41% |
| TYPE OF DES MOINES HOMES | |
| SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED | 64.92% |
| ROWHOUSES AND ATTACHED HOMES | 2.79% |
| SMALL APARTMENT BUILDINGS | 7.12% |
| COMPLEXES OR HIGH RISE APARTMENTS | 22.02% |
| MOBILE HOMES | 3.11% |
| OTHER | 0.04% |
| SIZE OF DES MOINES HOMES | |
| NO BEDROOM | 3.45% |
| 1 BEDROOM | 15.74% |
| 2 BEDROOMS | 37.65% |
| 3 BEDROOMS | 32.60% |
| 4 BEDROOMS | 8.91% |
| 5 OR MORE BEDROOMS | 1.65% |
| AGE OF HOMES | |
| NEWER HOMES (1995 OR LATER) | 3.46% |
| ESTABLISHED, BUT NOT OLD HOMES (1970-1994) | 25.14% |
| WELL-ESTABLISHED, OLD HOMES (1940-1969) | 40.80% |
| HISTORIC (1939 OR BEFORE) | 30.60% |
| DES MOINES REAL ESTATE INFORMATION | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| MEDIAN HOME VALUE | $125,150 |
| MEDIAN RENTAL PRICE | $637 |
| HOME VALUE RANGE | |
| $0-$78,000 | 17.87% |
| $78,001-$157,000 | 55.01% |
| $157,001-$313,000 | 23.51% |
| $313,001-$470,000 | 2.24% |
| $470,001-$627,000 | 0.74% |
| $627,001-$783,000 | 0.34% |
| $783,001-$1,175,000 | 0.19% |
| $1,175,001-$1,567,000 | 0.03% |
| > $1,567,000 | 0.07% |
| PEOPLE OF Des Moines | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| POPULATION DISTRIBUTION | |
| UNDER 5 YEARS | 7.64% |
| 5 TO 17 | 17.03% |
| 18 TO 24 | 10.57% |
| 25 TO 34 | 16.51% |
| 35 TO 54 | 28.11% |
| 55 TO 64 | 7.77% |
| 65 YEARS AND OVER | 12.37% |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT OF ADULTS | |
| HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES | 83.04% |
| COLLEGE GRADUATES | 21.84% |
| MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME | $38,408 |
| PER CAPITA INCOME | $19,467 |
| INDIVIDUALS BELOW POVERTY LEVEL | 11.35% |
| INDUSTRIES PEOPLE WORK IN | Retail (12.36%), Finance (11.70%), Healthcare (11.64%), Manufacturing (9.68%), Construction (6.71%), Accomodation (6.53%), Education (6.36%), Public Service (4.89%), Transportation (4.80%), Professional, scientific, and technical services (4.76%), Other (4.72%), Administration (4.13%), Wholesale (3.75%), Information Technology (3.68%) |
| ATTENDING COLLEGE | 5.84% |
| RACIAL MAKEUP | |
| WHITE | 82.48% |
| BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN | 7.78% |
| AMERICAN INDIAN AND ALASKA NATIVE | 0.47% |
| ASIAN | 3.22% |
| NATIVE HAWAIIAN AND OTHER PACIFIC ISLANDER | 0.08% |
| SOME OTHER RACE ALONE | 3.42% |
| TWO OR MORE RACES | 2.55% |
| HISPANIC OR LATINO (OF ANY RACE) | 6.45% |
| ETHNICITIES PRESENT | Unclassified (25.63%), Other Groups (17.18%), German (15.53%), Irish (7.68%), United States or American (6.78%), English (5.95%), Italian (3.25%), Norwegian (2.82%), Swedish (2.05%) |
| FOREIGN BORN | 7.91% |
| LANGUAGES SPOKEN | English (81.74%) , Spanish (5.00%) |
Des Moines is a relatively large city located in the state of Iowa. With a population of 198,688 people and 55 constituent neighborhoods, Des Moines is the largest community in Iowa.
Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Des Moines is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Des Moines is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Des Moines who work in office and administrative support jobs (20.11%), sales jobs (10.95%), and management occupations (6.78%).
Also of interest is that Des Moines has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
One of the benefits of Des Moines is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 17.49 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.
Des Moines Information and Demographics
The percentage of people in Des Moines who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 14.96%: 21.84% of adults in Des Moines have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Des Moines in 2000 was $19,467, which is upper middle income relative to Iowa and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $77,868 for a family of four.
Des Moines is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Des Moines home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Des Moines is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Des Moines include German, Irish, English, Italian, Norwegian, and Swedish.
The most common language spoken in Des Moines is English. Some people also speak Spanish.
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