Des Moines
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| Des Moines Households
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| Des Moines Housing
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Des Moines Statistics
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General Des Moines statistics. Including local population, race, housing, social information and details about the Des Moines economy.
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Total population
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198,682
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100.0
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281,421,906
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Male
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96,157
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48.4
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49.1%
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Female
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102,525
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51.6
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50.9%
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Median age (years)
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33.8
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35.3
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Under 5 years
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14,893
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7.5
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6.8%
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18+ years
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149,354
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75.2
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74.3%
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65+ years
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24,559
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12.4
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12.4%
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One race
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194,252
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97.8
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97.6%
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White
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163,494
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82.3
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75.1%
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Black or African American
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16,025
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8.1
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12.3%
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American Indian and Alaska Native
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705
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0.4
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0.9%
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Asian
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6,946
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3.5
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3.6%
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
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95
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0.0
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0.1%
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Other
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6,987
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3.5
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5.5%
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Two or more races
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4,430
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2.2
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2.4%
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Hispanic or Latino (any race)
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13,138
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6.6
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12.5%
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Average household size
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2.39
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2.59
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Average family size
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3.04
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3.14
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Total housing units
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85,067
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100.0
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115,904,641
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Occupied
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80,504
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94.6
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91.0%
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Owner-occupied
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52,119
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64.7
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66.2%
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Renter-occupied
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28,385
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35.3
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33.8%
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Vacant
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4,563
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5.4
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9.0%
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Population 25+ years
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128,664
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100.0
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182,211,639
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High school graduate or higher
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106,843
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83.0
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80.4%
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Bachelor's degree or higher
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28,103
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21.8
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24.4%
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Civilian veterans (18+ years)
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18,733
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12.5
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12.7%
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Disability status (21-64 years)
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22,761
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19.8
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19.2%
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Foreign born
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15,713
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7.9
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11.1%
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Now married (15+ years)
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79,851
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50.9
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54.4%
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Speak a language other than English at home (5+ years)
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21,099
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11.5
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17.9%
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In labor force (16+ years)
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108,416
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70.2
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63.9%
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Mean travel time to work in minutes (16+)
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17.5
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25.5
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Median household income (dollars)
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38,408
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41,994
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Median family income (dollars)
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46,590
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50,046
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Per capita income (dollars)
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19,467
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21,587
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Families below poverty level
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3,892
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7.9
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9.2%
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Individuals below poverty level
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21,877
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11.4
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12.4%
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Single-family owner-occupied homes
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46,921
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100.0
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55,212,108
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Median value (dollars)
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81,100
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119,600
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Median of selected monthly owner costs
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With a mortgage
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863
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1,088
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Without a mortgage
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314
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295
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