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West Des Moines, IA, 50265 QuickFacts

	West Des Moines, IA, 50265	United States
Total population	30,269	281,421,906
State	Iowa
City	west des moines
Zip(s)	50265

West Des Moines, IA, 50265 Population

	West Des Moines, IA, 50265	%, West Des Moines, IA, 50265	United States
Male	14,526	47.99%	49.06%
Female	15,743	52.01%	50.94%
Median age (years)	34.2		35.3

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	West Des Moines, IA, 50265	%, West Des Moines, IA, 50265	United States
18 years and over	22,948	75.81%	74.31%
21 years and over	22,104	73.03%	69.97%
62 years and over	3,884	12.83%	14.66%
65 years and over	3,337	11.02%	12.43%

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	West Des Moines, IA, 50265	%, West Des Moines, IA, 50265	United States
White	28,184	93.11%	75.14%
Black or African American	464	1.53%	12.32%
Asian	805	2.66%	3.64%
Some other race	406	1.34%	5.46%
Two or more races	410	1.35%	2.43%

West Des Moines, IA, 50265 Housing

	West Des Moines, IA, 50265	%, West Des Moines, IA, 50265	United States
Total households	12,710		105,480,101
Family households (families)	7,946	62.52%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	4,764	37.48%	31.94%

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	West Des Moines, IA, 50265	%, West Des Moines, IA, 50265	United States
Total housing units	13,275		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	554	4.17%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	12,710	95.74%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	8,412	63.37%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	4,298	32.38%	30.77%

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	West Des Moines, IA, 50265	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	132	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	1,591	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	3,220	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	1,514	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	658	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	328	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	106	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	8	0.57%
Median (dollars)	133,500	119,600

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	West Des Moines, IA, 50265	%, West Des Moines, IA, 50265	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	3,388	26.66%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	4,095	32.22%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	2,230	17.55%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	1,656	13.03%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	740	5.82%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	611	4.81%	9.65%

West Des Moines, IA, 50265 Education

	West Des Moines, IA, 50265	%, West Des Moines, IA, 50265	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	7,509		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	702	9.35%	6.47%
Kindergarten	443	5.9%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	3,137	41.78%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	1,494	19.9%	21.38%
College or graduate school	1,733	23.08%	22.81%

West Des Moines, IA, 50265 Economy

	West Des Moines, IA, 50265	%, West Des Moines, IA, 50265	United States
Population 16 years and over	23,684		217,168,077
In labor force	18,298	77.26%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	18,289	77.22%	63.39%
- - Employed	17,958	75.82%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	331	1.4%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	1.8		5.8
- Armed Forces	9	0.04%	0.53%
Not in labor force	5,386	22.74%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	12,667	53.48%	51.66%
In labor force	9,072	38.3%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	9,072	38.3%	29.65%
- - Employed	8,928	37.7%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	2,633	11.12%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	1,831		12,787,501

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	West Des Moines, IA, 50265	%, West Des Moines, IA, 50265	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	12,737		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	340	2.67%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	319	2.5%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	1,096	8.6%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	1,439	11.3%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	2,604	20.44%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	2,881	22.62%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	1,883	14.78%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	1,275	10.01%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	411	3.23%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	489	3.84%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	54,629		41,994

	West Des Moines, IA, 50265	%, West Des Moines, IA, 50265	United States
With earnings	11,178	47.2%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	70,063		56,604
With Social Security income	2,416	10.2%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	13,302		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	173	0.73%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	6,683		6,320
With public assistance income	133	0.56%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	3,069		3,032
With retirement income	1,764	7.45%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	15,220		17,376

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