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West Des Moines, IA

73,744 Population
47.5 square miles 1,552.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

34.7 ±2.1 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metro Area: 36.9 ±0.3
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Iowa: 39 ±0.2
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$55,112 ±$4,991 Per capita income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metro Area: $46,079 ±$1,174
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Iowa: $40,536 ±$427
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$83,355 ±$7,216 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metro Area: $85,446 ±$2,705
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Iowa: $75,501 ±$1,016
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

10.1% ±3.8% (7,400  ±2,814) Persons below poverty line
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metro Area: 8.7% † 64,377 (±0.9% / ±6,698)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Iowa: 11.3% 356,404 (±0.4% / ±12,911)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

18.3 minutes ±0.8 (592,500  ±33,891) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metro Area: 21 6,727,745 (±0.3 / ±105,462)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Iowa: 19.8 28,362,076 (±0.1 / ±233,595)
  • about two-thirds of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

34,503 ±2,156 Number of households
  • the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metro Area: 307,502 ±3,431
  • Iowa: 1,343,422 ±8,051
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.1 ±0.1 (73,249  ±528) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metro Area: 2.4 740,702 (±0 / ±185)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Iowa: 2.3 3,141,310
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

6.4% ±3.4% (1,327  ±723) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metro Area: 5.9% † 10,888 (±1.2% / ±2,114)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Iowa: 5.4% 39,589 (±0.5% / ±3,803)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

36,235 ±2,234 Number of housing units
  • the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metro Area: 325,348 ±106
  • Iowa: 1,458,471 ±525
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$320,200 ±$19,582 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metro Area: $288,400 ±$5,998
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Iowa: $227,300 ±$2,299
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

15.4% ±4.6% (11,224  ±3,380.7) Moved since previous year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metro Area: 12.3% 91,695 (±1.1% / ±8,414.4)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Iowa: 11.8% 376,872 (±0.5% / ±14,909.6)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

96.1% ±6.5% (50,139  ±4,090.1) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metro Area: 93.4% 475,108 (±2.3% / ±11,594.4)
  • a little higher than the rate in Iowa: 93% 2,038,609 (±0.9% / ±20,451.3)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
54.3% ±5% (28,360  ±2,925.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.3 times the rate in the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metro Area: 41.6% 211,451 (±1.5% / ±7,812)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Iowa: 32.1% 702,673 (±0.6% / ±12,534)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

10.3% ±3.2% (7,591  ±2,344) Foreign-born population
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metro Area: 8.9% 66,780
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Iowa: 6.3% 203,549
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

5.1% ±2.4% (3,018  ±1,448) Population with veteran status
  • about the same as the rate in the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metro Area: 5.2% 29,646 (±0.5% / ±2,779)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Iowa: 6.2% 155,483 (±0.2% / ±5,007)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
3,018 Total veterans ±1,448 2,613 Male ±1,166 405 Female ±485

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