West Des Moines township, Mahaska County, IA

280 Population

19.8 square miles 14.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

Age

45.8 ±14 Median age

about 20 percent higher than the figure in Mahaska County: 39.1 ±0.8
about 20 percent higher than the figure in Iowa: 38.6 ±0.1

Sex

Race & Ethnicity

Economics

Income

$36,257 ±$7,015 Per capita income

a little higher than the amount in Mahaska County: $35,035 ±$2,317
about 90 percent of the amount in Iowa: $39,728 ±$248

$78,810 ±$28,963 Median household income

about 10 percent higher than the amount in Mahaska County: $69,019 ±$5,938
about 10 percent higher than the amount in Iowa: $73,147 ±$438

Poverty

4.6% ±6.7% (13 ±20) Persons below poverty line

about two-fifths of the rate in Mahaska County: 11.9% ^† 2,527 (±2.2% / ±465)
about two-fifths of the rate in Iowa: 11% 340,362 (±0.2% / ±6,363)

Transportation to work

23.5 minutes ±5.9 (4,340 ±3,054) Mean travel time to work

about 1.3 times the figure in Mahaska County: 17.8 185,025 (±1.1 / ±12,669)
about 20 percent higher than the figure in Iowa: 19.8 28,378,176 (±0.1 / ±224,391)

Families

Households

104 ±52 Number of households

Mahaska County: 8,891 ±241
Iowa: 1,303,763 ±3,538

2.7 ±0.7 (280 ±156) Persons per household

about 10 percent higher than the figure in Mahaska County: 2.4 21,327 (±0.1 / ±19)
about 10 percent higher than the figure in Iowa: 2.4 3,097,679

Marital status

Fertility

N/A Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year

Housing

Units & Occupancy

104 ±52 Number of housing units

Mahaska County: 9,708 ±36
Iowa: 1,427,175 ±397

Value

$246,600 ±$54,292 Median value of owner-occupied housing units

more than 1.5 times the amount in Mahaska County: $140,900 ±$12,904
about 25 percent higher than the amount in Iowa: $195,900 ±$929

Geographical mobility

N/A Moved since previous year