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Des Moines township, Van Buren County, IA

280 Population
48.1 square miles 5.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

28.2 ±5.1 Median age
  • about three-fifths of the figure in Van Buren County: 44.7 ±0.2
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Iowa: 38.6 ±0.2
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$38,851 ±$10,807 Per capita income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Van Buren County: $33,900 ±$2,985
  • a little less than the amount in Iowa: $40,877 ±$247
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
N/A Median household income

15.7% ±14% (44  ±45) Persons below poverty line
  • a little higher than the rate in Van Buren County: 15.1% † 1,081 (±3.4% / ±246)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Iowa: 11.1% 344,519 (±0.2% / ±6,799)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

17 minutes ±3.6 (2,480  ±1,422) Mean travel time to work
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Van Buren County: 22.5 59,680 (±2.2 / ±7,616)
  • 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

90 ±40 Number of households
  • Van Buren County: 2,896 ±123
  • Iowa: 1,315,707 ±3,984
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
3.1 ±0.7 (280  ±140) Persons per household
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Van Buren County: 2.5 7,157 (±0.1 / ±25)
  • about 1.3 times the figure in Iowa: 2.4 3,111,021
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

25.9% ±28.8% (15  ±19) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than double the rate in Van Buren County: 6.3% † 81 (±3.3% / ±43)
  • more than double the rate in Iowa: 5.7% 41,080 (±0.2% / ±1,625)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

147 ±67 Number of housing units
  • Van Buren County: 3,490 ±41
  • Iowa: 1,437,699 ±523
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$281,700 ±$125,191 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • more than double the amount in Van Buren County: $114,600 † ±$15,520
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Iowa: $208,000 ±$1,141
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

7.6% ±12.9% (20  ±35.5) Moved since previous year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Van Buren County: 11% † 781 (±3.4% / ±239.2)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Iowa: 12.9% 408,833 (±0.3% / ±7,883.1)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

55.2% ±25.3% (90  ±56.2) High school grad or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Van Buren County: 85.7% 4,321 (±5.2% / ±260.9)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Iowa: 93.3% 2,008,851 (±0.4% / ±9,325.6)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
20.3% ±20.7% (33  ±36.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Van Buren County: 18.8% † 948 (±2.5% / ±125.5)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Iowa: 31.4% 676,908 (±0.3% / ±5,442.9)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

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

2.5% ±4.1% (7  ±12) Foreign-born population
  • more than double the rate in Van Buren County: 0.6% 45
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Iowa: 5.9% 189,988
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

N/A Population with veteran status
N/A Total veterans ±10 N/A Male ±10 N/A Female ±10

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