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Census Tract 508.12, Dallas, IA

5,305 Population
17.9 square miles 295.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.1 ±2.9 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in West Des Moines: 36 ±1.1
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Dallas County: 36.1 ±0.3

Economics

$65,486 ±$10,700 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in West Des Moines: $57,275 ±$2,565
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Dallas County: $54,385 ±$1,710
$107,083 ±$34,845 Median household income
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in West Des Moines: $86,594 ±$2,354
  • a little higher than the amount in Dallas County: $102,379 ±$3,721

18.4% ±9.8% (960  ±520) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in West Des Moines: 8.4% † 5,933 (±1.6% / ±1,160)
  • more than double the rate in Dallas County: 6.3% † 6,714 (±1.1% / ±1,155)

19.7 minutes ±2.5 (34,465  ±7,999) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in West Des Moines: 18.3 592,500 (±0.8 / ±33,891)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Dallas County: 21.2 995,610 (±0.7 / ±41,335)

Families

2,149 ±208 Number of households
  • West Des Moines: 32,233 ±841
  • Dallas County: 42,471 ±501
2.4 ±0.3 (5,238  ±459) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in West Des Moines: 2.2 70,678 (±0.1 / ±123)
  • a little less than the figure in Dallas County: 2.5 107,329 (±0 / ±18)

2.8% ±2.4% (38  ±34) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-fifths of the rate in West Des Moines: 4.6% † 830 (±1.5% / ±273)
  • about half the rate in Dallas County: 5.1% † 1,378 (±1.2% / ±315)

Housing

2,235 ±195 Number of housing units
  • West Des Moines: 34,006 ±812
  • Dallas County: 44,804 ±50

$535,800 ±$69,523 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in West Des Moines: $309,000 ±$10,613
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Dallas County: $355,600 ±$8,467

12.5% ±4.2% (659  ±228.6) Moved since previous year
  • about three-fifths of the rate in West Des Moines: 19.9% † 13,976 (±2.2% / ±1,532.9)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Dallas County: 14% † 14,893 (±1.4% / ±1,491.8)

Social

93.7% ±6.7% (3,270  ±390.1) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in West Des Moines: 96.3% 47,694 (±2.9% / ±1,779.4)
  • about the same as the rate in Dallas County: 95.4% 67,953 (±2.7% / ±1,952.7)
63.3% ±6.4% (2,209  ±306.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in West Des Moines: 54.9% 27,223 (±2.2% / ±1,241.1)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Dallas County: 51.5% 36,672 (±2% / ±1,430.4)

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

12.3% ±5.4% (654  ±294) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in West Des Moines: 10.9% † 7,731 (±1.5% / ±1,095)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Dallas County: 10.4% 11,214

4.4% ±1.8% (164  ±69) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in West Des Moines: 5.4% † 3,015 (±0.9% / ±505)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Dallas County: 5.5% † 4,323 (±0.6% / ±464)
164 Total veterans ±69 164 Male ±69 N/A Female ±15

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