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Census Tract 508.15, Dallas, IA

4,180 Population
2.2 square miles 1,863.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

31.7 ±3.8 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in West Des Moines: 36 ±1.1
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Dallas County: 36.1 ±0.3

Economics

$48,224 ±$7,962 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in West Des Moines: $57,275 ±$2,565
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Dallas County: $54,385 ±$1,710
$81,882 ±$4,816 Median household income
  • a little less than the amount in West Des Moines: $86,594 ±$2,354
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Dallas County: $102,379 ±$3,721

6.1% ±7.9% (252  ±327) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-quarters of the rate in West Des Moines: 8.4% † 5,933 (±1.6% / ±1,160)
  • about the same as the rate in Dallas County: 6.3% † 6,714 (±1.1% / ±1,155)

18.1 minutes ±2.3 (32,710  ±9,803) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in West Des Moines: 18.3 592,500 (±0.8 / ±33,891)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Dallas County: 21.2 995,610 (±0.7 / ±41,335)

Families

1,969 ±231 Number of households
  • West Des Moines: 32,233 ±841
  • Dallas County: 42,471 ±501
2.1 ±0.2 (4,126  ±651) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in West Des Moines: 2.2 70,678 (±0.1 / ±123)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Dallas County: 2.5 107,329 (±0 / ±18)

4.7% ±7% (50  ±75) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little higher than the rate in West Des Moines: 4.6% † 830 (±1.5% / ±273)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Dallas County: 5.1% † 1,378 (±1.2% / ±315)

Housing

1,969 ±231 Number of housing units
  • West Des Moines: 34,006 ±812
  • Dallas County: 44,804 ±50

$339,900 ±$32,442 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in West Des Moines: $309,000 ±$10,613
  • a little less than the amount in Dallas County: $355,600 ±$8,467

22.6% ±13.4% (933  ±570.2) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in West Des Moines: 19.9% † 13,976 (±2.2% / ±1,532.9)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Dallas County: 14% † 14,893 (±1.4% / ±1,491.8)

Social

99.2% ±11% (3,006  ±524.9) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in West Des Moines: 96.3% 47,694 (±2.9% / ±1,779.4)
  • a little higher than the rate in Dallas County: 95.4% 67,953 (±2.7% / ±1,952.7)
52.7% ±10.9% (1,596  ±395) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little less than the rate in West Des Moines: 54.9% 27,223 (±2.2% / ±1,241.1)
  • about the same as the rate in Dallas County: 51.5% 36,672 (±2% / ±1,430.4)

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

10.7% ±8.2% (445  ±350) Foreign-born population
  • about the same as the rate in West Des Moines: 10.9% † 7,731 (±1.5% / ±1,095)
  • a little higher than the rate in Dallas County: 10.4% 11,214

6.7% ±3.5% (223  ±119) Population with veteran status
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in West Des Moines: 5.4% † 3,015 (±0.9% / ±505)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Dallas County: 5.5% † 4,323 (±0.6% / ±464)
223 Total veterans ±119 205 Male ±115 18 Female ±30

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