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Census Tract 2, Des Moines, IA

2,839 Population
1.3 square miles 2,209.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.2 ±6.7 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Burlington: 42.5 ±1.3
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Des Moines County: 42.3 ±0.7

Economics

$29,176 ±$3,195 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Burlington: $34,430 ±$2,127
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Des Moines County: $35,662 ±$1,579
$61,813 ±$10,223 Median household income
  • a little higher than the amount in Burlington: $59,000 ±$3,730
  • about the same as the amount in Des Moines County: $62,928 ±$3,409

4.7% ±3% (133  ±87) Persons below poverty line
  • about one-third of the rate in Burlington: 13.2% † 3,099 (±2.2% / ±505)
  • about one-third of the rate in Des Moines County: 12.8% † 4,851 (±1.8% / ±678)

13.4 minutes ±1.8 (18,540  ±4,094) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Burlington: 16.2 † 171,365 (±1.8 / ±20,554)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Des Moines County: 18 315,270 (±1.3 / ±24,265)

Families

1,264 ±171 Number of households
  • Burlington: 11,070 ±297
  • Des Moines County: 17,178 ±316
2.2 ±0.1 (2,834  ±423) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Burlington: 2.1 23,456 (±0.1 / ±31)
  • about the same as the figure in Des Moines County: 2.2 37,814 (±0 / ±18)

2% ±3.6% (13  ±24) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about half the rate in Burlington: 4.2% † 220 (±2.8% / ±148)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Des Moines County: 4.6% † 376 (±2% / ±162)

Housing

1,465 ±146 Number of housing units
  • Burlington: 12,296 ±238
  • Des Moines County: 18,802 ±32

$90,400 ±$23,604 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Burlington: $114,300 ±$6,434
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Des Moines County: $136,500 ±$6,983

6% ±3.5% (168  ±102.1) Moved since previous year
  • about half the rate in Burlington: 12% † 2,828 (±2.6% / ±608.9)
  • about half the rate in Des Moines County: 11.7% † 4,478 (±1.9% / ±716.1)

Social

94.5% ±6.4% (1,810  ±301.2) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Burlington: 93.6% 15,770 (±4.3% / ±779.2)
  • about the same as the rate in Des Moines County: 93.8% 25,348 (±3.3% / ±925.7)
9% ±4.1% (172  ±83.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Burlington: 22.5% 3,787 (±2.2% / ±375.8)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Des Moines County: 23.8% 6,442 (±1.7% / ±449.5)

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

1.1% ±1.5% (30  ±43) Foreign-born population
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Burlington: 2.8% † 661 (±1% / ±232)
  • about half the rate in Des Moines County: 2.3% 899

7.7% ±5.6% (160  ±117) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Burlington: 8.4% † 1,540 (±1.7% / ±310)
  • a little less than the rate in Des Moines County: 8.1% † 2,425 (±1.1% / ±340)
160 Total veterans ±117 133 Male ±106 27 Female ±43

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