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Census Tract 5, Des Moines, IA

4,463 Population
1.1 square miles 3,999.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

44.1 ±3 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in Burlington: 42.5 ±1.3
  • a little higher than the figure in Des Moines County: 42.3 ±0.7

Economics

$35,885 ±$7,682 Per capita income
  • a little higher than the amount in Burlington: $34,430 ±$2,127
  • about the same as the amount in Des Moines County: $35,662 ±$1,579
$63,191 ±$16,677 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Burlington: $59,000 ±$3,730
  • about the same as the amount in Des Moines County: $62,928 ±$3,409

9.3% ±5.2% (414  ±233) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Burlington: 13.2% † 3,099 (±2.2% / ±505)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Des Moines County: 12.8% † 4,851 (±1.8% / ±678)

17.7 minutes ±3.2 (39,505  ±10,398) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Burlington: 16.2 † 171,365 (±1.8 / ±20,554)
  • about the same as the figure in Des Moines County: 18 315,270 (±1.3 / ±24,265)

Families

2,187 ±189 Number of households
  • Burlington: 11,070 ±297
  • Des Moines County: 17,178 ±316
2 ±0.1 (4,460  ±427) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Burlington: 2.1 23,456 (±0.1 / ±31)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Des Moines County: 2.2 37,814 (±0 / ±18)

5.4% ±5.8% (59  ±64) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Burlington: 4.2% † 220 (±2.8% / ±148)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Des Moines County: 4.6% † 376 (±2% / ±162)

Housing

2,289 ±196 Number of housing units
  • Burlington: 12,296 ±238
  • Des Moines County: 18,802 ±32

$90,200 ±$9,841 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

12.5% ±8.9% (557  ±399.6) Moved since previous year
  • a little higher than the rate in Burlington: 12% † 2,828 (±2.6% / ±608.9)
  • a little higher than the rate in Des Moines County: 11.7% † 4,478 (±1.9% / ±716.1)

Social

94.4% ±8% (3,303  ±440.5) 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)
14.5% ±3.9% (506  ±147.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Burlington: 22.5% 3,787 (±2.2% / ±375.8)
  • about three-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

0.9% ±1.3% (40  ±58) Foreign-born population
  • about one-third of the rate in Burlington: 2.8% † 661 (±1% / ±232)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Des Moines County: 2.3% 899

11.4% ±5.4% (422  ±204) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Burlington: 8.4% † 1,540 (±1.7% / ±310)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Des Moines County: 8.1% † 2,425 (±1.1% / ±340)
422 Total veterans ±204 410 Male ±199 12 Female ±21

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