Census Reporter Logo Census Reporter

50310

31,283 Population
8 square miles 3,892.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

Find data for this place

Hover for margins of error and contextual data.

Demographics

37.6 ±1.7 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metro Area: 36.7 ±0.1
  • a little less than the figure in Iowa: 38.6 ±0.1

Economics

$38,193 ±$2,057 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metro Area: $44,796 ±$522
  • a little less than the amount in Iowa: $39,728 ±$248
$74,473 ±$3,705 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metro Area: $84,209 ±$1,136
  • about the same as the amount in Iowa: $73,147 ±$438

11.6% ±2.5% (3,590  ±789) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.3 times the rate in the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metro Area: 8.9% 63,021 (±0.4% / ±2,903)
  • a little higher than the rate in Iowa: 11% 340,362 (±0.2% / ±6,363)

19.3 minutes ±0.9 (263,740  ±22,142) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metro Area: 20.8 6,701,490 (±0.2 / ±100,463)
  • about the same as the figure in Iowa: 19.8 28,378,176 (±0.1 / ±224,391)

Families

13,349 ±669 Number of households
  • the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metro Area: 289,451 ±1,214
  • Iowa: 1,303,763 ±3,538
2.3 ±0.1 (31,021  ±1,850) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metro Area: 2.4 707,288 (±0 / ±209)
  • a little less than the figure in Iowa: 2.4 3,097,679

7.9% ±3% (594  ±232) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.5 times the rate in the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metro Area: 5.2% 8,980 (±0.5% / ±799)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Iowa: 5.6% 40,151 (±0.2% / ±1,434)

Housing

14,162 ±662 Number of housing units
  • the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metro Area: 308,705 ±223
  • Iowa: 1,427,175 ±397

$213,800 ±$4,319 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metro Area: $252,400 ±$3,032
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Iowa: $195,900 ±$929

12.7% ±2.4% (3,904  ±756.8) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metro Area: 13.9% 98,978 (±0.6% / ±3,981.6)
  • a little less than the rate in Iowa: 13.2% 418,598 (±0.2% / ±6,426.2)

Social

86.2% ±6.4% (18,805  ±980.3) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metro Area: 93.5% 449,966 (±1.1% / ±5,214.7)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Iowa: 93.2% 1,995,357 (±0.4% / ±9,537.1)
36.5% ±1.7% (7,952  ±567.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metro Area: 39.1% 188,214 (±0.7% / ±3,395)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Iowa: 30.9% 660,619 (±0.3% / ±6,087.5)

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

18.7% ±3% (5,858  ±1,005) Foreign-born population
  • more than double the rate in the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metro Area: 8.6% 62,047
  • more than double the rate in Iowa: 5.7% 182,594

4.9% ±0.9% (1,191  ±237) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metro Area: 6.2% 33,516 (±0.2% / ±1,237)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Iowa: 6.8% 166,552 (±0.1% / ±2,040)
1,191 Total veterans ±237 1,045 Male ±225 146 Female ±111

Hover for margins of error and contextual data.