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West Des Moines Community School District, IA

69,143 Population
35.5 square miles 1,949.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.8 ±2.5 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in Polk County: 36.2 ±0.3
  • a little less than the figure in Iowa: 39 ±0.2
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$53,597 ±$4,936 Per capita income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Polk County: $44,903 ±$1,540
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Iowa: $40,536 ±$427
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$86,003 ±$13,421 Median household income
  • a little higher than the amount in Polk County: $82,405 ±$3,522
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Iowa: $75,501 ±$1,016
  • a little higher than the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

10.7% ±4.7% (7,325  ±3,285) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Polk County: 9.9% † 50,064 (±1.3% / ±6,696)
  • a little less than the rate in Iowa: 11.3% 356,404 (±0.4% / ±12,911)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

18.6 minutes ±0.7 (534,810  ±35,225) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Polk County: 20 4,465,015 (±0.3 / ±87,777)
  • a little less than the figure in Iowa: 19.8 28,362,076 (±0.1 / ±233,595)
  • about two-thirds of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

31,330 ±2,310 Number of households
  • Polk County: 211,294 ±3,129
  • Iowa: 1,343,422 ±8,051
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.2 ±0.2 (68,642  ±3,753) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Polk County: 2.4 507,476 (±0 / ±159)
  • a little less than the figure in Iowa: 2.3 3,141,310
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

7.3% ±3.8% (1,232  ±648) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Polk County: 6.5% † 8,189 (±1.4% / ±1,810)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Iowa: 5.4% 39,589 (±0.5% / ±3,803)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

33,224 ±2,417 Number of housing units
  • Polk County: 224,898 ±82
  • Iowa: 1,458,471 ±525
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$324,200 ±$16,208 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Polk County: $281,400 ±$6,556
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Iowa: $227,300 ±$2,299
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

12.5% ±4.4% (8,524  ±3,051.9) Moved since previous year
  • a little less than the rate in Polk County: 13.2% † 67,141 (±1.5% / ±7,592)
  • a little higher than the rate in Iowa: 11.8% 376,872 (±0.5% / ±14,909.6)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

95.8% ±5% (47,332  ±4,010.9) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Polk County: 92.4% 320,604 (±2.9% / ±10,116.9)
  • a little higher than the rate in Iowa: 93% 2,038,609 (±0.9% / ±20,451.3)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
52.6% ±4.5% (25,973  ±2,797.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Polk County: 41.5% 144,046 (±2% / ±6,785)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Iowa: 32.1% 702,673 (±0.6% / ±12,534)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

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

11.1% ±4.1% (7,675  ±2,878) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Polk County: 10% 51,842
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Iowa: 6.3% 203,549
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

6.8% ±2.7% (3,786  ±1,524) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Polk County: 5.3% † 20,753 (±0.7% / ±2,541)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Iowa: 6.2% 155,483 (±0.2% / ±5,007)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
3,786 Total veterans ±1,524 3,381 Male ±1,276 405 Female ±485

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