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People QuickFacts |
West Des Moines |
Iowa |
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Population, 2006 estimate |
53,945 | 2,982,085 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 |
14.4% | 1.9% |
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Population, 2000 |
46,403 | 2,926,324 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 |
7.7% | 6.4% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 |
24.7% | 25.1% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 |
9.8% | 14.9% |
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Female persons, percent, 2000 |
52.1% | 50.9% |
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White persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
92.7% | 93.9% |
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Black persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
1.9% | 2.1% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
0.1% | 0.3% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
2.8% | 1.3% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) |
Z | Z |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 |
1.3% | 1.1% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) |
3.0% | 2.8% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
39.8% | 56.9% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
5.4% | 3.1% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
7.9% | 5.8% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
96.3% | 86.1% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
48.5% | 21.2% |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
18.0 | 18.5 |
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Housing units, 2000 |
20,815 | 1,232,511 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
62.1% | 72.3% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$140,600 | $82,500 |
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Households, 2000 |
19,826 | 1,149,276 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.33 | 2.46 |
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Median household income, 1999 |
$54,139 | $39,469 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$31,405 | $19,674 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 |
4.5% | 9.1% |
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Business QuickFacts |
West Des Moines |
Iowa |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
1,286,114 | 33,546,948 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
673,597 | 31,195,012 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$13,410 | $10,631 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
112,096 | 3,698,955 |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
4,775 | 236,515 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.7% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.3% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
3.4% | 0.8% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.6% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | Z |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
30.1% | 27.0% |
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