| People QuickFacts | West Des Moines | Iowa |
|
Population, 2011 estimate | 57,909 | 3,064,097 |
|
Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 56,609 | 3,046,857 |
|
Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 | 2.3% | 0.6% |
|
Population, 2010 | 56,609 | 3,046,355 |
|
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 | 7.1% | 6.6% |
|
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 | 24.1% | 23.9% |
|
Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 | 10.6% | 14.9% |
|
Female persons, percent, 2010 | 51.7% | 50.5% |
|
|
White persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 88.4% | 91.3% |
|
Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 3.3% | 2.9% |
|
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.2% | 0.4% |
|
Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 4.8% | 1.7% |
|
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) | Z | 0.1% |
|
Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 | 1.9% | 1.8% |
|
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) | 5.2% | 5.0% |
|
White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 | 85.0% | 88.7% |
|
|
Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 | 79.0% | 84.3% |
|
Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 | 10.6% | 4.2% |
|
Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 | 12.9% | 7.0% |
|
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 95.0% | 90.3% |
|
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 50.1% | 24.9% |
|
Veterans, 2007-2011 | 3,172 | 239,229 |
|
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 | 16.1 | 18.6 |
|
|
Housing units, 2010 | 26,219 | 1,336,417 |
|
Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 | 64.0% | 73.0% |
|
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 | 38.0% | 18.5% |
|
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 | $183,000 | $121,300 |
|
Households, 2007-2011 | 23,604 | 1,219,137 |
|
Persons per household, 2007-2011 | 2.35 | 2.41 |
|
Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 | $37,646 | $26,110 |
|
Median household income, 2007-2011 | $67,179 | $50,451 |
|
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 | 7.0% | 11.9% |
| Business QuickFacts | West Des Moines | Iowa |
|
Total number of firms, 2007 | 5,703 | 259,931 |
|
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 1.0% | 0.8% |
|
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 0.7% | 0.2% |
|
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 3.4% | 1.1% |
|
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.1% |
|
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 1.3% | 0.9% |
|
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 25.6% | 25.5% |
|
|
Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 257,348 | 97,592,051 |
|
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 275,121 | 41,068,338 |
|
Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 1,228,515 | 39,234,649 |
|
Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $22,414 | $13,172 |
|
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 186,547 | 4,737,719 |