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West Des Moines Population and Demographics

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West Des Moines Population: 46403 100.00%

Sex and Age
Male 22239 47.93%
Female 24164 52.07%

Under 5 years 3585 7.73%
5 to 9 years 3251 7.01%
10 to 14 years 2930 6.31%
15 to 19 years 2559 5.51%
20 to 24 years 3605 7.77%
25 to 34 years 8899 19.18%
35 to 44 years 7586 16.35%
45 to 54 years 6032 13%
55 to 59 years 2044 4.4%
60 to 64 years 1362 2.94%
65 to 74 years 2443 5.26%
75 to 84 years 1642 3.54%
85 years and over 465 1%

Median age (years) 33

18 years and over 34955 75.33%
Male 16349 35.23%
Female 18606 40.1%
21 years and over 33633 72.48%
62 years and over 5337 11.5%
65 years and over 4550 9.81%
Male 1776 3.83%
Female 2774 5.98%

Race
One race 45805 98.71%
White 42995 92.66%
Black or African American 868 1.87%
American Indian and Alaska Native 61 0.13%
Asian 1280 2.76%
Asian indian 433 0.93%
Chinese 237 0.51%
Filipino 65 0.14%
Japanese 50 0.11%
Korean 173 0.37%
Vietnamese 123 0.27%
Other Asian 199 0.43%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 16 0.03%
Native Hawaiian 4 0.01%
Guamanian or Chamorro 7 0.02%
Samoan 1 0%
Other Pacific Islander 4 0.01%
Some other race 585 1.26%
Two or more races 598 1.29%

Hispanic or Latino and race
Total Population 46403 100.00%
Hispanic or Latino(of any race) 1404 3.03%
Mexican 913 1.97%
Puerto Rican 68 0.15%
Cuban 20 0.04%
Other Hispanic or Latino 403 0.87%
Not Hispanic or Latino 44999 96.97%
White alone 42283 91.12%

Relationship
Total Population 46403 100.00%
In households 46104 99.36%
Householder 19826 42.73%
Spouse 9907 21.35%
Child 12677 27.32%
Own child under 18 years 10990 23.68%
Other relatives 973 2.1%
Under 18 years 304 0.66%
Nonrelatives 2721 5.86%
Unmarried partner 1010 2.18%
In group quarters 299 0.64%
Institutionalized population 220 0.47%
Non-Institutionalized population 79 0.17%

Households by Type
Total Households 19826 100.0 %
Family households (families) 11920 60.12%
With own children under 18 years 6016 30.34%
Married-couple family 9907 49.97%
With own children under 18 years 4749 23.95%
Female householder, no husband present 1524 7.69%
With own children under 18 years 1019 5.14%
Non Family households 7906 39.88%
Householder living alone 6046 30.5%
Householder 65 years and over 1409 7.11%

Households with individuals under 18 years 6258 31.56%
Households with individuals 65 years and over 3148 15.88%

Average Household size 2.33
Average family size 2.98

Housing Occupancy
Total housing units 20815 100.00%
Occupied housing units 19826 95.25%
Vacant housing units 989 4.75%
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 152 0.73%
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.6
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 5.9

Housing Tenure
Occupied housing units 19826 100.00%
Owner-occupied housing units. 12306 62.07%
Renter-occupied housing units. 7520 37.93%

Average household size of owner-occupied units 2.58
Average household size of renter-occupied units 1.9

Based on 2000 US Census data. For more information on population visit U.S. Census Bureau, providing access to a full range of U.S. Census information and data products.

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