Language Spoken At Home in Des Moines County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 37,797 | 100% |
English only | 36,722 | 97.2% |
Language other than English | 1,075 | 2.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 277 | 0.7% |
Spanish | 489 | 1.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 173 | 0.5% |
Other Indo-European languages | 403 | 1.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 67 | 0.2% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 122 | 0.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 37 | 0.1% |
Other languages | 61 | 0.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Des Moines County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 40,268 | 100% |
American | 3,779 | 9.4% |
Arab | 68 | 0.2% |
Czech | 126 | 0.3% |
Danish | 383 | 1.0% |
Dutch | 1,022 | 2.5% |
English | 3,674 | 9.1% |
French (except Basque) | 1,193 | 3.0% |
French Canadian | 33 | 0.1% |
German | 14,365 | 35.7% |
Greek | 64 | 0.2% |
Hungarian | 40 | 0.1% |
Irish | 6,071 | 15.1% |
Italian | 673 | 1.7% |
Lithuanian | 49 | 0.1% |
Norwegian | 874 | 2.2% |
Polish | 372 | 0.9% |
Portuguese | 9 | 0.0% |
Russian | 124 | 0.3% |
Scotch-Irish | 482 | 1.2% |
Scottish | 472 | 1.2% |
Slovak | 89 | 0.2% |
Subsaharan African | 310 | 0.8% |
Swedish | 1,775 | 4.4% |
Swiss | 160 | 0.4% |
Ukrainian | 80 | 0.2% |
Welsh | 289 | 0.7% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 8 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in Des Moines County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 16,933 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 11,086 | 65.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 4,520 | 26.7% |
Married-couple family | 8,366 | 49.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,857 | 16.9% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 647 | 3.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 360 | 2.1% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 2,073 | 12.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,303 | 7.7% |
Nonfamily households | 5,847 | 34.5% |
Householder living alone | 4,882 | 28.8% |
65 years and over | 2,231 | 13.2% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 4,931 | 29.1% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 4,903 | 29.0% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Des Moines County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 39,428 | 100% |
Householder | 16,933 | 42.9% |
Spouse | 8,401 | 21.3% |
Child | 10,945 | 27.8% |
Other relatives | 1,334 | 3.4% |
Nonrelatives | 1,815 | 4.6% |
Unmarried partner | 1,042 | 2.6% |
Marital Status in Des Moines County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 15,649 | 100% |
Never married | 4,577 | 29.2% |
Now married, except separated | 8,661 | 55.3% |
Separated | 168 | 1.1% |
Widowed | 597 | 3.8% |
Divorced | 1,646 | 10.5% |
Females 15 years and over | 16,907 | 100% |
Never married | 3,511 | 20.8% |
Now married, except separated | 8,592 | 50.8% |
Separated | 164 | 1.0% |
Widowed | 2,014 | 11.9% |
Divorced | 2,626 | 15.5% |
Fertility in Des Moines County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 512 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 265 | 51.8% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 61 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 59 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 13 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 136 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 7 | 0% |
Grandparents in Des Moines County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 595 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 364 | 61.2% |
Less than 1 year | 97 | 16.3% |
1 or 2 years | 96 | 16.1% |
3 or 4 years | 92 | 15.5% |
5 or more years | 79 | 13.3% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 364 | 100% |
Who are female | 226 | 62.1% |
Who are married | 263 | 72.3% |
School Enrollment in Des Moines County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 9,248 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 518 | 5.6% |
Kindergarten | 568 | 6.1% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 4,072 | 44.0% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 2,183 | 23.6% |
College or graduate school | 1,907 | 20.6% |
Educational Attainment in Des Moines County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 27,921 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 810 | 2.9% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 1,721 | 6.2% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 9,983 | 35.8% |
Some college, no degree | 7,033 | 25.2% |
Associate's degree | 2,919 | 10.5% |
Bachelor's degree | 3,778 | 13.5% |
Graduate or professional degree | 1,677 | 6.0% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 90.9% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 19.5% |
Veteran Status in Des Moines County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 30,885 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 3,511 | 11.4% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Des Moines County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 39,602 | 100% |
With a disability | 5,767 | 14.6% |
Under 18 years | 9,302 | 100% |
With a disability | 489 | 5.3% |
18 to 64 years | 23,516 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,899 | 12.3% |
65 years and over | 6,784 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,379 | 35.1% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Des Moines County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 39,753 | 100% |
Same house | 34,343 | 86.4% |
Different house in the U.S. | 5,377 | 13.5% |
Same county | 3,420 | 8.6% |
Different county | 1,957 | 4.9% |
Same state | 831 | 2.1% |
Different state | 1,126 | 2.8% |
Abroad | 33 | 0.1% |
Place Of Birth in Des Moines County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 40,268 | 100% |
Native | 39,586 | 98.3% |
Born in United States | 39,379 | 97.8% |
State of residence | 29,856 | 74.1% |
Different state | 9,523 | 23.6% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 207 | 0.5% |
Foreign born | 682 | 1.7% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Des Moines County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 682 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 334 | 49.0% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 348 | 51.0% |
Year of Entry in Des Moines County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 889 | 100% |
Native | 207 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 207 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 682 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 33 | 4.8% |
Entered before 2010 | 649 | 95.2% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Des Moines County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 682 | 100% |
Europe | 174 | 25.5% |
Asia | 319 | 46.8% |
Africa | 0 | 0.0% |
Oceania | 5 | 0.7% |
Latin America | 149 | 21.8% |
Northern America | 35 | 5.1% |