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Language Spoken At Home in Des Moines City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 27,618 | 100% |
English only | 19,389 | 70.2% |
Language other than English | 8,229 | 29.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 3,982 | 14.4% |
Spanish | 3,660 | 13.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 2,155 | 7.8% |
Other Indo-European languages | 1,123 | 4.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 457 | 1.7% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 2,445 | 8.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 933 | 3.4% |
Other languages | 1,001 | 3.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 437 | 1.6% |
Ancestry in Des Moines City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 29,862 | 100% |
American | 865 | 2.9% |
Arab | 143 | 0.5% |
Czech | 183 | 0.6% |
Danish | 255 | 0.9% |
Dutch | 430 | 1.4% |
English | 3,318 | 11.1% |
French (except Basque) | 919 | 3.1% |
French Canadian | 130 | 0.4% |
German | 4,882 | 16.3% |
Greek | 51 | 0.2% |
Hungarian | 95 | 0.3% |
Irish | 2,520 | 8.4% |
Italian | 727 | 2.4% |
Lithuanian | 73 | 0.2% |
Norwegian | 1,848 | 6.2% |
Polish | 336 | 1.1% |
Portuguese | 31 | 0.1% |
Russian | 205 | 0.7% |
Scotch-Irish | 488 | 1.6% |
Scottish | 757 | 2.5% |
Slovak | 16 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 1,563 | 5.2% |
Swedish | 936 | 3.1% |
Swiss | 105 | 0.4% |
Ukrainian | 33 | 0.1% |
Welsh | 129 | 0.4% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 139 | 0.5% |
Households By Type in Des Moines City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 11,314 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 7,330 | 64.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 3,362 | 29.7% |
Married-couple family | 5,137 | 45.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,039 | 18.0% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 654 | 5.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 404 | 3.6% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 1,539 | 13.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 919 | 8.1% |
Nonfamily households | 3,984 | 35.2% |
Householder living alone | 3,193 | 28.2% |
65 years and over | 1,166 | 10.3% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 3,695 | 32.7% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 2,839 | 25.1% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Des Moines City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 29,079 | 100% |
Householder | 11,314 | 38.9% |
Spouse | 5,132 | 17.6% |
Child | 8,288 | 28.5% |
Other relatives | 2,110 | 7.3% |
Nonrelatives | 2,235 | 7.7% |
Unmarried partner | 975 | 3.4% |
Marital Status in Des Moines City
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 11,568 | 100% |
Never married | 4,314 | 37.3% |
Now married, except separated | 5,733 | 49.6% |
Separated | 204 | 1.8% |
Widowed | 255 | 2.2% |
Divorced | 1,062 | 9.2% |
Females 15 years and over | 12,580 | 100% |
Never married | 3,503 | 27.8% |
Now married, except separated | 5,843 | 46.4% |
Separated | 278 | 2.2% |
Widowed | 1,234 | 9.8% |
Divorced | 1,722 | 13.7% |
Fertility in Des Moines City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 495 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 136 | 27.5% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 34 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 69 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 0 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 125 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 26 | 0% |
Grandparents in Des Moines City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 791 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 227 | 28.7% |
Less than 1 year | 27 | 3.4% |
1 or 2 years | 0 | 0.0% |
3 or 4 years | 88 | 11.1% |
5 or more years | 112 | 14.2% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 227 | 100% |
Who are female | 145 | 63.9% |
Who are married | 135 | 59.5% |
School Enrollment in Des Moines City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 7,211 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 453 | 6.3% |
Kindergarten | 320 | 4.4% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 2,739 | 38.0% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 1,718 | 23.8% |
College or graduate school | 1,981 | 27.5% |
Educational Attainment in Des Moines City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 20,591 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 1,261 | 6.1% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 1,860 | 9.0% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 5,501 | 26.7% |
Some college, no degree | 5,310 | 25.8% |
Associate's degree | 2,375 | 11.5% |
Bachelor's degree | 2,917 | 14.2% |
Graduate or professional degree | 1,367 | 6.6% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 84.8% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 20.8% |
Veteran Status in Des Moines City
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 22,860 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 2,624 | 11.5% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Des Moines City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 29,233 | 100% |
With a disability | 3,725 | 12.7% |
Under 18 years | 6,960 | 100% |
With a disability | 319 | 4.6% |
18 to 64 years | 18,401 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,072 | 11.3% |
65 years and over | 3,872 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,334 | 34.5% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Des Moines City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 29,423 | 100% |
Same house | 24,670 | 83.8% |
Different house in the U.S. | 4,555 | 15.5% |
Same county | 3,670 | 12.5% |
Different county | 885 | 3.0% |
Same state | 445 | 1.5% |
Different state | 440 | 1.5% |
Abroad | 198 | 0.7% |
Place Of Birth in Des Moines City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 29,862 | 100% |
Native | 23,373 | 78.3% |
Born in United States | 23,025 | 77.1% |
State of residence | 13,927 | 46.6% |
Different state | 9,098 | 30.5% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 348 | 1.2% |
Foreign born | 6,489 | 21.7% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Des Moines City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 6,489 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 2,714 | 41.8% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 3,775 | 58.2% |
Year of Entry in Des Moines City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 6,837 | 100% |
Native | 348 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 17 | 4.9% |
Entered before 2010 | 331 | 95.1% |
Foreign born | 6,489 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 201 | 3.1% |
Entered before 2010 | 6,288 | 96.9% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Des Moines City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 6,489 | 100% |
Europe | 326 | 5.0% |
Asia | 2,069 | 31.9% |
Africa | 998 | 15.4% |
Oceania | 209 | 3.2% |
Latin America | 2,763 | 42.6% |
Northern America | 124 | 1.9% |