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> Des Moines-west Des Moines, IA Metro Area
Language Spoken At Home in Des Moines-west Des Moines
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 528,483 | 100% |
English only | 473,477 | 89.6% |
Language other than English | 55,006 | 10.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 24,924 | 4.7% |
Spanish | 27,704 | 5.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 13,365 | 2.5% |
Other Indo-European languages | 11,762 | 2.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 4,197 | 0.8% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 11,510 | 2.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 5,597 | 1.1% |
Other languages | 4,030 | 0.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,765 | 0.3% |
Ancestry in Des Moines-west Des Moines
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 571,592 | 100% |
American | 28,991 | 5.1% |
Arab | 1,135 | 0.2% |
Czech | 5,450 | 1.0% |
Danish | 10,305 | 1.8% |
Dutch | 25,822 | 4.5% |
English | 59,139 | 10.3% |
French (except Basque) | 14,193 | 2.5% |
French Canadian | 1,756 | 0.3% |
German | 177,378 | 31.0% |
Greek | 1,534 | 0.3% |
Hungarian | 685 | 0.1% |
Irish | 85,038 | 14.9% |
Italian | 20,279 | 3.5% |
Lithuanian | 970 | 0.2% |
Norwegian | 28,971 | 5.1% |
Polish | 7,782 | 1.4% |
Portuguese | 496 | 0.1% |
Russian | 2,967 | 0.5% |
Scotch-Irish | 5,958 | 1.0% |
Scottish | 9,824 | 1.7% |
Slovak | 388 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 4,491 | 0.8% |
Swedish | 19,525 | 3.4% |
Swiss | 1,705 | 0.3% |
Ukrainian | 394 | 0.1% |
Welsh | 4,589 | 0.8% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 494 | 0.1% |
Households By Type in Des Moines-west Des Moines
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 224,818 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 149,861 | 66.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 74,766 | 33.3% |
Married-couple family | 117,007 | 52.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 53,531 | 23.8% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 9,552 | 4.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 5,862 | 2.6% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 23,302 | 10.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 15,373 | 6.8% |
Nonfamily households | 74,957 | 33.3% |
Householder living alone | 60,953 | 27.1% |
65 years and over | 18,818 | 8.4% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 79,679 | 35.4% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 44,913 | 20.0% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Des Moines-west Des Moines
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 560,124 | 100% |
Householder | 224,818 | 40.1% |
Spouse | 116,934 | 20.9% |
Child | 169,394 | 30.2% |
Other relatives | 20,706 | 3.7% |
Nonrelatives | 28,272 | 5.0% |
Unmarried partner | 14,236 | 2.5% |
Marital Status in Des Moines-west Des Moines
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 216,274 | 100% |
Never married | 64,920 | 30.0% |
Now married, except separated | 122,964 | 56.9% |
Separated | 2,607 | 1.2% |
Widowed | 4,305 | 2.0% |
Divorced | 21,478 | 9.9% |
Females 15 years and over | 230,203 | 100% |
Never married | 58,902 | 25.6% |
Now married, except separated | 121,063 | 52.6% |
Separated | 4,340 | 1.9% |
Widowed | 17,884 | 7.8% |
Divorced | 28,014 | 12.2% |
Fertility in Des Moines-west Des Moines
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 8,910 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 2,309 | 25.9% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 34 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 62 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 21 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 113 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 24 | 0% |
Grandparents in Des Moines-west Des Moines
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 7,305 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 2,997 | 41.0% |
Less than 1 year | 643 | 8.8% |
1 or 2 years | 653 | 8.9% |
3 or 4 years | 597 | 8.2% |
5 or more years | 1,104 | 15.1% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 2,997 | 100% |
Who are female | 1,954 | 65.2% |
Who are married | 2,180 | 72.7% |
School Enrollment in Des Moines-west Des Moines
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 150,702 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 11,343 | 7.5% |
Kindergarten | 8,411 | 5.6% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 64,978 | 43.1% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 30,725 | 20.4% |
College or graduate school | 35,245 | 23.4% |
Educational Attainment in Des Moines-west Des Moines
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 373,768 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 10,864 | 2.9% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 18,307 | 4.9% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 99,974 | 26.7% |
Some college, no degree | 80,130 | 21.4% |
Associate's degree | 37,415 | 10.0% |
Bachelor's degree | 91,198 | 24.4% |
Graduate or professional degree | 35,880 | 9.6% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 92.2% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 34.0% |
Veteran Status in Des Moines-west Des Moines
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 422,978 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 37,830 | 8.9% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Des Moines-west Des Moines
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 565,389 | 100% |
With a disability | 56,911 | 10.1% |
Under 18 years | 147,758 | 100% |
With a disability | 4,764 | 3.2% |
18 to 64 years | 356,153 | 100% |
With a disability | 31,276 | 8.8% |
65 years and over | 61,478 | 100% |
With a disability | 20,871 | 33.9% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Des Moines-west Des Moines
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 563,650 | 100% |
Same house | 469,255 | 83.3% |
Different house in the U.S. | 91,328 | 16.2% |
Same county | 57,691 | 10.2% |
Different county | 33,637 | 6.0% |
Same state | 21,816 | 3.9% |
Different state | 11,821 | 2.1% |
Abroad | 3,067 | 0.5% |
Place Of Birth in Des Moines-west Des Moines
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 571,592 | 100% |
Native | 531,594 | 93.0% |
Born in United States | 528,470 | 92.5% |
State of residence | 404,441 | 70.8% |
Different state | 124,029 | 21.7% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 3,124 | 0.5% |
Foreign born | 39,998 | 7.0% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Des Moines-west Des Moines
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 39,998 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 16,280 | 40.7% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 23,718 | 59.3% |
Year of Entry in Des Moines-west Des Moines
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 43,122 | 100% |
Native | 3,124 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 134 | 4.3% |
Entered before 2010 | 2,990 | 95.7% |
Foreign born | 39,998 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 1,665 | 4.2% |
Entered before 2010 | 38,333 | 95.8% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Des Moines-west Des Moines
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 39,998 | 100% |
Europe | 7,507 | 18.8% |
Asia | 12,793 | 32.0% |
Africa | 3,793 | 9.5% |
Oceania | 333 | 0.8% |
Latin America | 14,546 | 36.4% |
Northern America | 1,026 | 2.6% |