West Des Moines Population and Demographics

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West Des Moines City, Iowa Statistics and Demographics (US Census 2000) Number Percent 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

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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.