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People QuickFacts | West Des Moines | Iowa
Population, 2012 estimate | 59,296 | 3,075,039
Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 56,701 | 3,046,857
Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 | 4.6% | 0.9%
Population, 2010 | 56,609 | 3,046,355
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 | 7.1% | 6.6%
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 | 24.1% | 23.9%
Persons 65 years and over, percent,  2010 | 10.6% | 14.9%
Female persons, percent, 2010 | 51.7% | 50.5%
White alone, percent, 2010 (a) | 88.4% | 91.3%
Black or African American alone, percent, 2010 (a) | 3.3% | 2.9%
American Indian and [NAME] alone, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.2% | 0.4%
Asian alone, percent, 2010 (a) | 4.8% | 1.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2010 (a) | Z | 0.1%
Two or More Races, percent, 2010 | 1.9% | 1.8%
Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2010 (b) | 5.2% | 5.0%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2010 | 85.0% | 88.7%
Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2008-2012 | 79.4% | 84.7%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2008-2012 | 10.4% | 4.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2008-2012 | 12.9% | 7.1%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 | 95.5% | 90.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 | 49.6% | 25.3%
Veterans, 2008-2012 | 3,367 | 233,698
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2008-2012 | 16.2 | 18.7
Housing units, 2010 | 26,219 | 1,336,417
Homeownership rate, 2008-2012 | 62.8% | 72.6%
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2008-2012 | 36.1% | 18.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2008-2012 | $184,400 | $123,000
Households, 2008-2012 | 24,070 | 1,223,509
Persons per household, 2008-2012 | 2.36 | 2.41
Per capita money income in past 12 months (2012 dollars), 2008-2012 | $38,390 | $26,545
Median household income, 2008-2012 | $68,283 | $51,129
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2008-2012 | 7.1% | 12.2%
Business QuickFacts | West Des Moines | Iowa
Total number of firms, 2007 | 5,703 | 259,931
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 1.0% | 0.8%
American Indian- and [NAME] firms, percent, 2007 | 0.7% | 0.2%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 3.4% | 1.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.1%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 1.3% | 0.9%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 25.6% | 25.5%
Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 257,348 | 97,592,051
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 275,121 | 41,068,338
Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 1,228,515 | 39,234,649
Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $22,414 | $13,172
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 186,547 | 4,737,719
Geography QuickFacts | West Des Moines | Iowa
Land area in square miles, 2010 | 38.59 | 55,857.13
Persons per square mile, 2010 | 1,467.0 | 54.5
FIPS Code | 83910 | 19
Counties | Dallas County  Polk County  Warren County  Madison County
(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.
FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data
NA: Not available
D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
X: Not applicable
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown
F: Fewer than 100 firms
Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts