West Des Moines, Iowa Demographics

West Des Moines is 4th in Iowa out of 81 other cities in Income per capita

West Des Moines is 4th in Iowa out of 81 other cities in Units inside multi-unit buildings

West Des Moines is 5th in Iowa out of 74 other cities in Retail accommodation and food service sales

West Des Moines is 5th in Iowa out of 75 other cities in Total businesses (including small businesses)

West Des Moines is 5th in Iowa out of 81 other cities in Race - Asian

West Des Moines is 6th in Iowa out of 74 other cities in Retail sales

West Des Moines is 7th in Iowa out of 81 other cities in Home median value

West Des Moines is 7th in Iowa out of 81 other cities in Residents with college degree (older than 25)

West Des Moines is 7th in Iowa out of 81 other cities in Size in square miles

West Des Moines is 8th in Iowa out of 81 other cities in Housing units

Size Demographics
	West Des Moines	Rank	Iowa	US
Current population (2012)	59,296	9th	3,074,186	313,914,040
Size in square miles	38.6	7th	55,857.1	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	1,467	32nd	54.5	87.4

Age Demographics
	West Des Moines	Rank	Iowa	US
Residents younger than 5	7.1%	35th	6.4%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	24.1%	35th	23.5%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	10.6%	70th	15.3%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	West Des Moines	Rank	Iowa	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	95.0%	18th	90.3%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	50.1%	7th	24.9%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	West Des Moines	Rank	Iowa	US
Race - White	88.4%	65th	92.8%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	3.3%	20th	3.2%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.2%	67th	0.5%	1.2%
Race - Asian	4.8%	5th	2.0%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.0%	53rd	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	1.9%	30th	1.6%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	5.2%	24th	5.3%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	85.0%	64th	88.0%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	West Des Moines	Rank	Iowa	US
Female residents	51.7%	36th	50.4%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	10.6%	11th	4.2%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	West Des Moines	Rank	Iowa	US
Housing units	26,219	8th	1,340,529	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	38.0%	4th	18.5%	25.9%
Households	23,604	9th	1,219,137	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	64.0%	69th	73.0%	66.1%
Home median value	$183,000	7th	$121,300	$186,200
People per household	2.4	38th	2.4	2.6

Income Demographics
	West Des Moines	Rank	Iowa	US
Income per capita	$37,646	4th	$26,110	$27,915
Income per household	$67,179	10th	$50,451	$52,762
Income below poverty line	7.0%	61st	11.9%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	West Des Moines	Rank	Iowa	US
Total businesses (including small businesses)	5,703	5th	259,931	27,092,908
Retail sales	$1,228,515	6th	$39,234,649	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$22,414	12th	$13,172	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$186,547	5th	$4,737,719	$613,795,732