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Des Moines Population and Demographics

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Des Moines Population: 29267 100.00%

Sex and Age
Male 14101 48.18%
Female 15166 51.82%

Under 5 years 1924 6.57%
5 to 9 years 1977 6.76%
10 to 14 years 1924 6.57%
15 to 19 years 1825 6.24%
20 to 24 years 1746 5.97%
25 to 34 years 4244 14.5%
35 to 44 years 4848 16.56%
45 to 54 years 3951 13.5%
55 to 59 years 1470 5.02%
60 to 64 years 1011 3.45%
65 to 74 years 1749 5.98%
75 to 84 years 1739 5.94%
85 years and over 859 2.94%

Median age (years) 37

18 years and over 22304 76.21%
Male 10528 35.97%
Female 11776 40.24%
21 years and over 21247 72.6%
62 years and over 4925 16.83%
65 years and over 4347 14.85%
Male 1680 5.74%
Female 2667 9.11%

Race
One race 27875 95.24%
White 21702 74.15%
Black or African American 2106 7.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 280 0.96%
Asian 2422 8.28%
Asian indian 193 0.66%
Chinese 169 0.58%
Filipino 655 2.24%
Japanese 237 0.81%
Korean 159 0.54%
Vietnamese 498 1.7%
Other Asian 511 1.75%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 393 1.34%
Native Hawaiian 29 0.1%
Guamanian or Chamorro 39 0.13%
Samoan 248 0.85%
Other Pacific Islander 77 0.26%
Some other race 972 3.32%
Two or more races 1392 4.76%

Hispanic or Latino and race
Total Population 29267 100.00%
Hispanic or Latino(of any race) 1936 6.61%
Mexican 1265 4.32%
Puerto Rican 93 0.32%
Cuban 15 0.05%
Other Hispanic or Latino 563 1.92%
Not Hispanic or Latino 27331 93.39%
White alone 20986 71.71%

Relationship
Total Population 29267 100.00%
In households 28005 95.69%
Householder 11337 38.74%
Spouse 5345 18.26%
Child 7921 27.06%
Own child under 18 years 6252 21.36%
Other relatives 1451 4.96%
Under 18 years 498 1.7%
Nonrelatives 1951 6.67%
Unmarried partner 758 2.59%
In group quarters 1262 4.31%
Institutionalized population 1240 4.24%
Non-Institutionalized population 22 0.08%

Households by Type
Total Households 11337 100.0 %
Family households (families) 7291 64.31%
With own children under 18 years 3445 30.39%
Married-couple family 5345 47.15%
With own children under 18 years 2222 19.6%
Female householder, no husband present 1385 12.22%
With own children under 18 years 925 8.16%
Non Family households 4046 35.69%
Householder living alone 3155 27.83%
Householder 65 years and over 787 6.94%

Households with individuals under 18 years 3763 33.19%
Households with individuals 65 years and over 2260 19.93%

Average Household size 2.47
Average family size 3.02

Housing Occupancy
Total housing units 11777 100.00%
Occupied housing units 11337 96.26%
Vacant housing units 440 3.74%
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 63 0.53%
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.2
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 4.4

Housing Tenure
Occupied housing units 11337 100.00%
Owner-occupied housing units. 6918 61.02%
Renter-occupied housing units. 4419 38.98%

Average household size of owner-occupied units 2.56
Average household size of renter-occupied units 2.33

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.

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