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DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000
Data Set: Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data
Geographic Area: West Des Moines city, Iowa

NOTE: For information on confidentiality protection, nonsampling error, definitions, and count corrections see http://factfinder.census.gov/home/en/datanotes/expsf1u.htm.

Subject	Number	Percent

Total population	46,403	100.0

SEX AND AGE
Male	22,239	47.9
Female	24,164	52.1

Under 5 years	3,585	7.7
5 to 9 years	3,251	7.0
10 to 14 years	2,930	6.3
15 to 19 years	2,559	5.5
20 to 24 years	3,605	7.8
25 to 34 years	8,899	19.2
35 to 44 years	7,586	16.3
45 to 54 years	6,032	13.0
55 to 59 years	2,044	4.4
60 to 64 years	1,362	2.9
65 to 74 years	2,443	5.3
75 to 84 years	1,642	3.5
85 years and over	465	1.0

Median age (years)	33.0	(X)

18 years and over	34,955	75.3
Male	16,349	35.2
Female	18,606	40.1
21 years and over	33,633	72.5
62 years and over	5,337	11.5
65 years and over	4,550	9.8
Male	1,776	3.8
Female	2,774	6.0

RACE
One race	45,805	98.7
White	42,995	92.7
Black or African American	868	1.9
American Indian and Alaska Native	61	0.1
Asian	1,280	2.8
Asian Indian	433	0.9
Chinese	237	0.5
Filipino	65	0.1
Japanese	50	0.1
Korean	173	0.4
Vietnamese	123	0.3
Other Asian ¹	199	0.4
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	16	0.0
Native Hawaiian	4	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	7	0.0
Samoan	1	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	4	0.0
Some other race	585	1.3
Two or more races	598	1.3

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	43,530	93.8
Black or African American	1,039	2.2
American Indian and Alaska Native	205	0.4
Asian	1,444	3.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	30	0.1
Some other race	807	1.7

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	46,403	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	1,404	3.0
Mexican	913	2.0
Puerto Rican	68	0.1
Cuban	20	0.0
Other Hispanic or Latino	403	0.9
Not Hispanic or Latino	44,999	97.0
White alone	42,283	91.1

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	46,403	100.0
In households	46,104	99.4
Householder	19,826	42.7
Spouse	9,907	21.3
Child	12,677	27.3
Own child under 18 years	10,990	23.7
Other relatives	973	2.1
Under 18 years	304	0.7
Nonrelatives	2,721	5.9
Unmarried partner	1,010	2.2
In group quarters	299	0.6
Institutionalized population	220	0.5
Noninstitutionalized population	79	0.2

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	19,826	100.0
Family households (families)	11,920	60.1
With own children under 18 years	6,016	30.3
Married-couple family	9,907	50.0
With own children under 18 years	4,749	24.0
Female householder, no husband present	1,524	7.7
With own children under 18 years	1,019	5.1
Nonfamily households	7,906	39.9
Householder living alone	6,046	30.5
Householder 65 years and over	1,409	7.1

Households with individuals under 18 years	6,258	31.6
Households with individuals 65 years and over	3,148	15.9

Average household size	2.33	(X)
Average family size	2.98	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	20,815	100.0
Occupied housing units	19,826	95.2
Vacant housing units	989	4.8
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	152	0.7

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	1.6	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	5.9	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	19,826	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	12,306	62.1
Renter-occupied housing units	7,520	37.9

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.58	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	1.90	(X)

Subject	Number	Percent

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.