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| West Des Moines |
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| Population 2002: | 49,961 |
| Population 2000: | 46,403 |
| Land area: | 26.8 square miles |
| Foreign born: | 5.4% (2.3% Asia, 1.4% Europe, 1.0% Latin America) |
| Population growth: | +3,558 (+7.67%) |
| County: | Polk |
| Industries: | Finance,insurance,real estate,and rental and leasing (21.7%), Educational,health and social services (17.6%), Professional,scientific,management,administrative,and waste management services (12.3%), Retail trade (11.7%). |
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| Races |
| White Non-Hispanic: | 91.1% |
| Hispanic: | 3.0% |
| Black: | 1.9% |
| Other race: | 1.3% |
| Two or more races: | 1.3% |
| Asian Indian: | 0.9% |
| Chinese: | 0.5% |
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| Marital Status |
| Now married: | 57.4% |
| Never married: | 27.3% |
| Divorced: | 10.3% |
| Widowed: | 3.9% |
| Separated: | 1.0% |
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| Median |
| House value: | $140,600 |
| Household income: | $54,139 |
| Resident age: | 33.0 years |
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| West Des Moines Compared to Iowa State Average |
| House age: | much below |
| Hispanic race population percentage: | much above |
| Length of stay since moving in: | much below |
| Black race population percentage: | much above |
| Unemployed percentage: | much below |
| Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher: | above |
| Foreign-born population percentage: | above |
| Median age: | below |
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| Education |
| High school or higher: | 96.3% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher: | 48.5% |
| Graduate or professional degree: | 14.1% |
| Unemployed: | 1.7% |
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| Crime Statistics |
| 2002 burglaries: | 217 (466.0 per 100,000) |
| 2002 crime index: | 199.8 - nationwide average is 329, higher means more crime |
| 2002 auto thefts: | 76 (163.2 per 100,000) |
| 2002 assaults: | 28 (60.1 per 100,000) |
| 2002 robberies: | 15 (32.2 per 100,000) |
| 2002 rapes: | 4 (8.6 per 100,000) |
| 2002 murder: | 1 (2.1 per 100,000) |
| 2002 larceny counts: | 1,469 (3154.5 per 100,000) |
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| Ancestries |
| German: | 33.1% |
| Irish: | 15.4% |
| English: | 11.6% |
| Norwegian: | 5.7% |
| United States: | 5.5% |
| Dutch: | 4.9% |