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50314

Des Moines, IA · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
10,438
Median household income
$39,950
People below poverty
40.5%
Median home value
$147,900

Income

The median income of households in 50314 was $39,950. An estimated 15.1% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 2.9% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 50314 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 15.1
$10,000 to $14,999 6.9
$15,000 to $24,999 12.3
$25,000 to $34,999 9.5
$35,000 to $49,999 15
$50,000 to $74,999 13.9
$75,000 to $99,999 8.3
$100,000 to $149,999 12.2
$150,000 to $199,999 3.8
$200,000 or more 2.9

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 50314 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 49003
Female 41726

An estimated 83.1% of households received earnings. An estimated 21.3% of households received Social Security and an estimated 9.7 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $14,705. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 50314 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 83.1
Social Security 21.3
Retirement income 9.7
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 4.7
Cash public assistance income 5.3

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 40.5 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 63% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 37% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 29% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 50314 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 40.5
Children under 18 years below poverty 63
People 65 years old and over below poverty 37
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 29

In 2020-2024, 32.3 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 48% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 33.1% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 30.5% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 50314 in 2020-2024, 87% had health insurance coverage and 13% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 33.6% and public coverage was 60.3%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 5.6%.


In 2020-2024, 50314 had a total population of 10,438 - 5,506 (52.7%) females and 4,932 (47.3%) males. The median age was 30.9 years. An estimated 31.3% of the population was under 18 years, 34.6% was 19 to 44 years, 22.2% was 45 to 64 years, and 9.2 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 50314 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 336 405
5 to 9 446 508
10 to 14 398 511
15 to 19 478 472
20 to 24 382 407
25 to 29 330 349
30 to 34 299 385
35 to 39 240 373
40 to 44 487 353
45 to 49 296 437
50 to 54 455 140
55 to 59 113 147
60 to 64 325 408
65 to 69 104 140
70 to 74 204 295
75 to 79 39 46
80 to 84 0 62
85 and over 0 68

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 28.3% were White; 37.5% were Black or African American; 3% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 12.1% were Asian; 16.3% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 12.6% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 21.9% of the people in 50314 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 25.5% of the people in 50314 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 4,159 households in 50314. The average household size was 2.44 people.

Married-couple households made up 23.7% of the households in 50314 while cohabiting couple households made up 8.5% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 40% of all households, while 27.8% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 23.1% of households were male householders living alone, and 19.6% were female householders living alone, for a total of 42.7% of all households.

In 50314, 34.8% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 17.9% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 50314 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 23.7
Cohabiting Couples 8.5
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
27.8
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
40

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 32.4% of males and 26.9% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 54.3 46.1
Now married, except separated 32.4 26.9
Separated 1.2 1.2
Widowed 1 6
Divorced 11.1 19.9

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 50314, 246 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 17.1% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 72.9% of the people living in 50314 were U.S. natives. 48.5% of the 50314 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 27.1% of 50314 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 48.8% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 56.3 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 50314 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 50314.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 50314 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 34
Asia 31.3
Europe 1.3
Africa 31.6
Northern America 1.9
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 50314 in 2020-2024, 39.9 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 16.8% of people at least five years old; 22.5% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 50314 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 16.8
Other Indo-European languages 3.7
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 9.9
Other languages 9.4

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 84.4 % of the people at least one year old living in 50314 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 50314 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 84.4
Different house, same county 10.9
Different county, same state 1.9
Different state 2.4
Abroad 0.4

Education

In 2020-2024, 73.7 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 17.6% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 26.4% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 50314 was 2,952 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 212 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 2,305. College or graduate school enrollment was 435.

Educational Attainment of People in 50314 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 26.4
High school diploma or equivalency 26.7
Some college, no degree 21.7
Associate's degree 7.7
Bachelor's degree 11.9
Graduate or professional degree 5.7

Disability

In 50314, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 12.9 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 1.7% of people under 18 years old, to 16.7% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 26.7% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 50314, 65.2 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 29.2% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 83.8% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 11.3% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 4.8 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 4,149 83.8
Federal, state, or local government workers 558 11.3
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 240 4.8

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 50314 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 50314 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0
Construction 8.4
Manufacturing 7.8
Wholesale trade 2
Retail trade 10.6
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 8.9
Information 0.8
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 5.5
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 13.5
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 21.1
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 11.6
Other Services, except public administration 7.6
Public administration 2.4

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 50314 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 1,175 23.7
Service occupations 1,433 28.9
Sales and office occupations 871 17.6
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 560 11.3
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 911 18.4

Commuting to Work

An estimated 64.5% of 50314 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 20.4% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 16.5 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 50314 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 64.5
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 20.4
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 1.7
Walked 2
Other means 2.9
Worked from home 8.5

In 2020-2024, 50314 had a total of 4,940 housing units. Of these housing units, 56.9% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 43% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 0.1% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 50314 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 56.9
Apartments in multi-unit structures 43
Mobile homes 0.1
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

12.3% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 51.6% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 50314 was 4.7 rooms, and of these housing units 43% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 50314 had 4,159 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 781 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 47.7% while renters occupied 52.3%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.89 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.04.

8.1% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 4% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 17.7% and another 16.5% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 50314:

House Heating Fuel Used in 50314 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 50.7
Electricity 48.6
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0
All other fuels 0.4
No fuel used 0.3

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 50314 was $147,900.

Of the owner-occupied households, 71 % had a mortgage. 29% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,226 and for owners without a mortgage it was $667.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 50314 was $950. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.