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Population (2000): 46,567
Land Area (2000): 120.563 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 3.050 square kilometers
Average Daily / Average High Temperature In Fahrenheit (Celsius) In January (1961-1990): 19.4186 (-7.0) / (-17.8)
Average Daily / Average High Temperature In Fahrenheit (Celsius) In July (1961-1990): 76.6186 (24.8) / 86.7186 (30.4)
Average Annual Heating Degree Days (1961-1990): 6,497
Average Annual Cooling Degree Days (1961-1990): 1,036
Average Annual Precipitation (1961-1990): 33 inches

West Des Moines Population By Year

Year	Population	Year	Population	Year	Population
1999	42,436	2002	46,568	2005	51,570
2000	45,521	2003	3,108	2006	2,498
2001	46,353	2004	51,881	2007	54,988

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	45,558	98.14%
Rural, Farm	93	0.20%
Rural, Non-farm	770	1.66%

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West Des Moines Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	19,616	19,137	479	2.44%	25
1991	19,947	19,442	505	2.53%	25
1992	20,544	20,022	522	2.54%	26
1993	21,233	20,681	552	2.60%	26
1994	21,535	21,080	454	2.11%	21
1995	21,925	21,498	427	1.95%	20
1996	22,243	21,801	442	1.99%	20
1997	22,130	21,720	410	1.85%	19
1998	22,348	21,988	360	1.61%	16
1999	22,293	21,982	311	1.39%	14
2000	29,194	28,898	296	1.01%	10
2001	29,697	29,346	350	1.18%	12
2002	30,377	29,922	455	1.50%	15
2003	29,999	29,494	505	1.68%	17
2004	30,319	29,742	577	1.90%	19
2005	32,357	31,510	846	2.62%	26
2006	33,262	32,512	749	2.25%	23
2007	33,685	32,941	745	2.21%	22
2008	34,187	33,302	885	2.59%	26

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	19,532	18,950	582	2.98%	30
Feb 1990	19,459	18,904	555	2.85%	29
Mar 1990	19,411	18,917	494	2.54%	25
Apr 1990	19,319	18,848	471	2.44%	24
May 1990	19,243	18,825	418	2.17%	22
Jun 1990	19,676	19,229	447	2.27%	23
Jul 1990	20,025	19,627	398	1.99%	20
Aug 1990	19,802	19,336	466	2.35%	24
Sep 1990	19,745	19,242	503	2.55%	25
Oct 1990	19,704	19,260	444	2.25%	23
Nov 1990	19,665	19,197	468	2.38%	24
Dec 1990	19,813	19,306	507	2.56%	26

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	19,477	18,918	559	2.87%	29
Feb 1991	19,509	18,965	544	2.79%	28
Mar 1991	19,784	19,236	548	2.77%	28
Apr 1991	19,806	19,321	485	2.45%	24
May 1991	19,782	19,289	493	2.49%	25
Jun 1991	20,293	19,799	494	2.43%	24
Jul 1991	20,325	19,891	434	2.14%	21
Aug 1991	20,111	19,635	476	2.37%	24
Sep 1991	19,894	19,366	528	2.65%	27
Oct 1991	20,110	19,621	489	2.43%	24
Nov 1991	20,102	19,624	478	2.38%	24
Dec 1991	20,166	19,639	527	2.61%	26

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	20,019	19,462	557	2.78%	28
Feb 1992	20,100	19,531	569	2.83%	28
Mar 1992	20,220	19,648	572	2.83%	28
Apr 1992	20,285	19,741	544	2.68%	27
May 1992	20,371	19,846	525	2.58%	26
Jun 1992	20,773	20,222	551	2.65%	27
Jul 1992	20,925	20,470	455	2.17%	22
Aug 1992	20,779	20,278	501	2.41%	24
Sep 1992	20,510	20,009	501	2.44%	24
Oct 1992	20,653	20,205	448	2.17%	22
Nov 1992	20,876	20,394	482	2.31%	23
Dec 1992	21,015	20,457	558	2.66%	27

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	20,796	20,159	637	3.06%	31
Feb 1993	20,955	20,322	633	3.02%	30
Mar 1993	20,912	20,315	597	2.85%	29
Apr 1993	21,000	20,444	556	2.65%	26
May 1993	21,103	20,585	518	2.45%	25
Jun 1993	21,541	21,020	521	2.42%	24
Jul 1993	21,659	20,875	784	3.62%	36
Aug 1993	21,544	21,043	501	2.33%	23
Sep 1993	21,161	20,674	487	2.30%	23
Oct 1993	21,232	20,773	459	2.16%	22
Nov 1993	21,400	20,947	453	2.12%	21
Dec 1993	21,496	21,015	481	2.24%	22

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	21,246	20,652	594	2.80%	28
Feb 1994	21,290	20,758	532	2.50%	25
Mar 1994	21,139	20,616	523	2.47%	25
Apr 1994	21,160	20,702	458	2.16%	22
May 1994	21,219	20,824	395	1.86%	19
Jun 1994	21,546	21,138	408	1.89%	19
Jul 1994	21,953	21,588	365	1.66%	17
Aug 1994	21,996	21,568	428	1.95%	19
Sep 1994	21,657	21,204	453	2.09%	21
Oct 1994	21,794	21,390	404	1.85%	19
Nov 1994	21,731	21,298	433	1.99%	20
Dec 1994	21,686	21,226	460	2.12%	21

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	21,430	20,913	517	2.41%	24
Feb 1995	21,565	21,051	514	2.38%	24
Mar 1995	21,429	20,946	483	2.25%	23
Apr 1995	21,613	21,137	476	2.20%	22
May 1995	21,571	21,153	418	1.94%	19
Jun 1995	21,915	21,501	414	1.89%	19
Jul 1995	22,257	21,872	385	1.73%	17
Aug 1995	22,199	21,824	375	1.69%	17
Sep 1995	21,990	21,573	417	1.90%	19
Oct 1995	22,358	21,991	367	1.64%	16
Nov 1995	22,386	22,037	349	1.56%	16
Dec 1995	22,386	21,979	407	1.82%	18

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	21,970	21,488	482	2.19%	22
Feb 1996	22,131	21,690	441	1.99%	20
Mar 1996	21,871	21,427	444	2.03%	20
Apr 1996	21,986	21,567	419	1.91%	19
May 1996	21,931	21,558	373	1.70%	17
Jun 1996	22,355	21,989	366	1.64%	16
Jul 1996	22,841	22,388	453	1.98%	20
Aug 1996	22,534	22,084	450	2.00%	20
Sep 1996	22,188	21,718	470	2.12%	21
Oct 1996	22,246	21,809	437	1.96%	20
Nov 1996	22,379	21,916	463	2.07%	21
Dec 1996	22,486	21,981	505	2.25%	22

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	22,007	21,445	562	2.55%	26
Feb 1997	22,128	21,623	505	2.28%	23
Mar 1997	22,182	21,703	479	2.16%	22
Apr 1997	22,001	21,568	433	1.97%	20
May 1997	21,908	21,508	400	1.83%	18
Jun 1997	22,255	21,851	404	1.82%	18
Jul 1997	22,690	22,357	333	1.47%	15
Aug 1997	22,428	22,058	370	1.65%	16
Sep 1997	21,931	21,551	380	1.73%	17
Oct 1997	21,947	21,605	342	1.56%	16
Nov 1997	22,035	21,704	331	1.50%	15
Dec 1997	22,052	21,672	380	1.72%	17

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	21,921	21,443	478	2.18%	22
Feb 1998	22,266	21,820	446	2.00%	20
Mar 1998	22,286	21,829	457	2.05%	21
Apr 1998	22,308	21,934	374	1.68%	17
May 1998	22,281	21,954	327	1.47%	15
Jun 1998	22,475	22,146	329	1.46%	15
Jul 1998	22,717	22,439	278	1.22%	12
Aug 1998	22,585	22,255	330	1.46%	15
Sep 1998	22,219	21,886	333	1.50%	15
Oct 1998	22,288	21,974	314	1.41%	14
Nov 1998	22,452	22,140	312	1.39%	14
Dec 1998	22,377	22,032	345	1.54%	15

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	22,246	21,872	374	1.68%	17
Feb 1999	22,298	21,923	375	1.68%	17
Mar 1999	22,173	21,816	357	1.61%	16
Apr 1999	22,102	21,782	320	1.45%	14
May 1999	22,193	21,915	278	1.25%	13
Jun 1999	22,420	22,109	311	1.39%	14
Jul 1999	22,669	22,422	247	1.09%	11
Aug 1999	22,482	22,191	291	1.29%	13
Sep 1999	21,986	21,711	275	1.25%	13
Oct 1999	22,264	22,004	260	1.17%	12
Nov 1999	22,262	21,965	297	1.33%	13
Dec 1999	22,419	22,077	342	1.53%	15

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	29,092	28,702	390	1.34%	13
Feb 2000	29,110	28,752	358	1.23%	12
Mar 2000	29,020	28,653	367	1.26%	13
Apr 2000	29,074	28,786	288	0.99%	10
May 2000	28,869	28,610	259	0.90%	9
Jun 2000	29,438	29,187	251	0.85%	9
Jul 2000	29,510	29,281	229	0.78%	8
Aug 2000	29,260	28,999	261	0.89%	9
Sep 2000	28,944	28,671	273	0.94%	9
Oct 2000	29,330	29,055	275	0.94%	9
Nov 2000	29,255	28,988	267	0.91%	9
Dec 2000	29,422	29,089	333	1.13%	11

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	29,349	28,941	408	1.39%	14
Feb 2001	29,171	28,778	393	1.35%	13
Mar 2001	29,379	28,965	414	1.41%	14
Apr 2001	29,427	29,085	342	1.16%	12
May 2001	29,406	29,112	294	1.00%	10
Jun 2001	30,182	29,865	317	1.05%	11
Jul 2001	30,440	30,159	281	0.92%	9
Aug 2001	29,754	29,433	321	1.08%	11
Sep 2001	29,790	29,466	324	1.09%	11
Oct 2001	29,600	29,270	330	1.11%	11
Nov 2001	29,889	29,525	364	1.22%	12
Dec 2001	29,971	29,556	415	1.38%	14

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	29,354	28,849	505	1.72%	17
Feb 2002	29,822	29,340	482	1.62%	16
Mar 2002	29,928	29,437	491	1.64%	16
Apr 2002	30,331	29,899	432	1.42%	14
May 2002	30,610	30,206	404	1.32%	13
Jun 2002	31,013	30,554	459	1.48%	15
Jul 2002	31,018	30,594	424	1.37%	14
Aug 2002	30,797	30,363	434	1.41%	14
Sep 2002	30,515	30,077	438	1.44%	14
Oct 2002	30,506	30,083	423	1.39%	14
Nov 2002	30,382	29,926	456	1.50%	15
Dec 2002	30,246	29,734	512	1.69%	17

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	29,764	29,188	576	1.94%	19
Feb 2003	29,760	29,212	548	1.84%	18
Mar 2003	29,638	29,098	540	1.82%	18
Apr 2003	29,867	29,380	487	1.63%	16
May 2003	29,853	29,369	484	1.62%	16
Jun 2003	30,285	29,767	518	1.71%	17
Jul 2003	30,475	30,018	457	1.50%	15
Aug 2003	30,037	29,551	486	1.62%	16
Sep 2003	29,835	29,338	497	1.67%	17
Oct 2003	30,134	29,666	468	1.55%	16
Nov 2003	30,206	29,717	489	1.62%	16
Dec 2003	30,134	29,627	507	1.68%	17

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	29,897	29,197	700	2.34%	23
Feb 2004	29,889	29,246	643	2.15%	22
Mar 2004	29,729	29,091	638	2.15%	21
Apr 2004	29,944	29,358	586	1.96%	20
May 2004	30,054	29,505	549	1.83%	18
Jun 2004	30,334	29,752	582	1.92%	19
Jul 2004	31,048	30,523	525	1.69%	17
Aug 2004	30,782	30,240	542	1.76%	18
Sep 2004	30,333	29,795	538	1.77%	18
Oct 2004	30,617	30,102	515	1.68%	17
Nov 2004	30,633	30,091	542	1.77%	18
Dec 2004	30,566	30,003	563	1.84%	18

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	31,618	30,692	926	2.93%	29
Feb 2005	31,725	30,784	941	2.97%	30
Mar 2005	31,831	30,943	888	2.79%	28
Apr 2005	31,984	31,150	834	2.61%	26
May 2005	32,163	31,294	869	2.70%	27
Jun 2005	32,623	31,723	900	2.76%	28
Jul 2005	32,972	32,209	763	2.31%	23
Aug 2005	32,783	32,012	771	2.35%	24
Sep 2005	32,592	31,700	892	2.74%	27
Oct 2005	32,756	31,977	779	2.38%	24
Nov 2005	32,710	31,861	849	2.60%	26
Dec 2005	32,522	31,778	744	2.29%	23

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	32,343	31,501	842	2.60%	26
Feb 2006	32,606	31,725	881	2.70%	27
Mar 2006	32,618	31,824	794	2.43%	24
Apr 2006	32,898	32,124	774	2.35%	24
May 2006	33,034	32,320	714	2.16%	22
Jun 2006	33,552	32,764	788	2.35%	23
Jul 2006	33,885	33,192	693	2.05%	20
Aug 2006	33,646	32,977	669	1.99%	20
Sep 2006	33,473	32,748	725	2.17%	22
Oct 2006	33,815	33,135	680	2.01%	20
Nov 2006	33,713	32,994	719	2.13%	21
Dec 2006	33,558	32,845	713	2.12%	21

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	33,238	32,424	814	2.45%	24
Feb 2007	33,381	32,597	784	2.35%	23
Mar 2007	33,248	32,521	727	2.19%	22
Apr 2007	33,474	32,772	702	2.10%	21
May 2007	33,493	32,788	705	2.10%	21
Jun 2007	33,961	33,160	801	2.36%	24
Jul 2007	34,444	33,741	703	2.04%	20
Aug 2007	33,949	33,188	761	2.24%	22
Sep 2007	33,910	33,117	793	2.34%	23
Oct 2007	33,748	33,046	702	2.08%	21
Nov 2007	33,735	33,042	693	2.05%	21
Dec 2007	33,639	32,890	749	2.23%	22

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	33,477	32,717	760	2.27%	23
Feb 2008	33,741	32,973	768	2.28%	23
Mar 2008	33,806	33,060	746	2.21%	22
Apr 2008	34,034	33,287	747	2.19%	22
May 2008	34,052	33,191	861	2.53%	25
Jun 2008	34,488	33,501	987	2.86%	29
Jul 2008	34,861	33,920	941	2.70%	27
Aug 2008	34,701	33,563	1,138	3.28%	33
Sep 2008	34,521	33,502	1,019	2.95%	30
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

West Des Moines Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Finance and Insurance	2,288	16.65%
2.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	1,474	10.73%
3.	Construction	949	6.91%
4.	Public Administration	713	5.19%
5.	Accommodation and Food Services	670	4.88%
6.	Health Care	648	4.72%
7.	Educational Services	511	3.72%
8.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	415	3.02%
9.	Broadcasting and Telecommunications	397	2.89%
10.	Food and Beverage Stores	376	2.74%
11.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	305	2.22%
12.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	264	1.92%
13.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	215	1.57%
14.	Truck Transportation	210	1.53%
15.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	206	1.50%
16.	Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries	203	1.48%
17.	Other Transportation	168	1.22%
18.	U.S. Postal Service	168	1.22%
19.	Machinery Manufacturing	161	1.17%
20.	Repair and Maintenance	160	1.16%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Finance and Insurance	3,045	22.40%
2.	Health Care	1,655	12.17%
3.	Educational Services	1,342	9.87%
4.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	1,032	7.59%
5.	Social Assistance	583	4.29%
6.	Accommodation and Food Services	560	4.12%
7.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	436	3.21%
8.	Public Administration	406	2.99%
9.	Food and Beverage Stores	397	2.92%
10.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	331	2.43%
11.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	325	2.39%
12.	Department and Other General Stores	312	2.30%
13.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	290	2.13%
14.	Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries	233	1.71%
15.	Broadcasting and Telecommunications	217	1.60%
16.	Personal and Laundry Services	167	1.23%
17.	Clothing and Apparel Including Shoes	147	1.08%
18.	Construction	130	0.96%
19.	Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores	127	0.93%
20.	Truck Transportation	122	0.90%

West Des Moines Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Computer Specialists	1,002	7.29%
2.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	927	6.75%
3.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	835	6.08%
4.	Other Management Occupations	754	5.49%
5.	Top Executives	618	4.50%
6.	Business Operations Specialists	481	3.50%
7.	Other Financial Specialists	456	3.32%
8.	Accountants and Auditors	417	3.04%
9.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	412	3.00%
10.	Other Office and Admin Support	338	2.46%
11.	Advertising / Marketing / PR / Sales	336	2.45%
12.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	330	2.40%
13.	Other Installation / Maintenance	323	2.35%
14.	Lawyers	313	2.28%
15.	Physicians and Surgeons	267	1.94%
16.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	255	1.86%
17.	Engineers	252	1.83%
18.	Media and Communications Workers	249	1.81%
19.	Financial Managers	230	1.67%
20.	Customer Service Representatives	227	1.65%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Other Office and Admin Support	853	6.27%
2.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	785	5.77%
3.	Business Operations Specialists	746	5.49%
4.	Secretaries and Admins	679	4.99%
5.	Other Management Occupations	597	4.39%
6.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	592	4.35%
7.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	549	4.04%
8.	Registered Nurses	522	3.84%
9.	Accountants and Auditors	507	3.73%
10.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	494	3.63%
11.	Customer Service Representatives	443	3.26%
12.	Computer Specialists	379	2.79%
13.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	354	2.60%
14.	Other Financial Specialists	327	2.41%
15.	Child Care Workers	309	2.27%
16.	Health Technologists and Technicians	308	2.27%
17.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	294	2.16%
18.	Cashiers	291	2.14%
19.	Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping	249	1.83%
20.	Advertising / Marketing / PR / Sales	240	1.77%

West Des Moines Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	24,111	67.01%
15-35 hours	4,182	11.62%
1-14 hours	1,223	3.40%
No regular hours	6,463	17.96%

West Des Moines Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	465	1.78%
5 AM-5:29 AM	352	1.35%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	541	2.07%
6 AM-6:29 AM	1,133	4.34%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	2,947	11.29%
7 AM-7:29 AM	5,473	20.97%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	6,506	24.92%
8 AM-8:29 AM	2,905	11.13%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	1,424	5.45%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	1,167	4.47%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	519	1.99%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	146	0.56%
Noon-3:59 PM	1,129	4.32%
4 PM-11:59 PM	1,398	5.36%

West Des Moines Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	688	2.64%
5-9	3,834	14.69%
10-14	5,684	21.77%
15-19	6,288	24.09%
20-24	5,232	20.04%
25-29	1,414	5.42%
30-34	1,664	6.37%
35-39	125	0.48%
40-44	187	0.72%
45-59	421	1.61%
60-89	196	0.75%
At least 90	372	1.43%

West Des Moines Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	230	0.88%	22,910	87.76%
30-44	224	0.86%	1,752	6.71%
45-59	70	0.27%	351	1.34%
At least 60	13	0.05%	555	2.13%

West Des Moines Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	31	0.11%
Car / truck / van, carpool	2,260	8.33%
Car / truck / van, solo	22,838	84.21%
Motorcycle	18	0.07%
Other	100	0.37%
Public transportation	537	1.98%
Walked	321	1.18%
Worked at home	1,015	3.74%

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West Des Moines Family Information Back to top
: 19,811 (46,002 people)
: 11,955 (35,368 people)
: 6,316
: 17,105
West Des Moines Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	661	3.33%
$10,000-$14,999	587	2.95%
$15,000-$19,999	809	4.07%
$20,000-$24,999	1,019	5.13%
$25,000-$29,999	934	4.70%
$30,000-$34,999	1,370	6.89%
$35,000-$39,999	1,406	7.08%
$40,000-$44,999	1,300	6.54%
$45,000-$49,999	1,093	5.50%
$50,000-$59,999	1,724	8.68%
$60,000-$74,999	2,489	12.53%
$75,000-$99,999	2,778	13.98%
$100,000-$124,999	1,449	7.29%
$125,000-$149,999	728	3.66%
$150,000-$199,999	645	3.25%
$200,000 or more	878	4.42%

West Des Moines Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	6,064	30.48%
Family, 2 people	5,496	27.63%
Nonfamily, 2 people	1,588	7.98%
Family, 3 people	2,573	12.93%
Nonfamily, 3 people	232	1.17%
Family, 4 people	2,567	12.90%
Nonfamily, 4 people	34	0.17%
Family, 5 people	972	4.89%
Nonfamily, 5 people	5	0.03%
Family, 6 people	259	1.30%
Nonfamily, 6 people	1	0.01%
Family, 7 or more people	99	0.50%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	2	0.01%

West Des Moines Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	17,533	31.70%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	9,422	17.04%
Public Assistance	284	0.51%
Retirement	2,532	4.58%
Self Employment	2,360	4.27%
Social Security	3,411	6.17%
Supplemental Security	262	0.47%
Wage / Salary	17,174	31.05%
Other	2,331	4.21%

West Des Moines Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	5,223	51.75%
With children under 18	4,870	48.25%

West Des Moines Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	1,459	8.56%
Married	10,654	62.53%
Never Married	4,690	27.53%
Widowed	236	1.39%

West Des Moines Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	2,335	11.94%
Married	10,731	54.88%
Never Married	5,282	27.01%
Widowed	1,206	6.17%

West Des Moines Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

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West Des Moines Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	380	1.09%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	1,404	4.02%
High school diploma or equivalent	6,265	17.95%
Some college, no degree	8,136	23.32%
Associate degree	2,606	7.47%
Bachelors degree	11,717	33.58%
Graduate or professional degree	4,385	12.57%

West Des Moines Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	565	1.21%	617	1.32%	1,182	2.54%
Kindergarten	535	1.15%	168	0.36%	703	1.51%
Grades 1-4	2,127	4.57%	437	0.94%	2,564	5.51%
Grades 5-8	2,054	4.41%	337	0.72%	2,391	5.13%
Grades 9-12	1,895	4.07%	297	0.64%	2,192	4.71%
Undergrad college	1,423	3.06%	526	1.13%	1,949	4.19%
Graduate or professional school	454	0.97%	568	1.22%	1,022	2.19%
Total	9,053	19.44%	2,950	6.33%	12,003	25.78%

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West Des Moines Business Information Back to top
: $1,286,114,000
: $673,597,000
: $112,096,000

West Des Moines Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

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West Des Moines Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	43,947	95.46%
Below Poverty Level	2,092	4.54%

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West Des Moines Crimes Per 1,000 People By Type And Year

Year	Aggravated Assault	Forcible Rape	Murder / Manslaughter	Robbery	Total Violent Crimes	Arson	Burglary	Larceny / Theft	Motor Vehicle Theft	Total Property Crimes
1999	1.131	0.094	0.047	0.212	1.485	0.118	5.962	27.972	1.367	35.418
2000	1.011	0.110	0.000	0.330	1.450	0.066	5.031	30.865	1.318	37.279
2001	1.036	0.129	0.000	0.496	1.661	0.237	4.077	31.454	1.963	37.732
2002	0.601	0.086	0.021	0.322	1.031	0.129	4.660	31.545	1.632	37.966
2003	0.322	0.322	0.322	0.000	0.965	0.000	1.931	74.324	0.322	76.577
2004	1.214	0.347	0.000	0.154	1.715	0.231	5.204	24.807	1.234	31.245
2005	1.222	0.271	0.000	0.213	1.706	0.175	5.410	28.292	1.338	35.040
2006	1.201	0.000	0.000	0.000	1.201	0.000	0.801	1.601	0.400	2.802
2007	1.055	0.273	0.000	0.273	1.600	0.164	4.110	23.914	0.818	28.843
2008	2.249	0.389	0.016	0.814	3.467	0.124	4.493	18.000	2.006	24.499

West Des Moines Law Enforcement Employeess

Year	Officers	Civilian
2004	0	4
2005	0	4
2006	0	4
2007	0	1

West Des Moines Crime Index

Year	Index
1999	1,566
2000	1,763
2001	1,826
2002	1,816

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West Des Moines Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	6,860	14.73%
10-19 Years	5,511	11.83%
20-29 Years	8,343	17.92%
30-39 Years	8,205	17.62%
40-49 Years	6,835	14.68%
50-59 Years	4,869	10.46%
60-69 Years	2,563	5.50%
70-79 Years	2,274	4.88%
80-89 Years	944	2.03%
90+ Years	163	0.35%

West Des Moines Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	22,331	47.95%
Female	24,236	52.05%

West Des Moines Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	42,443	91.14%
Hispanic/Latino	1,408	3.02%
Asian	1,274	2.74%
African-American	856	1.84%
Multiracial	481	1.03%
Amerindian	51	0.11%
Other Race	42	0.09%
Pacific Islander	12	0.03%

West Des Moines Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	German	15,376	31.65%
2.	Irish	7,148	14.71%
3.	English	5,407	11.13%
4.	Norwegian	2,666	5.49%
5.	United States Or American	2,565	5.28%
6.	Dutch	2,312	4.76%
7.	Swedish	1,675	3.45%
8.	Italian	1,409	2.90%
9.	French Non-Basque	1,173	2.41%
10.	Polish	988	2.03%

West Des Moines Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	39,496	92.19%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	1,250	2.92%
3.	Russian	320	0.75%
4.	Chinese	250	0.58%
5.	French	198	0.46%
6.	Vietnamese	177	0.41%
7.	Other Indic	152	0.35%
8.	German	138	0.32%
9.	Laotian	130	0.30%
10.	Serbo Croatian	120	0.28%

West Des Moines Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	43,937	94.65%
Naturalized immigrant	807	1.74%
Not a citizen	1,677	3.61%

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Can a Public High School Punish a Student for Asking a Question that Refers to “Illegal Aliens”? Part One in a Two-Part Series

In this first of a two-part series of columns discussing a recent incident at a North Carolina high school where a student was suspended for using the term “illegal alien” in class, UC Davis Law professor Vikram David Amar and Illinois Law professor Jason Mazzone explain the relevant First Amendment case law surrounding student speech in public K-12 schools.