| Des
Moines - North East at a Glance:
Citywide statistics shown in italic parenthesis
(yy).
Countywide Statistics shown in brackets [zz]. |
| SIZE
11 square miles
(77.9) [569.4] |
| POPULATION
Pyramid Chart |
| |
Individuals
42,167 (199,414)
[374,601] |
| Households
16,898 (80,772) [149,316] |
| 24%
Under 18 (25%) [26%] |
| DIVERSITY
Pie Charts: Race,
Hispanic, Combined
|
| |
89%
White (84%) [88.3%] |
5%
Black or African Amer. (9%) [4.8] |
| 87%
Non-Hispanic White |
5%Hispanic
(6%) [4.4] |
|
3% Asian or Pacific Islander (3.7%)
[2.6%] |
0.3% Native American (0.5%)
[0.3%] |
| 2.5%
Other (0.3%) [2.3%] |
2%
Claimed 2 or More Races (2.5%) [1.7%] |
| MEDIAN
FAMILY INCOME $42,901($46,741) [$57,578] |
| AVERAGE
HOUSEHOLD INCOME $42234($47,093) [$58,441] |
| %
OF INDIVIDUALS BELOW POVERTY
11% (11%) [8%] |
| %
OF HOUSEHOLDS ON PUBLIC ASSISTANCE 9%(8% ) [6%] |
| HOUSING |
| |
Total
number of housing units: 17,573(85,218) [156,447] |
| 83%
Single Family Units (68%) [69.9%] |
| 3.5%
Duplex Units (4%) [ 2.9%] |
| 13.5%
Multi-Family Units (30.3) [28.1%] |
| 35.75%
of housing built before 1960 (59.6%) [40.5%] |
| 4.2%
Vacant units (5.3%) [4.7%] |
| 66.6%
owner-occupied housing units (61.3%) [65.6%] |
| 6.4%
overcrowded housing units (2.7%) [1.9%] |
| Average
sale value of a single family unit Jan-Nov 1999 $xxx,xxx($yyy,yyy)
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