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Area: 0.002 square miles

Population: 28

Population density:
Alta Vista:  11,645 people per square mile
Des Moines:  2,621 people per square mile

House/condo value distribution in Alta Vista in Des Moines, IA neighborhood, block, subdivision, or community

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Age and Sex of Residents in Alta Vista in Des Moines, IA

Races in Alta Vista in Des Moines neighborhood in IA

Zip codes: 50313.

Males:  13
Females:  15

Median age:
Males:
This neighborhood:  6.9 years
Whole city:  33.8 years

Females:
This neighborhood:  7.2 years
Whole city:  35.1 years


Average household size:
Alta Vista:  2.9 people
Des Moines:  2.4 people

Average family size:
Alta Vista:  3.3 members
Des Moines:  3.0 members

Percentage of married-couple families (among all households):
Here:  50.0%
city:  43.7%

Percentage of married-couple families with children (among all households):
Alta Vista:  25.0%
Des Moines:  19.3%

Percentage of single-mother households (among all households):
This neighborhood:  11.4%
Des Moines:  8.9%


Percentage of never married males 15 years old and over:
Here:  12.6%
Des Moines:  14.9%

Percentage of never married females 15 years old and over:
Alta Vista:  17.8%
city:  13.4%

Percentage of people that speak English not well or not at all:
This neighborhood:  12.9%
Des Moines:  3.5%

Percentage of people born in this state:
Here:  67.1%
Des Moines:  70.7%

Percentage of people born in another U.S. state:
Alta Vista:  13.9%
Des Moines:  20.9%

Percentage of native residents but born outside the U.S.:
Here:  0.5%
city:  0.5%

Percentage of foreign born residents:
Here:  18.4%
Des Moines:  7.9%



Educational Attainment


Rooms in owner-occupied houses/condos in Alta Vista:
  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 1
  • 3 rooms: 0
  • 4 rooms: 0
  • 5 rooms: 11
  • 6 rooms: 14
  • 7 rooms: 4
  • 8 rooms: 16
  • 9+ rooms: 4


Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Alta Vista:
  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 1
  • 3 rooms: 7
  • 4 rooms: 8
  • 5 rooms: 3
  • 6 rooms: 2
  • 7 rooms: 0
  • 8 rooms: 0
  • 9+ rooms: 0


Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Alta Vista:
  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 1
  • 2 bedrooms: 13
  • 3 bedrooms: 24
  • 4 bedrooms: 14
  • 5+ bedrooms: 0


Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Alta Vista:
  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 14
  • 2 bedrooms: 9
  • 3 bedrooms: 0
  • 4 bedrooms: 0
  • 5+ bedrooms: 0


Average number of cars or other vehicles available in houses/condos:
This neighborhood:  1.7
Des Moines:  1.9

Average number of cars or other vehicles available in houses/condos:
Here:  0.9
city:  1.2

Percentage of units with a mortgage:
Alta Vista:  57.5%
Des Moines:  71.6%

Housing prices:
Average estimated value of detached houses in 2007 (74.1% of all units):
Alta Vista:  $87,516
Des Moines:  $134,216

Average estimated value of townhouses or other attached units in 2007 (1.8% of all units):
This neighborhood:  $65,000
city:  $98,021

Average estimated value of housing units in 2-unit structures in 2007 (16.3% of all units):
This neighborhood:  $40,441
Des Moines:  $101,332



Owners and renters by unit type in %

Mode of transportation to work in Alta Vista in Des Moines, IA

Occupations of males:
Percentage of males in business and financial operations occupations:
Here:  6.7%
city:  4.2%

Percentage of males in healthcare practitioners and technical occupations:
Here:  5.7%
city:  1.8%

Percentage of males in service occupations:
Here:  10.5%
city:  13.4%

Percentage of males in sales and office occupations:
Here:  19.0%
city:  20.8%

Percentage of males in construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations:
Here:  22.4%
city:  17.9%

Percentage of males in production occupations:
Here:  19.0%
city:  10.9%

Percentage of males in transportation and material moving occupations:
Here:  16.7%
city:  11.0%

Occupations of females:
Percentage of females in business and financial operations occupations:
Here:  1.6%
city:  6.3%

Percentage of females in community and social services occupations:
Here:  5.7%
city:  2.3%

Percentage of females in healthcare practitioners and technical occupations:
Here:  18.4%
city:  5.7%

Percentage of females in service occupations:
Here:  40.2%
city:  19.1%

Percentage of females in sales and office occupations:
Here:  30.3%
city:  41.6%

Percentage of females in construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations:
Here:  3.7%
city:  0.7%

Percentage of people 18-64 in Armed Forces:
Alta Vista:  0.0%
Des Moines:  0.1%

Education in this neighborhood (subdivision or community):
Percentage of people 3 years and older in K-12 schools:
Alta Vista:  12.9%
Des Moines:  18.0%

Percentage of people 3 years and older in undgraduate colleges:
Alta Vista:  7.6%
Des Moines:  5.1%

Percentage of people 3 years and older in grad. or professional schools:
Alta Vista:  0.0%
Des Moines:  1.1%

Percentage of students K-12 enrolled in private schools:
Alta Vista:  0.0%
Des Moines:  9.2%

Percentage of population below poverty level:
Alta Vista:  14.2%
Des Moines:  11.4%

Median year owner moved in (as recorded in 2000):
Alta Vista:  1986
Des Moines:  1991

Median year renter moved in (as recorded in 2000):
Alta Vista:  1997
Des Moines:  1998

Median rent in 2007:
Alta Vista:  $432
Des Moines:  $556

Percentage of married-couple families with both working:
Alta Vista:  35.2%
Des Moines:  67.6%



Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (95%)
  • Electricity (5%)



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