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Data type:  
Opacity:
%

Area: 1.296 square miles

Population: 2,680

Population density:
Downtown:  2,069 people per square mile
Des Moines:  2,621 people per square mile

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

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Age and Sex of Residents in Downtown in Des Moines, IA

Races in Downtown in Des Moines neighborhood in IA

Zip codes: 50309.

Males:  1,628
Females:  1,053

Median age:
Males:
This neighborhood:  39.7 years
Whole city:  33.8 years

Females:
This neighborhood:  51.4 years
Whole city:  35.1 years


Average household size:
Downtown:  1.3 people
Des Moines:  2.4 people

Average family size:
Downtown:  2.4 members
Des Moines:  3.0 members

Percentage of married-couple families (among all households):
Here:  11.1%
city:  43.7%

Percentage of married-couple families with children (among all households):
Downtown:  1.2%
Des Moines:  19.3%

Percentage of single-mother households (among all households):
This neighborhood:  2.5%
Des Moines:  8.9%

18.0% of population in correctional institutions
15.7% of population in other group homes

Percentage of never married males 15 years old and over:
Here:  15.0%
Des Moines:  14.9%

Percentage of never married females 15 years old and over:
Downtown:  7.7%
city:  13.4%

Percentage of people that speak English not well or not at all:
This neighborhood:  2.4%
Des Moines:  3.5%

Percentage of people born in this state:
Here:  63.0%
Des Moines:  70.7%

Percentage of people born in another U.S. state:
Downtown:  31.9%
Des Moines:  20.9%

Percentage of native residents but born outside the U.S.:
Here:  0.3%
city:  0.5%

Percentage of foreign born residents:
Here:  4.8%
Des Moines:  7.9%



Educational Attainment


Rooms in owner-occupied houses/condos in Downtown:
  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 1,126
  • 3 rooms: 4,016
  • 4 rooms: 2,280
  • 5 rooms: 2,441
  • 6 rooms: 10
  • 7 rooms: 132
  • 8 rooms: 11
  • 9+ rooms: 4


Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Downtown:
  • 1 room: 13,012
  • 2 rooms: 18,024
  • 3 rooms: 40,226
  • 4 rooms: 12,908
  • 5 rooms: 2,525
  • 6 rooms: 634
  • 7 rooms: 0
  • 8 rooms: 0
  • 9+ rooms: 327


Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Downtown:
  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 5,978
  • 2 bedrooms: 4,009
  • 3 bedrooms: 23
  • 4 bedrooms: 7
  • 5+ bedrooms: 4


Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Downtown:
  • no bedroom: 20,586
  • 1 bedroom: 58,704
  • 2 bedrooms: 7,076
  • 3 bedrooms: 840
  • 4 bedrooms: 451
  • 5+ bedrooms: 0


Average number of cars or other vehicles available in houses/condos:
This neighborhood:  1.2
Des Moines:  1.9

Average number of cars or other vehicles available in houses/condos:
Here:  0.4
city:  1.2

Percentage of units with a mortgage:
Downtown:  50.5%
Des Moines:  71.6%

Housing prices:
Average estimated value of detached houses in 2007 (0.8% of all units):
Downtown:  $4,404
Des Moines:  $134,216

Average estimated '07 value of housing units in 3-to-4-unit structures (0.6% of all units):
Downtown:  $17
city:  $151,630

Average estimated '07 value of housing units in 5-or-more-unit structures (96.7% of all units):
Downtown:  $122,368
Des Moines:  $158,912

Mode of transportation to work in Downtown in Des Moines, IA

Occupations of males:
Percentage of males in management occupations (except farmers):
Here:  12.5%
city:  7.5%

Percentage of males in business and financial operations occupations:
Here:  11.3%
city:  4.2%

Percentage of males in computer and mathematical occupations:
Here:  3.6%
city:  3.1%

Percentage of males in architecture and engineering occupations:
Here:  2.0%
city:  1.4%

Percentage of males in community and social services occupations:
Here:  1.2%
city:  1.4%

Percentage of males in education, training, and library occupations:
Here:  1.4%
city:  2.0%

Percentage of males in arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations:
Here:  1.6%
city:  2.0%

Percentage of males in service occupations:
Here:  30.5%
city:  13.4%

Percentage of males in sales and office occupations:
Here:  11.5%
city:  20.8%

Percentage of males in construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations:
Here:  2.8%
city:  17.9%

Percentage of males in production occupations:
Here:  8.1%
city:  10.9%

Percentage of males in transportation and material moving occupations:
Here:  13.3%
city:  11.0%

Occupations of females:
Percentage of females in management occupations (except farmers):
Here:  12.6%
city:  6.0%

Percentage of females in business and financial operations occupations:
Here:  5.9%
city:  6.3%

Percentage of females in architecture and engineering occupations:
Here:  4.2%
city:  0.3%

Percentage of females in community and social services occupations:
Here:  6.0%
city:  2.3%

Percentage of females in education, training, and library occupations:
Here:  3.6%
city:  6.1%

Percentage of females in arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations:
Here:  1.8%
city:  2.1%

Percentage of females in service occupations:
Here:  18.3%
city:  19.1%

Percentage of females in sales and office occupations:
Here:  45.0%
city:  41.6%

Percentage of females in production occupations:
Here:  1.1%
city:  3.8%

Percentage of females in transportation and material moving occupations:
Here:  1.5%
city:  2.0%

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

Education in this neighborhood (subdivision or community):
Percentage of people 3 years and older in K-12 schools:
Downtown:  3.6%
Des Moines:  18.0%

Percentage of people 3 years and older in undgraduate colleges:
Downtown:  3.1%
Des Moines:  5.1%

Percentage of people 3 years and older in grad. or professional schools:
Downtown:  2.4%
Des Moines:  1.1%

Percentage of students K-12 enrolled in private schools:
Downtown:  14.9%
Des Moines:  9.2%

Percentage of population below poverty level:
Downtown:  31.8%
Des Moines:  11.4%

Median year owner moved in (as recorded in 2000):
Downtown:  1318
Des Moines:  1991

Median year renter moved in (as recorded in 2000):
Downtown:  1996
Des Moines:  1998

Median rent in 2007:
Downtown:  $403
Des Moines:  $556

Percentage of married-couple families with both working:
Downtown:  50.2%
Des Moines:  67.6%



Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Electricity (46%)
  • Utility gas (35%)
  • Other fuel (15%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
  • No fuel used (1%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)


Limited-access highways (interstate or state) in this neighborhood:
I- 235
Length: 0.03 miles
Direction: E-W
Roads and streets:
Grand Ave
Length: 1.52 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 300 to 1699
Locust St
Length: 1.51 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 100 to 1699
Walnut St
Length: 1.45 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 100 to 1699
8th St
Length: 1.08 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SE-NW, SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 999
9th St
Length: 0.98 miles
Directions: N-S, SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 999
7th St
Length: 0.93 miles
Directions: N-S, SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 999
Mulberry St
Length: 0.90 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 500 to 1599
Vine St
Length: 0.86 miles
Directions: E-W, SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 1099
5th Ave
Length: 0.85 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 1 to 999
3rd St
Length: 0.84 miles
Directions: N-S, SE-NW
Address range: 1 to 999
2nd Ave
Length: 0.83 miles
Directions: N-S, SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 999
Keosauqua Way
Length: 0.81 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SE-NW
Address range: 1 to 999
6th Ave
Length: 0.81 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 100 to 999
10th St
Length: 0.75 miles
Directions: N-S, SE-NW
Address range: 1 to 999
Crocker St
Length: 0.71 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 200 to 999
School St
Length: 0.71 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 200 to 999
Cherry St
Length: 0.69 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SE-NW
Address range: 500 to 1299
Elm St
Length: 0.69 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1 to 799
Center St
Length: 0.67 miles
Directions: E-W, SE-NW, SW-NE
Address range: 200 to 999
High St
Length: 0.64 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 600 to 1355
Market St
Length: 0.63 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 100 to 1699
Park St
Length: 0.58 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S
Address range: 200 to 899
Court Ave
Length: 0.52 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 100 to 499
4th St
Length: 0.51 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 1 to 799
E 2nd St
Length: 0.42 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 1 to 799
11th St
Length: 0.42 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 1 to 599
12th St
Length: 0.40 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 100 to 639
E 1st St
Length: 0.39 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 1 to 698
Ingersoll Ave
Length: 0.38 miles
Directions: E-W, SW-NE
Address range: 1500 to 1699
13th St
Length: 0.35 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 100 to 599
W River Dr
Length: 0.33 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SW-NE
Address range: 800 to 999
15th St
Length: 0.26 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 200 to 568
SW 16th St
Length: 0.23 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 1 to 499
1st St
Length: 0.22 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 1 to 299
E Grand Ave
Length: 0.21 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1 to 199
E Locust St
Length: 0.18 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1 to 199
E Walnut St
Length: 0.18 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1 to 199
Pleasant St
Length: 0.17 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 800 to 999
Woodland Ave
Length: 0.17 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1000 to 1199
14th St
Length: 0.16 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 400 to 587
17th St
Length: 0.15 miles
Direction: SE-NW
Address range: 400 to 518
SW 4th St
Length: 0.13 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 1 to 299
SW 5th St
Length: 0.13 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 1 to 299
SW 2nd St
Length: 0.12 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 1 to 299
SW 3rd St
Length: 0.12 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 1 to 299
SW 1st St
Length: 0.12 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 1 to 299
SW 7th St
Length: 0.12 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 1 to 299
Linden St
Length: 0.12 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1400 to 1499
SW 8th St
Length: 0.11 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 1 to 299
Des Moines St
Length: 0.11 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 100 to 199
SW 9th St
Length: 0.11 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 1 to 329
Plum St
Length: 0.09 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 600 to 699
E Court Ave
Length: 0.08 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 100 to 199
Falcon Dr
Length: 0.08 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1500 to 1599
Maple St
Length: 0.08 miles
Directions: N-S, SW-NE
Address range: 200 to 399
SW 6th St
Length: 0.08 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 1 to 299
Library Ave
Length: 0.07 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 300 to 399
16th St
Length: 0.06 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 500 to 519
SW 11th St
Length: 0.05 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 1 to 198
Railroad features:
Union Pacific RR (Iowa Interstate RR)
Length: 2.55 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SE-NW, SW-NE
Iowa Interstate RR
Length: 1.66 miles
Directions: E-W, SW-NE

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