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Data type:  
Opacity:
%

Area: 0.031 square miles

Population: 160

Population density:
Forest Park:  5,143 people per square mile
Des Moines:  2,621 people per square mile

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

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Age and Sex of Residents in Forest Park in Des Moines, IA

Races in Forest Park in Des Moines neighborhood in IA

Zip codes: 50314.

Males:  69
Females:  91

Median age:
Males:
This neighborhood:  15.8 years
Whole city:  33.8 years

Females:
This neighborhood:  21.3 years
Whole city:  35.1 years


Average household size:
Forest Park:  3.1 people
Des Moines:  2.4 people

Average family size:
Forest Park:  3.5 members
Des Moines:  3.0 members

Percentage of married-couple families (among all households):
Here:  29.5%
city:  43.7%

Percentage of married-couple families with children (among all households):
Forest Park:  20.1%
Des Moines:  19.3%

Percentage of single-mother households (among all households):
This neighborhood:  32.0%
Des Moines:  8.9%


Percentage of never married males 15 years old and over:
Here:  24.8%
Des Moines:  14.9%

Percentage of never married females 15 years old and over:
Forest Park:  11.1%
city:  13.4%

Percentage of people that speak English not well or not at all:
This neighborhood:  10.8%
Des Moines:  3.5%

Percentage of people born in this state:
Here:  67.5%
Des Moines:  70.7%

Percentage of people born in another U.S. state:
Forest Park:  17.1%
Des Moines:  20.9%

Percentage of native residents but born outside the U.S.:
Here:  0.0%
city:  0.5%

Percentage of foreign born residents:
Here:  15.3%
Des Moines:  7.9%



Educational Attainment


Rooms in owner-occupied houses/condos in Forest Park:
  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 0
  • 3 rooms: 0
  • 4 rooms: 33
  • 5 rooms: 42
  • 6 rooms: 118
  • 7 rooms: 37
  • 8 rooms: 31
  • 9+ rooms: 29


Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Forest Park:
  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 18
  • 3 rooms: 12
  • 4 rooms: 14
  • 5 rooms: 7
  • 6 rooms: 28
  • 7 rooms: 17
  • 8 rooms: 0
  • 9+ rooms: 7


Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Forest Park:
  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 0
  • 2 bedrooms: 77
  • 3 bedrooms: 189
  • 4 bedrooms: 15
  • 5+ bedrooms: 11


Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Forest Park:
  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 45
  • 2 bedrooms: 7
  • 3 bedrooms: 45
  • 4 bedrooms: 7
  • 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:  1.5
city:  1.2

Percentage of units with a mortgage:
Forest Park:  67.2%
Des Moines:  71.6%

Average estimated value of detached houses in 2007 (94.5% of all units):
Forest Park:  $110,739
Des Moines:  $134,216

Mode of transportation to work in Forest Park in Des Moines, IA

Occupations of males:
Percentage of males in management occupations (except farmers):
Here:  3.4%
city:  7.5%

Percentage of males in business and financial operations occupations:
Here:  3.4%
city:  4.2%

Percentage of males in computer and mathematical occupations:
Here:  5.4%
city:  3.1%

Percentage of males in community and social services occupations:
Here:  4.7%
city:  1.4%

Percentage of males in education, training, and library occupations:
Here:  4.7%
city:  2.0%

Percentage of males in arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations:
Here:  5.4%
city:  2.0%

Percentage of males in healthcare practitioners and technical occupations:
Here:  3.4%
city:  1.8%

Percentage of males in service occupations:
Here:  15.5%
city:  13.4%

Percentage of males in sales and office occupations:
Here:  29.1%
city:  20.8%

Percentage of males in construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations:
Here:  3.4%
city:  17.9%

Percentage of males in production occupations:
Here:  3.4%
city:  10.9%

Percentage of males in transportation and material moving occupations:
Here:  18.2%
city:  11.0%

Occupations of females:
Percentage of females in life, physical, and social science occupations:
Here:  4.2%
city:  0.9%

Percentage of females in education, training, and library occupations:
Here:  4.2%
city:  6.1%

Percentage of females in healthcare practitioners and technical occupations:
Here:  11.1%
city:  5.7%

Percentage of females in service occupations:
Here:  17.4%
city:  19.1%

Percentage of females in sales and office occupations:
Here:  54.2%
city:  41.6%

Percentage of females in construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations:
Here:  5.6%
city:  0.7%

Percentage of females in production occupations:
Here:  3.5%
city:  3.8%

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

Education in this neighborhood (subdivision or community):
Percentage of people 3 years and older in K-12 schools:
Forest Park:  27.6%
Des Moines:  18.0%

Percentage of people 3 years and older in undgraduate colleges:
Forest Park:  2.6%
Des Moines:  5.1%

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

Percentage of students K-12 enrolled in private schools:
Forest Park:  5.7%
Des Moines:  9.2%

Percentage of population below poverty level:
Forest Park:  33.1%
Des Moines:  11.4%

Median year owner moved in (as recorded in 2000):
Forest Park:  1990
Des Moines:  1991

Median year renter moved in (as recorded in 2000):
Forest Park:  1999
Des Moines:  1998

Median rent in 2007:
Forest Park:  $446
Des Moines:  $556

Percentage of married-couple families with both working:
Forest Park:  56.5%
Des Moines:  67.6%



Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (77%)
  • Electricity (23%)


Roads and streets:
College Ave
Length: 0.16 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1400 to 1599
Washington Ave
Length: 0.16 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1400 to 1599

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