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Data type:  
Opacity:
%

Area: 3.959 square miles

Population: 9,034

Population density:
Greater South Side:  2,282 people per square mile
Des Moines:  2,621 people per square mile

House/condo value distribution in Greater South Side in Des Moines, IA neighborhood, block, subdivision, or community

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Age and Sex of Residents in Greater South Side in Des Moines, IA

Races in Greater South Side in Des Moines neighborhood in IA

Zip codes: 50315.

Males:  4,351
Females:  4,683

Median age:
Males:
This neighborhood:  37.3 years
Whole city:  33.8 years

Females:
This neighborhood:  41.6 years
Whole city:  35.1 years


Average household size:
Greater South Side:  2.3 people
Des Moines:  2.4 people

Average family size:
Greater South Side:  2.9 members
Des Moines:  3.0 members

Percentage of married-couple families (among all households):
Here:  47.8%
city:  43.7%

Percentage of married-couple families with children (among all households):
Greater South Side:  18.3%
Des Moines:  19.3%

Percentage of single-mother households (among all households):
This neighborhood:  6.7%
Des Moines:  8.9%

1.7% of population in nursing homes
1.3% of population in other group homes

Percentage of never married males 15 years old and over:
Here:  11.7%
Des Moines:  14.9%

Percentage of never married females 15 years old and over:
Greater South Side:  10.8%
city:  13.4%

Percentage of people that speak English not well or not at all:
This neighborhood:  0.7%
Des Moines:  3.5%

Percentage of people born in this state:
Here:  77.8%
Des Moines:  70.7%

Percentage of people born in another U.S. state:
Greater South Side:  19.6%
Des Moines:  20.9%

Percentage of native residents but born outside the U.S.:
Here:  0.6%
city:  0.5%

Percentage of foreign born residents:
Here:  2.1%
Des Moines:  7.9%



Educational Attainment


Rooms in owner-occupied houses/condos in Greater South Side:
  • 1 room: 74
  • 2 rooms: 0
  • 3 rooms: 2,131
  • 4 rooms: 6,996
  • 5 rooms: 16,551
  • 6 rooms: 13,251
  • 7 rooms: 6,800
  • 8 rooms: 4,322
  • 9+ rooms: 4,285


Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Greater South Side:
  • 1 room: 551
  • 2 rooms: 596
  • 3 rooms: 2,568
  • 4 rooms: 4,622
  • 5 rooms: 2,350
  • 6 rooms: 2,059
  • 7 rooms: 922
  • 8 rooms: 635
  • 9+ rooms: 90


Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Greater South Side:
  • no bedroom: 74
  • 1 bedroom: 3,301
  • 2 bedrooms: 18,191
  • 3 bedrooms: 26,319
  • 4 bedrooms: 5,949
  • 5+ bedrooms: 576


Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Greater South Side:
  • no bedroom: 755
  • 1 bedroom: 3,140
  • 2 bedrooms: 8,093
  • 3 bedrooms: 1,666
  • 4 bedrooms: 707
  • 5+ bedrooms: 32


Average number of cars or other vehicles available in houses/condos:
This neighborhood:  1.8
Des Moines:  1.9

Average number of cars or other vehicles available in houses/condos:
Here:  1.4
city:  1.2

Percentage of units with a mortgage:
Greater South Side:  66.1%
Des Moines:  71.6%

Housing prices:
Average estimated value of detached houses in 2007 (83.3% of all units):
Greater South Side:  $132,738
Des Moines:  $134,216

Average estimated value of townhouses or other attached units in 2007 (5.2% of all units):
This neighborhood:  $85,062
city:  $98,021

Average estimated value of housing units in 2-unit structures in 2007 (4.0% of all units):
This neighborhood:  $49,157
Des Moines:  $101,332

Average estimated value of mobile home in 2007 (0.9% of all units):
Greater South Side:  $18,001
Des Moines:  $18,733



Owners and renters by unit type in %

Mode of transportation to work in Greater South Side in Des Moines, IA

Occupations of males:
Percentage of males in management occupations (except farmers):
Here:  5.8%
city:  7.5%

Percentage of males in business and financial operations occupations:
Here:  4.1%
city:  4.2%

Percentage of males in computer and mathematical occupations:
Here:  1.7%
city:  3.1%

Percentage of males in architecture and engineering occupations:
Here:  1.5%
city:  1.4%

Percentage of males in community and social services occupations:
Here:  2.4%
city:  1.4%

Percentage of males in legal occupations:
Here:  1.4%
city:  1.2%

Percentage of males in education, training, and library occupations:
Here:  1.8%
city:  2.0%

Percentage of males in arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations:
Here:  1.8%
city:  2.0%

Percentage of males in service occupations:
Here:  9.1%
city:  13.4%

Percentage of males in sales and office occupations:
Here:  23.2%
city:  20.8%

Percentage of males in construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations:
Here:  17.1%
city:  17.9%

Percentage of males in production occupations:
Here:  14.7%
city:  10.9%

Percentage of males in transportation and material moving occupations:
Here:  14.2%
city:  11.0%

Occupations of females:
Percentage of females in management occupations (except farmers):
Here:  5.1%
city:  6.0%

Percentage of females in business and financial operations occupations:
Here:  6.6%
city:  6.3%

Percentage of females in computer and mathematical occupations:
Here:  1.7%
city:  1.9%

Percentage of females in community and social services occupations:
Here:  2.1%
city:  2.3%

Percentage of females in legal occupations:
Here:  1.5%
city:  1.0%

Percentage of females in education, training, and library occupations:
Here:  6.5%
city:  6.1%

Percentage of females in arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations:
Here:  1.3%
city:  2.1%

Percentage of females in healthcare practitioners and technical occupations:
Here:  4.8%
city:  5.7%

Percentage of females in service occupations:
Here:  16.3%
city:  19.1%

Percentage of females in sales and office occupations:
Here:  46.5%
city:  41.6%

Percentage of females in construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations:
Here:  1.1%
city:  0.7%

Percentage of females in production occupations:
Here:  3.1%
city:  3.8%

Percentage of females in transportation and material moving occupations:
Here:  2.7%
city:  2.0%

Percentage of people 18-64 in Armed Forces:
Greater South Side:  0.3%
Des Moines:  0.1%

Education in this neighborhood (subdivision or community):
Percentage of people 3 years and older in K-12 schools:
Greater South Side:  15.8%
Des Moines:  18.0%

Percentage of people 3 years and older in undgraduate colleges:
Greater South Side:  3.3%
Des Moines:  5.1%

Percentage of people 3 years and older in grad. or professional schools:
Greater South Side:  0.4%
Des Moines:  1.1%

Percentage of students K-12 enrolled in private schools:
Greater South Side:  9.5%
Des Moines:  9.2%

Percentage of population below poverty level:
Greater South Side:  5.2%
Des Moines:  11.4%

Median year owner moved in (as recorded in 2000):
Greater South Side:  1988
Des Moines:  1991

Median year renter moved in (as recorded in 2000):
Greater South Side:  1997
Des Moines:  1998

Median rent in 2007:
Greater South Side:  $604
Des Moines:  $556

Percentage of married-couple families with both working:
Greater South Side:  63.8%
Des Moines:  67.6%



Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (91%)
  • Electricity (8%)


Roads and streets:
SW 14th St
Length: 2.31 miles
Directions: N-S, SE-NW
Address range: 2800 to 6399
SW 12th St
Length: 2.14 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 2254 to 6399
Fleur Dr
Length: 1.93 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 2263 to 5005
Thomas Beck Rd
Length: 1.50 miles
Directions: E-W, SW-NE
Address range: 900 to 1799
SW 13th St
Length: 1.42 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SE-NW, SW-NE
Address range: 3000 to 6399
McKinley Ave
Length: 1.33 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 900 to 2099
Kenyon Ave
Length: 1.33 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 900 to 2099
Park Ave
Length: 1.32 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 900 to 2099
Watrous Ave
Length: 1.32 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 900 to 1898
Porter Ave
Length: 1.23 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 900 to 1999
SW 9th St
Length: 1.21 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SE-NW
Address range: 1900 to 6399
Glover Ave
Length: 1.15 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SE-NW
Address range: 2700 to 4199
Leland Ave
Length: 1.12 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 900 to 1899
Payton Ave
Length: 1.12 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 900 to 1899
SW 18th St
Length: 1.08 miles
Directions: N-S, SE-NW, SW-NE
Address range: 2900 to 6399
Bell Ave
Length: 1.07 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SE-NW
Address range: 908 to 2069
Hackley Ave
Length: 1.02 miles
Directions: E-W, SW-NE
Address range: 900 to 9098
Elder Ln
Length: 0.96 miles
Directions: E-W, SW-NE
Address range: 900 to 1799
Pleasant View Dr
Length: 0.91 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SE-NW, SW-NE
Address range: 900 to 1799
Lewis Ave
Length: 0.90 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SW-NE
Address range: 900 to 1599
Emma Ave
Length: 0.88 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 900 to 1599
Frazier Ave
Length: 0.86 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SW-NE
Address range: 1000 to 1925
Carrie Ave
Length: 0.77 miles
Directions: E-W, SE-NW
Address range: 1000 to 1699
SW 13th Pl
Length: 0.75 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 3000 to 6199
Druid Hill Dr
Length: 0.70 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SE-NW, SW-NE
Address range: 2500 to 3199
SW Herold Ave (Herold Ave)
Length: 0.67 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 900 to 1399
Caulder Ave
Length: 0.66 miles
Directions: E-W, SW-NE
Address range: 900 to 1399
Davis Ave
Length: 0.64 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 900 to 1299
SW 11th St
Length: 0.64 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SE-NW, SW-NE
Address range: 2236 to 2317
Loomis Ave
Length: 0.62 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S
Address range: 900 to 1399
Wakonda Pkwy
Length: 0.61 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SE-NW, SW-NE
Address range: 4000 to 4622
Casady Dr
Length: 0.60 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SE-NW
Address range: 1400 to 2599
Southlawn Dr
Length: 0.58 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1200 to 1799
Thornton Ave
Length: 0.57 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 900 to 1399
SW 16th St
Length: 0.57 miles
Directions: N-S, SE-NW
Address range: 4500 to 5599
Evans St
Length: 0.57 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SE-NW, SW-NE
Address range: 1000 to 1703
SW 15th St
Length: 0.55 miles
Directions: N-S, SW-NE
Address range: 4600 to 6199
Army Post Rd
Length: 0.52 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 900 to 1919
SW 10th St
Length: 0.52 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SE-NW
Address range: 4200 to 5399
Virginia Ave
Length: 0.51 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 900 to 1306
Titus Ave (SW Titus Ave)
Length: 0.50 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 900 to 1299
Rose Ave
Length: 0.50 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 900 to 1399
Highview Dr
Length: 0.49 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1200 to 1799
SW 19th St
Length: 0.49 miles
Directions: N-S, SW-NE
Address range: 4800 to 6199
Creston Ave
Length: 0.47 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1100 to 1399
Broad St
Length: 0.45 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 941 to 1399
SW 12th Pl
Length: 0.43 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 3100 to 6399
Randolph St
Length: 0.41 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 900 to 1222
Crown Colony Ct
Length: 0.35 miles
Directions: E-W, SE-NW
Address range: 1500 to 1504
SW 17th St
Length: 0.34 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 4900 to 5599
Birch Ln
Length: 0.33 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1200 to 1399
Maish Ave
Length: 0.33 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 900 to 1199
Wolcott Ave
Length: 0.33 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 900 to 1199
Linden Ln
Length: 0.28 miles
Directions: E-W, SE-NW
Address range: 1300 to 1599
Wall Ave
Length: 0.25 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1200 to 1399
SW 16th Pl
Length: 0.22 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SW-NE
Address range: 4800 to 5199
Heliotrope Dr
Length: 0.22 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SW-NE
Address range: 2500 to 2799
Jarvis St
Length: 0.21 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 900 to 1099
Willowmere Dr
Length: 0.18 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SW-NE
Address range: 1900 to 2099
Cutler Ave
Length: 0.18 miles
Directions: E-W, SW-NE
Address range: 1300 to 1499
Frederick Ave
Length: 0.17 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 900 to 1099
River Vista Dr
Length: 0.16 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1200 to 1312
SW 20th St
Length: 0.16 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 5400 to 5599
Edgemont
Length: 0.16 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1200 to 1299
Park Plaza Dr
Length: 0.16 miles
Directions: N-S, SE-NW
Address range: 3000 to 3199
Marion Ave (Marion St)
Length: 0.15 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 900 to 999
Boulder Ave
Length: 0.14 miles
Directions: E-W, SW-NE
Address range: 900 to 1009
Hyde Dr
Length: 0.13 miles
Directions: E-W, SW-NE
Address range: 1100 to 1199
Henry Ave
Length: 0.12 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 3200 to 3399
Leach Ave
Length: 0.11 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 900 to 999
Keyes Dr
Length: 0.10 miles
Directions: N-S, SW-NE
Address range: 3500 to 3599
Windover Rd
Length: 0.09 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1400 to 1499
Spring St
Length: 0.09 miles
Directions: E-W, SW-NE
Address range: 1300 to 1399
Hughes Ave
Length: 0.08 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1100 to 1199
W 10th St (SW 10th St)
Length: 0.06 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 3100 to 3199
Railroad features:
Abandoned RR
Length: 3.16 miles
Directions: E-W, SW-NE
Other features:
Yeader Crk
Length: 0.71 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SE-NW

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