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Data type:  
Opacity:
%

Area: 0.782 square miles

Population: 2,506

Population density:
M.l. King Jr. Park:  3,204 people per square mile
Des Moines:  2,621 people per square mile

House/condo value distribution in M.l. King Jr. Park in Des Moines, IA neighborhood, block, subdivision, or community

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Age and Sex of Residents in M.l. King Jr. Park in Des Moines, IA

Races in M.l. King Jr. Park in Des Moines neighborhood in IA

Zip codes: 50316.

Males:  1,197
Females:  1,309

Median age:
Males:
This neighborhood:  28.5 years
Whole city:  33.8 years

Females:
This neighborhood:  34.1 years
Whole city:  35.1 years


Average household size:
M.l. King Jr. Park:  2.8 people
Des Moines:  2.4 people

Average family size:
M.l. King Jr. Park:  3.5 members
Des Moines:  3.0 members

Percentage of married-couple families (among all households):
Here:  36.1%
city:  43.7%

Percentage of married-couple families with children (among all households):
M.l. King Jr. Park:  17.9%
Des Moines:  19.3%

Percentage of single-mother households (among all households):
This neighborhood:  17.7%
Des Moines:  8.9%


Percentage of never married males 15 years old and over:
Here:  17.0%
Des Moines:  14.9%

Percentage of never married females 15 years old and over:
M.l. King Jr. Park:  11.3%
city:  13.4%

Percentage of people that speak English not well or not at all:
This neighborhood:  7.3%
Des Moines:  3.5%

Percentage of people born in this state:
Here:  58.6%
Des Moines:  70.7%

Percentage of people born in another U.S. state:
M.l. King Jr. Park:  24.6%
Des Moines:  20.9%

Percentage of native residents but born outside the U.S.:
Here:  2.4%
city:  0.5%

Percentage of foreign born residents:
Here:  14.5%
Des Moines:  7.9%



Educational Attainment


Rooms in owner-occupied houses/condos in M.l. King Jr. Park:
  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 1
  • 3 rooms: 1,933
  • 4 rooms: 1,631
  • 5 rooms: 7,917
  • 6 rooms: 2,078
  • 7 rooms: 871
  • 8 rooms: 1,188
  • 9+ rooms: 809


Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in M.l. King Jr. Park:
  • 1 room: 344
  • 2 rooms: 622
  • 3 rooms: 2,164
  • 4 rooms: 1,941
  • 5 rooms: 1,953
  • 6 rooms: 698
  • 7 rooms: 477
  • 8 rooms: 154
  • 9+ rooms: 0


Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in M.l. King Jr. Park:
  • no bedroom: 6
  • 1 bedroom: 2,540
  • 2 bedrooms: 5,582
  • 3 bedrooms: 6,691
  • 4 bedrooms: 1,019
  • 5+ bedrooms: 590


Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in M.l. King Jr. Park:
  • no bedroom: 350
  • 1 bedroom: 2,981
  • 2 bedrooms: 3,782
  • 3 bedrooms: 936
  • 4 bedrooms: 149
  • 5+ bedrooms: 155


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

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

Percentage of units with a mortgage:
M.l. King Jr. Park:  72.8%
Des Moines:  71.6%

Housing prices:
Average estimated value of detached houses in 2007 (81.7% of all units):
M.l. King Jr. Park:  $83,342
Des Moines:  $134,216

Average estimated value of townhouses or other attached units in 2007 (6.9% of all units):
This neighborhood:  $37,681
city:  $98,021

Average estimated '07 value of housing units in 3-to-4-unit structures (1.4% of all units):
M.l. King Jr. Park:  $16,724
city:  $151,630

Average estimated value of mobile home in 2007 (0.0% of all units):
M.l. King Jr. Park:  $4
Des Moines:  $18,733



Owners and renters by unit type in %

Mode of transportation to work in M.l. King Jr. Park in Des Moines, IA

Occupations of males:
Percentage of males in management occupations (except farmers):
Here:  2.4%
city:  7.5%

Percentage of males in business and financial operations occupations:
Here:  1.9%
city:  4.2%

Percentage of males in computer and mathematical occupations:
Here:  1.1%
city:  3.1%

Percentage of males in community and social services occupations:
Here:  2.6%
city:  1.4%

Percentage of males in arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations:
Here:  1.4%
city:  2.0%

Percentage of males in healthcare practitioners and technical occupations:
Here:  1.9%
city:  1.8%

Percentage of males in service occupations:
Here:  23.9%
city:  13.4%

Percentage of males in sales and office occupations:
Here:  15.3%
city:  20.8%

Percentage of males in construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations:
Here:  14.2%
city:  17.9%

Percentage of males in production occupations:
Here:  19.8%
city:  10.9%

Percentage of males in transportation and material moving occupations:
Here:  15.7%
city:  11.0%

Occupations of females:
Percentage of females in management occupations (except farmers):
Here:  7.2%
city:  6.0%

Percentage of females in business and financial operations occupations:
Here:  1.1%
city:  6.3%

Percentage of females in community and social services occupations:
Here:  2.5%
city:  2.3%

Percentage of females in education, training, and library occupations:
Here:  1.8%
city:  6.1%

Percentage of females in service occupations:
Here:  29.0%
city:  19.1%

Percentage of females in sales and office occupations:
Here:  39.2%
city:  41.6%

Percentage of females in farming, fishing, and forestry occupations:
Here:  2.3%
city:  0.1%

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

Percentage of females in production occupations:
Here:  9.5%
city:  3.8%

Percentage of females in transportation and material moving occupations:
Here:  5.3%
city:  2.0%

Percentage of people 18-64 in Armed Forces:
M.l. King Jr. 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:
M.l. King Jr. Park:  25.1%
Des Moines:  18.0%

Percentage of people 3 years and older in undgraduate colleges:
M.l. King Jr. Park:  4.3%
Des Moines:  5.1%

Percentage of people 3 years and older in grad. or professional schools:
M.l. King Jr. Park:  0.7%
Des Moines:  1.1%

Percentage of students K-12 enrolled in private schools:
M.l. King Jr. Park:  1.8%
Des Moines:  9.2%

Percentage of population below poverty level:
M.l. King Jr. Park:  11.9%
Des Moines:  11.4%

Median year owner moved in (as recorded in 2000):
M.l. King Jr. Park:  1987
Des Moines:  1991

Median year renter moved in (as recorded in 2000):
M.l. King Jr. Park:  1998
Des Moines:  1998

Median rent in 2007:
M.l. King Jr. Park:  $400
Des Moines:  $556

Percentage of married-couple families with both working:
M.l. King Jr. Park:  62.0%
Des Moines:  67.6%



Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (83%)
  • Electricity (15%)
  • Other fuel (1%)
  • Wood (1%)


Limited-access highways (interstate or state) in this neighborhood:
I- 235
Length: 2.02 miles
Directions: E-W, SW-NE
Highways in this neighborhood:
State Hwy 163 (E University Ave)
Length: 1.42 miles
Directions: E-W, SE-NW
Address range: 1408 to 1798
US Hwy 69 (E 14th St)
Length: 0.65 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 750 to 1599
US Hwy 69 (Johnson Ct)
Length: 0.48 miles
Directions: N-S, SE-NW
Address range: 200 to 1099
Roads and streets:
Cleveland Ave
Length: 1.18 miles
Directions: E-W, SE-NW
Address range: 1400 to 1949
Garfield Ave
Length: 0.93 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SE-NW
Address range: 1400 to 1799
E 15th St
Length: 0.84 miles
Directions: N-S, SE-NW
Address range: 714 to 1599
Walker St
Length: 0.75 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1400 to 1775
Maple St
Length: 0.57 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SW-NE
Address range: 1400 to 1699
E 17th Ct
Length: 0.57 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SW-NE
Address range: 900 to 1599
E 16th St
Length: 0.52 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 800 to 1399
Easton Blvd
Length: 0.46 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1740 to 1959
Dixon St
Length: 0.45 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SE-NW
Address range: 900 to 1599
E 17th St
Length: 0.44 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SE-NW
Address range: 800 to 1399
Stewart St
Length: 0.44 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SW-NE
Address range: 1200 to 1599
E 18th St
Length: 0.40 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 1200 to 1599
Buchanan St
Length: 0.38 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1402 to 1699
Idaho St
Length: 0.37 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 1300 to 1599
Wayne St
Length: 0.32 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 1300 to 1599
Hutton St
Length: 0.29 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 1200 to 1399
McCormick St
Length: 0.28 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 1200 to 1399
de Wolf St
Length: 0.20 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 1200 to 1399
Fremont St
Length: 0.19 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1400 to 1499
Sampson St
Length: 0.18 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 1200 to 1399
E 19th St
Length: 0.17 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 1200 to 1399
Railroad features:
Union Pacific RR
Length: 0.22 miles
Direction: N-S

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