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Data type:  
Opacity:
%

Area: 0.664 square miles

Population: 1,604

Population density:
River Hills:  2,417 people per square mile
Des Moines:  2,621 people per square mile

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

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Age and Sex of Residents in River Hills in Des Moines, IA

Races in River Hills in Des Moines neighborhood in IA

Zip codes: 50309, 50314, 50316.

Males:  642
Females:  962

Median age:
Males:
This neighborhood:  26.4 years
Whole city:  33.8 years

Females:
This neighborhood:  41.9 years
Whole city:  35.1 years


Average household size:
River Hills:  2.0 people
Des Moines:  2.4 people

Average family size:
River Hills:  3.1 members
Des Moines:  3.0 members

Percentage of married-couple families (among all households):
Here:  17.8%
city:  43.7%

Percentage of married-couple families with children (among all households):
River Hills:  7.0%
Des Moines:  19.3%

Percentage of single-mother households (among all households):
This neighborhood:  19.4%
Des Moines:  8.9%

2.5% of population in nursing homes

Percentage of never married males 15 years old and over:
Here:  13.0%
Des Moines:  14.9%

Percentage of never married females 15 years old and over:
River Hills:  17.0%
city:  13.4%

Percentage of people that speak English not well or not at all:
This neighborhood:  5.6%
Des Moines:  3.5%

Percentage of people born in this state:
Here:  63.3%
Des Moines:  70.7%

Percentage of people born in another U.S. state:
River Hills:  23.4%
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:  13.3%
Des Moines:  7.9%



Educational Attainment


Rooms in owner-occupied houses/condos in River Hills:
  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 174
  • 3 rooms: 62
  • 4 rooms: 96
  • 5 rooms: 179
  • 6 rooms: 183
  • 7 rooms: 272
  • 8 rooms: 44
  • 9+ rooms: 4


Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in River Hills:
  • 1 room: 1,711
  • 2 rooms: 2,323
  • 3 rooms: 4,464
  • 4 rooms: 2,206
  • 5 rooms: 1,212
  • 6 rooms: 215
  • 7 rooms: 43
  • 8 rooms: 118
  • 9+ rooms: 120


Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in River Hills:
  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 328
  • 2 bedrooms: 297
  • 3 bedrooms: 255
  • 4 bedrooms: 135
  • 5+ bedrooms: 1


Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in River Hills:
  • no bedroom: 2,377
  • 1 bedroom: 6,245
  • 2 bedrooms: 2,486
  • 3 bedrooms: 1,024
  • 4 bedrooms: 258
  • 5+ bedrooms: 22


Average number of cars or other vehicles available in houses/condos:
This neighborhood:  1.3
Des Moines:  1.9

Average number of cars or other vehicles available in houses/condos:
Here:  0.6
city:  1.2

Percentage of units with a mortgage:
River Hills:  63.4%
Des Moines:  71.6%

Housing prices:
Average estimated value of detached houses in 2007 (8.3% of all units):
River Hills:  $68,236
Des Moines:  $134,216

Average estimated value of townhouses or other attached units in 2007 (0.3% of all units):
This neighborhood:  $9,552
city:  $98,021

Average estimated '07 value of housing units in 5-or-more-unit structures (85.7% of all units):
River Hills:  $36,056
Des Moines:  $158,912



Owners and renters by unit type in %

Mode of transportation to work in River Hills in Des Moines, IA

Occupations of males:
Percentage of males in management occupations (except farmers):
Here:  3.2%
city:  7.5%

Percentage of males in business and financial operations occupations:
Here:  9.7%
city:  4.2%

Percentage of males in computer and mathematical occupations:
Here:  4.3%
city:  3.1%

Percentage of males in community and social services occupations:
Here:  1.3%
city:  1.4%

Percentage of males in healthcare practitioners and technical occupations:
Here:  1.5%
city:  1.8%

Percentage of males in service occupations:
Here:  14.4%
city:  13.4%

Percentage of males in sales and office occupations:
Here:  24.1%
city:  20.8%

Percentage of males in construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations:
Here:  15.0%
city:  17.9%

Percentage of males in production occupations:
Here:  12.3%
city:  10.9%

Percentage of males in transportation and material moving occupations:
Here:  12.3%
city:  11.0%

Occupations of females:
Percentage of females in computer and mathematical occupations:
Here:  2.3%
city:  1.9%

Percentage of females in life, physical, and social science occupations:
Here:  1.3%
city:  0.9%

Percentage of females in community and social services occupations:
Here:  11.4%
city:  2.3%

Percentage of females in service occupations:
Here:  30.6%
city:  19.1%

Percentage of females in sales and office occupations:
Here:  36.8%
city:  41.6%

Percentage of females in production occupations:
Here:  9.0%
city:  3.8%

Percentage of females in transportation and material moving occupations:
Here:  7.9%
city:  2.0%

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

Education in this neighborhood (subdivision or community):
Percentage of people 3 years and older in K-12 schools:
River Hills:  11.3%
Des Moines:  18.0%

Percentage of people 3 years and older in undgraduate colleges:
River Hills:  2.5%
Des Moines:  5.1%

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

Percentage of students K-12 enrolled in private schools:
River Hills:  0.9%
Des Moines:  9.2%

Percentage of population below poverty level:
River Hills:  27.5%
Des Moines:  11.4%

Median year owner moved in (as recorded in 2000):
River Hills:  1919
Des Moines:  1991

Median year renter moved in (as recorded in 2000):
River Hills:  1997
Des Moines:  1998

Median rent in 2007:
River Hills:  $435
Des Moines:  $556

Percentage of married-couple families with both working:
River Hills:  41.8%
Des Moines:  67.6%



Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (44%)
  • Electricity (33%)
  • Other fuel (20%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
  • Wood (1%)


Limited-access highways (interstate or state) in this neighborhood:
I- 235
Length: 2.04 miles
Direction: E-W
Roads and streets:
University Ave
Length: 0.79 miles
Directions: E-W, SE-NW
Address range: 1 to 49
W River Dr
Length: 0.73 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SW-NE
Address range: 800 to 999
E River Dr
Length: 0.69 miles
Directions: N-S, SE-NW, SW-NE
Address range: 700 to 999
3rd St
Length: 0.69 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SE-NW, SW-NE
Address range: 800 to 1199
2nd Ave
Length: 0.69 miles
Directions: N-S, SE-NW, SW-NE
Address range: 700 to 1199
Day St
Length: 0.52 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SW-NE
Address range: 200 to 599
Laurel St
Length: 0.44 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SE-NW
Address range: 200 to 599
School St
Length: 0.40 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 200 to 599
6th Ave
Length: 0.39 miles
Directions: N-S, SE-NW
Address range: 1000 to 1205
E 6th St
Length: 0.37 miles
Directions: N-S, SW-NE
Address range: 700 to 1199
Illinois St
Length: 0.32 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SW-NE
Address range: 1000 to 1199
River Hills Apartment
Length: 0.25 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SE-NW, SW-NE
E 7th St
Length: 0.22 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 933 to 1199
5th Ave
Length: 0.21 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 1000 to 1199
E 4th St
Length: 0.20 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SE-NW, SW-NE
Address range: 700 to 899
Walker St
Length: 0.14 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 500 to 799
E 2nd St
Length: 0.10 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 668 to 799
Lyon St
Length: 0.09 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 500 to 599
Maple St
Length: 0.08 miles
Directions: N-S, SW-NE
Address range: 200 to 399
Buchanan St
Length: 0.08 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 600 to 699
Center St
Length: 0.08 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 200 to 299
Crocker St
Length: 0.08 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 200 to 299
Ascension St
Length: 0.08 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 400 to 599
E 5th St
Length: 0.06 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 700 to 799
Penn Ave (Pennsylvania Ave)
Length: 0.05 miles
Direction: SW-NE
E University Ave
Length: 0.05 miles
Direction: E-W
4th St
Length: 0.04 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 1000 to 1099
N 7th St
Length: 0.00 miles
Direction: N-S

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