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Data type:  
Opacity:
%

Area: 11.029 square miles

Population: 6,323

Population density:
Southwestern Hills:  573 people per square mile
Des Moines:  2,621 people per square mile

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

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

Races in Southwestern Hills in Des Moines neighborhood in IA

Zip codes: 50321.

Males:  2,983
Females:  3,340

Median age:
Males:
This neighborhood:  36.1 years
Whole city:  33.8 years

Females:
This neighborhood:  36.0 years
Whole city:  35.1 years


Average household size:
Southwestern Hills:  2.4 people
Des Moines:  2.4 people

Average family size:
Southwestern Hills:  2.9 members
Des Moines:  3.0 members

Percentage of married-couple families (among all households):
Here:  53.7%
city:  43.7%

Percentage of married-couple families with children (among all households):
Southwestern Hills:  22.3%
Des Moines:  19.3%

Percentage of single-mother households (among all households):
This neighborhood:  4.9%
Des Moines:  8.9%

5.8% of population in college dorms

Percentage of never married males 15 years old and over:
Here:  14.5%
Des Moines:  14.9%

Percentage of never married females 15 years old and over:
Southwestern Hills:  13.0%
city:  13.4%

Percentage of people that speak English not well or not at all:
This neighborhood:  1.9%
Des Moines:  3.5%

Percentage of people born in this state:
Here:  70.6%
Des Moines:  70.7%

Percentage of people born in another U.S. state:
Southwestern Hills:  25.1%
Des Moines:  20.9%

Percentage of native residents but born outside the U.S.:
Here:  1.1%
city:  0.5%

Percentage of foreign born residents:
Here:  3.2%
Des Moines:  7.9%



Educational Attainment


Rooms in owner-occupied houses/condos in Southwestern Hills:
  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 0
  • 3 rooms: 193
  • 4 rooms: 1,308
  • 5 rooms: 3,224
  • 6 rooms: 4,265
  • 7 rooms: 7,030
  • 8 rooms: 7,680
  • 9+ rooms: 8,868


Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Southwestern Hills:
  • 1 room: 1,250
  • 2 rooms: 1,440
  • 3 rooms: 6,015
  • 4 rooms: 6,181
  • 5 rooms: 1,882
  • 6 rooms: 895
  • 7 rooms: 561
  • 8 rooms: 150
  • 9+ rooms: 69


Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Southwestern Hills:
  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 193
  • 2 bedrooms: 3,994
  • 3 bedrooms: 14,709
  • 4 bedrooms: 12,002
  • 5+ bedrooms: 1,671


Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Southwestern Hills:
  • no bedroom: 1,271
  • 1 bedroom: 6,870
  • 2 bedrooms: 8,874
  • 3 bedrooms: 1,338
  • 4 bedrooms: 69
  • 5+ bedrooms: 24


Average number of cars or other vehicles available in houses/condos:
This neighborhood:  2.2
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:
Southwestern Hills:  82.5%
Des Moines:  71.6%

Housing prices:
Average estimated value of detached houses in 2007 (53.4% of all units):
Southwestern Hills:  $271,386
Des Moines:  $134,216

Average estimated value of townhouses or other attached units in 2007 (7.3% of all units):
This neighborhood:  $216,524
city:  $98,021

Average estimated value of housing units in 2-unit structures in 2007 (0.7% of all units):
This neighborhood:  $20,349
Des Moines:  $101,332

Average estimated '07 value of housing units in 3-to-4-unit structures (1.1% of all units):
Southwestern Hills:  $70,372
city:  $151,630

Average estimated '07 value of housing units in 5-or-more-unit structures (36.2% of all units):
Southwestern Hills:  $130,605
Des Moines:  $158,912

Average estimated value of mobile home in 2007 (1.3% of all units):
Southwestern Hills:  $186
Des Moines:  $18,733



Owners and renters by unit type in %

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

Occupations of males:
Percentage of males in management occupations (except farmers):
Here:  18.5%
city:  7.5%

Percentage of males in business and financial operations occupations:
Here:  8.5%
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:  2.1%
city:  1.4%

Percentage of males in community and social services occupations:
Here:  1.5%
city:  1.4%

Percentage of males in legal occupations:
Here:  2.8%
city:  1.2%

Percentage of males in education, training, and library occupations:
Here:  3.0%
city:  2.0%

Percentage of males in arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations:
Here:  2.3%
city:  2.0%

Percentage of males in healthcare practitioners and technical occupations:
Here:  4.3%
city:  1.8%

Percentage of males in service occupations:
Here:  6.0%
city:  13.4%

Percentage of males in sales and office occupations:
Here:  23.5%
city:  20.8%

Percentage of males in construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations:
Here:  10.9%
city:  17.9%

Percentage of males in production occupations:
Here:  7.9%
city:  10.9%

Percentage of males in transportation and material moving occupations:
Here:  4.0%
city:  11.0%

Occupations of females:
Percentage of females in management occupations (except farmers):
Here:  8.9%
city:  6.0%

Percentage of females in business and financial operations occupations:
Here:  7.2%
city:  6.3%

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

Percentage of females in community and social services occupations:
Here:  2.6%
city:  2.3%

Percentage of females in legal occupations:
Here:  1.9%
city:  1.0%

Percentage of females in education, training, and library occupations:
Here:  12.0%
city:  6.1%

Percentage of females in arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations:
Here:  1.6%
city:  2.1%

Percentage of females in healthcare practitioners and technical occupations:
Here:  5.8%
city:  5.7%

Percentage of females in service occupations:
Here:  11.9%
city:  19.1%

Percentage of females in sales and office occupations:
Here:  42.6%
city:  41.6%

Percentage of females in production occupations:
Here:  1.9%
city:  3.8%

Percentage of people 18-64 in Armed Forces:
Southwestern Hills:  0.4%
Des Moines:  0.1%

Education in this neighborhood (subdivision or community):
Percentage of people 3 years and older in K-12 schools:
Southwestern Hills:  18.9%
Des Moines:  18.0%

Percentage of people 3 years and older in undgraduate colleges:
Southwestern Hills:  9.6%
Des Moines:  5.1%

Percentage of people 3 years and older in grad. or professional schools:
Southwestern Hills:  1.2%
Des Moines:  1.1%

Percentage of students K-12 enrolled in private schools:
Southwestern Hills:  23.4%
Des Moines:  9.2%

Percentage of population below poverty level:
Southwestern Hills:  3.5%
Des Moines:  11.4%

Median year owner moved in (as recorded in 2000):
Southwestern Hills:  1992
Des Moines:  1991

Median year renter moved in (as recorded in 2000):
Southwestern Hills:  1995
Des Moines:  1998

Median rent in 2007:
Southwestern Hills:  $557
Des Moines:  $556

Percentage of married-couple families with both working:
Southwestern Hills:  72.6%
Des Moines:  67.6%



Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (74%)
  • Electricity (21%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)
  • No fuel used (1%)
  • Other fuel (1%)


Highways in this neighborhood:
State Hwy 28
Length: 2.73 miles
Directions: N-S, SE-NW
State Hwy 28 (Army Post Rd)
Length: 0.40 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 4109 to 4199
Roads and streets:
Park Ave
Length: 4.01 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 2108 to 6299
Fleur Dr
Length: 3.68 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 2301 to 6199
SW 63rd St (S 1st St)
Length: 2.33 miles
Directions: N-S, SE-NW
Address range: 3466 to 6399
SW 56th St
Length: 2.22 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SE-NW, SW-NE
Address range: 3200 to 6399
SW 48th Ave (McKinley Ave)
Length: 2.16 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 4000 to 6201
SW 42nd St
Length: 2.14 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 3200 to 6399
Army Post Rd (SW 64th Ave)
Length: 1.93 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 4200 to 6299
Thornton Ave
Length: 1.80 miles
Directions: E-W, SW-NE
Address range: 2100 to 6299
SW 34th St
Length: 1.53 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SE-NW
Address range: 3200 to 4799
Stanton Ave
Length: 1.34 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 2110 to 3399
Wolcott Ave
Length: 1.34 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SE-NW, SW-NE
Address range: 2800 to 4199
McKinley Ave
Length: 1.31 miles
Directions: E-W, SE-NW
Address range: 2110 to 3399
SW 46th St
Length: 1.11 miles
Directions: N-S, SE-NW, SW-NE
Address range: 3200 to 4799
Watrous Ave
Length: 1.10 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 2112 to 6299
SW 31st St
Length: 1.01 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 3200 to 4899
Bell Ave
Length: 0.96 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 2100 to 2999
SW 30th St
Length: 0.95 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SE-NW, SW-NE
Address range: 2372 to 6744
SW 26th St
Length: 0.75 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 3600 to 4799
Southern Hills Dr
Length: 0.71 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SE-NW, SW-NE
Address range: 3000 to 3799
SW 28th St
Length: 0.69 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SE-NW, SW-NE
Address range: 2202 to 4199
SW 29th St
Length: 0.60 miles
Directions: N-S, SE-NW, SW-NE
Address range: 3000 to 3999
SW Leland Ave
Length: 0.59 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 6000 to 6299
SW 23rd St
Length: 0.56 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 2200 to 3137
Sunset Rd
Length: 0.56 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 2122 to 2799
Caulder Ave
Length: 0.52 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SW-NE
Address range: 2600 to 4451
SW 33rd St
Length: 0.52 miles
Directions: N-S, SW-NE
Address range: 3200 to 4513
Summit Vista Dr
Length: 0.51 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 2800 to 3299
SW 61st St
Length: 0.50 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 3200 to 3999
SW 35th St
Length: 0.45 miles
Directions: N-S, SE-NW, SW-NE
Address range: 3200 to 3799
Littell Ave
Length: 0.45 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 2501 to 2999
SW 37th St
Length: 0.44 miles
Directions: N-S, SE-NW, SW-NE
Address range: 3000 to 3727
Willowmere Dr
Length: 0.44 miles
Directions: E-W, SE-NW
Address range: 2106 to 2999
SW 60th St (Willow Creek St)
Length: 0.41 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 3101 to 6499
Wakonda Dr
Length: 0.41 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SE-NW, SW-NE
Address range: 2108 to 3999
Glenwood Dr
Length: 0.40 miles
Directions: E-W, SW-NE
Address range: 2300 to 2744
Garden Rd
Length: 0.37 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 2300 to 2799
Thornton Dr
Length: 0.36 miles
Directions: E-W, SE-NW
Address range: 2102 to 2399
SW 49th St
Length: 0.35 miles
Direction: N-S
SW 22nd St
Length: 0.35 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SW-NE
Address range: 2100 to 3199
SW 32nd St
Length: 0.34 miles
Directions: N-S, SW-NE
Address range: 3700 to 4799
SW 24th St
Length: 0.34 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 3200 to 4299
Emma Ave
Length: 0.34 miles
Directions: E-W, SE-NW, SW-NE
Address range: 2400 to 2799
Wakonda View Dr
Length: 0.34 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 2110 to 2399
Park Lawn Dr
Length: 0.32 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SW-NE
Address range: 4200 to 4499
Southern Woods Dr
Length: 0.31 miles
Directions: N-S, SE-NW, SW-NE
Address range: 3316 to 3499
Wakonda Ct
Length: 0.31 miles
Directions: N-S, SE-NW
Address range: 3200 to 33598
SW 39th St
Length: 0.29 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SE-NW, SW-NE
Address range: 3123 to 3398
Rose Ave
Length: 0.27 miles
Directions: E-W, SE-NW
Address range: 2900 to 3699
Maish Ave
Length: 0.25 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 3200 to 3336
Miller Ave
Length: 0.20 miles
Directions: E-W, SE-NW
Address range: 2700 to 2899
SW 25th St
Length: 0.18 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 4100 to 4233
SW 28th Pl
Length: 0.18 miles
Directions: N-S, SE-NW, SW-NE
Address range: 3600 to 4099
Fox Run
Length: 0.17 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SE-NW, SW-NE
Address range: 2900 to 3099
Herold Ave
Length: 0.17 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 2400 to 2599
SW 28th Ct
Length: 0.16 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 6488 to 6726
SW 38th Pl
Length: 0.15 miles
Directions: N-S, SE-NW, SW-NE
Address range: 3000 to 3199
Virginia Pl
Length: 0.14 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SE-NW
Address range: 2800 to 2922
Southern Hills Cir (Walters Pl)
Length: 0.13 miles
Directions: E-W, SW-NE
Address range: 2900 to 3199
SW 40th St
Length: 0.13 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 3000 to 3199
SW 27th St
Length: 0.13 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 3500 to 4299
SW 36th St
Length: 0.12 miles
Directions: N-S, SW-NE
Address range: 3600 to 3799
Cheyenne Cir
Length: 0.12 miles
Directions: E-W, SE-NW
Address range: 2800 to 3099
Wauwatosa Dr
Length: 0.11 miles
Directions: N-S, SW-NE
Address range: 3200 to 3399
Mc Kinley Ave
Length: 0.10 miles
Direction: E-W
Fox Hollow Cir
Length: 0.09 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 3000 to 3099
SW 44th Pl
Length: 0.09 miles
Directions: N-S, SE-NW, SW-NE
Address range: 3300 to 3455
SW 23rd Pl
Length: 0.09 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SE-NW
Address range: 4200 to 4299
Virginia Ave
Length: 0.09 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 2300 to 2399
Marion St
Length: 0.09 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SE-NW, SW-NE
Address range: 2329 to 2505
Brown's Woods Dr (McKinley Ave, SW 48th Ave)
Length: 0.08 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 6202 to 6299
Souix Ct
Length: 0.08 miles
Directions: E-W, SE-NW
Sioux Ct
Length: 0.07 miles
Direction: SE-NW
Address range: 2900 to 2999
SW 34th Pl
Length: 0.07 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 3600 to 3721
Willowmere Cir
Length: 0.06 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SE-NW
Address range: 4000 to 4039
Waco Ct
Length: 0.06 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 3300 to 3499
Sioux Run
Length: 0.06 miles
Directions: E-W, SW-NE
Address range: 2900 to 2999
SW 31st Pl
Length: 0.05 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S
Address range: 3000 to 3199
Kendallwood Cir
Length: 0.05 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 2900 to 2925
Rose Pl
Length: 0.05 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 3700 to 3799
Rhett Cir
Length: 0.05 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 3000 to 3099
SW 43rd St
Length: 0.05 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 3400 to 3499
Briarwood Pl
Length: 0.05 miles
Directions: N-S, SE-NW
Address range: 2400 to 2499
SW 44th St
Length: 0.05 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 3500 to 3599
SW 38th St
Length: 0.03 miles
Direction: SE-NW
Address range: 3600 to 3699
Oneida Pt
Length: 0.03 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 3700 to 3799
Onandaga Pt (Onondaga Pt)
Length: 0.03 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 3000 to 3199
SW 32nd Pl
Length: 0.03 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 3000 to 3199
Cayuga Pt
Length: 0.03 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 2900 to 2999
Railroad features:
Abandoned RR
Length: 3.15 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SW-NE
Union Pacific RR
Length: 2.38 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SE-NW, SW-NE
Other features:
Frink Crk
Length: 4.33 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SE-NW, SW-NE

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