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Data type:  
Opacity:
%

Area: 0.886 square miles

Population: 2,301

Population density:
Valley Junction:  2,596 people per square mile
West Des Moines:  1,732 people per square mile

House/condo value distribution in Valley Junction in West Des Moines, IA neighborhood, block, subdivision, or community

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Age and Sex of Residents in Valley Junction in West Des Moines, IA

Races in Valley Junction in West Des Moines neighborhood in IA

Zip codes: 50265.

Males:  1,167
Females:  1,134

Median age:
Males:
This neighborhood:  29.4 years
Whole city:  33.0 years

Females:
This neighborhood:  33.5 years
Whole city:  33.9 years


Average household size:
Valley Junction:  2.5 people
West Des Moines:  2.3 people

Average family size:
Valley Junction:  3.1 members
West Des Moines:  3.0 members

Percentage of married-couple families (among all households):
Here:  39.1%
city:  50.0%

Percentage of married-couple families with children (among all households):
Valley Junction:  18.3%
West Des Moines:  24.0%

Percentage of single-mother households (among all households):
This neighborhood:  10.8%
West Des Moines:  5.5%


Percentage of never married males 15 years old and over:
Here:  16.1%
West Des Moines:  12.8%

Percentage of never married females 15 years old and over:
Valley Junction:  15.5%
city:  14.5%

Percentage of people that speak English not well or not at all:
This neighborhood:  1.4%
West Des Moines:  1.6%

Percentage of people born in this state:
Here:  70.2%
West Des Moines:  64.3%

Percentage of people born in another U.S. state:
Valley Junction:  24.9%
West Des Moines:  29.9%

Percentage of native residents but born outside the U.S.:
Here:  0.2%
city:  0.5%

Percentage of foreign born residents:
Here:  4.7%
West Des Moines:  5.4%



Educational Attainment


Rooms in owner-occupied houses/condos in Valley Junction:
  • 1 room: 46
  • 2 rooms: 186
  • 3 rooms: 514
  • 4 rooms: 2,926
  • 5 rooms: 3,547
  • 6 rooms: 3,820
  • 7 rooms: 2,114
  • 8 rooms: 1,012
  • 9+ rooms: 511


Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Valley Junction:
  • 1 room: 128
  • 2 rooms: 943
  • 3 rooms: 2,261
  • 4 rooms: 3,856
  • 5 rooms: 3,248
  • 6 rooms: 1,602
  • 7 rooms: 450
  • 8 rooms: 200
  • 9+ rooms: 192


Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Valley Junction:
  • no bedroom: 46
  • 1 bedroom: 830
  • 2 bedrooms: 6,013
  • 3 bedrooms: 6,073
  • 4 bedrooms: 1,304
  • 5+ bedrooms: 411


Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Valley Junction:
  • no bedroom: 439
  • 1 bedroom: 2,082
  • 2 bedrooms: 7,586
  • 3 bedrooms: 2,659
  • 4 bedrooms: 116
  • 5+ bedrooms: 0


Average number of cars or other vehicles available in houses/condos:
This neighborhood:  1.9
West Des Moines:  2.0

Average number of cars or other vehicles available in houses/condos:
Here:  1.7
city:  1.4

Percentage of units with a mortgage:
Valley Junction:  69.9%
West Des Moines:  82.0%

Housing prices:
Average estimated value of detached houses in 2007 (58.6% of all units):
Valley Junction:  $115,662
West Des Moines:  $255,984

Average estimated value of townhouses or other attached units in 2007 (4.7% of all units):
This neighborhood:  $22,141
city:  $121,198

Average estimated value of housing units in 2-unit structures in 2007 (3.3% of all units):
This neighborhood:  $70,798
West Des Moines:  $222,917

Average estimated '07 value of housing units in 3-to-4-unit structures (2.9% of all units):
Valley Junction:  $12,229
city:  $131,552

Average estimated value of mobile home in 2007 (6.3% of all units):
Valley Junction:  $8
West Des Moines:  $31,568



Owners and renters by unit type in %

Mode of transportation to work in Valley Junction in West Des Moines, IA

Occupations of males:
Percentage of males in management occupations (except farmers):
Here:  4.7%
city:  15.4%

Percentage of males in business and financial operations occupations:
Here:  6.6%
city:  9.9%

Percentage of males in computer and mathematical occupations:
Here:  5.8%
city:  8.1%

Percentage of males in architecture and engineering occupations:
Here:  1.2%
city:  2.7%

Percentage of males in community and social services occupations:
Here:  2.2%
city:  1.4%

Percentage of males in education, training, and library occupations:
Here:  1.4%
city:  2.7%

Percentage of males in arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations:
Here:  2.5%
city:  2.8%

Percentage of males in service occupations:
Here:  9.3%
city:  8.0%

Percentage of males in sales and office occupations:
Here:  22.8%
city:  24.9%

Percentage of males in construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations:
Here:  22.0%
city:  8.3%

Percentage of males in production occupations:
Here:  4.6%
city:  3.2%

Percentage of males in transportation and material moving occupations:
Here:  14.9%
city:  5.2%

Occupations of females:
Percentage of females in management occupations (except farmers):
Here:  4.5%
city:  10.0%

Percentage of females in business and financial operations occupations:
Here:  12.1%
city:  11.6%

Percentage of females in computer and mathematical occupations:
Here:  3.2%
city:  3.3%

Percentage of females in education, training, and library occupations:
Here:  3.5%
city:  8.8%

Percentage of females in arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations:
Here:  3.1%
city:  3.8%

Percentage of females in healthcare practitioners and technical occupations:
Here:  8.4%
city:  7.8%

Percentage of females in service occupations:
Here:  11.2%
city:  11.4%

Percentage of females in sales and office occupations:
Here:  47.0%
city:  36.1%

Percentage of females in construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations:
Here:  1.1%
city:  0.1%

Percentage of females in production occupations:
Here:  2.5%
city:  1.7%

Percentage of females in transportation and material moving occupations:
Here:  2.3%
city:  0.9%

Percentage of people 18-64 in Armed Forces:
Valley Junction:  0.0%
West Des Moines:  0.0%

Education in this neighborhood (subdivision or community):
Percentage of people 3 years and older in K-12 schools:
Valley Junction:  17.8%
West Des Moines:  17.7%

Percentage of people 3 years and older in undgraduate colleges:
Valley Junction:  3.9%
West Des Moines:  4.4%

Percentage of people 3 years and older in grad. or professional schools:
Valley Junction:  0.7%
West Des Moines:  2.3%

Percentage of students K-12 enrolled in private schools:
Valley Junction:  0.8%
West Des Moines:  15.8%

Percentage of population below poverty level:
Valley Junction:  7.6%
West Des Moines:  4.5%

Median year owner moved in (as recorded in 2000):
Valley Junction:  1992
West Des Moines:  1995

Median year renter moved in (as recorded in 2000):
Valley Junction:  1997
West Des Moines:  1999

Median rent in 2007:
Valley Junction:  $645
West Des Moines:  $723

Percentage of married-couple families with both working:
Valley Junction:  62.2%
West Des Moines:  70.8%



Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (78%)
  • Electricity (20%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)


Highways in this neighborhood:
SW 63rd St (State Hwy 28, 1st St)
Length: 0.54 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 2 to 899
S 1st St (State Hwy 28, SW 63rd St)
Length: 0.03 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 900 to 999
Roads and streets:
Railroad Ave
Length: 1.01 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 100 to 1099
Maple St
Length: 1.01 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 100 to 1098
Locust St
Length: 0.95 miles
Directions: E-W, SW-NE
Address range: 100 to 1099
Walnut St
Length: 0.95 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 100 to 1099
Vine St
Length: 0.76 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 100 to 899
Elm St
Length: 0.76 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 100 to 899
4th St
Length: 0.66 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 102 to 698
Lincoln St
Length: 0.66 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 100 to 699
5th St
Length: 0.66 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 100 to 699
6th St
Length: 0.66 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 100 to 699
7th St
Length: 0.66 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 100 to 699
8th St
Length: 0.65 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 100 to 699
2nd St
Length: 0.54 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 100 to 599
3rd St
Length: 0.54 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 100 to 599
9th St
Length: 0.52 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 100 to 599
Hillside Ave
Length: 0.39 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 400 to 799
11th St
Length: 0.24 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 100 to 499
S 11th St
Length: 0.23 miles
Directions: N-S, SE-NW
Address range: 104 to 319
10th St
Length: 0.20 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 100 to 499
Dean Dr
Length: 0.10 miles
Direction: E-W
Railroad Pl
Length: 0.10 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 400 to 499
Hamilton Ct
Length: 0.09 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1 to 12
Linda Ln
Length: 0.07 miles
Direction: E-W
Rick Dr
Length: 0.07 miles
Direction: E-W
McMichael Blvd
Length: 0.06 miles
Direction: E-W
Railroad features:
Union Pacific RR
Length: 1.40 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SE-NW, SW-NE
Iowa Interstate RR
Length: 1.29 miles
Directions: E-W, SW-NE
Other features:
Fairmeadows Crk
Length: 0.19 miles
Direction: E-W

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