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Data type:
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 |
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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% |
Rooms in owner-occupied houses/condos in Valley Junction: |
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- 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
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Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Valley Junction: |
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- 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
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Valley Junction: |
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- no bedroom: 46
- 1 bedroom: 830
- 2 bedrooms: 6,013
- 3 bedrooms: 6,073
- 4 bedrooms: 1,304
- 5+ bedrooms: 411
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Valley Junction: |
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- no bedroom: 439
- 1 bedroom: 2,082
- 2 bedrooms: 7,586
- 3 bedrooms: 2,659
- 4 bedrooms: 116
- 5+ bedrooms: 0
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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 %
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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: |
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- Utility gas (78%)
- Electricity (20%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
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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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