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Back to All US cities. City: Des Moines, IA Polk County, IA Zip code population (2000): 18,590 Estimated zip code population in 2007: 18,367 Homes for Sale in 50311. Search By Bed, Bath, and Price Range! Zip code 50311 Apartments for Rent Home Value Estimate Address: Unit (optional): City State AK AL AR AZ CA CO CT DC DE FL GA HI IA ID IL IN KS KY LA MA MD ME MI MN MO MS MT NC ND NE NH NJ NM NV NY OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VA VT WA WI WV WY Zip Recent Home Sales Address: City State AK AL AR AZ CA CO CT DC DE FL GA HI IA ID IL IN KS KY LA MA MD ME MI MN MO MS MT NC ND NE NH NJ NM NV NY OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VA VT WA WI WV WY Zip Min Price (optional) Max Price (optional) Prioritization: Sale Date Distance Recent home sales, real estate maps, and home value estimator for zip code 50311 General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map Please wait while loading the map... Houses and condos: 7,870 Renter-occupied apartments: 3,346 % of renters here:   44% State:   28% 2008 cost of living index in zip code 50311: 81.1 (low, U.S. average is 100) Land area: 3.7 sq. mi. Water area: 0.0 sq. mi. Population density: 5019 people per square mile   (average). Estimate of real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2007: This zip code:   2.4% ($1,678) Iowa:   1.8% ($1,077) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2007 in Des Moines: $1,856 (1.6%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2007 in Des Moines: $1,680 (1.6%) List your B&M business here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition Males: 8,962   (48.2%) Females: 9,628   (51.8%) Recent posts about zip code 50311 area on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users: Need Iowan's Input  (67 replies) Moving to Des Moines in ~a month, got questions  (21 replies) 100% urban population. Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $138,544 50311:   $138,544 Iowa:   $117,900 According to our research of public records there were 15 registered sex offenders living in 50311 zip code in early 2007. The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this zip code is smaller than the state average. Median resident age:   29.0 years Iowa median age:   36.6 years Average household size: This zip code:   2.2 people Iowa:   2.5 people Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 50311, filed in 2005: Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $39,864 (Individual Income Tax Returns) Here:   $39,864 State:   $43,875 Salary/wage: $35,834 (reported on 88.2% of returns) Here:   $35,834 State:   $38,265 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 92.0% for AGIs below $10k, 79.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 85.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 82.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 84.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 63.6% for AGIs over 100k) Taxable interest for individuals: $1,618 (reported on 42.1% of returns) This zip code:   $1,618 Iowa:   $1,768 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.5% for AGIs below $10k, 2.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.7% for AGIs over 100k) Taxable dividends: $2,207 (reported on 25.1% of returns) Here:   $2,207 State:   $2,510 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.7% for AGIs below $10k, 1.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.6% for AGIs over 100k) Net capital gain/loss: +$4,395 (reported on 18.1% of returns) Here:   +$4,395 State:   +$6,139 (% of AGI for various income ranges: -0.3% for AGIs below $10k, -0.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 7.2% for AGIs over 100k) Profit/loss from business: +$11,112 (reported on 14.5% of returns) Here:   +$11,112 State:   +$8,574 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.7% for AGIs below $10k, 5.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 3.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 6.0% for AGIs over 100k) IRA payment deduction: $2,886 (reported on 2.6% of returns) 50311:   $2,886 Iowa:   $2,970 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.1% for AGIs over 100k) Self-employed pension: $8,971 (reported on 0.9% of returns) Here:   $8,971 Iowa:   $11,928 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.5% for AGIs over 100k) Total itemized deductions: $14,203 (2% of AGI, reported on 37.6% of returns) Here:   $14,203 State:   $16,976 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 11.6% for AGIs below $10k, 11.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 12.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 14.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 15.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 13.3% for AGIs over 100k) Charity contributions deductions: $2,306 (3.3% of AGI, reported on 31.8% of returns) Here:   $2,306 Iowa:   $3,089 Here:   3.3% of AGI State:   3.6% of AGI (% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.7% for AGIs below $10k, 1.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.5% for AGIs over 100k) Total tax: $5,300 (reported on 77.5% of returns) 50311:   $5,300 State:   $6,177 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.1% for AGIs below $10k, 4.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 10.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16.4% for AGIs over 100k) Earned income credit: $1,621 (reported on 13.7% of returns) Here:   $1,621 State:   $1,540 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.7% for AGIs below $10k, 3.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k) Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 57.1% Here:   57% State:   70% (% for various income ranges: 47.1% for AGIs below $10k, 60.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 56.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 59.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 58.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 67.3% for AGIs over 100k)

This zip code:	$43,906
Iowa:	$47,292

Nearest zip codes: 50312, 50310, 50314, 50322, 50321, 50309.
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Percentage of family households:

This zip code:	51.3%
Whole state:	67.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This zip code:	6.0%
Whole state:	4.9%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
• Gay men: 0.4% of all households

Housing units in zip code 50311 with a mortgage: 2,799 (265 second mortgage, 293 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 994

This zip code:	18.9%
Whole state:	11.0%

This zip code:	7.9%
Whole state:	4.7%

Here:	6.4
State:	6.3

Here:	3.7
State:	4.2

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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages: Notable locations in zip code 50311: Aliber Hall (A), Human Resources (B), Ross Residence Hall (C), Opperman Hall and Law Library (D), Alumni and Development Center (E), Olmsted Center (F), American Republic Health Center (G), Olin Hall (H), Anderson Gallery (I), Career Center (J), Carnegie Hall (K), Carpenter Residence Hall (L), Old Main Apartments (M), Old Main (N), Knapp Center (O), Cartwright Hall (P), Harmon Fine Arts Center (Q), Athletic Ticket Office (R), ROTC Building (S), University Post Office (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in zip code 50311 include: Faith Church of the Nazarene (A), Saint Theresa's Catholic Church (B), First Christian Church (C), Newman Community (D), New Life Center (E), Saint Luke's Episcopal Church (F), Sweet Home Deliverance Church (G), Trinity Presbyterian Reformed Church (H), Greek Orthodox Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in zip code 50311 include: Drake Park (1), Drake Stadium (2), Waveland Park (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 50311: Less than $10,000: 6 $10,000 to $14,999: 3 $15,000 to $19,999: 9 $20,000 to $24,999: 13 $25,000 to $29,999: 15 $30,000 to $34,999: 10 $35,000 to $39,999: 22 $40,000 to $49,999: 33 $50,000 to $59,999: 111 $60,000 to $69,999: 122 $70,000 to $79,999: 117 $80,000 to $89,999: 129 $90,000 to $99,999: 170 $100,000 to $124,999: 812 $125,000 to $149,999: 1,082 $150,000 to $174,999: 681 $175,000 to $199,999: 447 $200,000 to $249,999: 417 $250,000 to $299,999: 129 $300,000 to $399,999: 48 $400,000 to $499,999: 5 $500,000 to $749,999: 4 $1,000,000 or more: 6

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 50311: Less than $100: 10 $100 to $149: 1 $150 to $199: 35 $200 to $249: 61 $250 to $299: 174 $300 to $349: 135 $350 to $399: 208 $400 to $449: 237 $450 to $499: 210 $500 to $549: 436 $550 to $599: 279 $600 to $649: 247 $650 to $699: 180 $700 to $749: 201 $750 to $799: 158 $800 to $899: 146 $900 to $999: 40 $1,000 to $1,249: 50 No cash rent: 84

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $101,540.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $140,728
• Black or African American householders: $88,283
• Asian householders: $86,535
• Some other race householders: $103,288
• Two or more races householders: $97,169
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $92,216

50311:	$138,544
Iowa:	$117,900

Detached houses: $144,661

Here:	$144,661
State:	$150,000

Townhouses or other attached units: $157,047

Here:	$157,047
State:	$158,666

In 2-unit structures: $220,015

Here:	$220,015
State:	$134,477

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $250,330

Here:	$250,330
State:	$127,528

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $70,390

Here:	$70,390
State:	$124,442

Mobile homes: $112,500

Here:	$112,500
State:	$29,315

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 4,659
• One, attached: 243
• Two: 535
• 3 or 4: 870
• 5 to 9: 776
• 10 to 19: 437
• 20 to 49: 401
• 50 or more: 107
• Mobile homes: 6

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 7,638 (72%) Carpooled: 1,284 (12%) Bus or trolley bus: 333 (3%) Bicycle: 24 (0%) Walked: 960 (9%) Other means: 57 (1%) Worked at home: 323 (3%)

Travel time to work Less than 5 minutes: 481 5 to 9 minutes: 1764 10 to 14 minutes: 2875 15 to 19 minutes: 2640 20 to 24 minutes: 1412 25 to 29 minutes: 227 30 to 34 minutes: 410 35 to 39 minutes: 31 40 to 44 minutes: 25 45 to 59 minutes: 172 60 to 89 minutes: 193 90 or more minutes: 66

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 95.7%

Household type by relationship
Households: 16,990

• In family households: 12,328 (2,862 male householders, 1,110 female householders)

  3,052 spouses, 4,462 children (4,100 natural, 189 adopted, 173 stepchildren), 208 grandchildren, 132 brothers or sisters, 47 parents, 205 other relatives, 250 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 4,662 (1,680 male householders (1,245 living alone)), 1,896 female householders (1,455 living alone)), 1,086 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 2,011 (61 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,720 2-persons, 983 3-persons, 724 4-persons, 293 5-persons, 147 6-persons, 105 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,700 1-person, 715 2-persons, 108 3-persons, 44 4-persons, 9 5-persons.

2,446 married couples with children.
1,038 single-parent households (202 men, 836 women).

85.1% of residents of 50311 zip code speak English at home.
6.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (51% very well, 18% well, 26% not well, 5% not at all).
3.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (64% very well, 18% well, 15% not well, 3% not at all).
2.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (51% very well, 30% well, 19% not well).
2.2% of residents speak other language at home (23% very well, 21% well, 43% not well, 13% not at all).

Foreign born population: 1,977 (10.6%)
(26.8% of them are naturalized citizens)

This zip code:	10.6%
Whole state:	3.1%

First ancestries reported:

German: 3577

Other groups: 3064

Irish: 1735

English: 1159

United States or American: 716

Norwegian: 694

Italian: 525

Subsaharan African:: 463

Dutch: 412

Swedish: 397

French (except Basque): 305

African: 301

Scotch-Irish: 257

Yugoslavian: 254

Polish: 253

Scottish: 207

Danish: 204

European: 173

Welsh: 131

Sudanese: 131

Czech: 117

Greek: 99

Russian: 78

French Canadian: 71

Arab:: 58

British: 43

Ukrainian: 37

Arab/Arabic: 30

Swiss: 25

Nigerian: 25

Czechoslovakian: 23

Croatian: 22

Lithuanian: 22

Egyptian: 21

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 21

Scandinavian: 17

Turkish: 17

Celtic: 16

Icelander: 16

Austrian: 16

Canadian: 15

Finnish: 15

Latvian: 14

Pennsylvania German: 13

Jamaican: 12

Hungarian: 11

Slovak: 9

Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 9

Alsatian: 8

Romanian: 7

Australian: 7

Syrian: 7

Eastern European: 7

Serbian: 6

Ghanian: 6

Macedonian: 6

Northern European: 6

Major facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• DRAKE UNIVERSITY PHYSICAL PLANT (1422 27TH STREET in DES MOINES, IA)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-07-1999-0341, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
  Business SIC classification: COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES, AND PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS
  

• COWLES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (6401 COLLEGE AVE in DES MOINES, IA)

  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-771737 463
  Organizations: DES MOINES INDEPENDENT COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• PERKINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (4301 COLLEGE AVE in DES MOINES, IA)

  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-771737 769
  Organizations: DES MOINES INDEPENDENT COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• STEPHEN K BRUCE PROPERTY (1016 24TH ST in DES MOINES, IA)

  (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-07-2004-0007, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
  Business SIC classification: REAL ESTATE AGENTS AND MANAGERS
  Alternative names: STEPHEN K BRUCE PROPERTY=

• BRIGGS CORP-MEEK PRINTING (1371 NE 80TH ST in DES MOINES, IA)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Business NAICS classification: COMMERCIAL LITHOGRAPHIC PRINTING.
  Organizations: X (CONTACT/OWNER)
  Alternative names: MEEK PRINTING CORP

• CAMELOT CLEANERS (1100 73RD STREET in DES MOINES, IA)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Business SIC classification: DRYCLEANING PLANTS, EXCEPT RUG CLEANING
  

• CITY OF DES MOINES (5641 WINONA in DES MOINES, IA)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  Business SIC classification: NONCLASSIFIABLE ESTABLISHMENTS
  

• CITY OF DES MOINES (1122 E COUNTY LINE ROAD in DES MOINES, IA)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  Business SIC classification: NONCLASSIFIABLE ESTABLISHMENTS
  

• MULTIPLEX BUSINESS FORMS (7855 UNIVERSITY in DES MOINES, IA)

  Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Organizations: BRIGGS CORP (CONTACT/OWNER)
  Alternative names: BRIGGS FORMS AND SUPPLIES-MANUFCTNG DIV

• CAMPUS CLEANERS INC (2800 UNIVERSITY in DES MOINES, IA)

  AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
  Business SIC classification: DRYCLEANING PLANTS, EXCEPT RUG CLEANING
  Organizations: DRAKE UNIVERSITY (DRAKE REALTY) (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• CLEANING SHOPPE THE (1171 25 ST. in DES MOINES, IA)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  Business SIC classification: NONCLASSIFIABLE ESTABLISHMENTS
  Alternative names: CLOSED FACILITY -- CLEANING SHOPPE THE

• DRAKE REFINISHING SHOP (1401 21ST in DES MOINES, IA)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  Business SIC classification: REUPHOLSTERY AND FURNITURE REPAIR
  Alternative names: CLOSED FACILITY -- DRAKE REFINISHING SHOP

• DRAKE UNIVERSITY (2507 UNIVERSITY AVE in DES MOINES, IA)

  HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Organizations: DRAKE UNIVERSITY INC (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
  Alternative names: DRAKE UNIVERSITY PHYSICAL PLANT

Median worth of mobile homes: $143,312

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 11275
• Northeast: 395
• Midwest: 3557
• South: 911
• West: 802

44% of the 50311 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 51% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 41% lived in Iowa.

Population in 1990: 19,816. Population change in the 1990s: -1,226 (-6.2%).

Here:	10.1%
Iowa:	10.8%

Here:	2.6%
Iowa:	7.1%

Here:	81.9%
Iowa:	25.4%

Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:

• Educational Services: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (over 1000 employees: 1 establishment)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (50-99: 3, 20-49: 1, 10-19: 5, 1-4: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (50-99: 1, 20-49: 6, 10-19: 2, 1-4: 4)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Other Individual and Family Services (100-249: 1, 20-49: 1, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (100-249: 1, 20-49: 1, 1-4: 1)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Residential Mental Retardation Facilities (100-249: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Food Service Contractors (100-249: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (20-49: 1, 10-19: 3, 5-9: 4, 1-4: 10)

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