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Wessex neighborhood in Des Moines, Iowa (IA), 50311 detailed profile


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Area: 0.025 square miles

Population: 162

Population density:
Wessex:

6,390 people per square mile
Des Moines:

2,783 people per square mile
  • Races in 2022
    • 14086.4%White
    • 148.6%Two or more races
    • 63.7%Hispanic or Latino
    • 10.6%Black
    • 10.6%Asian
Age and Sex of Residents in Wessex in Des Moines, IA
Median household income in 2022:
Wessex:

$54,844
Des Moines:

$58,018

  • Distribution of median household income

  • Distribution of median household income
  • 4Less than $10,000
  • 9$10,000 to $19,999
  • 6$20,000 to $29,999
  • 6$30,000 to $39,999
  • 16$40,000 to $49,999
  • 8$50,000 to $59,999
  • 5$60,000 to $74,999
  • 11$75,000 to $99,999
  • 14$100,000 to $124,999
  • 5$125,000 to $149,999
  • 3$150,000 to $199,999
  • 5$200,000 or more

  • Distribution of owner-occupied house/condo value

  • Distribution of owner-occupied house/condo value
  • 4Less than $50,000
  • 8$50,000 to $99,999
  • 3$100,000 to $149,999
  • 16$150,000 to $199,999
  • 20$200,000 to $249,999
  • 10$250,000 to $299,999
  • 7$300,000 to $399,999
  • 1$400,000 to $499,999
  • 1$500,000 to $749,999

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters
  • 1$200 to $299
  • 2$400 to $499
  • 7$500 to $599
  • 3$600 to $699
  • 4$700 to $799
  • 4$800 to $899
  • 4$900 to $999
  • 2$1,000 to $1,249
Median rent in 2022:
Wessex:

$805
Des Moines:

$873

Zip codes: 50311.

Males:

81
Females:

81
Median age:
Males:
This neighborhood:

34.6 years
Whole city:

34.7 years
Females:
This neighborhood:

32.9 years
Whole city:

35.5 years

Average household size:
Wessex:

1.9 people
Des Moines:

2.2 people

Percentage of family households:
Wessex:

49.7%
Des Moines:

40.8%
Percentage of married-couple families (among all households):
Here:

19.8%
Des Moines:

32.7%

Percentage of married-couple families with children (among all households):
Wessex:

15.5%
Des Moines:

26.2%

Percentage of single-mother households (among all households):
Wessex:

19.9%
Des Moines:

14.0%

Percentage of never married males 15 years old and over:
Wessex:

33.7%
Des Moines:

21.4%

Percentage of never married females 15 years old and over:
Wessex:

32.4%
city:

19.3%

Percentage of people that speak English not well or not at all:
Wessex:

0.6%
Des Moines:

5.0%

Percentage of people born in this state:
Here:

60.8%
Des Moines:

64.1%

Percentage of people born in another U.S. state:
Wessex:

31.1%
Des Moines:

19.2%

Percentage of native residents but born outside the U.S.:
Here:

0.7%
city:

0.5%

Percentage of foreign born residents:
Here:

7.3%
Des Moines:

16.2%

Educational Attainment in 2022
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Wessex
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Wessex
  • 01 room
  • 02 rooms
  • 03 rooms
  • 134 rooms
  • 15 rooms
  • 216 rooms
  • 167 rooms
  • 38 rooms
  • 49+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wessex
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wessex
  • 21 room
  • 12 rooms
  • 13 rooms
  • 154 rooms
  • 45 rooms
  • 36 rooms
  • 07 rooms
  • 08 rooms
  • 09+ rooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Wessex
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Wessex
  • 0no bedroom
  • 21 bedroom
  • 262 bedrooms
  • 283 bedrooms
  • 34 bedrooms
  • 25+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wessex
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wessex
  • 4no bedroom
  • 31 bedroom
  • 32 bedrooms
  • 113 bedrooms
  • 04 bedrooms
  • 05+ bedrooms
Average number of cars or other vehicles available in houses/condos:
This neighborhood:

1.6
Des Moines:

1.9

Average number of cars or other vehicles available in apartments:
Here:

1.7
city:

1.2

Percentage of units with a mortgage:
Wessex:

78.2%
Des Moines:

69.7%

Year house built in Wessex
  • Year house built in Wessex
  • 02020 or later
  • 02010 to 2019
  • 02000 to 2009
  • 11990 to 1999
  • 01980 to 1989
  • 01970 to 1979
  • 11960 to 1969
  • 31950 to 1959
  • 21940 to 1949
  • 811939 or earlier
Owners and renters by unit type

City-data.com crime index for city in 2020 (higher means more crime):
City:

422.4
U.S. average:

219.5

  • Travel time to work (commute)

  • Travel time to work (commute)
  • 2Less than 5 minutes
  • 155 to 9 minutes
  • 2910 to 14 minutes
  • 1715 to 19 minutes
  • 1320 to 24 minutes
  • 330 to 34 minutes
  • 190 or more minutes

  • Means of transportation to work

  • Means of transportation to work
  • 81.2%86Drove a car alone
  • 5.7%6Carpooled
  • 0.9%1Bus
  • 0.9%1Bicycle
  • 2.8%3Walked
  • 0.9%1Other means
  • 10.4%11Worked at home

  • Time leaving home to go to work

  • Time leaving home to go to work
  • 212:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m.
  • 15:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.
  • 36:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m.
  • 66:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m.
  • 127:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m.
  • 217:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m.
  • 78:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m.
  • 88:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m.
  • 59:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m.
  • 410:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m.
  • 912:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m.
  • 14:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m.

Occupations of males:

  • Percentage of males in management occupations (except farmers):
    Here:

    10.0%
    city:

    9.3%

  • Percentage of males in business and financial operations occupations:
    Here:

    2.4%
    city:

    5.5%

  • Percentage of males in computer and mathematical occupations:
    Here:

    13.5%
    city:

    6.0%

  • Percentage of males in life, physical, and social science occupations:
    Here:

    2.1%
    city:

    1.1%

  • Percentage of males in education, training, and library occupations:
    Here:

    4.1%
    city:

    2.1%

  • Percentage of males in arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations:
    Here:

    7.9%
    city:

    1.6%

  • Percentage of males in healthcare practitioners and technical occupations:
    Here:

    2.6%
    city:

    2.2%

  • Percentage of males in service occupations:
    Here:

    2.4%
    city:

    13.1%

  • Percentage of males in sales and office occupations:
    Here:

    30.6%
    city:

    15.2%

  • Percentage of males in farming, fishing, and forestry occupations:
    Here:

    1.8%
    city:

    0.3%

  • Percentage of males in construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations:
    Here:

    16.5%
    city:

    10.0%

  • Percentage of males in production occupations:
    Here:

    6.5%
    city:

    9.9%


Occupations of females:

  • Percentage of females in management occupations (except farmers):
    Here:

    4.0%
    city:

    8.5%

  • Percentage of females in business and financial operations occupations:
    Here:

    7.0%
    city:

    7.3%

  • Percentage of females in computer and mathematical occupations:
    Here:

    4.0%
    city:

    2.5%

  • Percentage of females in community and social services occupations:
    Here:

    3.1%
    city:

    2.1%

  • Percentage of females in legal occupations:
    Here:

    3.1%
    city:

    1.3%

  • Percentage of females in education, training, and library occupations:
    Here:

    13.9%
    city:

    7.0%

  • Percentage of females in arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations:
    Here:

    6.0%
    city:

    2.6%

  • Percentage of females in healthcare practitioners and technical occupations:
    Here:

    27.8%
    city:

    7.6%

  • Percentage of females in service occupations:
    Here:

    11.0%
    city:

    23.4%

  • Percentage of females in sales and office occupations:
    Here:

    40.1%
    city:

    27.7%

  • Percentage of females in production occupations:
    Here:

    1.9%
    city:

    5.0%

  • Percentage of females in material moving occupations:
    Here:

    1.1%
    city:

    2.1%


Education in this neighborhood (subdivision or community):

  • Percentage of people 3 years and older in K-12 schools:
    Wessex:

    8.7%
    Des Moines:

    17.5%

  • Percentage of people 3 years and older in undergraduate colleges:
    Wessex:

    4.3%
    Des Moines:

    3.7%

  • Percentage of people 3 years and older in grad. or professional schools:
    Wessex:

    1.9%
    Des Moines:

    1.6%

  • Percentage of students K-12 enrolled in private schools:
    Wessex:

    21.4%
    Des Moines:

    6.9%

Percentage of population below poverty level:
Wessex:

17.3%
Des Moines:

14.7%

Median year owner moved in (as recorded in 2022):
Wessex:

2013
Des Moines:

2011

Median year renter moved in (as recorded in 2022):
Wessex:

2015
Des Moines:

2020

Percentage of married-couple families with both working:
Wessex:

69.6%
Des Moines:

73.4%

Most commonly used house heating fuel
  • 80.8%Utility gas
  • 6.9%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 4.4%No fuel used
  • 3.2%Electricity
  • 2.8%Wood
  • 1.8%Bottled, tank, or LP gas

Roads and streets:

Cottage Grove Ave

Length: 0.09 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 3600 to 3699
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