Household Types in the Des Moines Area, Iowa (Metro Area)

Household Types#1

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Iowa and the Des Moines Area
Des Moines Area
Iowa
0%10%20%30%40%50%CountMarried1Single Female1Single Male1One-Person2Other Non-Family250.533624%50.823448%50.533624%50.5%120,031120k10.699415%9.247804%10.699415%10.7%25,41425.4k4.525380%4.200248%4.525380%4.5%10,74910.7k27.451616%28.921869%27.451616%27.5%65,20565.2k6.789965%6.806632%6.789965%6.8%16,12816.1k

Family Household Types#2

Percentage of family households with children under the age of 18.
Scope: households in Iowa and the Des Moines Area
Des Moines Area
Iowa
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%CountMarriedSingle MomsSingle Dads70.244630%69.586376%70.244630%70.2%54,12754.1k21.517098%21.242737%21.517098%21.5%16,58016.6k8.238271%9.170887%8.238271%8.2%6,348

Families with Children#3

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Iowa and the Des Moines Area
Des Moines Area
Iowa
0%20%40%60%CountWith Children1Without Children232.440523%28.045510%32.440523%32.4%77,05577.1k67.312769%71.728198%67.312769%67.3%159,886160k

Household Types by Race#4

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Iowa and the Des Moines Area
Des Moines Area
Iowa
Other Non-Family1
One-Person1
Single Male2
Single Female2
Married2
60%40%20%0%20%40%60%CountAsian3White4Hispanic5Other3Mixed3Black3-12.460837%-4.115637%-14.440330%-4.742239%-9.341486%-3.673509%-19.507934%-12.340467%-35.759043%36%64.240957%55.136604%64.240957%64%7,022-9.043372%-4.212784%-28.498872%-6.746942%-8.244460%-3.896988%-29.440478%-6.585809%-48.501971%49%51.498029%51.832265%51.498029%51%206,538207k-19.409540%-7.880932%-12.980359%-8.978895%-18.444789%-8.424850%-16.906668%-8.469158%-49.249726%49%50.750274%47.754534%50.750274%51%8,197-25.454545%-7.557932%-14.402852%-9.554367%-18.274657%-8.908895%-20.834453%-8.438592%-56.969697%57%43.030303%43.543402%43.030303%43%2,805-22.101590%-7.483521%-25.203567%-12.252811%-17.488826%-6.919384%-26.899520%-11.661976%-67.041489%67%32.958511%37.030293%32.958511%33%2,579-28.750241%-6.816869%-30.926247%-5.199307%-26.962617%-7.613902%-32.800818%-6.801986%-71.692663%72%28.307337%25.820678%28.307337%28%10,38610.4k

Map of Household Types by County in the Des Moines Area

Married Household Types by County#5

Married as a percentage of households (%):
47.9%50.3%52.8%55.2%57.6%60.1%

Single Female Household Types by County#6

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
5.4%6.7%7.9%9.2%10.4%11.7%

Single Male Household Types by County#7

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
3.2%3.8%4.3%4.9%5.4%6.0%

One-Person Household Types by County#8

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
23.1%24.4%25.7%27.0%28.3%29.7%

Other Non-Family Household Types by County#9

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
3.7%4.5%5.2%6.0%6.7%7.5%

With Children Household Types by County#10

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
25.8%28.0%30.1%32.2%34.3%36.5%
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Map of Household Types by County Subdivision in the Des Moines Area

Married Household Types by County Subdivision#11

Married as a percentage of households (%):
36%47%58%69%80%92%

Single Female Household Types by County Subdivision#12

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%4.2%8.4%12.6%16.7%21.0%

Single Male Household Types by County Subdivision#13

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%4.6%9.2%13.8%18.3%23.0%

One-Person Household Types by County Subdivision#14

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
0%9%19%28%38%48%

Other Non-Family Household Types by County Subdivision#15

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0%6%13%19%25%32%

With Children Household Types by County Subdivision#16

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
0%11%22%33%43%55%
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Household Types by Place in the Des Moines Area

There are 66 places that are fully or partially contained within the Des Moines Area (59 fully and 7 partially). This section compares all 66 of those to each other, the Des Moines Area, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Des Moines Area.

Married by Place#17

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the Des Moines Area, selected places in the Des Moines Area, and entities that contain the Des Moines Area
0%20%40%60%80%Count#AckworthEast PeruSt. MarysCummingAllemanBondurantSt. CharlesPolk CityLake PanoramaDiamondhead LkGrimesDallas CenterMiloNorwalkPleasant HillCliveUrbandaleNew VirginiaEarlhamJohnstonWaukeeSheldahlAltoonaVan MeterSaylorvilleWindsor HtsHartfordMitchellvilleRunnellsAnkenyGrangerIowaDes MoinesCoon RapidsWest North CentralTruroMidwestUnited StatesRedfieldW Des MoinesLaconaYaleDes MoinesMartensdaleCaseyMacksburgBevingtonSpring HillSandyville82.608696%82.608696%83%19176.923077%76.923077%77%30274.390244%74.390244%74%61373.469388%73.469388%73%108472.093023%72.093023%72%124570.415648%70.415648%70%1,152669.930070%69.930070%70%200769.362018%69.362018%69%935868.839104%68.839104%69%338966.666667%66.666667%67%901064.221679%64.221679%64%2,3641162.314540%62.314540%62%4201262.285714%62.285714%62%2181361.650485%61.650485%62%2,2861460.841515%60.841515%61%2,1691560.791866%60.791866%61%3,9461660.097650%60.097650%60%9,8471759.808612%59.808612%60%1251859.597806%59.597806%60%3261958.330092%58.330092%58%4,4992058.264594%58.264594%58%3,6732158.095238%58.095238%58%612257.636981%57.636981%58%3,5662357.432432%57.432432%57%2552456.545741%56.545741%57%7172556.019185%56.019185%56%1,1682656.000000%56.000000%56%1682755.872483%55.872483%56%3332855.376344%55.376344%55%1032954.890320%54.890320%55%10,91010.9k3051.964286%51.964286%52%2913350.823448%50.823448%51%631,553632k50.533624%50.533624%51%120,031120k50.439367%50.439367%50%2873849.913496%49.913496%50%4,116,0924.12M49.056604%49.056604%49%784248.436385%48.436385%48%12,755,47612.8M48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.588424%47.588424%48%1484747.521463%47.521463%48%12,73112.7k4944.845361%44.845361%45%875241.666667%41.666667%42%505638.469588%38.469588%38%31,98432.0k6035.465116%35.465116%35%616134.117647%34.117647%34%586233.870968%33.870968%34%216330.000000%30.000000%30%66427.272727%27.272727%27%66526.923077%26.923077%27%766

Household Types by County in the Des Moines Area

There are 5 counties in the Des Moines Area. This section compares all 5 of those to each other, the Des Moines Area, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Des Moines Area.

Married by County#23

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the Des Moines Area, selected counties in the Des Moines Area, and entities that contain the Des Moines Area
0%20%40%60%Count#MadisonDallasWarrenGuthrieIowaDes MoinesWest North CentralMidwestUnited StatesPolk60.015974%60.015974%60%3,757159.275295%59.275295%59%17,79817.8k257.380286%57.380286%57%10,46110.5k354.654788%54.654788%55%2,454450.823448%50.823448%51%631,553632k50.533624%50.533624%51%120,031120k49.913496%49.913496%50%4,116,0924.12M48.436385%48.436385%48%12,755,47612.8M48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.927963%47.927963%48%85,56185.6k5

Household Types by County Subdivision in the Des Moines Area

There are 89 county subdivisions in the Des Moines Area. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, the Des Moines Area, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Des Moines Area. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 749.

Married by County Subdivision#29

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the Des Moines Area, selected county subdivisions in the Des Moines Area, and entities that contain the Des Moines Area
0%20%40%60%80%Count#LincolnJeffersonJacksonOtterAllenLincolnCamp TownshipMadisonVirginiaJeffersonWalnutMadisonGrantOhio TownshipBelmontVan MeterFranklinScottLinn TownshipAdel TownshipSCass TownshipFour MileRichlandBeaverGreenfieldClay TownshipDouglasElkhartUnionAdamsCrockerWhite BreastWebsterDelawareSaylorAllenBooneSugar GrvSpg VlyCrawfordIowaDes MoinesWintersetWest North CentralWalnutMidwestUnited StatesDes MoinesStuartIndianolaVlyBloomfieldLee TownshipDes Moines80.916976%80.916976%81%653178.700258%78.700258%79%2,749275.510204%75.510204%76%296371.325301%71.325301%71%296470.837867%70.837867%71%651570.487106%70.487106%70%246669.818653%69.818653%70%539769.352410%69.352410%69%921868.878719%68.878719%69%301968.215892%68.215892%68%4551067.511083%67.511083%68%6,3961167.269076%67.269076%67%3351266.705471%66.705471%67%5731366.485014%66.485014%66%2441466.315789%66.315789%66%2521564.866980%64.866980%65%8291663.692689%63.692689%64%1,0281763.636364%63.636364%64%1891862.405063%62.405063%62%1,9721960.684089%60.684089%61%1,5792060.522023%60.522023%61%3712160.486322%60.486322%60%5972260.382877%60.382877%60%2,2712360.297240%60.297240%60%2842460.081883%60.081883%60%5872559.741882%59.741882%60%1,4352659.413854%59.413854%59%4,0142759.379671%59.379671%59%1,5892859.365079%59.365079%59%3742959.037559%59.037559%59%5033057.500000%57.500000%57%2993157.087589%57.087589%57%11,06711.1k3256.432749%56.432749%56%1933356.327814%56.327814%56%12,89412.9k3454.842374%54.842374%55%1,9313554.168629%54.168629%54%1,1503653.687822%53.687822%54%9393752.125984%52.125984%52%4,9653851.898734%51.898734%52%1643951.447154%51.447154%51%1,5824050.969529%50.969529%51%1844150.823448%50.823448%51%631,553632k50.533624%50.533624%51%120,031120k50.392610%50.392610%50%1,0914249.913496%49.913496%50%4,116,0924.12M48.658337%48.658337%49%13,98114.0k4348.436385%48.436385%48%12,755,47612.8M48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.943038%47.943038%48%3034446.506550%46.506550%47%2134544.099809%44.099809%44%2,5454643.958869%43.958869%44%3424742.435455%42.435455%42%5,1614837.553847%37.553847%38%8,8924936.039436%36.039436%36%15,28015.3k50

Household Types by Metro Area in Iowa

There are 26 metro areas in Iowa. This section compares the Des Moines Area to all of the metro areas in Iowa and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Des Moines Area.

Married by Metro Area#35

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the Des Moines Area, selected other metro areas in Iowa, and entities that contain the Des Moines Area
0%20%40%Count#Pella AreaMarshalltownMuscatineDubuque AreaStorm LakeCarroll AreaNewton AreaSpirit LakeFort MadisonOttumwa AreaBoone AreaOskaloosaCedar RapidsIowaDes MoinesSioux CityWest North CentralSpencer AreaClinton AreaOmaha AreaDavenportFairfieldMidwestWaterloo AreaUnited StatesMason CityBurlingtonIowa CityAmes AreaFort Dodge56.287425%56.287425%56%7,332154.632839%54.632839%55%8,355253.441123%53.441123%53%8,759353.131085%53.131085%53%20,19320.2k452.905117%52.905117%53%3,970552.808858%52.808858%53%4,531652.751980%52.751980%53%7,725752.085415%52.085415%52%4,171851.874925%51.874925%52%12,90712.9k951.860439%51.860439%52%9,1711051.649456%51.649456%52%5,6521151.241233%51.241233%51%4,6031251.138574%51.138574%51%54,41454.4k1350.823448%50.823448%51%631,553632k50.533624%50.533624%51%120,031120k1450.451040%50.451040%50%32,38232.4k1549.913496%49.913496%50%4,116,0924.12M49.910727%49.910727%50%3,6341649.257712%49.257712%49%9,7881749.145450%49.145450%49%170,892171k1848.816219%48.816219%49%75,34175.3k1948.520882%48.520882%49%3,3462048.436385%48.436385%48%12,755,47612.8M48.323410%48.323410%48%32,38232.4k2148.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M46.869697%46.869697%47%10,49610.5k2246.700147%46.700147%47%9,2062345.104135%45.104135%45%29,45329.5k2444.223402%44.223402%44%16,16116.2k2543.169906%43.169906%43%6,50726

Household Types by Metro Area in the Midwest

There are 293 metro areas in the Midwest. This section compares the Des Moines Area to the 50 most populous metro areas in the Midwest and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Des Moines Area. The least populous of the compared metro areas has a population of 193,118.

Married by Metro Area#41

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the Des Moines Area, selected other metro areas in the Midwest, and entities that contain the Des Moines Area
0%20%40%Count#Appleton AreaRochesterFayettevilleGrand RapidsElkhart AreaGreen BayCedar RapidsSioux FallsIowaMinneapolisDes MoinesSt. CloudWest North CentralRacine AreaPeoria AreaTopeka AreaWichita AreaOmaha AreaSpringfieldCanton AreaDavenportHuntingtonFort WayneMidwestEvansvilleKansas CityUnited StatesCincinnatiSouth BendChicago AreaRockford AreaMadison AreaSt. LouisLincoln AreaIndianapolisColumbus AreaAkron AreaLouisvilleKalamazooDuluth AreaYoungstownDetroit AreaAnn ArborFargo AreaSpringfieldMilwaukeeLansing AreaLafayetteSaginaw AreaDayton AreaFlint AreaClevelandToledo AreaChampaign55.271956%55.271956%55%49,76349.8k154.554457%54.554457%55%45,72745.7k254.044525%54.044525%54%100,552101k353.129793%53.129793%53%200,922201k453.095083%53.095083%53%37,60337.6k551.197636%51.197636%51%64,27364.3k651.138574%51.138574%51%54,41454.4k751.049434%51.049434%51%48,74248.7k850.823448%50.823448%51%631,553632k50.572688%50.572688%51%679,262679k950.533624%50.533624%51%120,031120k1050.213154%50.213154%50%36,86736.9k1149.913496%49.913496%50%4,116,0924.12M49.684557%49.684557%50%37,40837.4k1249.631522%49.631522%50%75,36175.4k1349.491201%49.491201%49%46,00946.0k1449.343611%49.343611%49%120,279120k1549.145450%49.145450%49%170,892171k1649.079115%49.079115%49%88,52488.5k1749.049836%49.049836%49%79,44779.4k1848.816219%48.816219%49%75,34175.3k1948.653749%48.653749%49%69,60669.6k2048.543883%48.543883%49%80,36180.4k2148.436385%48.436385%48%12,755,47612.8M48.379092%48.379092%48%61,21661.2k2248.348962%48.348962%48%389,960390k2348.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.087445%48.087445%48%399,372399k2447.650425%47.650425%48%57,70857.7k2547.636007%47.636007%48%1,650,5601.65M2647.503466%47.503466%48%63,03963.0k2747.218029%47.218029%47%123,240123k2847.149714%47.149714%47%522,168522k2947.078868%47.078868%47%59,13259.1k3046.978857%46.978857%47%352,247352k3146.409350%46.409350%46%355,019355k3245.819693%45.819693%46%129,886130k3345.815549%45.815549%46%227,783228k3445.662458%45.662458%46%59,45859.5k3545.463956%45.463956%45%53,14153.1k3645.341019%45.341019%45%103,986104k3745.322984%45.322984%45%757,837758k3845.124466%45.124466%45%62,57562.6k3944.998136%44.998136%45%42,24242.2k4044.944483%44.944483%45%39,62839.6k4144.632277%44.632277%45%279,623280k4244.412188%44.412188%44%81,69481.7k4344.270768%44.270768%44%35,12035.1k4444.062468%44.062468%44%34,33734.3k4543.953277%43.953277%44%144,194144k4643.031327%43.031327%43%71,53771.5k4742.769908%42.769908%43%363,019363k4842.125994%42.125994%42%103,100103k4941.894660%41.894660%42%38,86438.9k50

Household Types by Metro Area in the United States

There are 933 metro areas in the United States. This section compares the Des Moines Area to the 50 most populous metro areas in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Des Moines Area. The least populous of the compared metro areas has a population of 1,135,503.

Married by Metro Area#47

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the Des Moines Area, selected other metro areas in the United States, and entities that contain the Des Moines Area
0%20%40%Count#San Jose AreaSalt Lake CityRiversideRaleigh AreaIowaHouston AreaDallas AreaMinneapolisDes MoinesWest North CentralSan DiegoNashvilleCharlotteWashingtonPortland AreaSeattle AreaMidwestSan AntonioKansas CitySacramentoUnited StatesDenver AreaAtlanta AreaCincinnatiSan FranciscoBoston AreaPhoenix AreaOklahoma CityHartford AreaChicago AreaBirminghamOrlando AreaJacksonvilleSt. LouisAustin AreaLos AngelesVirginia BeachIndianapolisPittsburghColumbus AreaRichmond AreaPhiladelphiaNew York AreaBaltimoreLouisvilleDetroit AreaProvidenceMilwaukeeTampa AreaMiami AreaLas VegasClevelandBuffalo AreaMemphis AreaNew Orleans56.624620%56.624620%57%364,645365k155.335393%55.335393%55%207,578208k252.682016%52.682016%53%697,846698k351.878926%51.878926%52%238,738239k450.823448%50.823448%51%631,553632k50.693151%50.693151%51%1,127,3291.13M550.691692%50.691692%51%1,242,5361.24M650.572688%50.572688%51%679,262679k750.533624%50.533624%51%120,031120k49.913496%49.913496%50%4,116,0924.12M49.872091%49.872091%50%550,153550k849.453501%49.453501%49%334,864335k949.365515%49.365515%49%437,337437k1049.144120%49.144120%49%1,059,5311.06M1149.117024%49.117024%49%440,341440k1248.859336%48.859336%49%692,692693k1348.436385%48.436385%48%12,755,47612.8M48.353380%48.353380%48%380,133380k1448.348962%48.348962%48%389,960390k1548.345618%48.345618%48%388,765389k1648.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.145667%48.145667%48%509,606510k1748.089265%48.089265%48%959,251959k1848.087445%48.087445%48%399,372399k1948.067131%48.067131%48%804,663805k2047.800160%47.800160%48%852,969853k2147.743419%47.743419%48%762,291762k2247.712699%47.712699%48%238,772239k2347.712425%47.712425%48%223,412223k2447.636007%47.636007%48%1,650,5601.65M2547.606639%47.606639%48%209,006209k2647.459543%47.459543%47%387,473387k2747.232717%47.232717%47%250,912251k2847.149714%47.149714%47%522,168522k2947.120099%47.120099%47%332,699333k3047.064720%47.064720%47%2,023,2452.02M3146.984217%46.984217%47%299,172299k3246.978857%46.978857%47%352,247352k3346.694197%46.694197%47%463,255463k3446.409350%46.409350%46%355,019355k3546.141054%46.141054%46%219,469219k3646.073761%46.073761%46%1,029,8431.03M3746.065403%46.065403%46%3,288,4063.29M3845.925237%45.925237%46%477,932478k3945.815549%45.815549%46%227,783228k4045.322984%45.322984%45%757,837758k4144.928615%44.928615%45%279,983280k4244.632277%44.632277%45%279,623280k4344.170578%44.170578%44%513,191513k4443.920159%43.920159%44%907,022907k4543.561100%43.561100%44%320,381320k4642.769908%42.769908%43%363,019363k4742.445266%42.445266%42%199,688200k4841.645378%41.645378%42%206,377206k4940.419778%40.419778%40%193,694194k50

Definitions

According to the US Census definition, a household consists of all the people who occupy a housing unit. This page reports on the types of households in the Des Moines Area. The following definitions are used in this page:

  • Family: a group of two or more people related by birth, marriage, or adoption and residing together
  • Married: a husband and wife that are part of the same household1
  • Single Female: female householder, no husband present, with other family members in the household
  • Single Male: male householder, no wife present, with other family members in the household
  • One Person: householder living alone
  • Other Non-Family: householder living with other people that are not family members

1as defined by the US Census Bureau (please direct comments and complaints to them)

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