Employment Status in Merle Hay, Des Moines, Iowa (Neighborhood)

Employment Status#1

Percentage of population aged 25 to 64 years old.
Scope: population of Des Moines and Merle Hay
Merle Hay
Des Moines
0%20%40%60%CountArmed ForcesEmployed1UnemployedOther20.029934%0.089746%0.029934%0.0%273.753698%65.421139%73.753698%73.8%5,7295,7303.514874%4.981505%3.514874%3.5%27322.701494%29.507610%22.701494%22.7%1,7631,764
Count population with given employment status
1excluding armed forces 2not in the labor force

Employment Status By Sex#2

Percentage of male and female population aged 25 to 64 years old.
Scope: population of Des Moines and Merle Hay
Merle Hay
Des Moines
50%0%50%FMArmed ForcesEmployed1UnemployedOther2-0.000000%-0.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.060940%0.000000%0.060940%0.060940%0.1%02-70.008030%-70.008030%-70.008030%70.0%70.008030%7.625355%70.008030%7.625355%77.633385%77.6%2,7672,9622,963-1.642072%-1.642072%-1.642072%1.6%1.642072%3.812613%1.642072%3.812613%5.454685%5.5%6465208-16.850990%-11.498907%-16.850990%-11.498907%-28.349897%28.3%16.850990%16.850990%16.850990%16.9%1,1201,121643
F females with given employment status
M males with given employment status
1excluding armed forces 2not in the labor force

Employment Status by Age#3

Employment status composition of the given age cohorts.
Scope: population of Merle Hay
Armed Forces
Employed
Unemployed
Not in Labor Force
75+70-7465-6962-6460-6155-5945-5435-4430-3425-2922-2420-2116-190.000000%3.837782%0.000000%96.162218%96%150.000000%31.659469%32%0.000000%68.340531%68%1051060.000000%37.263371%37%2.535032%60.201597%60%1310.000000%75.496543%75%1.224678%23.278779%23%1520.000000%54.136292%54%1.011339%44.852369%45%800.000000%75.227571%75%1.538907%23.233521%23%5665670.000000%86.454403%86%2.913539%10.632058%11%9609610.183326%89.029201%89%1.172361%9.615113%10%1,1311,1320.000000%82.004469%82%7.494029%7%10.501503%11%9659660.000000%90.984739%91%5.015150%4.000111%1,0001,0010.000000%85.352350%85%6.646439%7%8.001212%8%3140.000000%84.162596%84%9.104004%9%6.733400%7%1251260.000000%44.880351%45%4.900150%50.219500%50%1801810%20%40%60%80%100%Count
Count number of people in age cohort

Employment by Sex and Age#4

Percentage of population employed by sex and age cohort.
Scope: population of Merle Hay
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%100%FM75+70-7465-6962-6460-6155-5945-5435-4430-3425-2922-2420-2116-190.864%0.86%11.295%11.3%11.593%11.6%44.325%44.3%28.524%28.5%55.416%55.4%71.869%71.9%79.530%79.5%58.733%58.7%49.344%49.3%69.280%69.3%82.936%82.9%94.009%94.0%79.766%79.8%91.998%92.0%86.580%86.6%79.261%79.3%84.699%84.7%86.318%86.3%94.670%94.7%83.971%84.0%86.560%86.6%100.000%100%62.698%62.7%42.711%42.7%47.678%47.7%
F employed females as percentage of age cohort
M employed males as percentage of age cohort

Employment Sex Ratio by Age#5

Percentage more males or females employed by age cohort.
Scope: population of Des Moines and Merle Hay
More Females More Males
Des Moines
Merle Hay
0%200%400%M:FFM75+70-7465-6962-6460-6155-5945-5435-4430-3425-2922-2420-2116-19421.152018%22.324159%421.152018%421.2%5.2125.2121213505.773990%42.553191%505.773990%505.8%6.0586.0614159091-6.907007%-6.907007%6.9%1.314772%0.9350.9467686364-0.476694%-0.476694%0.5%6.007067%0.9951.007676-24.111813%-6.863374%-24.111813%24.1%0.8060.81443536-8.271562%-2.648857%-8.271562%8.3%0.9240.92294295272-4.340007%-4.340007%4.3%6.513836%0.9580.96490491470-0.402726%-0.402726%0.4%9.034123%0.9961.005665675645658.809884%12.333437%8.809884%8.8%1.0881.0946246350338.889345%9.093480%38.889345%38.9%1.3891.39418419581582-6.511499%17.917516%17.917516%17.9%1.1791.18144170-116.161614%-116.161614%116.2%7.649254%0.4630.46863940-15.545183%-12.460780%-15.545183%15.5%0.8650.87978384
M:F ratio of males to females in the age cohort
F employed females in the age cohort
M employed males in the age cohort

Male Employment by Age#6

Percentage of male population employed by age cohort. Gray areas represent percentile bands from the neighborhoods in Des Moines.
Scope: population of Des Moines, Merle Hay, and selected other neighborhoods in Des Moineses
Merle Hay
Des Moines
Percentile:
0th - 100th
10th - 90th
20th - 80th
30th - 70th
40th - 60th
0%20%40%60%80%100%%75+70-7465-6962-6460-6155-5945-5435-4430-3425-2922-2420-2116-1911.295%11.3%44.325%44.3%55.416%55.4%79.530%79.5%49.344%49.3%82.936%82.9%79.766%79.8%86.580%86.6%84.699%84.7%94.670%94.7%86.560%86.6%62.698%62.7%47.678%47.7%
% employed percentage of male population in Merle Hay

Female Employment by Age#7

Percentage of female population employed by age cohort. Gray areas represent percentile bands from the neighborhoods in Des Moines.
Scope: population of Des Moines, Merle Hay, and selected other neighborhoods in Des Moineses
Merle Hay
Des Moines
Percentile:
0th - 100th
10th - 90th
20th - 80th
30th - 70th
40th - 60th
0%20%40%60%80%100%%75+70-7465-6962-6460-6155-5945-5435-4430-3425-2922-2420-2116-190.864%0.86%11.593%11.6%28.524%28.5%71.869%71.9%58.733%58.7%69.280%69.3%94.009%94.0%91.998%92.0%79.261%79.3%86.318%86.3%83.971%84.0%100.000%100%42.711%42.7%
% employed percentage of female population in Merle Hay

Employment among the Married#8

Selected family employment structures as a percentage of all married couple households.
Scope: households in Des Moines and Merle Hay
Merle Hay
Des Moines
0%10%20%30%CountBoth Parents Work1Stay at Home Moms1Stay at Home Dads1Neither Parent WorksNeither Parent Wo…1Both Work, No Kids2Ladies Who Lunch2Gents Who Lunch2Neither Works, No KidsNeither Works, No …237.735482%32.587466%37.735482%37.7%5936.358062%9.421320%6.358062%6.4%991001.618753%1.807781%1.618753%1.6%250.453928%0.799595%0.453928%0.5%731.551265%28.203913%31.551265%31.6%4954967.473273%8.786069%7.473273%7.5%1174.252123%6.422047%4.252123%4.3%666710.557112%11.971809%10.557112%10.6%165166
1children under 18 present in the house 2no children under 18 present in the house

Employment among the Married With Children#9

Selected employment arrangements as a percentage of married couples with children under 18 present in the house.
Scope: households in Des Moines and Merle Hay
Merle Hay
Des Moines
0%20%40%60%80%CountBoth WorkStay at Home MomsStay at Home DadsNeither Work81.738287%73.039598%81.738287%81.7%59313.772107%21.116385%13.772107%13.8%991003.506358%4.051852%3.506358%3.5%250.983248%1.792165%0.983248%1.0%7

Employment among the Married Without Children#10

Selected employment arrangements as a percentage of married couples without children under 18 present in the house.
Scope: households in Des Moines and Merle Hay
Merle Hay
Des Moines
0%10%20%30%40%50%CountBoth WorkLadies Who LunchGents Who LunchNeither Work58.608682%50.924446%58.608682%58.6%49549613.882128%15.863958%13.882128%13.9%1177.898616%11.595526%7.898616%7.9%666719.610574%21.616069%19.610574%19.6%165166

Employment by Educational Attainment#11

Percentage of population that is employed by highest level of educational attainment among the population aged 25 to 64 years old.
Scope: population of Des Moines and Merle Hay
Merle Hay
Des Moines
0%20%40%60%80%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma390.884768%88.759384%90.884768%90.9%1,7671,76887.525259%78.391300%87.525259%87.5%1,81676.105113%70.508693%76.105113%76.1%1,02563.315846%60.274370%63.315846%63.3%249
Count employed people with given educational attainment aged 25 to 64 years old
1or higher 2two or four year institution 3H.S. = High School

The Non-Working by Race#12

Percentage of each ethno-racial group's population 16 to 64 years of age that is either unemployed or not in the labor force.
Scope: population of Des Moines and Merle Hay
Female Male
Des Moines
Merle Hay
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
40%20%0%20%%BlackOtherMixedAsianWhiteHispanic1-31.955338%-10.464256%-32.179120%-6.225227%-42.419593%42.4%31.955338%32.179120%31.955338%32.0%35.123%35.1%-23.555911%-22.845780%-23.794536%-23.555911%23.6%23.555911%2.439371%22.845780%25.995282%26.0%24.500%24.5%-10.068375%-26.709677%-10.068375%10.1%10.068375%18.042025%26.709677%3.820124%28.110400%28.1%16.690%16.7%-3.604958%-28.725179%-18.446115%-20.393284%-32.330138%32.3%3.604958%18.446115%3.604958%3.6%14.850%14.9%-17.131169%-0.471713%-23.638425%-0.880390%-17.602882%17.6%17.131169%23.638425%17.131169%17.1%17.369%17.4%-0.925924%-10.938000%-21.188377%-16.720501%-11.863924%11.9%0.925924%21.188377%0.925924%0.9%7.262%7.26%
% percentage of both sexes combined
1white Hispanic

Unemployment by Race#13

Percentage unemployed of each ethno-racial group's population 16 to 64 years of age.
Scope: population of Des Moines and Merle Hay
Female Male
Des Moines
Merle Hay
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
10%5%0%5%10%15%20%25%%OtherMixedBlackWhiteHispanic1Asian-0.000000%-6.584180%-4.532420%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%25.995282%6.584180%25.995282%26.0%10.064%10.1%-0.000000%-5.354839%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%17.229394%5.354839%0.804102%17.229394%17.2%6.323%6.32%-1.000157%-9.697995%-1.068376%-1.000157%1.0%1.000157%9.940568%9.697995%10.940725%10.9%7.932%7.93%-1.922712%-4.397439%-1.922712%1.9%1.922712%3.971685%4.397439%1.285925%5.894397%5.9%3.894%3.89%-0.000000%-5.794972%-0.046149%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%5.794972%0.000000%0.0%0.000%0%-0.000000%-4.224994%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%4.224994%0.712350%0.000000%0.0%0.000%0%
% percentage of both sexes combined
1white Hispanic

Armed Forces by Race#14

Percentage of each ethno-racial group's population 16 to 64 years of age in the armed forces.
Scope: population of Des Moines and Merle Hay
Female Male
Des Moines
Merle Hay
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
0.0%0.1%0.2%0.3%0.4%0.5%0.6%%WhiteHispanic1BlackAsianMixedOther-0.000000%-0.029460%0.000000%0.00%0.000000%0.082466%0.029460%0.211727%0.082466%0.08%0.041%0.04%-0.000000%-0.000000%0.000000%0.00%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.00%0.000%0%-0.000000%-0.013017%-0.001281%0.000000%0.00%0.000000%0.000000%0.013017%0.000000%0.00%0.000%0%-0.000000%-0.000000%0.000000%0.00%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.00%0.000%0%-0.000000%-0.000000%0.000000%0.00%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.00%0.000%0%-0.000000%-0.000000%0.000000%0.00%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.618648%0.000000%0.00%0.000%0%
% percentage of both sexes combined
1white Hispanic

Employment by Race#15

Percentage employed of each ethno-racial group's population 16 to 64 years of age.
Scope: population of Des Moines and Merle Hay
Female Male
Des Moines
Merle Hay
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
50%0%50%%Hispanic1WhiteAsianMixedOtherBlack-88.136076%-62.091121%-88.136076%88.1%88.136076%10.938000%62.091121%16.720501%99.074076%99.1%92.738%92.7%-82.397118%-75.481185%-82.397118%82.4%82.397118%0.471713%75.481185%0.880390%82.868831%82.9%82.631%82.6%-67.669862%-61.160601%-67.669862%67.7%67.669862%28.725179%61.160601%20.393284%96.395042%96.4%85.150%85.1%-71.889600%-18.042025%-69.470199%-3.820124%-89.931625%89.9%71.889600%69.470199%71.889600%71.9%83.310%83.3%-74.004718%-2.439371%-53.359684%-76.444089%76.4%74.004718%53.359684%23.794536%74.004718%74.0%75.500%75.5%-57.580407%-61.595653%-57.580407%57.6%57.580407%10.464256%61.595653%6.225227%68.044662%68.0%64.877%64.9%
% percentage of both sexes combined
1white Hispanic

Map of Employment Status by Tract in Merle Hay

Both Parents Work Employment Status by Tract#16

Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
28.0%32.1%36.1%40.0%44.0%48.0%

Stay at Home Moms Employment Status by Tract#17

Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which the husband works outside the home and the wife stays at home (%):
1.1%3.2%5.3%7.3%9.4%11.5%

Stay at Home Dads Employment Status by Tract#18

Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which the wife works outside the home and the husband stays at home (%):
0.0%1.8%3.6%5.4%7.2%9.0%

Neither Parent Works Employment Status by Tract#19

Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which neither parent works outside the home (%):
0.00%0.23%0.46%0.69%0.91%1.15%

Employed Working-Age Men Employment Status by Tract#20

Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
68%75%81%87%94%100%
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Employment Status by Neighborhood in Des Moines

There are 60 neighborhoods in Des Moines. This section compares Merle Hay to all of the neighborhoods in Des Moines and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Merle Hay.

Employed Working-Age Men by Neighborhood#25

Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed.
Scope: population of Merle Hay, selected other neighborhoods in Des Moines, and entities that contain Merle Hay
0%50%100%Count#Gray's Lake NeighborhoodGray's LakeWaterbury NeighborhoodWaterburySalisbury Oaks NeighborhoodSalisbury OaksCarpenter NeighborhoodCarpenterIngersoll Park NeighborhoodIngersoll PkGreenwood NeighborhoodGreenwoodLinden Heights NeighborhoodLinden HtsKirkwood Glen NeighborhoodKirkwood GlenWestwood NeighborhoodWestwoodNorth of Grand NeighborhoodN of GrandDrake Park NeighborhoodDrake ParkSouthwestern Hills NeighborhoodSW HlsArbor Peaks NeighborhoodArbor PeaksPioneer Park NeighborhoodPioneer ParkLower Beaver NeighborhoodLower BeaverBeaverdale NeighborhoodBeaverdaleEwing Woods-Evergreen NeighborhoodEwing Wds-Evergr…Prospect Park NeighborhoodProspect ParkMartin-Hickman NeighborhoodMartin-HickmanWatrous South NeighborhoodWatrous SouthOak Park NeighborhoodOak ParkDrake NeighborhoodDrakeDes Moines and West Des Moines Metro AreaDes MoinesWoodland Heights NeighborhoodWdlnd HtsValley High Manor NeighborhoodVly High MnrLaurel Hill NeighborhoodLaurel HillPolk CountyPolkChesterfield NeighborhoodChesterfieldWaveland Park NeighborhoodWaveland ParkIowaWest North CentralFairmont Park NeighborhoodFairmont ParkMerle Hay NeighborhoodMerle HayEast Village NeighborhoodEast VillageHighland Park NeighborhoodHighland ParkDes MoinesMondamin Presidential NeighborhoodMondamin Preside…MidwestM.L. King Jr. Park NeighborhoodM.L. King Jr. PkUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesFrisbee Park NeighborhoodFrisbee ParkCapitol East NeighborhoodCapitol EastMagnolia Park NeighborhoodMagnolia ParkACCENT NeighborhoodACCENTKing Irving NeighborhoodKing IrvingGarton West NeighborhoodGarton WestGray's Woods NeighborhoodGray's WoodsNew Vision NeighborhoodNew VisionRiver Bend NeighborhoodRiver Bend100.000000%100.000000%100.0%1881100.000000%100.000000%100.0%2112122100.000000%100.000000%100.0%50513100.000000%100.000000%100.0%424100.000000%100.000000%100.0%655100.000000%100.000000%100.0%21226100.000000%100.000000%100.0%16177100.000000%100.000000%100.0%8899.697394%99.697394%99.7%79997.716895%97.716895%97.7%1671681096.391753%96.391753%96.4%60611196.360863%96.360863%96.4%3001296.055390%96.055390%96.1%571395.901755%95.901755%95.9%2692701495.502536%95.502536%95.5%4061594.330766%94.330766%94.3%6076081694.071146%94.071146%94.1%361794.041451%94.041451%94.0%2571894.041451%94.041451%94.0%621993.952438%93.952438%94.0%2872882093.925751%93.925751%93.9%2592602191.082850%91.082850%91.1%6706712290.976547%90.976547%91.0%38,13138.1k90.135547%90.135547%90.1%85862389.928058%89.928058%89.9%22232489.928058%89.928058%89.9%37382589.878840%89.878840%89.9%28,11528.1k89.597684%89.597684%89.6%442688.845063%88.845063%88.8%1622788.798739%88.798739%88.8%163,950164k87.200783%87.200783%87.2%1,108,7101.11M87.029715%87.029715%87.0%2482492886.580365%86.580365%86.6%5645652986.411150%86.411150%86.4%58593086.345738%86.345738%86.3%4674683285.885290%85.885290%85.9%11,69511.7k85.113269%85.113269%85.1%1391403484.507990%84.507990%84.5%3,510,6363.51M84.191176%84.191176%84.2%2102113883.826751%83.826751%83.8%16,918,49516.9M82.638889%82.638889%82.6%15164380.568720%80.568720%80.6%1354775.149701%75.149701%75.1%1115167.720386%67.720386%67.7%1371385564.628710%64.628710%64.6%1631645663.636364%63.636364%63.6%55756.880734%56.880734%56.9%79805850.650436%50.650436%50.7%475947.668963%47.668963%47.7%11560
Count number of employed 35 to 44 year old men
# rank of neighborhood out of 60 by percentage employed 35 to 44 year old men

Definitions

  • Armed Forces: persons on active duty in the Armed Forces
  • Employed: persons who did any work for pay during the survey week, those who did at least 15 hours of unpaid work in a family-owned enterprise operated by someone in their household, and those who were temporarily absent from their regular jobs
  • Unemployed: persons are classified as unemployed if they do not have a job, have actively looked for work in the prior 4 weeks, and are currently available for work
  • Not in Labor Force: not in the labor force are those who are not classified as employed or unemployed during the survey reference week
  • Working-Age Men: males aged 35 to 44 years old, the national peak employment age

Unlike the other geographical entities detailed on this site, neighborhoods are not recognized by the U.S. Census Bureau. To overcome this we have computed reasonable estimates of the same statistics that are presented for other the entity types. Each statistic is computed as the weighted sum or average of the census tracts or block groups that overlap the neighborhood. A weighted sum is used for counts of people or households, and a weighted average is used for statistics that are themselves some form of average, such as median household income. Census block groups are preferred when the statistic in question is available on the block group level. The weight for a given tract (or block group) is computed as the population of the census tabulation blocks that occupy the intersection between the tract and the neighborhood as a fraction of the total population of the neighborhood.

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State:
Iowa
County:
Polk
Metro Area:
Des Moines Area
Cities:
Des Moines, Urbandale
Townships:
Des Moines, Walnut, Webster
ZIP Codes:
50310, 50311, 50322
Unified School Districts:
Des Moines Independent, Urbandale
Congressional District:
IA-3
State Senate Districts:
IA-18, IA-20
State House Districts:
IA-36, IA-40
Neighboring Neighborhoods:
Beaverdale, Meredith, Waveland Park, Waveland Woods
Nearby Neighborhoods:
Carpenter, Drake, Ingersoll Park, Kirkwood Glen, Lower Beaver, Martin-Hickman, North of Grand, Prospect Park, Waterbury, Westwood