Household Types in Des Moines, Iowa (City)

Household Types#1

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Iowa and Des Moines
Des Moines
Iowa
0%10%20%30%40%50%CountMarried1Single Female1Single Male1One-Person2Other Non-Family238.469588%50.823448%38.469588%38.5%31,98432.0k15.204292%9.247804%15.204292%15.2%12,64112.6k5.157504%4.200248%5.157504%5.2%4,28832.761213%28.921869%32.761213%32.8%27,23827.2k8.407404%6.806632%8.407404%8.4%6,990

Family Household Types#2

Percentage of family households with children under the age of 18.
Scope: households in Iowa and Des Moines
Des Moines
Iowa
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%CountMarriedSingle MomsSingle Dads57.227988%69.586376%57.227988%57.2%14,11714.1k33.452246%21.242737%33.452246%33.5%8,2529.319766%9.170887%9.319766%9.3%2,299

Families with Children#3

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Iowa and Des Moines
Des Moines
Iowa
0%20%40%60%CountWith Children1Without Children229.670079%28.045510%29.670079%29.7%24,66824.7k69.917369%71.728198%69.917369%69.9%58,13058.1k

Household Types by Race#4

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Iowa and Des Moines
Des Moines
Iowa
Other Non-Family1
One-Person1
Single Male2
Single Female2
Married2
60%40%20%0%20%40%CountAsian3Hispanic4Other3White5Black3Mixed3-16.028571%-5.142857%-16.400000%-5.028571%-9.341486%-3.673509%-19.507934%-12.340467%-42.600000%43%57.400000%55.136604%57.400000%57%3,500-21.772754%-9.379338%-13.186595%-8.149911%-18.444789%-8.424850%-16.906668%-8.469158%-52.488598%52%47.511402%47.754534%47.511402%48%5,043-27.406569%-8.946772%-15.515289%-4.530011%-18.274657%-8.908895%-20.834453%-8.438592%-56.398641%56%43.601359%43.543402%43.601359%44%1,766-12.252740%-4.334131%-35.843203%-9.230503%-8.244460%-3.896988%-29.440478%-6.585809%-61.660577%62%38.339423%51.832265%38.339423%38%63,49663.5k-28.114372%-8.300794%-32.371835%-4.144099%-26.962617%-7.613902%-32.800818%-6.801986%-72.931100%73%27.068900%25.820678%27.068900%27%7,939-34.788833%-4.724409%-28.346457%-9.520401%-17.488826%-6.919384%-26.899520%-11.661976%-77.380100%77%22.619900%37.030293%22.619900%23%1,397

Map of Household Types by Neighborhood in Des Moines

Married Household Types by Neighborhood#5

Married as a percentage of households (%):
9%21%33%45%56%68%

Single Female Household Types by Neighborhood#6

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
1%8%15%22%29%36%

Single Male Household Types by Neighborhood#7

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%4.4%8.8%13.2%17.7%22.1%

One-Person Household Types by Neighborhood#8

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
9%22%34%47%59%72%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Neighborhood#9

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0%5%11%16%21%27%

With Children Household Types by Neighborhood#10

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
9%18%26%35%43%52%
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Map of Household Types by Tract in Des Moines

Married Household Types by Tract#11

Married as a percentage of households (%):
15%26%37%47%57%68%

Single Female Household Types by Tract#12

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
1%7%13%20%26%33%

Single Male Household Types by Tract#13

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%2.8%5.6%8.4%11.2%14.1%

One-Person Household Types by Tract#14

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
16%26%36%46%55%65%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Tract#15

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%4.1%8.2%12.3%16.4%20.5%

With Children Household Types by Tract#16

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
11%19%27%34%42%50%
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Map of Household Types by Block Group in Des Moines

Married Household Types by Block Group#17

Married as a percentage of households (%):
8%22%36%49%63%77%

Single Female Household Types by Block Group#18

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
0%8%17%25%34%42%

Single Male Household Types by Block Group#19

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0%6%13%19%25%32%

One-Person Household Types by Block Group#20

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
4%19%33%48%62%77%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Block Group#21

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0%7%15%22%29%37%
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Household Types by Neighborhood in Des Moines

There are 60 neighborhoods that are fully or partially contained within Des Moines (49 fully and 11 partially). This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, Des Moines, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Des Moines. The least populous of the compared neighborhoods has a population of 715.

Married by Neighborhood#23

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Des Moines, selected neighborhoods in Des Moines, and entities that contain Des Moines
0%20%40%60%Count#Brooks RunGreenwoodWaterburySalisbury OaksBloomfield-AllenWestwoodLower BeaverIngersoll PkDouglas AcresIowaDes MoinesWest North CentralSW HlsMidwestUnited StatesPolkMeredithMagnolia ParkGray's LakeLaurel HillWatrous SouthWaveland ParkProspect ParkGray's WoodsM.L. King Jr. PkIndianola HlsEwing Wds-EvergreenEwing Wds-Evergr…Capitol ParkOak ParkMcKinley School - Columbus PkMcKinley School - …Waveland WdsDes MoinesNew VisionSheridan GdnsHighland ParkUnion ParkMerle HayBeaverdaleACCENTFairmont ParkFairgroundMondamin PresidentialMondamin Preside…Pioneer ParkChesterfieldKing IrvingCapitol EastArbor PeaksSouth ParkWdlnd HtsDrakeEast VillageRiver BendDrake ParkN of GrandSherman HillDntn Des MoinesCarpenter67.994029%67.994029%68%475476157.642940%57.642940%58%187188257.103047%57.103047%57%609356.971921%56.971921%57%329330456.278253%56.278253%56%1,442554.720434%54.720434%55%293294654.052433%54.052433%54%1,312752.147239%52.147239%52%161162851.516255%51.516255%52%579950.823448%50.823448%51%631,553632k50.533624%50.533624%51%120,031120k49.913496%49.913496%50%4,116,0924.12M49.212205%49.212205%49%1,1321,1331048.436385%48.436385%48%12,755,47612.8M48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.927963%47.927963%48%85,56185.6k45.284752%45.284752%45%7181145.244957%45.244957%45%2521243.937962%43.937962%44%6086091343.893130%43.893130%44%1421443.455249%43.455249%43%1,0191543.387394%43.387394%43%5061642.127286%42.127286%42%3691741.216471%41.216471%41%4551840.424863%40.424863%40%3241940.299585%40.299585%40%9482039.976825%39.976825%40%1232139.784061%39.784061%40%3862239.566707%39.566707%40%6032338.635645%38.635645%39%2492502438.557994%38.557994%39%1332538.469588%38.469588%38%31,98432.0k38.398516%38.398516%38%91922638.119324%38.119324%38%9312737.943614%37.943614%38%1,2822837.818927%37.818927%38%8948952937.579656%37.579656%38%1,6523037.334271%37.334271%37%1,6903137.333264%37.333264%37%5363236.906282%36.906282%37%7647653336.290408%36.290408%36%6633436.235407%36.235407%36%2073536.139661%36.139661%36%6756763635.995741%35.995741%36%973733.991007%33.991007%34%3043053832.990532%32.990532%33%2783928.143078%28.143078%28%2494027.186154%27.186154%27%4984994126.352030%26.352030%26%2332344226.299281%26.299281%26%9834326.296296%26.296296%26%1094426.069134%26.069134%26%3343354524.251497%24.251497%24%794620.917700%20.917700%21%4024034715.076360%15.076360%15%1534813.057079%13.057079%13%252253499.495549%9.495549%9%3150

Household Types by Place in the Des Moines Area

There are 66 places in the Des Moines Area. This section compares Des Moines to all of the places in the Des Moines Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Des Moines.

Married by Place#29

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Des Moines, selected other places in the Des Moines Area, and entities that contain Des Moines
0%20%40%60%80%Count#AckworthEast PeruSt. MarysCummingAllemanBondurantSt. CharlesPolk CityLake PanoramaDiamondhead LkGrimesDallas CenterMiloNorwalkPleasant HillCliveUrbandaleNew VirginiaEarlhamJohnstonWaukeeSheldahlAltoonaVan MeterSaylorvilleWindsor HtsHartfordMitchellvilleRunnellsAnkenyGrangerIowaDes MoinesCoon RapidsWest North CentralTruroMidwestUnited StatesPolkRedfieldW 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%56,781,40556.8M47.927963%47.927963%48%85,56185.6k47.588424%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 Place in Iowa

There are 1,008 places in Iowa. This section compares Des Moines to the 50 most populous places in Iowa and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Des Moines. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 7,876.

Married by Place#35

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Des Moines, selected other places in Iowa, and entities that contain Des Moines
0%20%40%60%Count#GrimesNorwalkPleasant HillCliveUrbandaleDenisonJohnstonWaukeeAltoonaBettendorfWaverlyAnkenyPellaMarionMarshalltownIowaDes MoinesWest North CentralPerryMidwestLe MarsUnited StatesPolkW Des MoinesSpencerDecorahStorm LakeCoralvilleCedar FallsBooneOttumwaMuscatineCarrollIndianolaCedar RapidsNorth LibertySioux CityKeokukClintonDubuqueCrestonNewtonDavenportMt PleasantFort MadisonBurlingtonCouncil BluffsOskaloosaWaterlooMason CityFairfieldDes MoinesFort DodgeAmesGrinnellIowa City64.221679%64.221679%64%2,364161.650485%61.650485%62%2,286260.841515%60.841515%61%2,169360.791866%60.791866%61%3,946460.097650%60.097650%60%9,847559.274651%59.274651%59%1,569658.330092%58.330092%58%4,499758.264594%58.264594%58%3,673857.636981%57.636981%58%3,566957.129590%57.129590%57%7,9971056.069869%56.069869%56%1,9261154.890320%54.890320%55%10,91010.9k1253.760887%53.760887%54%2,0371353.259474%53.259474%53%7,8841451.248632%51.248632%51%5,1511550.823448%50.823448%51%631,553632k50.533624%50.533624%51%120,031120k49.913496%49.913496%50%4,116,0924.12M49.628582%49.628582%50%1,4031648.436385%48.436385%48%12,755,47612.8M48.387873%48.387873%48%2,0111748.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.927963%47.927963%48%85,56185.6k47.521463%47.521463%48%12,73112.7k1846.513503%46.513503%47%2,3081946.082792%46.082792%46%1,3472046.037628%46.037628%46%1,6152145.760994%45.760994%46%3,6112245.577997%45.577997%46%6,6122345.490407%45.490407%45%2,5372445.070423%45.070423%45%4,5122544.982366%44.982366%45%4,2092644.944598%44.944598%45%1,9472744.099809%44.099809%44%2,5452843.627841%43.627841%44%23,54923.5k2943.567832%43.567832%44%2,8553043.449873%43.449873%43%13,50913.5k3143.429375%43.429375%43%1,8543243.396737%43.396737%43%4,8143343.363825%43.363825%43%10,42910.4k3443.110062%43.110062%43%1,4613541.888277%41.888277%42%2,6623641.818762%41.818762%42%17,04717.0k3741.133333%41.133333%41%1,2343841.117416%41.117416%41%1,8843940.987424%40.987424%41%4,4004040.851938%40.851938%41%10,13710.1k4140.262134%40.262134%40%1,9664239.995106%39.995106%40%11,44111.4k4339.430502%39.430502%39%4,9024438.602846%38.602846%39%1,4924538.469588%38.469588%38%31,98432.0k4637.651616%37.651616%38%3,6944735.961531%35.961531%36%8,8624835.759861%35.759861%36%1,2334933.739136%33.739136%34%9,97750

Household Types by Place in the Midwest

There are 9,721 places in the Midwest. This section compares Des Moines to the 50 most populous places in the Midwest and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Des Moines. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 95,520.

Married by Place#41

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Des Moines, selected other places in the Midwest, and entities that contain Des Moines
0%20%40%60%Count#NapervilleOlatheAuroraSterling HtsElginOverland ParkDearbornIowaJolietDes MoinesWest North CentralRochesterMidwestUnited StatesPolkSioux FallsLincolnCedar RapidsWichitaDavenportFort WayneOmahaWarrenKenoshaIndependenceTopekaGreen BayColumbiaDes MoinesKansas CitySpringfieldRockfordPeoriaFargoSt. PaulMadisonIndianapolisAnn ArborEvansvilleKansas CityGrand RapidsSouth BendSpringfieldColumbusChicagoMinneapolisToledoAkronLansingMilwaukeeDaytonSt. LouisCincinnatiFlintClevelandDetroit65.857449%65.857449%66%33,47633.5k161.016543%61.016543%61%28,03128.0k254.417687%54.417687%54%33,64733.6k353.627849%53.627849%54%26,68226.7k453.370913%53.370913%53%18,93618.9k550.967259%50.967259%51%38,80838.8k650.925541%50.925541%51%15,92915.9k750.823448%50.823448%51%631,553632k50.743906%50.743906%51%24,04524.0k850.533624%50.533624%51%120,031120k49.913496%49.913496%50%4,116,0924.12M48.651520%48.651520%49%21,52121.5k948.436385%48.436385%48%12,755,47612.8M48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.927963%47.927963%48%85,56185.6k45.285163%45.285163%45%30,28430.3k1043.887073%43.887073%44%47,92647.9k1143.627841%43.627841%44%23,54923.5k1243.572325%43.572325%44%65,93865.9k1341.818762%41.818762%42%17,04717.0k1441.584720%41.584720%42%43,21943.2k1541.360080%41.360080%41%72,30972.3k1641.204321%41.204321%41%21,93121.9k1740.926662%40.926662%41%15,35215.4k1840.857904%40.857904%41%19,77419.8k1939.666945%39.666945%40%20,91420.9k2039.300581%39.300581%39%16,71116.7k2138.602113%38.602113%39%17,82817.8k2238.469588%38.469588%38%31,98432.0k2338.369165%38.369165%38%21,02421.0k2437.223668%37.223668%37%18,74118.7k2536.976305%36.976305%37%21,73821.7k2636.478643%36.478643%36%17,15717.2k2736.008880%36.008880%36%18,49218.5k2835.827167%35.827167%36%40,33140.3k2935.737175%35.737175%36%37,80637.8k3035.561538%35.561538%36%117,953118k3135.468168%35.468168%35%16,75816.8k3235.183303%35.183303%35%18,00418.0k3335.175851%35.175851%35%69,09169.1k3434.985219%34.985219%35%25,56325.6k3533.702519%33.702519%34%12,96313.0k3633.648493%33.648493%34%24,23624.2k3732.713038%32.713038%33%111,312111k3832.670426%32.670426%33%340,615341k3930.490627%30.490627%30%51,77451.8k4030.416797%30.416797%30%36,02936.0k4129.854832%29.854832%30%25,19325.2k4228.960565%28.960565%29%14,03414.0k4327.580768%27.580768%28%63,65263.7k4424.932094%24.932094%25%14,31914.3k4524.339119%24.339119%24%34,10334.1k4622.832125%22.832125%23%30,74330.7k4722.461669%22.461669%22%8,9954821.384235%21.384235%21%35,72635.7k4920.285620%20.285620%20%52,13152.1k50

Household Types by Place in the United States

There are 29,322 places in the United States. This section compares Des Moines to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Des Moines. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 383,899.

Married by Place#47

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Des Moines, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Des Moines
0%20%40%Count#San JoseIowaDes MoinesVirginia BchWest North CentralEl PasoMidwestUnited StatesPolkColorado SpgsMesaArlingtonFort WorthSan DiegoOklahoma CityWichitaSan AntonioLas VegasOmahaJacksonvillePhoenixFresnoCharlotteAlbuquerqueLouisvilleRaleighDes MoinesHoustonPortlandLos AngelesLong BeachSacramentoTulsaAustinNashville-DavidsonNew YorkSeattleIndianapolisDallasKansas CityOaklandSan FranciscoDenverTucsonColumbusChicagoMiamiMinneapolisMemphisPhiladelphiaMilwaukeeBostonWashingtonBaltimoreAtlantaClevelandDetroit55.386884%55.386884%55%175,752176k150.823448%50.823448%51%631,553632k50.533624%50.533624%51%120,031120k50.131635%50.131635%50%83,97584.0k249.913496%49.913496%50%4,116,0924.12M48.638682%48.638682%49%107,759108k348.436385%48.436385%48%12,755,47612.8M48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.927963%47.927963%48%85,56185.6k47.895643%47.895643%48%85,14685.1k447.782635%47.782635%48%82,52382.5k546.337303%46.337303%46%62,48462.5k645.842907%45.842907%46%128,097128k744.202081%44.202081%44%216,687217k843.611312%43.611312%44%102,709103k943.572325%43.572325%44%65,93865.9k1042.010553%42.010553%42%206,539207k1141.949568%41.949568%42%91,94891.9k1241.360080%41.360080%41%72,30972.3k1341.245889%41.245889%41%132,813133k1440.940267%40.940267%41%220,614221k1540.523657%40.523657%41%66,49066.5k1640.082441%40.082441%40%124,272124k1739.283391%39.283391%39%86,94286.9k1838.927190%38.927190%39%96,21496.2k1938.903192%38.903192%39%67,69767.7k2038.469588%38.469588%38%31,98432.0k38.318218%38.318218%38%318,488318k2138.227288%38.227288%38%98,02798.0k2238.155187%38.155187%38%517,503518k2337.868093%37.868093%38%62,07362.1k2437.658800%37.658800%38%67,73567.7k2537.643537%37.643537%38%62,12262.1k2637.108155%37.108155%37%132,996133k2736.666962%36.666962%37%95,12495.1k2836.211762%36.211762%36%1,132,7931.13M2935.728916%35.728916%36%108,672109k3035.561538%35.561538%36%117,953118k3135.369321%35.369321%35%172,551173k3235.175851%35.175851%35%69,09169.1k3334.940889%34.940889%35%55,53455.5k3434.723947%34.723947%35%123,894124k3533.868546%33.868546%34%95,19595.2k3633.463674%33.463674%33%69,49169.5k3732.713038%32.713038%33%111,312111k3832.670426%32.670426%33%340,615341k3930.542991%30.542991%31%49,35949.4k4030.490627%30.490627%30%51,77451.8k4129.333916%29.333916%29%73,81073.8k4227.583532%27.583532%28%160,700161k4327.580768%27.580768%28%63,65263.7k4426.857136%26.857136%27%69,64769.6k4524.844691%24.844691%25%68,70768.7k4624.253762%24.253762%24%58,79558.8k4724.238551%24.238551%24%45,89445.9k4821.384235%21.384235%21%35,72635.7k4920.285620%20.285620%20%52,13152.1k50

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 Des Moines. 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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