Employment Status in West Des Moines, Iowa (City)

Employment Status#1

Percentage of population aged 25 to 64 years old.
Scope: population of Iowa and West Des Moines
West Des Moines
Iowa
0%20%40%60%CountArmed ForcesEmployed1UnemployedOther20.197792%0.069239%0.197792%0.2%9873.437342%64.530160%73.437342%73.4%36,38636.4k2.046542%3.061037%2.046542%2.0%1,01424.318324%32.339564%24.318324%24.3%12,04912.0k

Employment Status By Sex#2

Percentage of male and female population aged 25 to 64 years old.
Scope: population of Iowa and West Des Moines
West Des Moines
Iowa
50%0%50%FMArmed ForcesEmployed1UnemployedOther2-0.149836%-0.149836%-0.149836%0.1%0.149836%0.098241%0.149836%0.098241%0.248077%0.2%3860-69.129766%-69.129766%-69.129766%69.1%69.129766%8.824422%69.129766%8.824422%77.954188%78.0%17,53217.5k18,85418.9k-1.356413%-1.356413%-1.356413%1.4%1.356413%1.413784%1.356413%1.413784%2.770198%2.8%344670-19.027537%-10.336447%-19.027537%-10.336447%-29.363984%29.4%19.027537%19.027537%19.027537%19.0%7,4474,602

Employment Status by Age#3

Employment status composition of the given age cohorts.
Scope: population of West Des Moines
Armed Forces
Employed
Unemployed
Not in Labor Force
75+70-7465-6962-6460-6155-5945-5435-4430-3425-2922-2420-2116-190.000000%9.642535%10%0.270351%90.087113%90%3210.000000%29.707113%30%2.928870%67.364017%67%4970.000000%35.831889%36%0.433276%63.734835%64%8270.000000%57.848233%58%0.363825%41.787942%42%1,1130.000000%65.568258%66%6.186954%28.244788%28%9750.000000%80.082742%80%0.561466%19.355792%19%2,7100.397283%87.876458%88%1.819813%9.906446%10%6,8880.224348%84.732554%85%1.369701%13.673397%14%7,1950.656145%88.987409%89%0.957617%9.398830%9%5,0550.172387%86.851591%87%3.165648%9.810375%10%5,5530.000000%85.362276%85%2.258727%12.378997%12%2,9100.000000%85.689046%86%4.858657%9.452297%9%9700.000000%56.343427%56%6.975853%7%36.680721%37%1,4700%20%40%60%80%100%Count

Employment by Sex and Age#4

Percentage of population employed by sex and age cohort.
Scope: population of West Des Moines
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%100%FM75+70-7465-6962-6460-6155-5945-5435-4430-3425-2922-2420-2116-197.654%7.65%11.992%12.0%21.420%21.4%38.452%38.5%32.163%32.2%39.982%40.0%49.220%49.2%66.459%66.5%60.499%60.5%70.897%70.9%76.554%76.6%84.590%84.6%84.362%84.4%92.792%92.8%77.974%78.0%90.752%90.8%82.656%82.7%95.874%95.9%82.994%83.0%91.600%91.6%83.187%83.2%87.871%87.9%88.520%88.5%81.702%81.7%63.981%64.0%48.862%48.9%

Employment Sex Ratio by Age#5

Percentage more males or females employed by age cohort.
Scope: population of Iowa and West Des Moines
More Females More Males
Iowa
West Des Moines
40%20%0%20%40%60%M:FFM75+70-7465-6962-6460-6155-5945-5435-4430-3425-2922-2420-2116-1932.608696%36.906176%32.608696%32.6%1.3261.3313818370.108696%38.486584%70.108696%70.1%1.7011.701843139.898477%20.255956%9.898477%9.9%1.0991.1039443335.306554%16.124494%35.306554%35.3%1.3531.3547364011.496746%16.076335%11.496746%11.5%1.1151.11461514-15.592681%-15.592681%15.6%6.471559%0.8650.871,4531,257-5.000000%-5.000000%5.0%7.768164%0.9520.953,5283,36040.233723%14.398353%40.233723%40.2%1.4021.402,9954,20030.086482%14.818668%30.086482%30.1%1.3011.302,1972,858-2.886372%-2.886372%2.9%11.726892%0.9720.972,8162,737-9.202013%-9.202013%9.2%1.214202%0.9160.921,5191,391-52.604167%-52.604167%52.6%1.226485%0.6550.66586384-28.260870%-8.534009%-28.260870%28.3%0.7800.78826644

Male Employment by Age#6

Percentage of male population employed by age cohort. Gray areas represent percentile bands from the places in Iowa.
Scope: population of Iowa, West Des Moines, and selected other places in Iowas
West Des Moines
Iowa
Percentile:
0th - 100th
10th - 90th
20th - 80th
30th - 70th
40th - 60th
0%20%40%60%80%100%%75+70-7465-6962-6460-6155-5945-5435-4430-3425-2922-2420-2116-1911.992%12.0%38.452%38.5%39.982%40.0%66.459%66.5%70.897%70.9%84.590%84.6%92.792%92.8%90.752%90.8%95.874%95.9%91.600%91.6%87.871%87.9%81.702%81.7%48.862%48.9%

Female Employment by Age#7

Percentage of female population employed by age cohort. Gray areas represent percentile bands from the places in Iowa.
Scope: population of Iowa, West Des Moines, and selected other places in Iowas
West Des Moines
Iowa
Percentile:
0th - 100th
10th - 90th
20th - 80th
30th - 70th
40th - 60th
0%20%40%60%80%100%%75+70-7465-6962-6460-6155-5945-5435-4430-3425-2922-2420-2116-197.654%7.65%21.420%21.4%32.163%32.2%49.220%49.2%60.499%60.5%76.554%76.6%84.362%84.4%77.974%78.0%82.656%82.7%82.994%83.0%83.187%83.2%88.520%88.5%63.981%64.0%

Employment among the Married#8

Selected family employment structures as a percentage of all married couple households.
Scope: households in Iowa and West Des Moines
West Des Moines
Iowa
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 …231.522679%29.952397%31.522679%31.5%4,01012.286770%7.115330%12.286770%12.3%1,5631.855200%1.096159%1.855200%1.9%2360.935461%0.407163%0.935461%0.9%11926.837513%29.315251%26.837513%26.8%3,4149.865577%9.661848%9.865577%9.9%1,2555.125383%6.080246%5.125383%5.1%65211.571417%16.371606%11.571417%11.6%1,472

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 Iowa and West Des Moines
West Des Moines
Iowa
0%20%40%60%CountBoth WorkStay at Home MomsStay at Home DadsNeither Work67.645074%77.655126%67.645074%67.6%4,01026.366397%18.447335%26.366397%26.4%1,5633.981107%2.841921%3.981107%4.0%2362.007422%1.055618%2.007422%2.0%119

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 Iowa and West Des Moines
West Des Moines
Iowa
0%10%20%30%40%50%CountBoth WorkLadies Who LunchGents Who LunchNeither Work50.257618%47.722206%50.257618%50.3%3,41418.474901%15.728493%18.474901%18.5%1,2559.598116%9.898014%9.598116%9.6%65221.669366%26.651287%21.669366%21.7%1,472

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 Iowa and West Des Moines
West Des Moines
Iowa
0%20%40%60%80%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma386.138468%87.334886%86.138468%86.1%17,49317.5k85.397412%81.551556%85.397412%85.4%8,31678.256303%74.589506%78.256303%78.3%2,98056.772101%60.138856%56.772101%56.8%700

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 Iowa and West Des Moines
Female Male
Iowa
West Des Moines
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
40%20%0%20%%MixedHispanic1AsianOtherWhiteBlack-28.358209%-33.975251%-28.358209%28.4%28.358209%7.240497%33.975251%0.599861%35.598706%35.6%32.236%32.2%-23.860911%-10.749212%-23.715520%-12.743114%-34.610123%34.6%23.860911%23.715520%23.860911%23.9%28.882%28.9%-9.240122%-36.678246%-27.458094%-11.887432%-45.918367%45.9%9.240122%27.458094%9.240122%9.2%27.696%27.7%-17.741935%-1.033575%-25.858606%-12.464091%-18.775510%18.8%17.741935%25.858606%17.741935%17.7%18.152%18.2%-13.100072%-5.389174%-20.172292%-4.424894%-18.489245%18.5%13.100072%20.172292%13.100072%13.1%15.870%15.9%-6.666667%-17.422640%-37.705679%-24.089307%24.1%6.666667%37.705679%0.276903%6.666667%6.7%15.358%15.4%

Unemployment by Race#13

Percentage unemployed of each ethno-racial group's population 16 to 64 years of age.
Scope: population of Iowa and West Des Moines
Female Male
Iowa
West Des Moines
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
10%5%0%5%10%15%%OtherMixedBlackHispanic1WhiteAsian-11.020408%-6.351677%-0.171884%-11.020408%11.0%11.020408%4.033355%6.351677%15.053763%15.1%13.452%13.5%-2.611940%-6.318114%-0.367103%-2.611940%2.6%2.611940%8.067671%6.318114%10.679612%10.7%6.932%6.93%-4.465335%-7.987194%-0.289743%-4.465335%4.5%4.465335%0.914782%7.987194%5.380117%5.4%4.924%4.92%-0.000000%-4.635991%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%9.352518%4.635991%2.211037%9.352518%9.4%4.984%4.98%-1.010557%-2.922388%-1.010557%1.0%1.010557%1.616622%2.922388%0.848542%2.627179%2.6%1.796%1.80%-0.364742%-1.796123%-3.479178%-2.160864%2.2%0.364742%3.479178%0.411240%0.364742%0.4%1.268%1.27%

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 Iowa and West Des Moines
Female Male
Iowa
West Des Moines
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2.5%2.0%1.5%1.0%0.5%0.0%%Hispanic1BlackWhiteAsianMixedOther-0.000000%-2.599179%-0.047696%-0.007151%-2.599179%2.60%0.000000%0.047696%0.000000%0.00%1.214%1.21%-0.000000%-2.232667%-0.099522%-2.232667%2.23%0.000000%0.099522%0.063260%0.000000%0.00%1.114%1.11%-0.000000%-0.015000%0.000000%0.00%0.000000%0.358252%0.015000%0.139335%0.358252%0.36%0.174%0.17%-0.000000%-0.000000%0.000000%0.00%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.062547%0.000000%0.00%0.000%0%-0.000000%-0.000000%0.000000%0.00%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.163829%0.000000%0.00%0.000%0%-0.000000%-0.141817%0.000000%0.00%0.000000%0.000000%0.141817%0.129322%0.000000%0.00%0.000%0%

Employment by Race#15

Percentage employed of each ethno-racial group's population 16 to 64 years of age.
Scope: population of Iowa and West Des Moines
Female Male
Iowa
West Des Moines
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
50%0%50%%BlackWhiteOtherAsianHispanic1Mixed-75.910693%-62.017418%-0.276903%-75.910693%75.9%75.910693%17.422640%62.017418%93.333333%93.3%84.642%84.6%-81.510755%-75.402814%-81.510755%81.5%81.510755%5.389174%75.402814%4.424894%86.899928%86.9%84.130%84.1%-81.224490%-61.677303%-81.224490%81.2%81.224490%1.033575%61.677303%12.464091%82.258065%82.3%81.848%81.8%-54.081633%-60.654475%-54.081633%54.1%54.081633%36.678246%60.654475%11.887432%90.759878%90.8%72.304%72.3%-65.389877%-63.541366%-65.389877%65.4%65.389877%10.749212%63.541366%12.743114%76.139089%76.1%71.118%71.1%-64.401294%-7.240497%-65.424888%-0.599861%-71.641791%71.6%64.401294%65.424888%64.401294%64.4%67.764%67.8%

Map of Employment Status by Tract in West Des Moines

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 (%):
20%28%35%42%49%57%

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 (%):
5.2%8.1%11.0%13.9%16.8%19.8%

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%0.9%1.7%2.6%3.4%4.4%

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 (%):
0.0%1.1%2.2%3.3%4.4%5.5%

Employed Working-Age Men Employment Status by Tract#20

Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
81.1%85.0%88.7%92.5%96.2%100.0%
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Employment Status by Neighborhood in West Des Moines

There are 2 neighborhoods that are fully or partially contained within West Des Moines (0 fully and 2 partially). This section compares all 2 of those to each other, West Des Moines, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with West Des Moines.

Employed Working-Age Men by Neighborhood#25

Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed.
Scope: population of West Des Moines, selected neighborhoods in West Des Moines, and entities that contain West Des Moines
0%50%100%Count#Waterbury NeighborhoodWaterburyDes Moines and West Des Moines Metro AreaDes MoinesWest Des MoinesW Des MoinesPolk CountyPolkIowaWest North CentralMidwestUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesFrisbee Park NeighborhoodFrisbee Park100.000000%100.000000%100.0%211212190.976547%90.976547%91.0%38,13138.1k90.751945%90.751945%90.8%4,20089.878840%89.878840%89.9%28,11528.1k88.798739%88.798739%88.8%163,950164k87.200783%87.200783%87.2%1,108,7101.11M84.507990%84.507990%84.5%3,510,6363.51M83.826751%83.826751%83.8%16,918,49516.9M82.638889%82.638889%82.6%15162

Employment Status by Place in the Des Moines Area

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

Employed Working-Age Men by Place#30

Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed.
Scope: population of West Des Moines, selected other places in the Des Moines Area, and entities that contain West Des Moines
0%50%100%Count#BondurantPolk CityLake PanoramaPanoraDe SotoDexterElkhartSt. CharlesRedfieldRunnellsAllemanMartensdaleDiamondhead LakeDiamondhead LkYaleSt. MarysLindenPattersonMacksburgEast PeruSpring HillVan MeterCliveUrbandaleLaconaStuartBayardWaukeeGrimesGrangerEarlhamCummingAnkenyDallas CenterDes Moines and West Des Moines Metro AreaDes MoinesWest Des MoinesW Des MoinesPolk CountyPolkIowaIndianolaWest North CentralDes MoinesBoutonMidwestUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesCaseyBevingtonWoodwardDawsonSandyvilleBagleyAckworth100.000000%100.000000%100.0%3591100.000000%100.000000%100.0%2682100.000000%100.000000%100.0%583100.000000%100.000000%100.0%424100.000000%100.000000%100.0%625100.000000%100.000000%100.0%456100.000000%100.000000%100.0%327100.000000%100.000000%100.0%398100.000000%100.000000%100.0%359100.000000%100.000000%100.0%3710100.000000%100.000000%100.0%2411100.000000%100.000000%100.0%2412100.000000%100.000000%100.0%1313100.000000%100.000000%100.0%1814100.000000%100.000000%100.0%215100.000000%100.000000%100.0%516100.000000%100.000000%100.0%617100.000000%100.000000%100.0%218100.000000%100.000000%100.0%219100.000000%100.000000%100.0%52098.148148%98.148148%98.1%1062198.090909%98.090909%98.1%1,0792297.964815%97.964815%98.0%2,8402397.727273%97.727273%97.7%432497.647059%97.647059%97.6%832597.368421%97.368421%97.4%372696.857542%96.857542%96.9%1,3872796.551724%96.551724%96.6%6722896.551724%96.551724%96.6%1962996.261682%96.261682%96.3%1033094.444444%94.444444%94.4%343393.824909%93.824909%93.8%3,6013693.162393%93.162393%93.2%1093890.976547%90.976547%91.0%38,13138.1k90.751945%90.751945%90.8%4,2004289.878840%89.878840%89.9%28,11528.1k88.798739%88.798739%88.8%163,950164k87.447109%87.447109%87.4%6204787.200783%87.200783%87.2%1,108,7101.11M85.885290%85.885290%85.9%11,69511.7k5185.714286%85.714286%85.7%125284.507990%84.507990%84.5%3,510,6363.51M83.826751%83.826751%83.8%16,918,49516.9M80.952381%80.952381%81.0%175666.666667%66.666667%66.7%46156.140351%56.140351%56.1%326244.444444%44.444444%44.4%46312.500000%12.500000%12.5%1640.000000%0.000000%0.0%0650.000000%0.000000%0.0%066

Employment Status by Place in Iowa

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

Employed Working-Age Men by Place#35

Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed.
Scope: population of West Des Moines, selected other places in Iowa, and entities that contain West Des Moines
0%50%100%Count#DenisonNorth LibertyCliveUrbandaleSpencerPellaWaukeeGrimesJohnstonNorwalkMarionAnkenyAltoonaWaverlyCedar FallsDecorahAmesPleasant HillDes Moines and West Des Moines Metro AreaDes MoinesIowa CityWest Des MoinesW Des MoinesPerryStorm LakePolk CountyPolkBettendorfGrinnellSioux CityIowaOskaloosaNewtonMuscatineCrestonIndianolaWest North CentralCedar RapidsCarrollBooneDes MoinesOttumwaClintonMason CityDubuqueMidwestLe MarsUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesKeokukWaterlooDavenportCouncil BluffsBurlingtonMarshalltownCoralvilleFairfieldMount PleasantMt PleasantFort MadisonFort Dodge100.000000%100.000000%100.0%412198.656294%98.656294%98.7%1,395298.090909%98.090909%98.1%1,079397.964815%97.964815%98.0%2,840497.391304%97.391304%97.4%672596.894410%96.894410%96.9%624696.857542%96.857542%96.9%1,387796.551724%96.551724%96.6%672895.283019%95.283019%95.3%1,616994.730238%94.730238%94.7%7551094.096951%94.096951%94.1%2,4071193.824909%93.824909%93.8%3,6011293.333333%93.333333%93.3%1,0781392.436975%92.436975%92.4%5501492.394504%92.394504%92.4%1,8831592.307692%92.307692%92.3%3001691.929825%91.929825%91.9%2,3581791.235060%91.235060%91.2%6871890.976547%90.976547%91.0%38,13138.1k90.782361%90.782361%90.8%3,1911990.751945%90.751945%90.8%4,2002090.683230%90.683230%90.7%4382190.346084%90.346084%90.3%4962289.878840%89.878840%89.9%28,11528.1k89.787903%89.787903%89.8%2,2862389.573460%89.573460%89.6%3782489.394547%89.394547%89.4%4,4592588.798739%88.798739%88.8%163,950164k88.576159%88.576159%88.6%5352688.337802%88.337802%88.3%6592788.257292%88.257292%88.3%1,1802887.777778%87.777778%87.8%3952987.447109%87.447109%87.4%6203087.200783%87.200783%87.2%1,108,7101.11M86.368701%86.368701%86.4%6,9763186.206897%86.206897%86.2%5003285.951327%85.951327%86.0%7773385.885290%85.885290%85.9%11,69511.7k3485.520974%85.520974%85.5%1,2643584.857143%84.857143%84.9%1,1883684.826684%84.826684%84.8%1,2973784.706291%84.706291%84.7%2,4373884.507990%84.507990%84.5%3,510,6363.51M83.986371%83.986371%84.0%4933983.826751%83.826751%83.8%16,918,49516.9M83.524904%83.524904%83.5%4364083.448446%83.448446%83.4%3,3834183.301466%83.301466%83.3%5,2284281.693684%81.693684%81.7%2,9234378.658537%78.658537%78.7%1,1614478.271919%78.271919%78.3%1,2324574.791533%74.791533%74.8%1,1664674.714286%74.714286%74.7%5234770.390071%70.390071%70.4%3974869.026549%69.026549%69.0%5464963.253402%63.253402%63.3%97650

Employment Status by Place in the Midwest

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

Employed Working-Age Men by Place#40

Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed.
Scope: population of West Des Moines, selected other places in the Midwest, and entities that contain West Des Moines
0%20%40%60%80%Count#Overland ParkOlatheNapervilleAuroraDes Moines and West Des Moines Metro AreaDes MoinesWest Des MoinesW Des MoinesPolk CountyPolkSioux FallsElginAnn ArborIowaMadisonColumbiaSterling HeightsSterling HtsLincolnFargoIndependenceWest North CentralJolietRochesterCedar RapidsMinneapolisOmahaDes MoinesKansas CityWichitaMidwestKansas CityDearbornSt. PaulUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesFort WayneChicagoColumbusDavenportSpringfieldIndianapolisWarrenKenoshaTopekaGreen BayMilwaukeeGrand RapidsSt. LouisPeoriaSouth BendLansingRockfordCincinnatiSpringfieldEvansvilleToledoAkronDaytonClevelandDetroitFlint93.627366%93.627366%93.6%10,78410.8k193.479924%93.479924%93.5%9,778293.110647%93.110647%93.1%8,920391.580287%91.580287%91.6%15,10815.1k490.976547%90.976547%91.0%38,13138.1k90.751945%90.751945%90.8%4,20089.878840%89.878840%89.9%28,11528.1k89.616768%89.616768%89.6%10,21910.2k589.374454%89.374454%89.4%7,158689.300338%89.300338%89.3%5,016788.798739%88.798739%88.8%163,950164k88.756525%88.756525%88.8%13,26213.3k888.663711%88.663711%88.7%5,600987.982401%87.982401%88.0%6,9991087.795961%87.795961%87.8%15,12915.1k1187.656994%87.656994%87.7%6,0721287.272456%87.272456%87.3%5,8491387.200783%87.200783%87.2%1,108,7101.11M87.125723%87.125723%87.1%10,09710.1k1486.429366%86.429366%86.4%6,2161586.368701%86.368701%86.4%6,9761686.339842%86.339842%86.3%24,41024.4k1786.096143%86.096143%86.1%24,28624.3k1885.885290%85.885290%85.9%11,69511.7k1985.391377%85.391377%85.4%26,52026.5k2085.168183%85.168183%85.2%19,85119.9k2184.507990%84.507990%84.5%3,510,6363.51M84.492648%84.492648%84.5%8,1022284.050982%84.050982%84.1%4,8802383.979482%83.979482%84.0%15,55315.6k2483.826751%83.826751%83.8%16,918,49516.9M83.715425%83.715425%83.7%13,43813.4k2583.502988%83.502988%83.5%160,537161k2683.389400%83.389400%83.4%46,60346.6k2783.301466%83.301466%83.3%5,2282882.023792%82.023792%82.0%5,5852981.817673%81.817673%81.8%43,84243.8k3081.783681%81.783681%81.8%6,4653181.179690%81.179690%81.2%5,3403280.647875%80.647875%80.6%5,7513379.275686%79.275686%79.3%4,9693478.119364%78.119364%78.1%27,72327.7k3577.964562%77.964562%78.0%8,5803677.165002%77.165002%77.2%15,53115.5k3776.924252%76.924252%76.9%5,0373876.574394%76.574394%76.6%4,4263976.287206%76.287206%76.3%5,4084076.067678%76.067678%76.1%6,5194175.413111%75.413111%75.4%12,45912.5k4274.964516%74.964516%75.0%6,8664374.099067%74.099067%74.1%5,1614473.599363%73.599363%73.6%12,00712.0k4571.832579%71.832579%71.8%8,2554664.663494%64.663494%64.7%4,7564764.097134%64.097134%64.1%13,62013.6k4858.323492%58.323492%58.3%22,22322.2k4950.996906%50.996906%51.0%2,96750

Employment Status by Place in the United States

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

Employed Working-Age Men by Place#45

Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed.
Scope: population of West Des Moines, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain West Des Moines
0%20%40%60%80%Count#AustinDes Moines and West Des Moines Metro AreaDes MoinesWest Des MoinesW Des MoinesPolk CountyPolkSan JoseRaleighVirginia BeachVirginia BchCharlotteIowaColorado SpringsColorado SpgsSeattleDenverArlingtonSan FranciscoMesaFort WorthWest North CentralHoustonDallasSan DiegoMinneapolisNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityOmahaPortlandLos AngelesKansas CityWichitaWashingtonNew YorkMidwestLong BeachSan AntonioEl PasoUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPhoenixTulsaChicagoColumbusAlbuquerqueOaklandMiamiLas VegasBostonJacksonvilleLouisvilleIndianapolisSacramentoAtlantaMilwaukeeMemphisTucsonBaltimoreFresnoPhiladelphiaClevelandDetroit91.468530%91.468530%91.5%68,47768.5k190.976547%90.976547%91.0%38,13138.1k90.751945%90.751945%90.8%4,20089.878840%89.878840%89.9%28,11528.1k89.320641%89.320641%89.3%68,68468.7k289.191276%89.191276%89.2%28,87328.9k388.943370%88.943370%88.9%25,75825.8k488.885729%88.885729%88.9%53,13553.1k588.798739%88.798739%88.8%163,950164k88.780231%88.780231%88.8%25,32925.3k688.554782%88.554782%88.6%49,09349.1k788.135281%88.135281%88.1%47,89847.9k887.702524%87.702524%87.7%21,92321.9k987.587463%87.587463%87.6%63,96664.0k1087.579210%87.579210%87.6%25,29225.3k1187.576161%87.576161%87.6%50,02050.0k1287.200783%87.200783%87.2%1,108,7101.11M86.684779%86.684779%86.7%140,386140k1386.615474%86.615474%86.6%79,18379.2k1486.562128%86.562128%86.6%82,85982.9k1586.339842%86.339842%86.3%24,41024.4k1686.274817%86.274817%86.3%38,58938.6k1786.114554%86.114554%86.1%35,43735.4k1886.096143%86.096143%86.1%24,28624.3k1986.079669%86.079669%86.1%45,70445.7k2085.431073%85.431073%85.4%247,956248k2185.391377%85.391377%85.4%26,52026.5k2285.168183%85.168183%85.2%19,85119.9k2384.835284%84.835284%84.8%39,14339.1k2484.582308%84.582308%84.6%481,928482k2584.507990%84.507990%84.5%3,510,6363.51M84.488204%84.488204%84.5%27,28827.3k2684.318142%84.318142%84.3%77,48577.5k2784.026577%84.026577%84.0%34,01934.0k2883.826751%83.826751%83.8%16,918,49516.9M83.807637%83.807637%83.8%91,35291.4k2983.792746%83.792746%83.8%20,21520.2k3083.502988%83.502988%83.5%160,537161k3183.389400%83.389400%83.4%46,60346.6k3282.924639%82.924639%82.9%29,55629.6k3382.591888%82.591888%82.6%26,92026.9k3482.526111%82.526111%82.5%29,63129.6k3582.429827%82.429827%82.4%35,06435.1k3682.260151%82.260151%82.3%33,06233.1k3782.226023%82.226023%82.2%43,75043.8k3882.026204%82.026204%82.0%31,11531.1k3981.817673%81.817673%81.8%43,84243.8k4078.811232%78.811232%78.8%25,25925.3k4178.418879%78.418879%78.4%26,58426.6k4278.119364%78.119364%78.1%27,72327.7k4376.471194%76.471194%76.5%29,69329.7k4475.848098%75.848098%75.8%23,58823.6k4574.017917%74.017917%74.0%26,60526.6k4674.016447%74.016447%74.0%22,50122.5k4773.120938%73.120938%73.1%66,83466.8k4864.097134%64.097134%64.1%13,62013.6k4958.323492%58.323492%58.3%22,22322.2k50

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

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