Household Types in West Des Moines, Iowa (City)

Household Types#1

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Iowa and West Des Moines
West Des Moines
Iowa
0%10%20%30%40%50%CountMarried1Single Female1Single Male1One-Person2Other Non-Family247.521463%50.823448%47.521463%47.5%12,73112.7k8.051512%9.247804%8.051512%8.1%2,1571.773050%4.200248%1.773050%1.8%47533.094438%28.921869%33.094438%33.1%8,8669.559537%6.806632%9.559537%9.6%2,561
1families 2households

Family Household Types#2

Percentage of family households with children under the age of 18.
Scope: households in Iowa and West Des Moines
West Des Moines
Iowa
0%20%40%60%CountMarriedSingle MomsSingle Dads77.611940%69.586376%77.611940%77.6%5,92819.258968%21.242737%19.258968%19.3%1,4713.129091%9.170887%3.129091%3.1%239

Families with Children#3

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Iowa and West Des Moines
West Des Moines
Iowa
0%20%40%60%CountWith Children1Without Children228.510638%28.045510%28.510638%28.5%7,63871.452034%71.728198%71.452034%71.5%19,14219.1k
1with own children under the age of 18 in the household 2without own children under the age of 18 in the household

Household Types by Race#4

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Iowa and West Des Moines
West Des Moines
Iowa
Other Non-Family1
One-Person1
Single Male2
Single Female2
Married2
50%0%50%CountAsian3Mixed3White4Hispanic5Black3Other3-4.697987%-1.812081%-8.456376%-7.046980%-9.341486%-3.673509%-19.507934%-12.340467%-22.013423%22%77.986577%55.136604%77.986577%78%1,490-0.000000%-3.652968%-31.506849%-15.525114%-17.488826%-6.919384%-26.899520%-11.661976%-50.684932%51%49.315068%37.030293%49.315068%49%219-6.686640%-1.515349%-35.413139%-9.022622%-8.244460%-3.896988%-29.440478%-6.585809%-52.637749%53%47.362251%51.832265%47.362251%47%23,03123.0k-19.518072%-3.734940%-18.795181%-20.240964%-18.444789%-8.424850%-16.906668%-8.469158%-62.289157%62%37.710843%47.754534%37.710843%38%830-30.471204%-1.465969%-32.984293%-13.089005%-26.962617%-7.613902%-32.800818%-6.801986%-78.010471%78%21.989529%25.820678%21.989529%22%955-35.471698%-17.358491%-16.603774%-19.245283%-18.274657%-8.908895%-20.834453%-8.438592%-88.679245%89%11.320755%43.543402%11.320755%11%265
Count number of households headed by given race
1households 2families 3including Hispanics 4non-Hispanic 5White Hispanic

Map of Household Types by Neighborhood in West Des Moines

Married Household Types by Neighborhood#5

Married as a percentage of households (%):
46.2%48.5%50.6%52.8%54.9%57.2%

Single Female Household Types by Neighborhood#6

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
5.1%9.0%12.8%16.6%20.5%24.4%

Single Male Household Types by Neighborhood#7

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
3.1%3.7%4.2%4.7%5.2%5.8%

One-Person Household Types by Neighborhood#8

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
16.7%19.1%21.4%23.8%26.1%28.5%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Neighborhood#9

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
3.5%4.8%6.0%7.2%8.4%9.6%

With Children Household Types by Neighborhood#10

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
30.8%32.2%33.6%34.9%36.2%37.6%
Road Data ©OpenStreetMap

Loading...

Failed to load :-(

Map of Household Types by Tract in West Des Moines

Married Household Types by Tract#11

Married as a percentage of households (%):
25%34%42%51%59%68%

Single Female Household Types by Tract#12

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
4.2%7.2%10.1%13.0%15.9%18.8%

Single Male Household Types by Tract#13

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0.4%2.0%3.6%5.1%6.6%8.2%

One-Person Household Types by Tract#14

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
17%23%30%36%42%49%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Tract#15

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
2.3%4.8%7.2%9.7%12.1%14.6%

With Children Household Types by Tract#16

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
15%22%28%34%40%46%
Road Data ©OpenStreetMap

Loading...

Failed to load :-(

Map of Household Types by Block Group in West Des Moines

Married Household Types by Block Group#17

Married as a percentage of households (%):
4%22%39%56%74%91%

Single Female Household Types by Block Group#18

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%4.9%9.7%14.6%19.4%24.3%

Single Male Household Types by Block Group#19

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%1.8%3.6%5.4%7.3%9.1%

One-Person Household Types by Block Group#20

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
0%17%35%52%69%87%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Block Group#21

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0%5%10%15%21%26%
Road Data ©OpenStreetMap

Loading...

Failed to load :-(

Map of Household Types by Block in West Des Moines

Married Household Types by Block#23

Married as a percentage of households (%):
0%20%40%60%80%100%

Single Female Household Types by Block#24

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
0%13%27%40%53%67%

Single Male Household Types by Block#25

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0%10%20%30%40%50%

One-Person Household Types by Block#26

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
0%20%40%60%80%100%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Block#27

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0%20%40%60%80%100%
Road Data ©OpenStreetMap

Loading...

Failed to load :-(

Household Types 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.

Married by Neighborhood#28

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in West Des Moines, selected neighborhoods in West Des Moines, and entities that contain West Des Moines
0%20%40%Count#WaterburyIowaDes MoinesWest North CentralMidwestUnited StatesPolkW Des MoinesFrisbee Park57.103047%57.103047%57%609150.823448%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%85,56185.6k47.521463%47.521463%48%12,73112.7k46.291332%46.291332%46%98992
Count number of this household type
# rank of neighborhood out of 2 by percentage of this household type

Household Types 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.

Married by Place#34

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in West Des Moines, selected other places in the Des Moines Area, and entities that contain West 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
Count number of this household type
# rank of place out of 66 by percentage of this household type

Household Types 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.

Married by Place#40

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in West Des Moines, selected other places in Iowa, and entities that contain West 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
Count number of this household type
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Household Types 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.

Married by Place#46

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in West Des Moines, selected other places in the Midwest, and entities that contain West Des Moines
0%20%40%60%Count#NapervilleOlatheAuroraSterling HtsElginOverland ParkDearbornIowaJolietDes MoinesWest North CentralRochesterMidwestUnited StatesPolkW Des MoinesSioux 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%85,56185.6k47.521463%47.521463%48%12,73112.7k45.285163%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
Count number of this household type
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Household Types 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.

Married by Place#52

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in West Des Moines, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain West Des Moines
0%20%40%Count#San JoseIowaDes MoinesVirginia BchWest North CentralEl PasoMidwestUnited StatesPolkColorado SpgsMesaW Des MoinesArlingtonFort WorthSan DiegoOklahoma CityWichitaSan AntonioLas VegasOmahaJacksonvillePhoenixFresnoCharlotteAlbuquerqueLouisvilleRaleighHoustonPortlandLos 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%82,52382.5k547.521463%47.521463%48%12,73112.7k46.337303%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%67,69767.7k2038.318218%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
Count number of this household type
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of this household type

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 West 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)

For additional information about the data presented on this site, including our sources, please see the About Page.

More Topics to Explore

Demographics

Income

Education

More Maps to Explore

State:
Iowa
Counties:
Dallas, Madison, Polk, Warren
Metro Area:
Des Moines Area
Townships:
Bloomfield, Boone, Lee, Linn, Walnut
ZIP Codes:
50038, 50061, 50261, 50263, 50265, 50266, 50321
Unified School Districts:
Des Moines Independent, Norwalk, Van Meter, Waukee, West Des Moines, Winterset
Neighborhoods:
Frisbee Park, Waterbury
Congressional District:
IA-3
State Senate Districts:
IA-10, IA-13, IA-21, IA-22
State House Districts:
IA-19, IA-25, IA-42, IA-43, IA-44
Neighboring Cities:
Clive, Cumming, Des Moines, Norwalk, Waukee, Windsor Heights
Nearby Cities:
Adel, Bevington, De Soto, Grimes, Johnston, Martensdale, Spring Hill, Urbandale, Van Meter
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Saylorville