West Des Moines Community School District Income and Careers
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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of West Des Moines Community School District is $41,256, which is higher than the state average of $27,621 and is higher than the national average of $28,555. West Des Moines Community School District median household income is $70,443. On average West Des Moines Community School District residents spend 15.9 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 18.3 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.
Per Capita Income, #5
| West Des Moines Community School District | 41,256 USD |
| Iowa | 27,621 USD |
| U.S. | 28,555 USD |
*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.
Median Individual Worker Income, see rank
| West Des Moines Community School District | 40,172 USD |
| Iowa | 30,246 USD |
| U.S. | 30,815 USD |
*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.
Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank
| West Des Moines Community School District | 46,301 USD |
| Iowa | 36,237 USD |
| U.S. | 36,116 USD |
*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.
Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank
| West Des Moines Community School District | 34,254 USD |
| Iowa | 24,406 USD |
| U.S. | 25,692 USD |
*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.
Household Income
Median Household Income, #27| West Des Moines Community School District | 70,443 USD |
| Iowa | 52,716 USD |
| U.S. | 53,482 USD |
| West Des Moines Community School District | 97,553 USD |
| Iowa | 67,621 USD |
| U.S. | 74,596 USD |
Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank
| West Des Moines Community School District | 9.66% |
| Iowa | 33.56% |
| U.S. | 27.36% |
*The West Des Moines Community School District median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Iowa and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.
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Household Income Other than Earnings
| West Des Moines Community School District | Iowa | U.S. | ||||
| %+ | Average Amount | %+ | Average Amount | %+ | Average Amount | |
| Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income | 28.34% | $20,518, see rank | 25.52% | $14,129 | 21.11% | $16,919 |
| Social Security Income | 24.01% | $20,237, see rank | 29.97% | $17,952 | 29.33% | $17,636 |
| Public Assistance Income | 0.89% | $4,900, see rank | 2.52% | $3,170 | 2.82% | $3,720 |
| Retirement Income | 15.09% | $23,578, see rank | 16.50% | $19,179 | 17.85% | $24,095 |
+ The percentage of the total households that have the income.
*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.
Family Income
Median Family Income, see rank| West Des Moines Community School District | 90,466 USD |
| Iowa | 66,829 USD |
| U.S. | 65,443 USD |
| West Des Moines Community School District | 120,747 USD |
| Iowa | 81,424 USD |
| U.S. | 86,963 USD |
Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more
*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.
Median Household Income by Races
| West Des Moines Community School District | Iowa | U.S. | |
| White | $71,282, see rank | $53,780 | $56,900 |
| Black | $44,833, see rank | $27,745 | $35,600 |
| Hispanic | $58,147, see rank | $40,551 | $42,396 |
| Asian | $72,244, see rank | $59,028 | $73,244 |
| American Indian, Alaska Native | $26,745, see rank | $31,208 | $37,170 |
| One Race, Other | $70,799, see rank | $39,465 | $40,300 |
| Two or More Races | $57,885, see rank | $36,181 | $47,621 |
*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.
Median Household Income by Age
| West Des Moines Community School District | Iowa | U.S. | |
| less than 25 | $40,728, see rank | $26,242 | $25,788 |
| 25 to 44 | $75,580, see rank | $60,276 | $58,398 |
| 45 to 64 | $95,380, see rank | $65,223 | $65,027 |
| 65 or over | $46,117, see rank | $35,945 | $37,945 |
*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.
Employment Status
| West Des Moines Community School District | Iowa | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 52,822, see rank | 2,434,242 | 248,775,628 |
| Male1 | 26,304, 49.80%, see rank | 49.16% | 48.69% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 21,020, 79.91%, see rank | 72.48% | 69.28% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 56, 0.21%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.73% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 20,964, 79.70%, see rank | 72.35% | 68.54% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 20,027, 95.53%, see rank | 94.10% | 90.49% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 937, 4.47%, see rank | 5.90% | 9.51% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 5,284, 20.09%, see rank | 27.52% | 30.72% |
| Female1 | 26,518, 50.20%, see rank | 50.84% | 51.31% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 18,103, 68.27%, see rank | 63.54% | 58.79% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.11% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 18,103, 68.27%, see rank | 63.52% | 58.69% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 17,480, 96.56%, see rank | 95.12% | 91.18% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 623, 3.44%, see rank | 4.88% | 8.82% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 8,415, 31.73%, see rank | 36.46% | 41.21% |
1 Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
2 Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
3 Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.
2 Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
3 Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.
*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.
Commuting to Work
| West Des Moines Community School District | Iowa | U.S. | |
| Workers 16 Years and Over | 36,785, 100% | 1,535,285 | 141,337,148 |
| Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone | 31,289, 85.06%, see rank | 80.26% | 76.41% |
| Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled | 2,994, 8.14%, see rank | 9.03% | 9.59% |
| Public Transportation | 292, 0.79%, see rank | 1.07% | 5.06% |
| Walked | 354, 0.96%, see rank | 3.51% | 2.78% |
| Other Means | 290, 0.79%, see rank | 1.52% | 1.79% |
| Worked at Home | 1,566, 4.26%, see rank | 4.61% | 4.37% |
Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank
| West Des Moines Community School District | 15.9 minutes |
| Iowa | 18.3 minutes |
| U.S. | 25.7 minutes |
*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.
Careers
Occupation
| West Des Moines Community School District | Iowa | U.S. | |
| Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over | 37,507 | 1,562,492 | 143,435,233 |
| Male1 | 20,027, 53.40%, see rank | 52.14% | 52.38% |
| Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2 | 9,601, 47.94%, see rank | 30.74% | 33.12% |
| Service Occupations2 | 2,823, 14.10%, see rank | 11.30% | 15.12% |
| Sales and Office Occupations2 | 4,125, 20.60%, see rank | 16.55% | 17.47% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations2 | 52, 0.26%, see rank | 1.83% | 1.11% |
| Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations2 | 804, 4.01%, see rank | 9.01% | 9.29% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2 | 1,949, 9.73%, see rank | 24.15% | 17.94% |
| Female1 | 17,480, 46.60%, see rank | 47.86% | 47.62% |
| Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2 | 8,742, 50.01%, see rank | 38.28% | 40.04% |
| Service Occupations2 | 2,961, 16.94%, see rank | 22.21% | 21.52% |
| Sales and Office Occupations2 | 5,347, 30.59%, see rank | 31.38% | 31.93% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations2 | 26, 0.15%, see rank | 0.39% | 0.32% |
| Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations2 | 5, 0.03%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.28% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2 | 399, 2.28%, see rank | 7.19% | 5.65% |
1 Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
2 Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.
2 Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.
Industry
| West Des Moines Community School District | Iowa | U.S. | |
| Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over | 37,507, 100% | 1,562,492 | 143,435,233 |
| Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining | 309, 0.82%, see rank | 3.99% | 1.96% |
| Construction | 1,270, 3.39%, see rank | 6.14% | 6.17% |
| Manufacturing | 2,419, 6.45%, see rank | 14.92% | 10.43% |
| Wholesale Trade | 929, 2.48%, see rank | 2.90% | 2.75% |
| Retail Trade | 3,614, 9.64%, see rank | 11.67% | 11.57% |
| Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities | 1,027, 2.74%, see rank | 4.60% | 4.93% |
| Information | 1,054, 2.81%, see rank | 1.83% | 2.14% |
| Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing | 9,061, 24.16%, see rank | 7.56% | 6.60% |
| Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services | 4,256, 11.35%, see rank | 7.09% | 10.89% |
| Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance | 7,104, 18.94%, see rank | 24.27% | 23.21% |
| Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services | 3,898, 10.39%, see rank | 7.44% | 9.49% |
| Public Administration | 1,375, 3.67%, see rank | 3.25% | 4.92% |
| Other Services, Except Public Administration | 1,191, 3.18%, see rank | 4.32% | 4.96% |
*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.
Poverty Level
| West Des Moines Community School District | % | Iowa | U.S. | |
| Population in Poverty | 4,415 | 6.75%, see rank | 12.55% | 15.59% |
| Family in Poverty | 843 | 4.88%, see rank | 8.17% | 11.47% |
*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.