More Data Than You Can Imagine
In doing research for the blog, I was amazed at the amount of statistical data that City-Data.com has on the city of Des Moines. You can find almost any statistic related to demographics, income, home sales, etc. on this site. I’ve pulled a few of these stats to highlight some of the information that I found interesting. My focus of course for this piece is on downtown, the 50309 zip code, also keep in mind some of these stats are really dated and may not reflect the recent boom we’ve had in people moving to downtown in the last couple of years.
Demographics
(56.0%)
(44.0%)
86.1% of residents of 50309 zip code speak English at home
8.3% of residents speak Spanish at home
2.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home
2.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home
1.1% of residents speak other language at home
Foreign born population 7.2% (44.9% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: |  7.2% |
| Whole state: |  3.1% |
Housing
Houses and condos: 2,612
Renter-occupied apartments: 1,930
| % of renters here: | 87% |
| State: | 28% |
2008 cost of living index in zip code 50309: 79.3 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Land area: 3.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
| Population density: 1672 people per square mile | (low). |
Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $79,559
| 50309 | $79,559 |
| Iowa: | $106,600 |
Average household size:
| This zip code: | 1.6 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone 50%
- Carpooled 12%
- Bus or trolley bus 7%
- Taxi: 1%
- Bicycle 1%
- Walked 27%
- Other means 2%
- Worked at home 2%
For more detailed information, check out their site for 50309 at: http://www.city-data.com/zips/50309.html
By MulderDSM
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