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This 2 mile radius contains 17,569 housing units and a high vacancy rate of 7.1%. This area has a 58.6% home ownership rate and 34.3% of the population are renters. The ownership occupancy levels are below Iowa and slightly above the US.
| Home values have two implications—they can signal the relative affluence of an area and thus the ability of its population to spend more on dental care, but they can also show the relative unaffordability of an area and its possibility not to grow as fast as other more affordable locations. The median home ownership value in this area is $260,326 which is well above Iowa. The median home ownership value for the United States is $204,900. This area averages spending 32.0% of their income on total housing which is considerably higher than the 30% figure that is considered a healthy housing spending percentage. Total housing expenditure includes the cost of shelter as well as utilities, fuel, and public services like water and sewer. This means that housing expenditures use a greater amount of the household budget on a national basis than it should by large amount. Disposable income in this area averages 68.0%. The average housing cost of just shelter as a percent of income in this area at 22.0%. The area is affordable for those living here. In general, all these housing factors are below average indicators of desirability of an area and its economic growth potential. |  |
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Demographic Analysis for West Des Moines, Iowa
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| HOUSING | | | |
| Housing units | 17,569 | 1,440,082 | 142,853,336 |
| Median home value | $260,326 | $174,118 | $264,021 |
| Home ownership rate | 58.6% | 63.9% | 57.3% |
| Renter-occupied housing | 34.3% | 26.2% | 31.2% |
| Vacant housing units | 7.1% | 9.9% | 11.5% |
| Average Cost of Housing | $23,883 | $16,802 | $20,090 |
| Average Housing Cost as a Percent of Income | 22.0% | 21.0% | 21.7% |
| HOUSEHOLDS | | | |
| Households | 16,314 | 1,297,830 | 126,470,675 |
| Average household size | 2.36 | 2.40 | 2.58 |
| Family households | 60.5% | 63.3% | 65.5% |
| Household with children | 32.0% | 30.6% | 33.4% |
| High school graduate or higher | 96.1% | 92.9% | 88.9% |
| Bachelor degree or higher | 57.0% | 29.6% | 33.6% |
| RACE & ETHNICITY | | | |
| White | 84.3% | 87.5% | 69.2% |
| Black | 4.1% | 4.2% | 13.0% |
| Native American | 0.2% | 0.4% | 1.0% |
| Asian | 7.6% | 2.8% | 5.9% |
| Pacific Islanders | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.2% |
| Other Race | 1.7% | 2.4% | 7.1% |
| Hispanic or Latino of any race | 6.3% | 6.6% | 18.9% |
