Income

Median household income is $91,595 and per capita income is $60,470 in West Des Moines. Median income is above the U.S. median income. Average household income is $138,412 per year. West Des Moines's per capita income is well above the state of Iowa and the U.S. The percentage of households with an average income is 0.0%. Additionally, 29.2% of the population earns over $150,000. The percentage of the population at poverty level (below $25,000) is 6.2% and is well below Iowa and US poverty levels. The unemployment rate is low overall at 1.9%. White-collar professions account for 77.3% of employment. Service occupations comprise 10.7% of the employment base while blue-collar occupations make up 12.0% of the base.

Table #2 Significant Demographic Characteristics - Page 3

		West Des Moines, Iowa	Iowa	United States
Demographic Characteristic		West Des Moines
		Iowa
Latitude / Longitude:		41.564777, -93.758743
Radius		2 miles
INCOME
Per capita income		$60,470	$40,369	$43,829
Median household income		$91,595	$74,738	$79,068
Average household income		$138,412	$99,195	$113,185
HOUSEHOLD INCOME BREAKDOWN
Less than $25,000		6.2%	14.3%	14.9%
$25,000 - $34,999		7.2%	6.8%	6.7%
$35,000 - $49,999		10.6%	11.4%	10.1%
$50,000 - $74,999		15.7%	17.7%	15.7%
$75,000 - $99,999		14.4%	14.0%	12.8%
$100,000 - $149,999		16.8%	18.5%	17.6%
$150,000 - $199,999		11.7%	9.1%	9.5%
$200,000 or more		17.5%	8.3%	12.6%
$50,000 - $99,999		30.1%	31.7%	28.5%
Number of Households $50,000 - $99,999		4,904	416,583	37,304,757
$35,000 - $149,999		57.5%	61.6%	56.2%
Number of Households $35,000 - $149,999		9,368	809,564	73,487,840
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Persons employed in labor force		21,874	1,660,066	166,125,745
Unemployed civilians		1.9%	2.8%	4.2%
Workers By Occupation:
Management Occupations		22.6%	17.9%	18.4%
Professional Occupations		33.9%	23.4%	25.6%
Sales Occupations		10.3%	8.1%	8.5%
Admin Occupations		10.5%	9.3%	10.1%
Services		10.7%	15.7%	16.4%
All Other Occupations/Blue Collar		12.0%	25.6%	21.0%