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Situation & Outlook Report

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area
(CBSA 19780)
Geographic-Demographic-Economic Characteristics -- access other areas
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Contents of this Report
This document is organized into these sections:
1. Recent Trends & Outlook
2. Overview & Updates
3. Reference & Thematic Pattern Maps
3.1. Lay of the Land
3.2. Neighborhood Patterns of Economic Prosperity
4. Population Characteristics & Trends
4.1. Component City Characteristics
4.2. Component County Characteristics
4.2.1. RDEMS Component County Characteristics
4.3. General Demographic Characteristics
5. Housing Characteristics & Trends
5.1. Total Housing Units
5.2. General Housing Characteristics
5.3. Residential Construction; Housing Units Authorized & Value
5.4. Housing Price Index
6. Economic Characteristics & Trends
6.1. Economic Profile
6.2. Cost of Living Indexes
6.3. Cost of Doing Business Indexes
6.4. Consumer Price Index
6.5. Gross Domestic Product
6.6. Establishments, Employment & Earnings by Type of Business
6.7. Labor Market Characteristics & Trends
7. Education Infrastructure
7.1. Component School District Characteristics
7.2. Component Higher Education Institution Characteristics
8. GeoPolitics
  Terms of Use
  Related Resources
  Using this Document
  Updates
  About Metros & Principal Cities
  Glossary


1. Recent Trends & Outlook
Summary of recent business, demographic, economic trends; year-ahead & 5-year outlook.
- the Recent Trends & Outlook section, updated quarterly, covers topics about this metro such as .. assessing the implications of next jobs report .. impact of Fed''s interest rate action .. which sectors are expanding or contracting .. housing market conditions .. insights to help your planning and decision-making. The Recent Trends & Outlook section is available in the subscription edition.

2. Overview & Update
The total population of the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA MSA metro changed from 571,981 in 2010 to 612,156 in 2015, a change of 50,918 (8.9%). Among all 917 metros, this metro was ranked number 91 in 2010 and 90 in 2015, based on total population. Annual net migration was 4,717 (2011), 4,191 (2012), 5,982 (2013), 7,158 (2014), 7,158 (2015). View annual population estimates and components of change table. See more about population characteristics below.

This metro is projected to have a total population in 2020 of 656,704. The projected population change from 2010 to 2020 is 84,821 (14.8%). The population ages 65 years and over is projected to change from 65,725 (2010) to 105,100 (2020), a change of 39,375 (59.9%). See more about population projections.

Based on per capita personal income (PCPI), this metro was ranked number 67 in 2008 and 87 in 2014. among the 917 metros for which personal income was estimated.The PCPI changed from $44,197 in 2008 to $48,797 in 2014, a change of $4,600 (10.4%). Per capita personal income (PCPI) is a comprehensive measure of individual economic well-being. Use the interactive table to compare PCPI in this metro to other metros. See more about PCPI in Economic Characteristics section below.

282 metropolitan statistical areas, of the total 381, experienced an increase in real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) between 2009 and 2014. This metro ranked number 60 among the 381 metros based on 2014 GDP. The GDP (millions of current dollars) changed from $35,543 in 2009 to $45,226 in 2014 a change of $9,683 (27.24%). Real GDP (millions of real, inflation adjusted, dollars) changed from $35,543 in 2009 to $41,130 in 2014, a change of $5,587 (15.72%). GDP is the most comprehensive measure of metro economic activity. GDP is the sum of the GDP originating in all industries in the metro. See more about GDP in Economic Characteristics section below.

Attributes of driil-down, small area geography within the metro ... metros account for 65,744 of the national scope 73,056 census tracts (others are in non-metro areas). This metro is comprised of 131 tracts covering the metro wall-to-wall. View, rank, compare demographic-economic attributes of these tracts using the interactive tables. Use the CBSA code 19780; see table usage details below the table.

Fortune 1000 Companies with headquarters in this metro.
  • American Equity Investment Life Holding Co.
  • Casey's General Stores, Inc.
  • Principal Financial Group, Inc.

Number in this metro: 3. Extended data & analysis in subscription edition.

3. Lay of the Land & Neighborhood Patterns of Economic Prosperity   go top

3.1. Lay of the Land go top
Lay of the Land. The following map shows the metro with bold boundary.
Counties are labeled with county name and state-county FIPS code.

 
  View developed with CV XE GIS software.   See this section to learn about making custom metro maps.

3.2. Patterns of Economic Prosperity by Neighborhood go top

Median household income by census tract (see color/data legend at left of map).

 
  View developed with CV XE GIS software.   See this section to learn about making custom metro maps.

4. Population Characteristics & Trends go top
Updated monthly, quarterly, annually. Housing market conditions and extended detail Available in subscription edition.

4.1. Component City Characteristics go top
Principal Cities (about principal cities); Click link to view city profile.
  •   Des Moines
  •   West Des Moines

Cities 10,000 population and over; click link to view city profile.
  AreaCensus
2010
July 1
2010
July 1
2011
July 1
2012
July 1
2013
July 1
2014
Change
2010-14
%Change
2010-14
  Altoona, IA (1901630) 14,541 14,615 14,808 15,423 15,642 16,105 1,490 10.20
  Ankeny, IA (1902305) 45,582 45,892 47,166 49,057 51,551 53,801 7,909 17.20
  Clive, IA (1914520) 15,447 15,478 15,837 16,213 16,586 17,052 1,574 10.20
  Des Moines, IA (1921000) 203,433 204,555 205,908 206,864 207,655 209,220 4,665 2.30
  Indianola, IA (1938280) 14,782 14,810 14,918 14,955 15,114 15,305 495 3.30
  Johnston, IA (1939765) 17,278 17,441 18,024 18,722 19,782 20,359 2,918 16.70
  Urbandale, IA (1979950) 39,463 39,601 40,256 41,031 41,749 43,150 3,549 9.00
  Waukee, IA (1982695) 13,790 13,998 14,960 15,947 17,103 17,705 3,707 26.50
  West Des Moines, IA (1983910) 56,609 57,031 58,373 59,336 61,250 63,325 6,294 11.00

All places interactive tables General Demographics | Social | Economic | Housing
All places time series population estimates interactive table.

4.2. Component County Characteristics   go top
Updated periodically, annually. General demographics, social characteristics and extended detail Available in subscription edition.

Metropolitan areas are defined as one or more contiguous counties based on a set of demographic-economic criteria. Counties comprising the metro are shown below. For multi-county metros, this section provides insights into how the population is changing by county. Many metros changed geographic composition (counties included in the metro) between the Census 2010 vintage and the current vintage. These changes, if any, are also shown below (county is marked with **). See projections in related section.Click county code link to view county components of change.

  AreaJuly 1
2010
PctJuly 1
2011
PctJuly 1
2012
PctJuly 1
2013
PctJuly 1
2014
PctJuly 1
2015
Pct
Metro Summary ... more details 571,981 100.0 580,949 100.0 589,670 100.0 600,263 100.0 612,156 100.0 622,899 100.0
  Dallas County, IA (19049) 66,697 11.7 69,804 12.0 72,205 12.2 74,804 12.5 77,516 12.7 80,133 12.9
  Guthrie County, IA (19077) 10,947 1.9 10,865 1.9 10,775 1.8 10,676 1.8 10,709 1.7 10,676 1.7
  Madison County, IA (19121) 15,734 2.8 15,738 2.7 15,644 2.7 15,473 2.6 15,611 2.6 15,753 2.5
  Polk County, IA (19153) 432,270 75.6 437,860 75.4 444,069 75.3 451,866 75.3 460,341 75.2 467,711 75.1
  Warren County, IA (19181) 46,333 8.1 46,682 8.0 46,977 8.0 47,444 7.9 47,979 7.8 48,626 7.8

All counties interactive tables General Demographics | Social | Economic | Housing
All counties population estimates & components of change time series interactive table.

4.2.1. RDEMS County Characteristics
Updated quarterly. For more information, see RDEMS Main.
Links open HSG1 Housing & New Residential Construction section. Select other sections from list above table.
  Dallas County, IA
  Polk County, IA

4.3. General Demographic Characteristics
Updated annually. For more information, detail & to compare areas use interactive table.
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Total Population: Race/Origin 599,789 611,549 11,760 1.96
  One race 586,619 597,575 10,956 1.87
    White 525,855 540,823 14,968 2.85
    Black/African American 525,855 540,823 14,968 2.85
    American Indian/Alaska Native 1,046 840 -206 -19.69
    Asian alone 20,995 22,273 1,278 6.09
    Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 48 635 587 1222.92
    Some other race alone 8,928 2,703 -6,225 -69.72
  Two or more races 13,170 13,974 804 6.10
  Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 42,263 43,553 1,290 3.05
Population 25 years and over 394,821 402,273 7,452 3.05
  % high school graduate or higher 93.2 92.8 -0.4 -0.43
  % bachelor's degree or higher 35.4 36.1 0.7 1.98
Total Households 233,644 235,515 1,871 1.98
  Median household income ($) 61,194 62,446 1,252 2.05
  Mean household income ($) 80,656 83,213 2,557 3.17
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Total Population: Gender & Age 599,789 611,549 11,760 1.96
  Male 295,025 301,062 6,037 3.17
  Female 304,764 310,487 5,723 3.17
  Under 5 years 42,916 43,466 550 3.17
  5 to 9 years 45,816 42,848 -2,968 -6.48
  10 to 14 years 40,597 45,117 4,520 11.13
  15 to 19 years 39,087 38,876 -211 -0.54
  20 to 24 years 36,552 38,969 2,417 6.61
  25 to 34 years 91,467 91,095 -372 -0.41
  35 to 44 years 82,674 83,440 766 0.93
  45 to 54 years 80,288 82,723 2,435 3.03
  55 to 59 years 37,003 38,186 1,183 3.20
  55 to 59 years 37,003 38,186 1,183 3.20
  60 to 64 years 31,505 32,597 1,092 3.47
  65 to 74 years 40,473 42,483 2,010 4.97
  75 to 84 years 21,090 21,112 22 0.10
  85 years and over 10,321 10,637 316 3.06
  Median age 35.4 35.7 0.3 0.85
  18 years and over 446,382 455,056 8,674 1.94
  21 years and over 424,854 434,698 9,844 2.32
  62 years and over 89,052 91,885 2,833 3.18
  65 years and over 71,884 74,232 2,348 3.27

5. Housing Characteristics & Trends go top
Updated monthly, quarterly, annually. Housing market conditions and extended detail Available in subscription edition.

5.1. Total Housing Units
Updated Annually. Independent annual model-based estimates. For more information, detail & to compare areas use interactive table.
  ItemCensus
2010
July 1
2010
July 1
2011
July 1
2012
July 1
2013
July 1
2014
Change
2010-2014
%Change
2010-2014
  Total Housing Units 240,203 240,689 242,949 245,447 249,248 254,459 13,770 5.72

5.2. General Housing Characteristics
Updated Annually. For more information, detail & to compare areas use interactive table.
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Housing Units: Units in Structure 248,816 254,484 5,668 2.28
  1-unit, detached 166,456 170,296 3,840 2.31
  1-unit, attached 19,533 18,203 -1,330 -6.81
  2 units 3,645 3,601 -44 -1.21
  3 or 4 units 5,503 6,063 560 10.18
  5 to 9 units 9,612 11,632 2,020 21.02
  10 to 20 units 12,704 11,287 -1,417 -11.15
  20 or more units 25,308 27,086 1,778 7.03
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Housing Units: Occupancy & Tenure 248,816 254,484 5,668 2.28
  Occupied Housing Units 233,644 235,515 1,871 0.80
    Owner 161,399 160,993 -406 -0.25
    Renter 72,245 74,522 2,277 3.15
  Vacant Housing Units 15,172 18,969 3,797 25.03
  Homeowner vacancy rate 1.50 1.80 0.30...
  Rental vacancy rate 3.70 4.30 0.60...
Average household size; owner-occ 2.63 2.68 0.05 1.90
Average household size; renter-occ 2.27 2.27 0.00 0.00
Median Value $ owner occupied 159,100 164,400 5,300 3.33
Median Rent $ renter occupied 795 816 21 2.64

5.3. Residential Construction; Housing Units Authorized & Value
Updated Monthly. 12 most recent months. For more information, detail & to compare areas use interactive table.
  ItemAug15Sep15Oct15Nov15Dec15Jan16Feb16Mar16Apr16May16Jun16Jul16
Total Residential Units 498 740 483 380 385 557 237 612 877 511 504 430
  in 1 unit bldgs 334 282 248 200 226 96 165 447 354 388 430 219
  in 2 unit bldgs 0 10 66 2 0 0 0 2 6 12 2 8
  in 3-4 unit bldgs 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0
  in 5+ unit bldgs 164 448 165 178 159 461 72 163 517 103 72 203
  Bldgs with 5+ units 5 13 10 4 8 6 3 4 8 2 1 3
  Percent Coverage 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Value ($000), Total Units 97,762 143,410 95,525 69,266 76,428 78,241 49,087 129,369 147,496 123,881 119,835 81,175
  1 unit structures 83,410 73,780 69,729 51,363 59,671 25,995 41,042 108,768 87,931 97,604 112,856 58,611
  2 unit structures 0 718 4,722 277 0 0 0 265 1,101 1,886 270 909
  3-4 unit structures 0 0 426 0 0 0 0 0 0 800 0 0
  5+ unit structures 14,352 68,912 20,648 17,626 16,757 52,246 8,045 20,336 58,464 23,591 6,709 21,655

5.4. Housing Price Index go top
Updated quarterly. All transactions; not seasonally adjusted. See related Housing Price Index (HPI) interactive table.
See related 5-Digit ZIP Code HPI interactive table.

    Housing Price Index:2015Q32015Q42016Q12016Q22016Q3
    174.02 175.25 176.19 179.23 181.11
    Quarter-to-Quarter/Year Percent Change:2015Q3-2015Q42015Q4-2016Q12016Q1-2016Q22016Q2-2016Q32015Q3-2016Q3
  0.71 0.54 1.73 1.05 4.07
6. Economic Characteristics & Trends go top

6.1. Economic Profile go top
The Economic Profile shows shows derivation and key components of total personal income. Data are organized by place of residence and place of work. The place of residence profile includes estimates of total personal income, population, and per capita personal income. The place of work profile includes estimates of total earnings, total employment and average earnings per job. Updated annually. See related interactive table.

  Item20112012201320142015Change
2011-2015
%Change
2011-2015
Personal income 25,389,236 27,099,346 27,525,489 29,447,540 30,780,533 5,391,297 21.2
  Net earnings 1/ 17,634,952 18,752,080 19,180,586 20,529,153 21,470,433 3,835,481 21.7
  Personal current transfer receipts 3,530,083 3,559,763 3,673,714 3,876,302 4,112,352 582,269 16.5
    Income maintenance 2/ 354,300 365,063 375,128 375,382 374,969 20,669 5.8
    Unemployment insurance compensation 184,216 150,472 115,420 87,208 81,397 -102,819 -55.8
    Retirement and other 2,991,567 3,044,228 3,183,166 3,413,712 3,655,986 664,419 22.2
  Dividends, interest, and rent 3/ 4,224,201 4,787,503 4,671,189 5,042,085 5,197,748 973,547 23.0
  Population 4/ 580,949 589,670 600,263 612,156 622,899 41,950 7.2
  Per capita personal income 43,703 45,957 45,856 48,105 49,415 5,712 13.1
  Per capita net earnings 30,355 31,801 31,954 33,536 34,469 4,114 13.6
  Per capita personal current transfer receipts 6,076 6,037 6,120 6,332 6,602 526 8.7
    Per capita income maintenance 610 619 625 613 602 -8 -1.3
    Per capita unemployment insurance compensation 317 255 192 142 131 -186 -58.7
    Per capita retirement and other 5,149 5,163 5,303 5,577 5,869 720 14.0
  Per capita dividends, interest, and rent 7,271 8,119 7,782 8,237 8,344 1,073 14.8
  Earnings by place of work 20,440,685 21,697,339 22,414,225 23,899,495 24,952,098 4,511,413 22.1
    Wages and salaries 15,394,421 16,165,851 16,819,197 17,784,611 18,715,232 3,320,811 21.6
    Supplements to wages and salaries 3,404,768 3,625,360 3,659,565 3,952,428 3,943,386 538,618 15.8
      Employer cont. for empl. pension & insur. funds 6/ 2,185,776 2,371,380 2,367,317 2,621,059 2,582,306 396,530 18.1
      Employer cont. for government social insurance 1,218,992 1,253,980 1,292,248 1,331,369 1,361,080 142,088 11.7
    Proprietors' income 1,641,496 1,906,128 1,935,463 2,162,456 2,293,480 651,984 39.7
      Nonfarm proprietors' income 227,714 174,172 213,211 150,678 106,857 -120,857 -53.1
      Farm proprietors' income 1,413,782 1,731,956 1,722,252 2,011,778 2,186,623 772,841 54.7
Total full-time and part-time employment 408,200 415,700 425,044 435,241 443,133 34,933 8.6
  Wage and salary jobs 333,610 340,487 348,523 357,101 363,139 29,529 8.9
  Number of proprietors 74,590 75,213 76,521 78,140 79,994 5,404 7.2
    Number of nonfarm proprietors 7/ 4,019 4,049 4,071 4,034 4,007 -12 -0.3
    Number of farm proprietors 70,571 71,164 72,450 74,106 75,987 5,416 7.7
Average earnings per job (dollars) 50,075 52,195 52,734 54,911 56,308 6,233 12.4
  Average wages and salaries 46,145 47,479 48,258 49,803 51,537 5,392 11.7
  Average nonfarm proprietors' income 20,033 24,338 23,772 27,147 28,776 8,743 43.6
Dollar items are in current dollars (not adjusted for inflation). Per capita items in dollars; other dollar items in thousands of dollars.
See related notes.

6.2. Cost of Living Indexes   go top
Updated periodically. Available in subscription edition.

6.3. Cost of Doing Business Indexes   go top
Updated periodically. Available in subscription edition.

6.4. Consumer Price Index   go top
Updated monthly. Available in subscription edition.

6.5. Gross Domestic Product by Sector   go top
Updated quarterly, annually. For more information, detail & to compare areas use interactive table. Additional detail in subscription edition.
  Item200920102011201220132014Change
2009-14
%Change
2009-14
Gross Domestic Product, millions of current dollars 35,543 36,462 38,422 41,760 43,222 45,226 9,683 27.24
Real Gross Domestic Product, millions of real dollars 35,543 36,065 37,369 39,588 40,098 41,130 5,587 15.72

6.6. Establishments, Employment & Earnings by Detailed Type of Business go top
Updated quarterly. For more information, detail & to compare areas use interactive table.
  SectorEstablishments
2015Q1
Employment
2015Q1
Avg Weekly Wages
2015Q1
Establishments
2015Q2
Employment
2015Q2
Avg Weekly Wages
2015Q2
 Total, all industries 20,564 561,937 1,064 20,626 577,957 921
 Total, all industries - Fed Govt 155 10,159 1,421 157 10,365 1,195
 Total, all industries - St Govt 285 13,006 1,120 288 13,002 1,320
 Total, all industries - Local Govt 376 48,732 845 377 49,431 860
 Total, all industries - Private 19,748 490,040 1,077 19,804 505,159 911
    Goods-producing 2,361 61,045 1,038 2,412 64,984 1,005
      Natural resources and mining 140 1,865 794 141 2,173 837
      Construction 1,671 26,233 1,085 1,702 29,676 1,054
      Manufacturing 550 32,947 1,014 569 33,136 972
    Service-providing 17,387 428,995 1,083 17,392 440,175 898
      Trade, transportation & utilities 4,468 110,286 852 4,460 111,358 804
      Information 383 11,165 1,272 378 11,146 1,124
      Financial activities 2,400 88,128 1,988 2,405 89,338 1,306
      Professional & business services 4,450 74,251 1,135 4,448 77,314 1,043
      Education and health services 2,135 75,637 883 2,125 76,919 842
      Leisure and hospitality 1,665 50,554 338 1,656 54,593 335
      Other services 1,886 18,975 695 1,920 19,506 672

Notes: cell value of '...' indicates value suppressed to maintain confidentiality.

Use the following links to access detailed establishment and employment data by type of business (CSV files).
  .. see notes on using these files.
  2013Q1 .. 2013Q2 .. 2013Q3 .. 2013Q4 .|. 2014Q1 .. 2014Q2 .. 2014Q3 .. 2014Q4 .|. 2015Q1 .. 2015Q2 .. 2015Q3 .. 2015Q4 .. 2016Q1 .. 2016Q2
 
6.7. Labor Market Characteristics & Trends go top
Updated monthly. Available in subscription edition.
For more information, detail & to compare areas use interactive table.
Table shows 13 most recent months.
  ItemAug15Sep15Oct15Nov15Dec15Jan16Feb16Mar16Apr16May16Jun16Jul16Aug16
Unemplymnt Rate 2.6 2.6 2.5 2.3 2.5 3.2 3.3 3.0 2.7 2.6 3.2 3.1 3.2
Unemployment 1,142 1,122 1,054 993 1,054 1,372 1,432 1,278 1,146 1,123 1,404 1,357 1,411
Employment 42,135 41,549 41,900 41,967 41,776 41,646 41,607 41,476 41,853 42,103 42,608 42,884 42,638
Labor Force43,27742,67142,95442,96042,83043,01843,03942,75442,99943,22644,01244,24144,049

7. Education Infrastructure   go top

7.1. Component School District Characteristics   go top
Districts in this metro. Updated periodically. See related School District interactive table.
District NameCity Name District
Code
Locale
Code
CountyState2012-13
Enrollment
2013 Total
Population
Grade Relevant
Pop Ages 5-17
Adair-Casey Comm School DistrictAdair 19030904319077IA 379 1,965 356
Adel Desoto Minburn Comm School DistrictAdel 19031503119049IA 1,470 8,611 1,706
Ankeny Comm School DistrictAnkeny 19036902119153IA 9,643 52,262 9,869
Bondurant-Farrar Comm School DistrictBondurant 19050702119153IA 1,541 6,600 1,431
Carlisle Comm School DistrictCarlisle 19062703119181IA 1,908 8,580 1,931
Dallas Center-Grimes Comm School DistrictDallas Center 19085204119049IA 2,313 10,254 2,238
Des Moines Independent Comm School DistrictDes Moines 19089701219153IA 34,092 214,439 36,026
Earlham Comm School DistrictEarlham 19100504219121IA 615 2,981 672
Guthrie Center Comm School DistrictGuthrie Center 19133204319077IA 513 2,586 449
Indianola Comm School DistrictIndianola 19146403119181IA 3,524 20,155 3,573
Interstate 35 Comm School DistrictTruro 19146704219121IA 962 4,687 956
Johnston Comm School DistrictJohnston 19154502119153IA 6,461 32,781 7,071
Martensdale-St Marys Comm School DistrictMartensdale 19187504219181IA 552 2,841 545
North Polk Comm School DistrictAlleman 19209104119153IA 1,457 6,647 1,405
Norwalk Comm School DistrictNorwalk 19212402119181IA 2,552 11,516 2,546
Panorama Comm School DistrictPanora 19000254319077IA 779 4,620 776
Perry Comm School DistrictPerry 19225303219049IA 1,952 10,827 2,197
Saydel Comm School DistrictDes Moines 19253202119153IA 1,246 9,242 1,361
Southeast Polk Comm School DistrictPleasant Hill 19268204119153IA 6,619 33,623 6,862
Southeast Warren Comm School DistrictLiberty Center 19268504219181IA 603 3,139 603
Urbandale Comm School DistrictUrbandale 19286802119153IA 3,622 22,060 4,005
Van Meter Comm School DistrictVan Meter 19290104119049IA 590 3,109 694
Waukee Comm School DistrictWaukee 19305102119049IA 7,714 41,846 8,759
West Central Valley Comm School DistrictStuart 19275004219077IA 985 5,998 1,025
West Des Moines Comm School DistrictWest Des Moines 19309301319153IA 9,376 65,914 11,513
Winterset Comm School DistrictWinterset 19318604119121IA 1,864 9,301 1,791
Woodward-Granger Comm School DistrictWoodward 19320104219049IA 932 5,432 1,125

Number of districts: 27 ... Total enrollment: 104,264
All school districts interactive tables General Demographics | Social | Economic | Housing
All school districts enrollment & adminstratively reported data interactive table.

7.2. Component Higher Education Institution Characteristics   go top
2014-15 School Year. Extended detail Available in subscription edition.
  Institution City Name Code LevelTotal UG EnrollmentFulltime UG EnrollmentTotal Grad EnrollmentFulltime Grad Enrollment
AIB College of Business Des Moines, IA1528225 1,014 760 0 0
American College of Hairstyling-Des Moines Des Moines, IA1535884 20 20 0 0
Aveda Institute-Des Moines West Des Moines, IA4750154 199 199 0 0
Des Moines Area Community College Ankeny, IA1532143 23,526 7,566 0 0
Drake University Des Moines, IA1532699 3,364 3,177 1,698 891
Faith Baptist Bible College and Theological Seminary Ankeny, IA1533207 250 218 42 15
Grand View University Des Moines, IA1533757 2,005 1,679 59 4
ITT Technical Institute-Clive Clive, IA4519545 147 106 0 0
Iowa School of Beauty-Des Moines Des Moines, IA1535974 132 132 0 0
Kaplan University-Des Moines Campus Urbandale, IA3670248 784 470 90 52
La James International College-Johnston Johnston, IA1537644 89 89 0 0
Mercy College of Health Sciences Des Moines, IA1539775 774 373 0 0
Simpson College Indianola, IA1543507 1,660 1,466 65 11
UnityPoint Health-Des Moines School of Radiologic Technology Des Moines, IA1535424 16 16 0 0
University of Phoenix-Des Moines Campus Des Moines, IA4467297 30 30 6 6
Vatterott College-Des Moines Des Moines, IA3730583 194 194 0 0

  Number of institutions: 16 ... Total undergraduate enrollment: 34,204
  Levels: 3-Assoc degree, 4-at least 2, but < 4 years, 5-Bach degree, 6-Postbacc cert, 7 Masters degree, 8 Post-masters cert, 9 Doctors degree

8. GeoPolitics   go top
Updated periodically. Voting patterns, citizen voting age population, state legislative districts, congressional districts .. in this metro.
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Notes
  • All data are for current vintage county and metro definition.
  • Developed by ProximityOne -- Metro Reports (888-364-7656)
  • Data sources: ProximityOne, Census Bureau, Bureau of Economic Analysis, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Housing Finance Agency,
    National Center for Education Statistics.

Updates go top
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  • Overview lead narrative; quarterly & annual/March.
  • Housing Price Index (section 5.4) quarterly.
  • Establishments, employment & earnings (section 6.6) quarterly.
  • Economic profile and personal income (section 6.1) annual/November.
  • Labor market situation (section 6.7) monthly.
  • Residential construction; units authorized & value (section 5.3.) monthly.
  • Population by county; annual series 2010-2016 (section 4.2.) annual/July.
  • Population by county; links for individual counties (section 4.2.) annual/July.
      -- includes annual data 2010-2016.
      -- includes components of change; race/origin; single year of age; age group summaries.
  • Total population and components of change; annual/March.
  • Census tracts overview section; annual/December.
  • General Demographics section updated/extended; annual/December.
  • Gross Domestic Product section; annual/September.
  • Higher education institutions; annual/February.
  • Metro & county demographic component detailed annual estimates; annual/March.
  • School districts in metro & K-12 enrollment; annual/August.
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Related Resources go top
  • Metros main page
  • Current estimates and projections: states to 2030, counties & metros to 2020 by age, counties & states to 2060.
  • Making Custom Metropolitan Area Maps
  • Rental Market Conditions by Metropolitan Area
  • Metro Gross Domestic Product
  • Housing Price Index
  • Establishments, Employment & Earnings
  • Regional Economic Information System
  • ACS 2014 1-year General Demographics ... Social Characteristics ... Economic Characteristics ... Housing Characteristics

Using this Document go top
The Situation & Outlook Report, a component of the Situation & Outlook, is a core ProximityOne information resource providing insights into characteristics and trends of counties, metropolitan areas, states and the U.S. The Report also provides a gateway to drill-down demographic, economic and business data for smaller geographic areas.

Metropolitan areas include approximately 94 percent of the U.S. population -- 85 percent in metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) and 9 percent in micropolitan statistical areas (MISAs).

About Metropolitan Areas & Principal Cities -- scroll section go top
Metropolitan Areas are designated by OMB ("Standards for Delineating Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas") based mainly on Census Bureau-sourced data. Metropolitan areas are defined as Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSA) and Micropolitan Statistical Areas (MISA). MSAs and MISAs are also referred to a Core-Based Statistical Areas (CBSAs). Contiguous CBSAs are defined as Combined Statistical Areas (CSA).

By definition, metropolitan areas are comprised of one or more contiguous counties. Metropolitan areas are not single cities and typically include many cities. Metropolitan areas are comprised of urban and rural areas and often have large expanses of rural territory. A business and demographic-economic synergy exists within each metro; metros often interact with adjacent metros. The demographic-economic make-up of metros vary widely and change often. See more about metros.

Principal Cities. The largest city in each metropolitan or micropolitan statistical area is designated a "principal city." Principal cities are designated by OMB based on Census-sourced data. Additional cities qualify as principal cities if specified requirements are met concerning population size and employment. The title of each metropolitan or micropolitan statistical area consists of the names of up to three of its principal cities and the name of each state into which the metropolitan or micropolitan statistical area extends. Titles of metropolitan divisions also typically are based on principal city names but in certain cases consist of county names.

One or more principal cities are designated within each Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) and Micropolitan Statistical Area (MISA). The term "principal city" is defined in the OMB "Standards for Delineating Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas." A principal city is an OMB designation applied to one or more incorporated places and/or census designated places (CDPs). The OMB standards designate a Principal City (or Cities) of a Core-Based Statistical Area (CBSA) as determined by:
  a) The largest incorporated place with a 2010 Census population of at least 10,000 in the CBSA or,
        if no incorporated place of at least 10,000 population is present in the CBSA,
        the largest incorporated place or census designated place in the CBSA; and
  b) Additional places with 2010 Census population of at least 250,000 or in which 100,000 or more persons work; and
  c) Additional places with 2010 Census population of 50,000-250,000,
        and number of workers working in the place meets or exceeds the number of workers living in the place; and
  d) Additional places with 2010 Census population of 10,000-50,000, and at least one-third the population size of the largest place,
        and in which the number of workers working in the place meets or exceeds the number of workers living in the place.

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