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People MapStats |
Des Moines |
Washington |
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Population, 2003 estimate |
29,039 | 6,131,445 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2003 |
-2.5% | 4.0% |
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Population, net change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2003 |
-741 | 237,304 |
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Population, 2000 |
29,267 | 5,894,121 |
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Population, net change, 1990 to 2000 |
2,402 | 1,027,452 |
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Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 |
8.9% | 21.1% |
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Population under 5 years old, 2000 |
1,924 | 394,306 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 |
6.6% | 6.7% |
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Persons under 18 years old, 2000 |
6,963 | 1,513,843 |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 |
23.8% | 25.7% |
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Population 65 years old and over, 2000 |
4,347 | 662,148 |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 |
14.9% | 11.2% |
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Female persons, percent, 2000 |
51.8% | 50.2% |
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White persons, 2000 (a) |
21,702 | 4,821,823 |
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Black or African American persons, 2000 (a) |
2,106 | 190,267 |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, 2000 (a) |
280 | 93,301 |
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Asian persons, 2000 (a) |
2,422 | 322,335 |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, 2000 (a) |
393 | 23,953 |
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Persons reporting some other race, 2000 (a) |
972 | 228,923 |
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Persons reporting two or more races, 2000 |
1,392 | 213,519 |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, 2000 (b) |
1,936 | 441,509 |
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White persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
74.2% | 81.8% |
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Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
7.2% | 3.2% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
1.0% | 1.6% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
8.3% | 5.5% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) |
1.3% | 0.4% |
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Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 (a) |
3.3% | 3.9% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 |
4.8% | 3.6% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) |
6.6% | 7.5% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
49.2% | 48.6% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
12.3% | 10.4% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
16.1% | 14.0% |
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High school graduates, persons age 25+, 2000 |
17,497 | 953,544 |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
22.9% | 27.7% |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
26.9 | 25.5 |
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Households, 2000 |
11,337 | 2,271,398 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.47 | 2.53 |
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Housing units, 2000 |
11,777 | 2,451,075 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
61.0% | 64.6% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$174,700 | $168,300 |
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Median household income, 1999 |
$48,971 | $45,776 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$24,127 | $22,973 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 |
7.6% | 10.6% |
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Very low-income (VLI) owner households, 2000 (preliminary) |
822 | 182,137 |
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Very low-income (VLI) renter households, 2000 (preliminary) |
1,449 | 300,087 |
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VLI owner households, pct of total owner households, 2000 (preliminary) |
11.8% | 12.5% |
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VLI renter households, pct of total renter households, 2000 (preliminary) |
33.5% | 37.6% |
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Critical housing needs, pct of VLI owner households 2000 (preliminary) |
47.4% | 46.0% |
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Critical housing needs, pct of total VLI renter hhlds, 2000 (preliminary) |
52.8% | 51.5% |
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Serious crimes known to police, 2000 |
1,074 | 300,932 |
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Serious crimes known to police per 100,000 population, 2000 |
3,945 | 5,106 |
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Property crimes known to police, 2000 |
978 | 279,144 |
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Violent crimes known to police, 2000 |
96 | 21,788 |