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Area: 1.116 square miles

Population: 2,759

Population density:
Gray's Wood:

2,473 people per square mile
Des Moines:

2,783 people per square mile
  • Races in 2022
    • 1,81165.1%White
    • 75227.0%Black
    • 1475.3%Hispanic or Latino
    • 521.9%Two or more races
    • 90.3%American Indian
    • 60.2%Asian
    • 60.2%Some other race
Age and Sex of Residents in Gray's Wood in Des Moines, IA
Median household income in 2022:
Gray's Wood:

$61,969
Des Moines:

$58,018

  • Distribution of median household income

  • Distribution of median household income
  • 48Less than $10,000
  • 127$10,000 to $19,999
  • 155$20,000 to $29,999
  • 157$30,000 to $39,999
  • 325$40,000 to $49,999
  • 118$50,000 to $59,999
  • 100$60,000 to $74,999
  • 87$75,000 to $99,999
  • 66$100,000 to $124,999
  • 151$125,000 to $149,999
  • 53$150,000 to $199,999
  • 29$200,000 or more
  • Distribution of owner-occupied house/condo value

  • Distribution of owner-occupied house/condo value
  • 156Less than $50,000
  • 422$50,000 to $99,999
  • 253$100,000 to $149,999
  • 234$150,000 to $199,999
  • 222$200,000 to $249,999
  • 6$250,000 to $299,999
  • 23$300,000 to $399,999
  • 15$400,000 to $499,999
  • 7$750,000 to $999,999
  • Distribution of rent paid by renters

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters
  • 77Less than $100
  • 62$100 to $199
  • 18$200 to $299
  • 65$300 to $399
  • 203$400 to $499
  • 25$500 to $599
  • 56$600 to $699
  • 168$700 to $799
  • 110$800 to $899
  • 60$900 to $999
  • 102$1,000 to $1,249
  • 123$1,250 to $1,499
  • 3$1,500 to $1,999
Zip codes: 50317.

Males:

1,419
Females:

1,340
Median age:
Males:
This neighborhood:

35.2 years
Whole city:

34.7 years
Females:
This neighborhood:

35.6 years
Whole city:

35.5 years

Average household size:
Gray's Wood:

2.5 people
Des Moines:

2.2 people

Percentage of family households:
Gray's Wood:

55.1%
Des Moines:

40.8%
Percentage of married-couple families (among all households):
Here:

36.6%
Des Moines:

32.7%

Percentage of married-couple families with children (among all households):
Gray's Wood:

15.9%
Des Moines:

26.2%

Percentage of single-mother households (among all households):
Gray's Wood:

16.4%
Des Moines:

14.0%

Percentage of never married males 15 years old and over:
Gray's Wood:

15.9%
Des Moines:

21.4%

Percentage of never married females 15 years old and over:
Gray's Wood:

15.2%
city:

19.3%

Percentage of people that speak English not well or not at all:
Gray's Wood:

2.4%
Des Moines:

5.0%

Percentage of people born in this state:
Here:

74.3%
Des Moines:

64.1%

Percentage of people born in another U.S. state:
Gray's Wood:

15.3%
Des Moines:

19.2%

Percentage of native residents but born outside the U.S.:
Here:

0.5%
city:

0.5%

Percentage of foreign born residents:
Here:

9.9%
Des Moines:

16.2%

Educational Attainment in 2022
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Gray's Wood
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Gray's Wood
  • 251 room
  • 02 rooms
  • 253 rooms
  • 1174 rooms
  • 1835 rooms
  • 1996 rooms
  • 697 rooms
  • 2058 rooms
  • 1649+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Gray's Wood
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Gray's Wood
  • 01 room
  • 462 rooms
  • 133 rooms
  • 824 rooms
  • 1375 rooms
  • 1376 rooms
  • 387 rooms
  • 1218 rooms
  • 209+ rooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Gray's Wood
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Gray's Wood
  • 25no bedroom
  • 311 bedroom
  • 1582 bedrooms
  • 5133 bedrooms
  • 1824 bedrooms
  • 415+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Gray's Wood
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Gray's Wood
  • 0no bedroom
  • 471 bedroom
  • 652 bedrooms
  • 2003 bedrooms
  • 44 bedrooms
  • 765+ bedrooms
Average number of cars or other vehicles available in houses/condos:
This neighborhood:

3.2
Des Moines:

1.9

Average number of cars or other vehicles available in apartments:
Here:

2.6
city:

1.2

Percentage of units with a mortgage:
Gray's Wood:

73.3%
Des Moines:

69.7%

Average estimated value of detached houses in 2022 (91.4% of all units):
Gray's Wood:

$155,761
Des Moines:

$201,532

Year house built in Gray's Wood
  • Year house built in Gray's Wood
  • 262020 or later
  • 292010 to 2019
  • 1942000 to 2009
  • 1611990 to 1999
  • 1441980 to 1989
  • 2081970 to 1979
  • 1321960 to 1969
  • 2891950 to 1959
  • 551940 to 1949
  • 811939 or earlier
Owners and renters by unit type

City-data.com crime index for city in 2020 (higher means more crime):
City:

422.4
U.S. average:

219.5

  • Travel time to work (commute)

  • Travel time to work (commute)
  • 29Less than 5 minutes
  • 1275 to 9 minutes
  • 20910 to 14 minutes
  • 25215 to 19 minutes
  • 25020 to 24 minutes
  • 15325 to 29 minutes
  • 9730 to 34 minutes
  • 1240 to 44 minutes
  • 2845 to 59 minutes
  • 1560 to 89 minutes
  • 8790 or more minutes
  • Means of transportation to work

  • Means of transportation to work
  • 72.0%941Drove a car alone
  • 16.5%216Carpooled
  • 13.7%179Bus
  • 25.8%337Taxi
  • 4.7%61Motorcycle
  • 0.5%6Walked
  • 9.0%118Other means
  • 11.2%146Worked at home
  • Time leaving home to go to work

  • Time leaving home to go to work
  • 4712:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m.
  • 925:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m.
  • 385:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.
  • 666:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m.
  • 3346:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m.
  • 1347:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m.
  • 987:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m.
  • 728:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m.
  • 538:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m.
  • 489:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m.
  • 1810:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m.
  • 1611:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m.
  • 9212:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m.
  • 1384:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m.

Occupations of males:

  • Percentage of males in management occupations (except farmers):
    Here:

    9.1%
    city:

    9.3%

  • Percentage of males in computer and mathematical occupations:
    Here:

    5.7%
    city:

    6.0%

  • Percentage of males in architecture and engineering occupations:
    Here:

    6.4%
    city:

    2.3%

  • Percentage of males in life, physical, and social science occupations:
    Here:

    22.1%
    city:

    1.1%

  • Percentage of males in arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations:
    Here:

    2.5%
    city:

    1.6%

  • Percentage of males in service occupations:
    Here:

    8.3%
    city:

    13.1%

  • Percentage of males in sales and office occupations:
    Here:

    18.8%
    city:

    15.2%

  • Percentage of males in construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations:
    Here:

    12.6%
    city:

    10.0%

  • Percentage of males in production occupations:
    Here:

    4.0%
    city:

    9.9%

  • Percentage of males in transportation occupations:
    Here:

    8.8%
    city:

    6.3%

  • Percentage of males in material moving occupations:
    Here:

    1.5%
    city:

    7.2%


Occupations of females:

  • Percentage of females in business and financial operations occupations:
    Here:

    1.7%
    city:

    7.3%

  • Percentage of females in computer and mathematical occupations:
    Here:

    15.8%
    city:

    2.5%

  • Percentage of females in community and social services occupations:
    Here:

    1.4%
    city:

    2.1%

  • Percentage of females in education, training, and library occupations:
    Here:

    6.0%
    city:

    7.0%

  • Percentage of females in healthcare practitioners and technical occupations:
    Here:

    15.6%
    city:

    7.6%

  • Percentage of females in service occupations:
    Here:

    25.6%
    city:

    23.4%

  • Percentage of females in sales and office occupations:
    Here:

    29.9%
    city:

    27.7%

  • Percentage of females in material moving occupations:
    Here:

    3.9%
    city:

    2.1%


Education in this neighborhood (subdivision or community):

  • Percentage of people 3 years and older in K-12 schools:
    Gray's Wood:

    22.8%
    Des Moines:

    17.5%

  • Percentage of people 3 years and older in undergraduate colleges:
    Gray's Wood:

    5.6%
    Des Moines:

    3.7%

  • Percentage of people 3 years and older in grad. or professional schools:
    Gray's Wood:

    0.7%
    Des Moines:

    1.6%

  • Percentage of students K-12 enrolled in private schools:
    Gray's Wood:

    42.2%
    Des Moines:

    6.9%

Percentage of population below poverty level:
Gray's Wood:

10.9%
Des Moines:

14.7%

Median year owner moved in (as recorded in 2022):
Gray's Wood:

2005
Des Moines:

2011

Percentage of married-couple families with both working:
Gray's Wood:

223.0%
Des Moines:

73.4%

Most commonly used house heating fuel
  • 78.5%Utility gas
  • 12.3%Electricity
  • 5.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 2.1%No fuel used
  • 1.9%Coal or coke

Highways in this neighborhood:

State Hwy 163 (E University Ave)

Length: 1.46 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 3311 to 4289

Roads and streets:

Dubuque Ave

Length: 1.19 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 3320 to 4169

Mahaska Ave

Length: 0.77 miles
Directions: E-W, SW-NE
Address range: 3320 to 4199

Williams St

Length: 0.76 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SE-NW, SW-NE
Address range: 1200 to 1899

E Jefferson Ave

Length: 0.73 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 3300 to 4199

Mattern Ave

Length: 0.67 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 3800 to 4199

E 41st St

Length: 0.67 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 1200 to 1899

Indianapolis Ave

Length: 0.65 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SE-NW, SW-NE
Address range: 3630 to 4099

Four Mile Dr

Length: 0.59 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SE-NW, SW-NE
Address range: 3800 to 4169

E 38th St

Length: 0.57 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SE-NW
Address range: 1200 to 1599

E 40th St

Length: 0.55 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SW-NE
Address range: 1200 to 1649

E 36th St

Length: 0.50 miles
Directions: N-S, SE-NW
Address range: 1200 to 1554

E 36th Ct

Length: 0.41 miles
Directions: N-S, SE-NW
Address range: 1200 to 1519

Kinsey Ave

Length: 0.41 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 3400 to 3799

E 42nd St

Length: 0.39 miles
Directions: N-S, SE-NW, SW-NE
Address range: 1600 to 2099

E 37th St

Length: 0.36 miles
Directions: N-S, SE-NW, SW-NE
Address range: 1200 to 1498

Garfield Ave

Length: 0.35 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SE-NW
Address range: 3400 to 3749

E 34th St

Length: 0.31 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 1200 to 1539

E 35th St

Length: 0.29 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 1200 to 1605

E 33rd Ct

Length: 0.28 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 1176 to 1335

E Washington Ave

Length: 0.27 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SW-NE
Address range: 3300 to 4199

E 35th Ct

Length: 0.20 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 1200 to 1399

E 37th Ct

Length: 0.18 miles
Directions: N-S, SW-NE
Address range: 1200 to 1299

Thompson Ave

Length: 0.16 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 4200 to 4249

Wilson Ave

Length: 0.16 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 4200 to 4241

E 33rd St

Length: 0.15 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 1600 to 1818

Osceola Ave

Length: 0.15 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SE-NW
Address range: 4000 to 4099

E 39th St

Length: 0.13 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 1601 to 1799

Eastwood Dr

Length: 0.12 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SW-NE
Address range: 3400 to 3499

E 41st Ct

Length: 0.11 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 1650 to 1799

Williams Ct

Length: 0.11 miles
Directions: SE-NW, SW-NE
Address range: 4130 to 4199

Chicago Ave

Length: 0.08 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 3600 to 3799

E 40th Ct

Length: 0.05 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 1700 to 1899

Other features:

Fourmile Crk

Length: 0.95 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SE-NW, SW-NE
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