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Area: 2.406 square miles

Population: 16,768

Population density:
Merle Hay:

6,969 people per square mile
Des Moines:

2,783 people per square mile
  • Races in 2022
    • 12,90871.6%White
    • 1,83610.2%Asian
    • 1,4948.3%Black
    • 1,1876.6%Hispanic or Latino
    • 3842.1%Two or more races
    • 1700.9%American Indian
    • 380.2%Some other race
Age and Sex of Residents in Merle Hay in Des Moines, IA
Median household income in 2022:
Merle Hay:

$70,855
Des Moines:

$58,018

  • Distribution of median household income

  • Distribution of median household income
  • 596Less than $10,000
  • 718$10,000 to $19,999
  • 656$20,000 to $29,999
  • 1,054$30,000 to $39,999
  • 864$40,000 to $49,999
  • 786$50,000 to $59,999
  • 248$60,000 to $74,999
  • 1,329$75,000 to $99,999
  • 1,203$100,000 to $124,999
  • 309$125,000 to $149,999
  • 517$150,000 to $199,999
  • 225$200,000 or more

  • Distribution of owner-occupied house/condo value

  • Distribution of owner-occupied house/condo value
  • 822Less than $50,000
  • 490$50,000 to $99,999
  • 1,605$100,000 to $149,999
  • 1,188$150,000 to $199,999
  • 1,049$200,000 to $249,999
  • 526$250,000 to $299,999
  • 266$300,000 to $399,999
  • 104$400,000 to $499,999
  • 26$500,000 to $749,999
  • 25$750,000 to $999,999
  • 24$1,000,000 or more

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters
  • 42$300 to $399
  • 208$400 to $499
  • 272$500 to $599
  • 1,024$600 to $699
  • 1,324$700 to $799
  • 575$800 to $899
  • 111$900 to $999
  • 581$1,000 to $1,249
  • 472$1,250 to $1,499
  • 471$1,500 to $1,999
  • 67$2,000 or more
Zip codes: 50310, 50311, 50322.

Males:

7,914
Females:

8,853
Median age:
Males:
This neighborhood:

38.1 years
Whole city:

34.7 years
Females:
This neighborhood:

40.0 years
Whole city:

35.5 years

Average household size:
Merle Hay:

7.2 people
Des Moines:

2.2 people

Percentage of family households:
Merle Hay:

52.0%
Des Moines:

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

39.1%
Des Moines:

32.7%

Percentage of married-couple families with children (among all households):
Merle Hay:

27.1%
Des Moines:

26.2%

Percentage of single-mother households (among all households):
Merle Hay:

9.7%
Des Moines:

14.0%

Percentage of never married males 15 years old and over:
Merle Hay:

17.9%
Des Moines:

21.4%

Percentage of never married females 15 years old and over:
Merle Hay:

16.7%
city:

19.3%

Percentage of people that speak English not well or not at all:
Merle Hay:

10.7%
Des Moines:

5.0%

Percentage of people born in this state:
Here:

69.0%
Des Moines:

64.1%

Percentage of people born in another U.S. state:
Merle Hay:

19.2%
Des Moines:

19.2%

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

0.6%
city:

0.5%

Percentage of foreign born residents:
Here:

11.5%
Des Moines:

16.2%

Educational Attainment in 2022
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Merle Hay
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Merle Hay
  • 01 room
  • 2562 rooms
  • 1463 rooms
  • 6144 rooms
  • 9725 rooms
  • 1,1726 rooms
  • 5957 rooms
  • 5948 rooms
  • 4039+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Merle Hay
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Merle Hay
  • 5161 room
  • 9062 rooms
  • 4663 rooms
  • 8934 rooms
  • 4695 rooms
  • 5296 rooms
  • 4407 rooms
  • 838 rooms
  • 1619+ rooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Merle Hay
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Merle Hay
  • 0no bedroom
  • 2561 bedroom
  • 1,3732 bedrooms
  • 1,8263 bedrooms
  • 6544 bedrooms
  • 5095+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Merle Hay
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Merle Hay
  • 516no bedroom
  • 8511 bedroom
  • 1,0022 bedrooms
  • 8063 bedrooms
  • 2244 bedrooms
  • 1015+ bedrooms
Average number of cars or other vehicles available in houses/condos:
This neighborhood:

1.3
Des Moines:

1.9

Average number of cars or other vehicles available in apartments:
Here:  -2653.5
city:  1.2

Percentage of units with a mortgage:
Merle Hay:

74.3%
Des Moines:

69.7%

Average estimated value of detached houses in 2022 (73.2% of all units):
Merle Hay:

$185,457
Des Moines:

$201,532

Year house built in Merle Hay
  • Year house built in Merle Hay
  • 02020 or later
  • 2722010 to 2019
  • 2392000 to 2009
  • 8721990 to 1999
  • 2701980 to 1989
  • 1,6711970 to 1979
  • 1,0481960 to 1969
  • 1,5431950 to 1959
  • 1,1991940 to 1949
  • 9061939 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)
  • 89Less than 5 minutes
  • 3415 to 9 minutes
  • 94910 to 14 minutes
  • 1,75915 to 19 minutes
  • 1,03520 to 24 minutes
  • 40525 to 29 minutes
  • 33330 to 34 minutes
  • 15435 to 39 minutes
  • 640 to 44 minutes
  • 11145 to 59 minutes
  • 7260 to 89 minutes
  • 12990 or more minutes

  • Means of transportation to work

  • Means of transportation to work
  • 77.8%5,334Drove a car alone
  • 12.6%866Carpooled
  • 1.7%116Bus
  • 0.3%18Motorcycle
  • 1.5%103Bicycle
  • 1.6%109Walked
  • 2.5%173Other means
  • 12.5%857Worked at home

  • Time leaving home to go to work

  • Time leaving home to go to work
  • 16812:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m.
  • 1225:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m.
  • 1875:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.
  • 3466:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m.
  • 4606:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m.
  • 8017:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m.
  • 9057:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m.
  • 7828:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m.
  • 2338:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m.
  • 2839:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m.
  • 6010:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m.
  • 11811:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m.
  • 35112:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m.
  • 3334:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m.

Occupations of males:

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

    5.7%
    city:

    9.3%

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

    5.1%
    city:

    5.5%

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

    2.0%
    city:

    6.0%

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

    3.3%
    city:

    2.3%

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

    1.2%
    city:

    2.1%

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

    1.0%
    city:

    1.6%

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

    1.3%
    city:

    2.2%

  • Percentage of males in service occupations:
    Here:

    25.7%
    city:

    13.1%

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

    17.0%
    city:

    15.2%

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

    4.8%
    city:

    10.0%

  • Percentage of males in production occupations:
    Here:

    6.2%
    city:

    9.9%

  • Percentage of males in transportation occupations:
    Here:

    11.2%
    city:

    6.3%

  • Percentage of males in material moving occupations:
    Here:

    10.7%
    city:

    7.2%


Occupations of females:

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

    13.5%
    city:

    8.5%

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

    12.1%
    city:

    7.3%

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

    2.7%
    city:

    2.1%

  • Percentage of females in legal occupations:
    Here:

    1.9%
    city:

    1.3%

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

    3.3%
    city:

    7.0%

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

    1.4%
    city:

    2.6%

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

    10.7%
    city:

    7.6%

  • Percentage of females in service occupations:
    Here:

    25.6%
    city:

    23.4%

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

    20.9%
    city:

    27.7%

  • Percentage of females in farming, fishing, and forestry occupations:
    Here:

    1.0%
    city:

    0.1%

  • Percentage of females in production occupations:
    Here:

    3.9%
    city:

    5.0%

  • Percentage of females in transportation occupations:
    Here:

    1.9%
    city:

    0.9%

  • Percentage of females in material moving occupations:
    Here:

    1.3%
    city:

    2.1%


Percentage of people 16-64 in Armed Forces:
Merle Hay:

0.1%
Des Moines:

0.1%


Education in this neighborhood (subdivision or community):

  • Percentage of people 3 years and older in K-12 schools:
    Merle Hay:

    27.1%
    Des Moines:

    17.5%

  • Percentage of people 3 years and older in undergraduate colleges:
    Merle Hay:

    3.6%
    Des Moines:

    3.7%

  • Percentage of people 3 years and older in grad. or professional schools:
    Merle Hay:

    1.5%
    Des Moines:

    1.6%

  • Percentage of students K-12 enrolled in private schools:
    Merle Hay:

    41.2%
    Des Moines:

    6.9%

Percentage of population below poverty level:
Merle Hay:

8.2%
Des Moines:

14.7%

Median year owner moved in (as recorded in 2022):
Merle Hay:

2009
Des Moines:

2011

Percentage of married-couple families with both working:
Merle Hay:

83.5%
Des Moines:

73.4%

Most commonly used house heating fuel
  • 73.1%Utility gas
  • 18.2%Electricity
  • 3.8%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 2.6%Other fuel
  • 1.4%Wood
  • 0.9%No fuel used

Highways in this neighborhood:

Hickman Rd (US Hwy 6)

Length: 1.58 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 4856 to 6723

State Hwy 28 (63rd St)

Length: 0.83 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 1400 to 2707

Roads and streets:

Merle Hay Rd

Length: 4.40 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 1200 to 4698

Urbandale Ave

Length: 2.42 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 5000 to 6622

56th St

Length: 2.23 miles
Directions: N-S, SE-NW, SW-NE
Address range: 1200 to 3999

62nd St

Length: 1.91 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 1200 to 3799

57th St

Length: 1.81 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SE-NW
Address range: 1200 to 3999

61st St

Length: 1.79 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 1500 to 4599

60th St

Length: 1.56 miles
Directions: N-S, SW-NE
Address range: 1200 to 4599

Franklin Ave

Length: 1.45 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 4800 to 6299

59th St

Length: 1.45 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 1600 to 4599

53rd St

Length: 1.29 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 1900 to 3999

Cummins Pkwy

Length: 1.23 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SW-NE
Address range: 1200 to 1699

54th St

Length: 1.10 miles
Directions: N-S, SE-NW, SW-NE
Address range: 2500 to 3999

Holcomb Ave

Length: 1.00 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 4900 to 6641

52nd St

Length: 1.00 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 1900 to 3999

50th St

Length: 0.98 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 1900 to 3318

Douglas Ave

Length: 0.97 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 5200 to 6299

University Ave

Length: 0.73 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 5500 to 6299

51st St

Length: 0.71 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SW-NE
Address range: 1900 to 2987

Ovid Ave

Length: 0.69 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 5000 to 5799

57th Pl

Length: 0.65 miles
Directions: N-S, SE-NW, SW-NE
Address range: 1200 to 1819

49th St

Length: 0.65 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 1900 to 2998

Forest Ave

Length: 0.57 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 5600 to 6299

New York Ave

Length: 0.57 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 5600 to 6199

Sheridan Ave

Length: 0.55 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 5400 to 6699

College Ave

Length: 0.55 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SE-NW
Address range: 5600 to 6199

Madison Ave

Length: 0.53 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 5200 to 6349

55th St

Length: 0.50 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 1900 to 3999

Westover Blvd

Length: 0.50 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 2300 to 2999

Northwest Dr

Length: 0.49 miles
Directions: E-W, SW-NE
Address range: 5600 to 6299

Boston Ave

Length: 0.44 miles
Directions: E-W, SE-NW
Address range: 5800 to 6299

Lincoln Ave

Length: 0.42 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SE-NW, SW-NE
Address range: 5000 to 6099

Francis Ave

Length: 0.42 miles
Directions: E-W, SW-NE
Address range: 3000 to 6199

Clark St

Length: 0.41 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 5800 to 6299

Frontage Rd

Length: 0.40 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 4600 to 4671

Crown Ln

Length: 0.38 miles
Directions: E-W, SE-NW
Address range: 5800 to 6299

Aurora Ave

Length: 0.35 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 5810 to 6199

Merklin Way

Length: 0.33 miles
Direction: SE-NW
Address range: 1900 to 2299

Meredith Dr

Length: 0.27 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 5808 to 6099

Clark Blvd

Length: 0.26 miles
Directions: E-W, SE-NW
Address range: 5600 to 5799

67th St

Length: 0.26 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SW-NE
Address range: 2700 to 2999

Carpenter Ave

Length: 0.26 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 5800 to 6099

49th Pl

Length: 0.24 miles
Directions: N-S, SW-NE
Address range: 2300 to 2987

Snyder Ave

Length: 0.23 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 5800 to 6099

Robin Dr

Length: 0.20 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 6200 to 6499

Washington Ave

Length: 0.19 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SW-NE
Address range: 5600 to 5799

Townsend Ave

Length: 0.18 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SW-NE
Address range: 6000 to 6099

Allison Ave

Length: 0.17 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SW-NE
Address range: 5000 to 5799

64th St

Length: 0.14 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 2600 to 2899

Dawson Dr

Length: 0.12 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 6200 to 6406

Sherrick Ave

Length: 0.11 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 6200 to 6399

New York Cir

Length: 0.05 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 6600 to 6699

50th Pl

Length: 0.04 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 1900 to 2099

Oakwood Dr

Length: 0.02 miles
Direction: E-W

Merle Hay Rd (NW 58th St)

Length: 0.02 miles
Direction: N-S

Holcomb Cir

Length: 0.02 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 6622 to 6656

Other features:

Rocklyn Crk

Length: 0.42 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SE-NW, SW-NE
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