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Area: 8.293 square miles

Population: 3,379

Population density:
Southwestern Hills:

407 people per square mile
Des Moines:

2,783 people per square mile
  • Races in 2022
    • 2,86684.1%White
    • 2366.9%Asian
    • 1364.0%Hispanic or Latino
    • 1133.3%Black
    • 310.9%American Indian
    • 250.7%Two or more races
Age and Sex of Residents in Southwestern Hills in Des Moines, IA
Median household income in 2022:
Southwestern Hills:

$49,958
Des Moines:

$58,018

  • Distribution of median household income

  • Distribution of median household income
  • 101Less than $10,000
  • 161$10,000 to $19,999
  • 176$20,000 to $29,999
  • 46$30,000 to $39,999
  • 354$40,000 to $49,999
  • 49$50,000 to $59,999
  • 153$60,000 to $74,999
  • 150$75,000 to $99,999
  • 101$100,000 to $124,999
  • 23$125,000 to $149,999
  • 75$150,000 to $199,999
  • 173$200,000 or more
  • Distribution of owner-occupied house/condo value

  • Distribution of owner-occupied house/condo value
  • 96Less than $50,000
  • 291$50,000 to $99,999
  • 36$100,000 to $149,999
  • 257$150,000 to $199,999
  • 117$200,000 to $249,999
  • 59$250,000 to $299,999
  • 36$300,000 to $399,999
  • 101$400,000 to $499,999
  • 95$500,000 to $749,999
  • 47$750,000 to $999,999
  • 13$1,000,000 or more
  • Distribution of rent paid by renters

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters
  • 16Less than $100
  • 49$200 to $299
  • 306$300 to $399
  • 80$400 to $499
  • 44$500 to $599
  • 140$600 to $699
  • 183$700 to $799
  • 52$800 to $899
  • 332$900 to $999
  • 33$1,000 to $1,249
  • 94$1,250 to $1,499
  • 67$1,500 to $1,999
Median rent in 2022:
Southwestern Hills:

$894
Des Moines:

$873

Zip codes: 50321.

Males:

1,580
Females:

1,798
Median age:
Males:
This neighborhood:

42.3 years
Whole city:

34.7 years
Females:
This neighborhood:

43.2 years
Whole city:

35.5 years

Average household size:
Southwestern Hills:

2.2 people
Des Moines:

2.2 people

Percentage of family households:
Southwestern Hills:

44.3%
Des Moines:

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

39.3%
Des Moines:

32.7%

Percentage of married-couple families with children (among all households):
Southwestern Hills:

21.7%
Des Moines:

26.2%

Percentage of single-mother households (among all households):
Southwestern Hills:

21.0%
Des Moines:

14.0%

Percentage of never married males 15 years old and over:
Southwestern Hills:

18.8%
Des Moines:

21.4%

Percentage of never married females 15 years old and over:
Southwestern Hills:

15.1%
city:

19.3%

Percentage of people that speak English not well or not at all:
Southwestern Hills:

12.5%
Des Moines:

5.0%

Percentage of people born in this state:
Here:

67.5%
Des Moines:

64.1%

Percentage of people born in another U.S. state:
Southwestern Hills:

21.9%
Des Moines:

19.2%

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

0.3%
city:

0.5%

Percentage of foreign born residents:
Here:

10.3%
Des Moines:

16.2%

Educational Attainment in 2022
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Southwestern Hills
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Southwestern Hills
  • 01 room
  • 02 rooms
  • 853 rooms
  • 164 rooms
  • 1525 rooms
  • 1236 rooms
  • 557 rooms
  • 1038 rooms
  • 2599+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Southwestern Hills
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Southwestern Hills
  • 501 room
  • 612 rooms
  • 2363 rooms
  • 1334 rooms
  • 3015 rooms
  • 706 rooms
  • 237 rooms
  • 318 rooms
  • 289+ rooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Southwestern Hills
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Southwestern Hills
  • 0no bedroom
  • 91 bedroom
  • 642 bedrooms
  • 4283 bedrooms
  • 1724 bedrooms
  • 455+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Southwestern Hills
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Southwestern Hills
  • 50no bedroom
  • 3791 bedroom
  • 2232 bedrooms
  • 1293 bedrooms
  • 314 bedrooms
  • 85+ bedrooms
Average number of cars or other vehicles available in houses/condos:
This neighborhood:

2.2
Des Moines:

1.9

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

1.1
city:

1.2

Percentage of units with a mortgage:
Southwestern Hills:

60.3%
Des Moines:

69.7%

Average estimated value of detached houses in 2022 (30.5% of all units):
Southwestern Hills:

$1,571,285
Des Moines:

$201,532

Year house built in Southwestern Hills
  • Year house built in Southwestern Hills
  • 02020 or later
  • 352010 to 2019
  • 552000 to 2009
  • 2821990 to 1999
  • 3141980 to 1989
  • 3311970 to 1979
  • 3271960 to 1969
  • 1591950 to 1959
  • 2171940 to 1949
  • 121939 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)
  • 93Less than 5 minutes
  • 2695 to 9 minutes
  • 48810 to 14 minutes
  • 79115 to 19 minutes
  • 52520 to 24 minutes
  • 13725 to 29 minutes
  • 31630 to 34 minutes
  • 8535 to 39 minutes
  • 8840 to 44 minutes
  • 4045 to 59 minutes
  • 5960 to 89 minutes
  • 17890 or more minutes
  • Means of transportation to work

  • Means of transportation to work
  • 54.5%1,022Drove a car alone
  • 28.7%538Carpooled
  • 3.1%59Bus
  • 4.2%79Ferryboat
  • 4.2%79Bicycle
  • 1.9%35Walked
  • 1.8%33Other means
  • 14.9%279Worked at home
  • Time leaving home to go to work

  • Time leaving home to go to work
  • 9512:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m.
  • 2075:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m.
  • 1255:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.
  • 1556:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m.
  • 2736:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m.
  • 5677:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m.
  • 3857:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m.
  • 1838:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m.
  • 888:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m.
  • 949:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m.
  • 11210:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m.
  • 1011:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m.
  • 37512:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m.
  • 2024:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m.

Occupations of males:

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

    9.5%
    city:

    9.3%

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

    9.5%
    city:

    5.5%

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

    5.0%
    city:

    6.0%

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

    2.1%
    city:

    2.3%

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

    6.0%
    city:

    1.1%

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

    2.6%
    city:

    1.0%

  • Percentage of males in legal occupations:
    Here:

    2.2%
    city:

    1.4%

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

    4.0%
    city:

    2.1%

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

    8.0%
    city:

    2.2%

  • Percentage of males in service occupations:
    Here:

    19.6%
    city:

    13.1%

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

    47.4%
    city:

    15.2%

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

    13.7%
    city:

    10.0%

  • Percentage of males in production occupations:
    Here:

    5.5%
    city:

    9.9%

  • Percentage of males in transportation occupations:
    Here:

    13.1%
    city:

    6.3%

  • Percentage of males in material moving occupations:
    Here:

    13.5%
    city:

    7.2%


Occupations of females:

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

    9.2%
    city:

    8.5%

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

    3.6%
    city:

    7.3%

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

    3.0%
    city:

    2.5%

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

    1.6%
    city:

    2.1%

  • Percentage of females in legal occupations:
    Here:

    1.6%
    city:

    1.3%

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

    5.3%
    city:

    7.0%

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

    1.3%
    city:

    2.6%

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

    12.8%
    city:

    7.6%

  • Percentage of females in service occupations:
    Here:

    23.7%
    city:

    23.4%

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

    40.8%
    city:

    27.7%

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

    1.5%
    city:

    0.5%

  • Percentage of females in production occupations:
    Here:

    1.7%
    city:

    5.0%

  • Percentage of females in transportation occupations:
    Here:

    2.6%
    city:

    0.9%

  • Percentage of females in material moving occupations:
    Here:

    13.4%
    city:

    2.1%


Percentage of people 16-64 in Armed Forces:
Southwestern Hills:

0.2%
Des Moines:

0.1%


Education in this neighborhood (subdivision or community):

  • Percentage of people 3 years and older in K-12 schools:
    Southwestern Hills:

    18.7%
    Des Moines:

    17.5%

  • Percentage of people 3 years and older in undergraduate colleges:
    Southwestern Hills:

    12.7%
    Des Moines:

    3.7%

  • Percentage of people 3 years and older in grad. or professional schools:
    Southwestern Hills:

    1.6%
    Des Moines:

    1.6%

  • Percentage of students K-12 enrolled in private schools:
    Southwestern Hills:

    17.1%
    Des Moines:

    6.9%

Percentage of population below poverty level:
Southwestern Hills:

19.6%
Des Moines:

14.7%

Median year owner moved in (as recorded in 2022):
Southwestern Hills:

2007
Des Moines:

2011

Median year renter moved in (as recorded in 2022):
Southwestern Hills:

2019
Des Moines:

2020

Percentage of married-couple families with both working:
Southwestern Hills:

156.6%
Des Moines:

73.4%

Most commonly used house heating fuel
  • 58.0%Utility gas
  • 24.2%Electricity
  • 11.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 2.8%Other fuel
  • 2.4%Coal or coke
  • 1.8%No fuel used

Highways in this neighborhood:

State Hwy 28

Length: 2.73 miles
Directions: N-S, SE-NW

State Hwy 28 (Army Post Rd)

Length: 0.40 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 4109 to 4199

Roads and streets:

Fleur Dr

Length: 3.68 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 2301 to 6199

Park Ave

Length: 2.34 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 2108 to 4654

SW 48th Ave (McKinley Ave)

Length: 2.16 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 4000 to 6201

SW 42nd St

Length: 2.14 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 3200 to 6399

SW 56th St

Length: 1.99 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SE-NW, SW-NE
Address range: 3369 to 6399

Army Post Rd (SW 64th Ave)

Length: 1.93 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 4200 to 6299

Thornton Ave

Length: 1.80 miles
Directions: E-W, SW-NE
Address range: 2100 to 6299

SW 63rd St (S 1st St)

Length: 1.60 miles
Directions: N-S, SE-NW
Address range: 3718 to 6399

SW 34th St

Length: 1.53 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SE-NW
Address range: 3200 to 4799

Stanton Ave

Length: 1.34 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 2110 to 3399

Wolcott Ave

Length: 1.34 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SE-NW, SW-NE
Address range: 2800 to 4199

McKinley Ave

Length: 1.31 miles
Directions: E-W, SE-NW
Address range: 2110 to 3399

SW 46th St

Length: 1.11 miles
Directions: N-S, SE-NW, SW-NE
Address range: 3200 to 4799

Watrous Ave

Length: 1.10 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 2112 to 6299

SW 31st St

Length: 1.01 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 3200 to 4899

Bell Ave

Length: 0.96 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 2100 to 2999

SW 30th St

Length: 0.95 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SE-NW, SW-NE
Address range: 2372 to 6744

SW 26th St

Length: 0.75 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 3600 to 4799

Southern Hills Dr

Length: 0.71 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SE-NW, SW-NE
Address range: 3000 to 3799

SW 28th St

Length: 0.69 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SE-NW, SW-NE
Address range: 2202 to 4199

SW 29th St

Length: 0.60 miles
Directions: N-S, SE-NW, SW-NE
Address range: 3000 to 3999

SW Leland Ave

Length: 0.59 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 6000 to 6299

SW 23rd St

Length: 0.56 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 2200 to 3137

Sunset Rd

Length: 0.56 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 2122 to 2799

Caulder Ave

Length: 0.52 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SW-NE
Address range: 2600 to 4451

SW 33rd St

Length: 0.52 miles
Directions: N-S, SW-NE
Address range: 3200 to 4513

Summit Vista Dr

Length: 0.51 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 2800 to 3299

SW 61st St

Length: 0.50 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 3200 to 3999

SW 35th St

Length: 0.45 miles
Directions: N-S, SE-NW, SW-NE
Address range: 3200 to 3799

Littell Ave

Length: 0.45 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 2501 to 2999

SW 37th St

Length: 0.44 miles
Directions: N-S, SE-NW, SW-NE
Address range: 3000 to 3727

Willowmere Dr

Length: 0.44 miles
Directions: E-W, SE-NW
Address range: 2106 to 2999

SW 60th St (Willow Creek St)

Length: 0.41 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 3101 to 6499

Wakonda Dr

Length: 0.41 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SE-NW, SW-NE
Address range: 2108 to 3999

Glenwood Dr

Length: 0.40 miles
Directions: E-W, SW-NE
Address range: 2300 to 2744

Garden Rd

Length: 0.37 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 2300 to 2799

Thornton Dr

Length: 0.36 miles
Directions: E-W, SE-NW
Address range: 2102 to 2399

SW 49th St

Length: 0.35 miles
Direction: N-S

SW 22nd St

Length: 0.35 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SW-NE
Address range: 2100 to 3199

SW 32nd St

Length: 0.34 miles
Directions: N-S, SW-NE
Address range: 3700 to 4799

SW 24th St

Length: 0.34 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 3200 to 4299

Emma Ave

Length: 0.34 miles
Directions: E-W, SE-NW, SW-NE
Address range: 2400 to 2799

Wakonda View Dr

Length: 0.34 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 2110 to 2399

Park Lawn Dr

Length: 0.32 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SW-NE
Address range: 4200 to 4499

Southern Woods Dr

Length: 0.31 miles
Directions: N-S, SE-NW, SW-NE
Address range: 3316 to 3499

Wakonda Ct

Length: 0.31 miles
Directions: N-S, SE-NW
Address range: 3200 to 33598

SW 39th St

Length: 0.29 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SE-NW, SW-NE
Address range: 3123 to 3398

Rose Ave

Length: 0.27 miles
Directions: E-W, SE-NW
Address range: 2900 to 3699

Maish Ave

Length: 0.25 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 3200 to 3336

Miller Ave

Length: 0.20 miles
Directions: E-W, SE-NW
Address range: 2700 to 2899

SW 25th St

Length: 0.18 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 4100 to 4233

SW 28th Pl

Length: 0.18 miles
Directions: N-S, SE-NW, SW-NE
Address range: 3600 to 4099

Fox Run

Length: 0.17 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SE-NW, SW-NE
Address range: 2900 to 3099

Herold Ave

Length: 0.17 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 2400 to 2599

SW 28th Ct

Length: 0.16 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 6488 to 6726

SW 38th Pl

Length: 0.15 miles
Directions: N-S, SE-NW, SW-NE
Address range: 3000 to 3199

Virginia Pl

Length: 0.14 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SE-NW
Address range: 2800 to 2922

Southern Hills Cir (Walters Pl)

Length: 0.13 miles
Directions: E-W, SW-NE
Address range: 2900 to 3199

SW 40th St

Length: 0.13 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 3000 to 3199

SW 27th St

Length: 0.13 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 3500 to 4299

SW 36th St

Length: 0.12 miles
Directions: N-S, SW-NE
Address range: 3600 to 3799

Cheyenne Cir

Length: 0.12 miles
Directions: E-W, SE-NW
Address range: 2800 to 3099

Wauwatosa Dr

Length: 0.11 miles
Directions: N-S, SW-NE
Address range: 3200 to 3399

Mc Kinley Ave

Length: 0.10 miles
Direction: E-W

Fox Hollow Cir

Length: 0.09 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 3000 to 3099

SW 44th Pl

Length: 0.09 miles
Directions: N-S, SE-NW, SW-NE
Address range: 3300 to 3455

SW 23rd Pl

Length: 0.09 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SE-NW
Address range: 4200 to 4299

Virginia Ave

Length: 0.09 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 2300 to 2399

Marion St

Length: 0.09 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SE-NW, SW-NE
Address range: 2329 to 2505

Brown's Woods Dr (McKinley Ave, SW 48th Ave)

Length: 0.08 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 6202 to 6299

Souix Ct

Length: 0.08 miles
Directions: E-W, SE-NW

Sioux Ct

Length: 0.07 miles
Direction: SE-NW
Address range: 2900 to 2999

SW 34th Pl

Length: 0.07 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 3600 to 3721

Willowmere Cir

Length: 0.06 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SE-NW
Address range: 4000 to 4039

Waco Ct

Length: 0.06 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 3300 to 3499

Sioux Run

Length: 0.06 miles
Directions: E-W, SW-NE
Address range: 2900 to 2999

SW 31st Pl

Length: 0.05 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S
Address range: 3000 to 3199

Kendallwood Cir

Length: 0.05 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 2900 to 2925

Rose Pl

Length: 0.05 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 3700 to 3799

Rhett Cir

Length: 0.05 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 3000 to 3099

SW 43rd St

Length: 0.05 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 3400 to 3499

Briarwood Pl

Length: 0.05 miles
Directions: N-S, SE-NW
Address range: 2400 to 2499

SW 44th St

Length: 0.05 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 3500 to 3599

SW 38th St

Length: 0.03 miles
Direction: SE-NW
Address range: 3600 to 3699

Oneida Pt

Length: 0.03 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 3700 to 3799

Onandaga Pt (Onondaga Pt)

Length: 0.03 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 3000 to 3199

SW 32nd Pl

Length: 0.03 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 3000 to 3199

Cayuga Pt

Length: 0.03 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 2900 to 2999

Railroad features:

Abandoned RR

Length: 3.15 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SW-NE

Union Pacific RR

Length: 2.10 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SE-NW, SW-NE

Other features:

Frink Crk

Length: 3.94 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SE-NW, SW-NE
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