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Valley Junction neighborhood in West Des Moines, Iowa (IA), 50265 detailed profile


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Area: 0.666 square miles

Population: 6,617

Population density:
Valley Junction:

9,933 people per square mile
West Des Moines:

2,761 people per square mile
  • Races in 2022
    • 4,56660.8%White
    • 1,85624.7%Black
    • 6388.5%Hispanic or Latino
    • 2683.6%Two or more races
    • 1692.3%Asian
    • 110.1%American Indian
Age and Sex of Residents in Valley Junction in West Des Moines, IA
Median household income in 2022:
Valley Junction:

$58,991
West Des Moines:

$85,731

  • Distribution of median household income

  • Distribution of median household income
  • 150Less than $10,000
  • 258$10,000 to $19,999
  • 310$20,000 to $29,999
  • 393$30,000 to $39,999
  • 420$40,000 to $49,999
  • 271$50,000 to $59,999
  • 240$60,000 to $74,999
  • 435$75,000 to $99,999
  • 341$100,000 to $124,999
  • 194$125,000 to $149,999
  • 127$150,000 to $199,999
  • 106$200,000 or more

  • Distribution of owner-occupied house/condo value

  • Distribution of owner-occupied house/condo value
  • 164Less than $50,000
  • 456$50,000 to $99,999
  • 422$100,000 to $149,999
  • 351$150,000 to $199,999
  • 515$200,000 to $249,999
  • 84$250,000 to $299,999
  • 119$300,000 to $399,999
  • 8$400,000 to $499,999
  • 11$500,000 to $749,999
  • 122$750,000 to $999,999
  • 70$1,000,000 or more

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters
  • 22Less than $100
  • 5$200 to $299
  • 147$300 to $399
  • 15$400 to $499
  • 12$500 to $599
  • 69$600 to $699
  • 466$700 to $799
  • 458$800 to $899
  • 394$900 to $999
  • 198$1,000 to $1,249
  • 62$1,250 to $1,499
  • 97$1,500 to $1,999
  • 13$2,000 or more
Median rent in 2022:
Valley Junction:

$830
West Des Moines:

$1,075

Zip codes: 50265.

Males:

3,303
Females:

3,314
Median age:
Males:
This neighborhood:

33.1 years
Whole city:

34.9 years
Females:
This neighborhood:

34.2 years
Whole city:

34.7 years

Average household size:
Valley Junction:

2.4 people
West Des Moines:

2.3 people

Percentage of family households:
Valley Junction:

49.7%
West Des Moines:

42.3%
Percentage of married-couple families (among all households):
Here:

37.5%
West Des Moines:

43.6%

Percentage of married-couple families with children (among all households):
Valley Junction:

28.9%
West Des Moines:

33.4%

Percentage of single-mother households (among all households):
Valley Junction:

11.8%
West Des Moines:

6.0%

Percentage of never married males 15 years old and over:
Valley Junction:

21.9%
West Des Moines:

17.8%

Percentage of never married females 15 years old and over:
Valley Junction:

17.0%
city:

19.9%

Percentage of people that speak English not well or not at all:
Valley Junction:

2.4%
West Des Moines:

2.1%

Percentage of people born in this state:
Here:

63.4%
West Des Moines:

61.7%

Percentage of people born in another U.S. state:
Valley Junction:

23.6%
West Des Moines:

26.7%

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

1.5%
city:

0.1%

Percentage of foreign born residents:
Here:

11.4%
West Des Moines:

11.5%

Educational Attainment in 2022
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Valley Junction
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Valley Junction
  • 01 room
  • 1212 rooms
  • 2443 rooms
  • 1734 rooms
  • 4415 rooms
  • 3306 rooms
  • 2007 rooms
  • 2698 rooms
  • 1039+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Valley Junction
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Valley Junction
  • 461 room
  • 1352 rooms
  • 2123 rooms
  • 6234 rooms
  • 2645 rooms
  • 2296 rooms
  • 897 rooms
  • 118 rooms
  • 379+ rooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Valley Junction
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Valley Junction
  • 0no bedroom
  • 1501 bedroom
  • 6632 bedrooms
  • 4463 bedrooms
  • 2904 bedrooms
  • 185+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Valley Junction
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Valley Junction
  • 46no bedroom
  • 2181 bedroom
  • 8282 bedrooms
  • 2673 bedrooms
  • 964 bedrooms
  • 175+ bedrooms
Average number of cars or other vehicles available in houses/condos:
This neighborhood:

1.7
West Des Moines:

2.1

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

1.6
city:

1.4

Percentage of units with a mortgage:
Valley Junction:

73.5%
West Des Moines:

69.0%

Average estimated value of detached houses in 2022 (50.0% of all units):
Valley Junction:

$300,668
West Des Moines:

$341,142

Year house built in Valley Junction
  • Year house built in Valley Junction
  • 02020 or later
  • 32010 to 2019
  • 1012000 to 2009
  • 2121990 to 1999
  • 6301980 to 1989
  • 3511970 to 1979
  • 2731960 to 1969
  • 8041950 to 1959
  • 2571940 to 1949
  • 8031939 or earlier
Owners and renters by unit type

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

132.1
U.S. average:

219.5

  • Travel time to work (commute)

  • Travel time to work (commute)
  • 152Less than 5 minutes
  • 3815 to 9 minutes
  • 50010 to 14 minutes
  • 67315 to 19 minutes
  • 75020 to 24 minutes
  • 10625 to 29 minutes
  • 19430 to 34 minutes
  • 1135 to 39 minutes
  • 1040 to 44 minutes
  • 3545 to 59 minutes
  • 8660 to 89 minutes
  • 5890 or more minutes

  • Means of transportation to work

  • Means of transportation to work
  • 70.9%2,706Drove a car alone
  • 21.7%827Carpooled
  • 0.7%28Bus
  • 0.2%6Ferryboat
  • 1.7%66Walked
  • 0.3%12Other means
  • 8.2%313Worked at home

  • Time leaving home to go to work

  • Time leaving home to go to work
  • 13712:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m.
  • 345:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m.
  • 1965:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.
  • 2306:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m.
  • 4156:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m.
  • 2847:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m.
  • 3597:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m.
  • 1758:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m.
  • 1718:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m.
  • 2179:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m.
  • 5610:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m.
  • 3311:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m.
  • 29212:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m.
  • 3454:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m.

Occupations of males:

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

    5.6%
    city:

    13.3%

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

    1.8%
    city:

    11.6%

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

    6.2%
    city:

    10.5%

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

    8.1%
    city:

    3.0%

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

    1.4%
    city:

    1.5%

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

    1.0%
    city:

    3.5%

  • Percentage of males in service occupations:
    Here:

    7.4%
    city:

    8.4%

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

    11.4%
    city:

    19.0%

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

    4.0%
    city:

    4.2%

  • Percentage of males in production occupations:
    Here:

    14.2%
    city:

    4.8%

  • Percentage of males in transportation occupations:
    Here:

    8.0%
    city:

    3.5%

  • Percentage of males in material moving occupations:
    Here:

    14.1%
    city:

    4.2%


Occupations of females:

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

    4.8%
    city:

    9.1%

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

    4.4%
    city:

    12.8%

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

    3.0%
    city:

    5.2%

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

    1.2%
    city:

    0.2%

  • Percentage of females in legal occupations:
    Here:

    2.1%
    city:

    0.6%

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

    3.2%
    city:

    10.6%

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

    3.6%
    city:

    3.3%

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

    2.3%
    city:

    10.0%

  • Percentage of females in service occupations:
    Here:

    25.8%
    city:

    16.9%

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

    41.2%
    city:

    22.6%

  • Percentage of females in production occupations:
    Here:

    3.3%
    city:

    1.4%

  • Percentage of females in transportation occupations:
    Here:

    2.0%
    city:

    1.6%

  • Percentage of females in material moving occupations:
    Here:

    2.9%
    city:

    1.6%


Education in this neighborhood (subdivision or community):

  • Percentage of people 3 years and older in K-12 schools:
    Valley Junction:

    17.3%
    West Des Moines:

    17.6%

  • Percentage of people 3 years and older in undergraduate colleges:
    Valley Junction:

    4.9%
    West Des Moines:

    4.2%

  • Percentage of people 3 years and older in grad. or professional schools:
    Valley Junction:

    2.7%
    West Des Moines:

    3.1%

  • Percentage of students K-12 enrolled in private schools:
    Valley Junction:

    6.9%
    West Des Moines:

    8.0%

Percentage of population below poverty level:
Valley Junction:

14.3%
West Des Moines:

7.8%

Median year owner moved in (as recorded in 2022):
Valley Junction:

2010
West Des Moines:

2013

Median year renter moved in (as recorded in 2022):
Valley Junction:

2017
West Des Moines:

2022

Percentage of married-couple families with both working:
Valley Junction:

91.2%
West Des Moines:

78.0%

Most commonly used house heating fuel
  • 59.2%Utility gas
  • 36.6%Electricity
  • 1.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 1.3%Other fuel
  • 1.3%No fuel used

Highways in this neighborhood:

SW 63rd St (State Hwy 28, 1st St)

Length: 0.47 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 113 to 899

S 1st St (State Hwy 28, SW 63rd St)

Length: 0.03 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 900 to 999

Roads and streets:

Railroad Ave

Length: 1.01 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 100 to 1099

Maple St

Length: 1.01 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 100 to 1098

Locust St

Length: 0.95 miles
Directions: E-W, SW-NE
Address range: 100 to 1099

Walnut St

Length: 0.95 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 100 to 1099

Elm St

Length: 0.76 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 100 to 899

4th St

Length: 0.66 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 102 to 698

Lincoln St

Length: 0.66 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 100 to 699

5th St

Length: 0.66 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 100 to 699

6th St

Length: 0.66 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 100 to 699

7th St

Length: 0.66 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 100 to 699

2nd St

Length: 0.41 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 100 to 499

3rd St

Length: 0.41 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 100 to 499

8th St

Length: 0.40 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 100 to 499

9th St

Length: 0.40 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 100 to 499

Hillside Ave

Length: 0.29 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 400 to 699

Vine St

Length: 0.29 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 400 to 699

11th St

Length: 0.24 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 100 to 499

10th St

Length: 0.20 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 100 to 499

S 11th St

Length: 0.18 miles
Directions: N-S, SE-NW
Address range: 158 to 319

Dean Dr

Length: 0.10 miles
Direction: E-W

Railroad Pl

Length: 0.10 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 400 to 499

Hamilton Ct

Length: 0.09 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1 to 12

Linda Ln

Length: 0.07 miles
Direction: E-W

Rick Dr

Length: 0.07 miles
Direction: E-W

McMichael Blvd

Length: 0.06 miles
Direction: E-W

Railroad features:

Union Pacific RR

Length: 1.30 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SE-NW, SW-NE

Iowa Interstate RR

Length: 1.20 miles
Directions: E-W, SW-NE

Other features:

Fairmeadows Crk

Length: 0.19 miles
Direction: E-W
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