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Des Moines Iowa Social and demographic information

Des Moines Iowa Social information

   

Summary - Age, Sex, Race

   
  More Census Data:      
  Social Demographics - School, Marital, Ancestry Economic - Employment, Income, Industry Housing - Occupancy, Mortgage, Rent  

 

Profile of Selected Social Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Des Moines city
 

Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT       NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH    
     Population 3 years and over            Total poplulation 198,688 100.0
      enrolled in school 49,119 100.0   Native 182,975 92.1
Nursery school, preschool 3,404 6.9       Born in United States 181,966 91.6
Kindergarten 2,898 5.9           State of residence 140,489 70.7
Elementary school (grades 1-8) 21,087 42.9           Different state 41,477 20.9
High school (grades 9-12) 10,125 20.6       Born outside United States 1,009 0.5
College or graduate school 11,605 23.6   Foreign born 15,713 7.9
                Entered 1990 to March 2000 10,071 5.1
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT           Naturalized citizen 4,480 2.3
  Population 25 years and over 128,664 10

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