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 |
- 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
Median household income in 2022:
Valley Junction: | $58,991 |
West Des Moines: | $85,731 |
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
- 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
- 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 |
Males: | 3,303 |
Females: | 3,314 |
Males:
This neighborhood: | 33.1 years |
Whole city: | 34.9 years |
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% |
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:
Percentage of never married females 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:
Percentage of people born in another U.S. state:
Percentage of native residents but born outside the U.S.:
Percentage of foreign born residents:
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% |
Owner-occupied
Renter-occupied
- 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
- 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
- 0no bedroom
- 1501 bedroom
- 6632 bedrooms
- 4463 bedrooms
- 2904 bedrooms
- 185+ bedrooms
- 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:
Average number of cars or other vehicles available in apartments:
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
- 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
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)
- 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
- 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
- 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):
Median year renter 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% |
- 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
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
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
Direction: E-W
Address range: 100 to 1099
Maple St
Length: 1.01 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 100 to 1098
Direction: E-W
Address range: 100 to 1098
Locust St
Length: 0.95 miles
Directions: E-W, SW-NE
Address range: 100 to 1099
Directions: E-W, SW-NE
Address range: 100 to 1099
Walnut St
Length: 0.95 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 100 to 1099
Direction: E-W
Address range: 100 to 1099
Elm St
Length: 0.76 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 100 to 899
Direction: E-W
Address range: 100 to 899
4th St
Length: 0.66 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 102 to 698
Direction: N-S
Address range: 102 to 698
Lincoln St
Length: 0.66 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 100 to 699
Direction: E-W
Address range: 100 to 699
5th St
Length: 0.66 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 100 to 699
Direction: N-S
Address range: 100 to 699
6th St
Length: 0.66 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 100 to 699
Direction: N-S
Address range: 100 to 699
7th St
Length: 0.66 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 100 to 699
Direction: N-S
Address range: 100 to 699
2nd St
Length: 0.41 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 100 to 499
Direction: N-S
Address range: 100 to 499
3rd St
Length: 0.41 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 100 to 499
Direction: N-S
Address range: 100 to 499
8th St
Length: 0.40 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 100 to 499
Direction: N-S
Address range: 100 to 499
9th St
Length: 0.40 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 100 to 499
Direction: N-S
Address range: 100 to 499
Hillside Ave
Length: 0.29 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 400 to 699
Direction: E-W
Address range: 400 to 699
Vine St
Length: 0.29 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 400 to 699
Direction: E-W
Address range: 400 to 699
11th St
Length: 0.24 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 100 to 499
Direction: N-S
Address range: 100 to 499
10th St
Length: 0.20 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 100 to 499
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
Directions: N-S, SE-NW
Address range: 158 to 319
Dean Dr
Length: 0.10 miles
Direction: E-W
Direction: E-W
Railroad Pl
Length: 0.10 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 400 to 499
Direction: E-W
Address range: 400 to 499
Hamilton Ct
Length: 0.09 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1 to 12
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1 to 12
Linda Ln
Length: 0.07 miles
Direction: E-W
Direction: E-W
Rick Dr
Length: 0.07 miles
Direction: E-W
Direction: E-W
McMichael Blvd
Length: 0.06 miles
Direction: E-W
Direction: E-W
Railroad features:
Union Pacific RR
Length: 1.30 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SE-NW, SW-NE
Directions: E-W, N-S, SE-NW, SW-NE
Iowa Interstate RR
Length: 1.20 miles
Directions: E-W, SW-NE
Directions: E-W, SW-NE
Other features:
Fairmeadows Crk
Length: 0.19 miles
Direction: E-W
Direction: E-W