City DemographicsThe Fact Book contains a wide variety of information and data regarding the City of West Des Moines. The City's Community and Economic Development Department updates the Fact Book on a regular basis and attempts to provide interesting and useful information for citizens as well as others interested in West Des Moines. The purpose of the Fact Book is to provide the reader with demographic information about the City. Included below are various topics areas such as: Population and Housing; Construction; Education, Employment, and Income; Taxes; Growth Projections; West Des Moines Employment; and Traffic and Transportation.
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Please note that at the beginning of each month several pages within Sections 1 and 2 are updated, while the rest of the document is updated as needed.
SECTION 1 - POPULATION AND HOUSING Population and selected comparisons, housing information, and crime statistics.
SECTION 2 - CONSTRUCTION Residential and commercial construction activity and valuations.
SECTION 3 - EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT AND INCOME Enrollment and selected comparisons, employment and selected comparisons.
SECTION 4 - TAXES Property tax, property valuation, sales tax and selected comparisons.
SECTION 5 - GROWTH PROJECTIONS Population, housing, and employment projections by Traffic Analysis Zones
SECTION 6 - TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORTATION Traffic counts and selected travel information.
SECTION 7 - WEST DES MOINES WATER CONSUMPTION Customer account data