Population 451,677
State Iowa
Current Time
Area 573.80 mi²
Zip Codes 50009, 50015, 50021, 50023, 50062, 50111, 50131, 50265, 50266, 50301-50323, 50325, 50327-50336, 50338-50340, 50347, 50350, 50359-50364, 50367-50369, 50380, 50381, 50391-50398, 50432, 50644, 50936, 50940, 50947, 50950, 50980, 50981, 51240, 52309
Per capita income $29,973

Census Data

Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.8 %
White alone, percent, 2013 87.0 %
Asian alone, percent, 2013 3.9 %
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2008-2012 11.3 %
Retail sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$6,714,418
Total number of firms, 2007 37,950
Two or More Races, percent, 2013 2.2 %
Population, 2013 estimate 451,677
Households, 2008-2012 171,227
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013 4.9 %
Nonemployer establishments, 2012 30,463
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.9 %
Per capita money income in past 12 months (2012 dollars), 2008-2012 $29,973
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2008-2012 12.1 %
Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2011-2012 3.9 %
Private nonfarm employment, 2012 239,084
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2008-2012 18.7 min
Black or African American alone, percent, 2013 6.5 %
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 28.0 %
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2013 0.1 %
Land area in square miles, 2010 573.80 mi²
Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 430,640
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2008-2012 $153,600
Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1,000) TH$7,519,907
Private nonfarm establishments, 2012 11,776
Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 8.0 %
Median household income, 2008-2012 $58,096
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2013 25.3 %
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.3 %
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$825,244
Female persons, percent, 2013 50.8 %
Veterans, 2008-2012 27,683
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 91.5 %
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2013 7.2 %
Foreign born persons, percent, 2008-2012 8.1 %
Persons per household, 2008-2012 2.47
Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2013 11.4 %
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 2.1 %
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 34.3 %
Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2008-2012 82.2 %
Population, 2010 430,640
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2008-2012 23.6 %
Population per square mile, 2010 750.5
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 79.7 %
Homeownership rate, 2008-2012 69.7 %
Housing units, 2013 188,671
Retail sales per capita, 2007 $16,130
Building permits, 2012 3,509
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent, 2013 0.4 %
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$6,697,167
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.1 %