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07.16.08 July Mix, Mingle & Connect Evening Social Event! Please join us for the July Mix, Mingle and Connect Evening Social Event at The Wakonda Club. Please bring your spouse or significant other and friends
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07.09.08 July Newsletter Check out all of our new members, President's Message and fun new events coming up for the Women's Chamber Alliance!
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08 July Newsletter (pdf)
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08 May Newsletter (pdf)
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| About The Metro |
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Demographics
Labor Force
Cost of Living |
Information provided courtesy of the Greater Des Moines Partnership.
More resources are available at www.desmoinesmetro.com.
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Greater Des Moines includes Polk, Dallas, Warren, Madison and Guthrie counties in Iowa. |
Population |
527,116 |
Estimate by Single Classification Race |
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White
Black
American Indian or Alaska Native
Asian or Pacific Islander
Some Other Race
Two or More Races |
90.3%
4.1%
0.4%
2.1%
1.8%
1.3% |
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Hispanic Ethnicity |
5.5% |
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Households |
207,436 |
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Income |
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Per Capita
Average Household
Median Household |
$26,164
$64,669
$53,097 |
 
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Source: Decision Data |
Labor Force 2006 |
Des Moines - West Des Moines, IA Metro Area
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Total non farm wage and salary workers by place of work |
313,300 |
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Goods producing
Service producing |
39,000
274,300 |
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Trade and transportation |
66,000 |
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Wholesale trade
Retail trade |
17,900
37,500 |
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Information
Financial activities |
9,600
48,200 |
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Finance and insurance
Insurance carriers
Life, health and medical insurance |
43,200
24,700
20,600 |
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Professional and business |
33,600 |
Educational and health |
36,400 |
Leisure and hospitality |
28,700 |
Other services |
12,800 |
Government |
39,000 |
Federal government |
5,100 |
State government |
8,800 |
Local government |
25,100 |
Source: Iowa Workforce Development Labor Market Information Bureau
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Cost of Living (Fourth Quarter 2006) |
Composite Index (U.S. = 100.0) |
89.4 |
Grocery items
Housing
Utilities
Transportation
Health care
Miscellaneous goods and services |
86.8
86.5
88.7
88.2
91.3
93.1 |
Source: The Council for Community and Economic Research
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Average Apartment Rent (January 2007) |
Efficiency $474
1-BR $579
2-BR $669
3-BR $896 |
Source:
CR Richard Ellis/Hubbell Commercial and Carlson, McClure & Associates, Inc.
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