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West Des Moines, IA

Full City Profile · Iowa · Polk County County

3.9 /5.0
B+ Good
69,893 Population 1,472/sq mi density
$84,925 Median Income $55,648 per capita
$286,300 Home Value $316,621 Zillow
$1,194 Median Rent 25.5% income on rent
51°F Avg Temperature 275 sunny days/yr
186 Violent Crime/100K 2,505 property/100K
B+
Overall
3.9 / 5.0
Good overall score based on economy, affordability, safety and education
A+
Economy
4.7 / 5.0
$84,925 median income, 1.8% unemployment
A+
Affordability
4.8 / 5.0
$286,300 home value, $1,194/mo rent
F
Safety
1.0 / 5.0
186 violent crimes/100K
A+
Education
5.0 / 5.0
54.6% bachelor's degree or higher

Bridges in West Des Moines (47)

Prestressed concrete · Stringer/Multi-beam
State Highway
Good Built 2013 447 ft 36,600 vehicles/day
Deck: 7 · Super: 8 · Sub: 7
Prestressed concrete · Stringer/Multi-beam
State Highway
Good Built 2014 447 ft 36,600 vehicles/day
Deck: 7 · Super: 8 · Sub: 8
Steel continuous · Stringer/Multi-beam
State Highway
Good Built 2002 656 ft 28,800 vehicles/day
Deck: 7 · Super: 7 · Sub: 8
Steel continuous · Stringer/Multi-beam
State Highway
Fair Built 2003 656 ft 28,800 vehicles/day
Deck: 6 · Super: 7 · Sub: 7
Prestressed concrete · Stringer/Multi-beam
State Highway
Good Built 2014 197 ft 24,650 vehicles/day
Deck: 7 · Super: 8 · Sub: 8
Prestressed concrete · Stringer/Multi-beam
State Highway
Good Built 2013 197 ft 24,650 vehicles/day
Deck: 7 · Super: 8 · Sub: 7
Prestressed concrete · Stringer/Multi-beam
State Highway
Good Built 2014 287 ft 24,650 vehicles/day
Deck: 7 · Super: 7 · Sub: 7
Prestressed concrete · Stringer/Multi-beam
State Highway
Fair Built 2013 287 ft 24,650 vehicles/day
Deck: 6 · Super: 6 · Sub: 7
Prestressed concrete · Stringer/Multi-beam
State Highway
Good Built 2002 675 ft 15,300 vehicles/day
Deck: 8 · Super: 8 · Sub: 7
Prestressed concrete · Stringer/Multi-beam
State Highway
Good Built 2001 184 ft 15,163 vehicles/day
Deck: 7 · Super: 8 · Sub: 8
Concrete continuous · Culvert
City/Municipal
Fair Built 2003 38 ft 14,127 vehicles/day
Concrete continuous · Culvert
City/Municipal
Good Built 1992 38 ft 13,750 vehicles/day
Prestressed concrete · Stringer/Multi-beam
State Highway
Fair Built 1991 222 ft 13,374 vehicles/day
Deck: 7 · Super: 6 · Sub: 8
Concrete continuous · Culvert
City/Municipal
Fair Built 1990 39 ft 12,809 vehicles/day
Concrete continuous · Culvert
City/Municipal
Fair Built 1986 58 ft 12,612 vehicles/day
Concrete continuous · Culvert
City/Municipal
Fair Built 1984 61 ft 11,678 vehicles/day
Concrete continuous · Culvert
City/Municipal
Fair Built 1990 23 ft 11,432 vehicles/day
Concrete continuous · Culvert
County Highway
Good Built 2005 50 ft 8,476 vehicles/day
Prestressed concrete · Stringer/Multi-beam
State Highway
Good Built 2014 177 ft 4,330 vehicles/day
Deck: 8 · Super: 8 · Sub: 8
Concrete continuous · Culvert
City/Municipal
Good Built 2003 25 ft 4,116 vehicles/day
Prestressed concrete · Stringer/Multi-beam
State Highway
Good Built 2013 197 ft 3,960 vehicles/day
Deck: 8 · Super: 7 · Sub: 7
Concrete · Culvert
City/Municipal
Good Built 2015 26 ft 3,865 vehicles/day
Concrete · Culvert
City/Municipal
Good Built 2007 43 ft 3,344 vehicles/day
Concrete continuous · Culvert
City/Municipal
Good Built 2003 32 ft 2,863 vehicles/day
Concrete · Stringer/Multi-beam
City/Municipal
Good Built 2017 204 ft 2,628 vehicles/day
Deck: 8 · Super: 8 · Sub: 8
Steel · Stringer/Multi-beam
City/Municipal
Poor Built 1933 Rebuilt 1954 26 ft 2,628 vehicles/day
Deck: 4 · Super: 6 · Sub: 5
Steel · Culvert
City/Municipal
Good Built 1974 50 ft 2,565 vehicles/day
Concrete continuous · Culvert
City/Municipal
Fair Built 1990 31 ft 2,477 vehicles/day
Concrete · Culvert
City/Municipal
Good Built 2018 37 ft 2,007 vehicles/day
Prestressed concrete · Stringer/Multi-beam
State Highway
Good Built 2000 406 ft 1,572 vehicles/day
Deck: 7 · Super: 7 · Sub: 7
Prestressed concrete · Stringer/Multi-beam
State Highway
Good Built 2000 827 ft 1,540 vehicles/day
Deck: 7 · Super: 7 · Sub: 7
Concrete continuous · Culvert
City/Municipal
Fair Built 1991 30 ft 1,252 vehicles/day
Concrete continuous · Culvert
State Highway
Good Built 2000 26 ft 1,220 vehicles/day
Concrete continuous · Culvert
City/Municipal
Fair Built 2003 38 ft 1,216 vehicles/day
Concrete continuous · Culvert
City/Municipal
Fair Built 1994 39 ft 716 vehicles/day
Concrete continuous · Culvert
City/Municipal
Good Built 1996 27 ft 651 vehicles/day
Concrete continuous · Culvert
City/Municipal
Good Built 1994 26 ft 651 vehicles/day
Concrete continuous · Culvert
City/Municipal
Good Built 1990 25 ft 651 vehicles/day
Concrete · Culvert
City/Municipal
Fair Built 1956 146 ft 349 vehicles/day
Prestressed concrete · Stringer/Multi-beam
State Highway
Good Built 2002 259 ft 141 vehicles/day
Deck: 8 · Super: 8 · Sub: 8
Concrete continuous · Culvert
City/Municipal
Good Built 2019 27 ft 96 vehicles/day
Concrete continuous · Culvert
City/Municipal
Good Built 2017 25 ft 95 vehicles/day
Concrete continuous · Slab
City/Municipal
Good Built 2018 151 ft 70 vehicles/day
Deck: 8 · Super: 8 · Sub: 8
Concrete · Culvert
City/Municipal
Good Built 2009 25 ft 43 vehicles/day
Concrete continuous · Culvert
City/Municipal
Good Built 2003 21 ft 21 vehicles/day
Prestressed concrete · Stringer/Multi-beam
City/Municipal
Good Built 2018 538 ft 5 vehicles/day
Deck: 8 · Super: 8 · Sub: 8
Concrete · Stringer/Multi-beam
City/Municipal
Good Built 2023 212 ft
Deck: 9 · Super: 9 · Sub: 9