Merle Hay, Iowa Population & Demographics

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Statistic	Merle Hay	Des Moines	Iowa
Population	10,098	212,859	3,155,070
Population density (sq mi)	4,102	2,407	57
Median age	37.9	33.7	38.0
Male/Female ratio	1.0:1	1.0:1	1.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)	n/a	49%	60%
Families w/ Kids under 18	50%	51%	44%
Speak English	n/a	83%	92%
Speak Spanish	n/a	9%	4%

Key findings

The population density in Merle Hay is 70% higher than Des Moines
The median age in Merle Hay is 13% higher than Des Moines
In Merle Hay 82.38% of the population is White
In Merle Hay 4.39% of the population is Black
In Merle Hay 6.83% of the population is Asian

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Merle Hay population breakdown by race

Race	Merle Hay	Des Moines	Iowa
White	82.38%	77.13%	90.90%
Black	4.39%	11.03%	3.32%
Asian	6.83%	5.51%	2.14%
American Indian	0.08%	0.47%	0.32%
Native Hawaiian	0.33%	0.09%	0.08%
Mixed race	5.52%	3.38%	1.97%
Other race	0.47%	2.40%	1.27%

In Merle Hay, 12.6% of people are of Hispanic or Latino origin.
Please note: Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in any/all of the applicable race categories above.

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Merle Hay age breakdown

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Source: The Merle Hay, Des Moines, IA demographics data displayed above is derived from the 2016 United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).

Merle Hay, Des Moines, IA Demographics