Des Moines, IA — income, home value, property tax, and sales tax.
ZIP code 50315, on Des Moines's south side, lands squarely in middle-income territory. A median household income of $60,590 and per-capita income of $34,338 place it below metro-area affluence but well above poverty, while a median home value of $173,200 keeps entry into homeownership within reach. The trade-off comes through property taxes: the county's 1.68% effective rate means a home at that median value generates roughly $2,900 in annual property tax. Add Des Moines's 7.00% combined sales tax, and everyday purchases carry a noticeable premium. Residents here are working- and middle-class households whose earnings stretch further on housing than on consumption.
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