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A snapshot profile, compiled from information provided by the 1990 Census:

The numbers

Population: 4,130

Median family income: $35,543

Median house value: $100,000

Median apartment rent: $429

Housing units: 2,153

The people

Pie chart showing ethnic breakdown of population

Median age: 31.4

Enrolled in public school (K-12): 406

Completed four-year college or higher: 25.6 percent

Below poverty level: 7 percent

Home ownership: 29.4 percent

Renters: 70.6 percent

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Saturday, June 27, 1998

Mall is the area's main attraction

Local parks offer respite from fast-paced retail scene

Busy retail area transformed from crops into shops

High-rise living, transit hub are on horizon, say city leaders

Jon Hahn: Retired mailman's job is a lot of things, with a sweeping view

Things to do while you're here

Scenes of Southcenter

Southcenter historical album

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Des Moines

Kent

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