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Des Moines-Ames, IA-MO Market Area


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2024 population: 1,238,931   ( 46,176 from 2020)
Land area: 19013.4 square miles
Population density: 65.2 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:997,561 80.52% 0.8%
Black:57,1254.61% 20.6%
Indian:2,7280.22% 9.6%
Asian:50,2504.06% 13.3%
2+ races:23,9801.94% 16.5%
Hispanic:107,2878.66% 21.3%
Total non-White:241,37019.48% 18.8%

2020-2024 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:59,901 12.6
Deaths:50,81010.6
Net Migration: 13,8532.9
Net Immigration: 23,0744.8
Change in White population:8,019 0.7
Change in Non-White pop.:38,157 3.2




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2020
1,192,755
989,54282.96%
47,3813.97%
2,4890.21%
44,3453.72%
20,5781.73%
88,4207.41%
203,21317.04%

2010
1,089,149
953,55687.55%
32,9803.03%
2,1410.20%
25,7932.37%
14,6251.34%
59,0835.42%
135,59312.45%

2000
1,003,552
921,78091.85%
22,7412.27%
1,9580.20%
16,9601.69%
8,9750.89%
30,2803.02%
81,7728.15%

1990
928,043
887,75395.66%
17,2291.86%
1,8340.20%
11,3321.22%
n/a
9,8951.07%
40,2904.34%

1980
946,188
913,18296.51%
16,6891.76%
1,3870.15%
6,1650.65%
n/a
7,8170.83%
33,0063.49%

1970
910,523
888,30597.56%
13,8281.52%
5370.06%
1,3030.14%
n/a
5,5050.60%
22,218 2.44%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:

2010's
NumberRate
135,662 12.5
92,3198.5
22,2392.0
21,0021.9
35,986 3.3
67,620 6.2
2000's
NumberRate
132,461 13.2
86,5598.6
8,4160.8
16,3621.6
31,776 3.2
53,821 5.4
1990's
NumberRate
129,281 13.9
93,97310.1
11,2311.2
13,0201.4
34,027 3.7
41,482 4.5
1980's
NumberRate
135,322 14.3
90,165 9.5
-62,474 -6.6
n/a
-25,429 -2.7
7,284 0.8
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
-18,623 -2.0
n/a
24,877 2.7
10,788 1.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Des Moines-Ames, IA-MO Market Area

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Year:
 
Median Age:
Under 18:
Voting Age Population:
Over 65:
Households:
Persons Per HH:
Families (%HH):
Married Couples (%Fams):
Single Mothers (%Fams):
Non-Family (%HH):

2022
NumberPercent
37.5
280,820 11.5%
2,150,866 88.5%
194,402 8.0%
484,282
2.41
299,088 61.8%
235,128 78.6%
27,472 9.2%
185,194 38.2%

2010
NumberPercent
37.2
265,130 24.3%
824,019 75.7%
151,127 13.9%
433,351
2.43
279,881 64.6%
222,131 79.4%
25,635 9.2%
153,470 35.4%

2000
NumberPercent
36.1
249,547 24.9%
754,005 75.1%
145,084 14.5%
395,913
2.44
264,393 66.8%
219,393 83.0%
21,217 8.0%
131,520 33.2%

1990
NumberPercent
34.0
232,497 25.1%
695,546 74.9%
141,600 15.3%
361,087
2.47
249,637 69.1%
213,789 85.6%
17,482 7.0%
111,450 30.9%

1980
NumberPercent
31.3
257,664 27.2%
688,524 72.8%
128,701 13.6%
349,684
2.60
253,117 72.4%
223,507 88.3%
15,182 6.0%
96,567 27.6%

2022 Housing Data for Des Moines-Ames, IA-MO Market Area

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units527,946 
Median Value$200,936 
Occupied484,28291.7%
Vacant43,6648.3%
Owned339,13170.0%
Rented145,15130.0%
Median Rent$946 
Single-Family Units396,39875.1%
    Detached368,79169.9%
    Attached27,6075.2%
Buldings with 5+ Units90,28817.1%
Mobile Homes14,9272.8%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Des Moines-Ames, IA-MO Market Area

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,00019,2264.0%
$10,000 to $14,99915,9393.3%
$15,000 to $19,99916,8863.5%
$20,000 to $24,99916,4923.4%
$25,000 to $29,99917,1313.5%
$30,000 to $34,99918,3723.8%
$35,000 to $39,99917,9963.7%
$40,000 to $44,99918,6803.9%
$45,000 to $49,99919,3114.0%
$50,000 to $59,99935,7097.4%
$60,000 to $74,99949,76310.3%
$75,000 to $99,99969,56614.4%
$100,000 to $124,99952,26210.8%
$125,000 to $149,99937,0367.6%
$150,000 to $199,99940,8468.4%
$200,000 or more39,0678.1%
Median Household Income75,243 
Per Capita Income39,290 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.88 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI17,6393.6%
Public Assistance10,6632.2%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps49,17710.2%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed547,30677.0%
Unemployed22,5573.2%
In Armed Forces1,5140.2%
Total Labor Force571,37780.3%
Not in Labor Force139,80119.7%
Real Unemployment Rate 22.8%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector236,702182,41056.5%
Non-Profit17,44435,67632.8%
Self-Employed37,90322,01363.3%
Local Government16,59326,84338.2%
State Government15,03218,44544.9%
Federal Government6,4995,28755.1%
Total Private + Self274,605204,42357.3%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.55,56886,25139.2%
Total330,173290,67453.2%
Pct. Govt.14.3%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts109,97717.7%
Sales and Office Occupations125,01720.1%
Professional, Technical145,63523.4%
Service Occupations93,00214.9%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing6,3781.0%
All others148,56723.9%
White Collar 61.2%
Industry
 Number%
Health care and social assistance81,67813.1%
Manufacturing73,46911.8%
Retail trade70,27011.3%
Educational services62,05510.0%
Finance and insurance60,8109.8%
Construction41,8876.7%
Professional, scientific, technical33,6705.4%
Accommodation and food services32,0155.1%
Other services26,8724.3%
Transportation and warehousing26,4874.3%
Public administration21,7013.5%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting19,9913.2%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.19,9283.2%
Wholesale trade17,4342.8%
Information9,9551.6%
Arts, entertainment, recreation8,9711.4%
Real estate and rental and leasing8,6171.4%
Utilities4,8400.8%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction9130.1%
Management6350.1%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Des Moines-Ames, IA-MO Market Area

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican61,2385.08%
Puerto Rican4,0510.34%
Cuban1,1560.10%
Dominican4810.04%
Total Central American8,7120.72%
Costa Rican2360.02%
Guatemalan2,6420.22%
Honduran1,1450.09%
Nicaraguan3010.02%
Panamanian3760.03%
Salvadoran3,9690.33%
Other Central American430.00%
Total South American3,0790.26%
Argentinean2410.02%
Bolivian940.01%
Chilean2810.02%
Colombian8700.07%
Ecuadorian6260.05%
Paraguayan210.00%
Peruvian5250.04%
Uruguayan250.00%
Venezuelan3830.03%
Other South American130.00%
Other Hispanic4,7690.40%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Indian7,5680.63%
Chinese5,8010.48%
Burmese4,7930.40%
Vietnamese4,5860.38%
Korean3,4130.28%
Laotian3,2010.27%
Filipino2,1650.18%
Thai9350.08%
Bhutanese5880.05%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English1,016,84889.8%
Spanish52,6084.6%
Other Asian14,4771.3%
Other8,2000.7%
Other Indo-European8,1170.7%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic7,7820.7%
Arabic5,3480.5%
Chinese5,0620.4%
German, other Germanic4,4010.4%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
German337,17628.0%
Irish149,20812.4%
English125,14010.4%
Norwegian57,3204.8%
American49,5794.1%
Dutch44,4593.7%
Swedish30,8012.6%
Italian30,0142.5%
European21,9081.8%
French19,6271.6%
Scottish19,0411.6%
Danish17,8031.5%
Polish13,8961.2%
Czech10,8060.9%
Scotch-Irish8,7000.7%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen1,159,51396.2%
Not a citizen45,7823.8%
Native1,122,80593.2%
Foreign-born82,4906.8%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Des Moines-Ames, IA-MO Market Area

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
22,353 2.8%30,340 3.8%226,668 28.4%247,743 31.1%183,352 23.0%86,559 10.9%
  Average years of education: 13.7
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 22,353 2.8%
9-12 Years 30,340 3.8%
H.S. Grad or GED 226,668 28.4%
Some College 247,743 31.1%
Bach. Degree 183,352 23.0%
Grad Degree 86,559 10.9%
Average years of education: 13.7

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Des Moines-Ames, IA-MO Market Area

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force
EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate
State
Avg.
1990 503,027 483,857 19,170 3.8%
1991 508,520 487,792 20,728 4.1%
1992 527,366 506,835 20,531 3.9%
1993 537,388 516,933 20,455 3.8%
1994 545,343 527,879 17,464 3.2%
1995 551,379 533,755 17,624 3.2%
1996 557,808 540,441 17,367 3.1%
1997 553,804 538,229 15,575 2.8%
1998 554,656 540,557 14,099 2.5%
1999 554,526 541,726 12,800 2.3%
2000 558,842 545,007 13,835 2.5%
2001 567,125 550,140 16,985 3.0%
2002 574,864 553,726 21,138 3.7%
2003 566,320 542,658 23,662 4.2%
2004 568,874 544,030 24,844 4.4%
2005 576,254 552,781 23,473 4.1%
2006 588,619 568,396 20,223 3.4%
2007 592,777 571,495 21,282 3.6%
2008 599,961 575,583 24,378 4.1%
2009 599,604 562,287 37,317 6.2%
2010 607,140 571,039 36,101 5.9%
2011 605,667 571,833 33,834 5.6%
2012 604,109 573,972 30,137 5.0%
2013 614,393 586,186 28,207 4.6%
2014 625,790 600,475 25,315 4.0%
2015 628,500 606,411 22,089 3.5%
2016 634,776 613,825 20,951 3.3%
2017 632,781 614,431 18,350 2.9%
2018 641,363 625,295 16,068 2.5%
2019 655,343 637,829 17,514 2.7%
2020 632,533 600,464 32,069 5.1%
2021 646,202 622,838 23,364 3.6%
2022 661,169 644,122 17,047 2.6%
2023 662,791 644,373 18,418 2.8%
2024 670,360 650,850 19,510 2.9%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com