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Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metro Area


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2024 population: 753,913   ( 44,396 from 2020)
Land area: 3612.4 square miles
Population density: 208.7 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:581,951 77.19% 2.8%
Black:47,6706.32% 22.2%
Indian:1,2770.17% 4.3%
Asian:35,8284.75% 14.0%
2+ races:16,6342.21% 17.2%
Hispanic:70,5539.36% 22.0%
Total non-White:171,96222.81% 19.7%

2020-2024 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:38,454 13.5
Deaths:26,1719.2
Net Migration: 16,8705.9
Net Immigration: 15,1915.4
Change in White population:16,082 2.3
Change in Non-White pop.:28,314 4.0




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
709,517
565,86979.75%
38,9955.50%
1,2240.17%
31,4324.43%
14,1872.00%
57,8108.15%
143,64820.25%

2010
569,633
476,43483.64%
26,5084.65%
1,1310.20%
17,3873.05%
9,4761.66%
38,0046.67%
93,19916.36%

2000
481,394
425,97088.49%
18,2873.80%
1,0250.21%
10,4472.17%
5,7051.19%
19,3554.02%
55,42411.51%

1990
416,346
388,00793.19%
14,4623.47%
9580.23%
5,9461.43%
n/a
6,9731.67%
28,3396.81%

1980
392,141
368,63694.01%
13,8633.54%
8030.20%
3,3920.86%
n/a
4,8931.25%
23,5055.99%

1970
363,419
346,58895.37%
11,8933.27%
2890.08%
5020.14%
n/a
3,6251.00%
16,831 4.63%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2010's
NumberRate
85,530 15.0
44,8577.9
40,1837.1
11,7162.1
89,435 15.7
50,449 8.9
2000's
NumberRate
74,957 15.6
35,0637.3
31,0866.5
9,4592.0
50,464 10.5
37,775 7.8
1990's
NumberRate
68,952 16.6
35,8298.6
13,8133.3
10,6602.6
37,963 9.1
27,085 6.5
1980's
NumberRate
62,884 16.0
33,105 8.4
-4,349 -1.1
n/a
19,371 4.9
4,834 1.2
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
-2,308 -0.6
n/a
22,048 6.1
6,674 1.8

Age, Family & Household Data for Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metro 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
36.7
175,301 23.3%
578,612 76.7%
100,294 13.3%
283,928
2.46
178,801 63.0%
137,821 77.1%
18,154 10.2%
105,127 37.0%

2010
NumberPercent
35.3
148,053 26.0%
421,580 74.0%
63,679 11.2%
223,268
2.50
146,144 65.5%
113,547 77.7%
14,662 10.0%
77,124 34.5%

2000
NumberPercent
34.9
124,824 25.9%
356,570 74.1%
55,421 11.5%
189,588
2.48
126,889 66.9%
102,881 81.1%
11,231 8.9%
62,699 33.1%

1990
NumberPercent
32.8
106,452 25.6%
309,894 74.4%
50,380 12.1%
162,528
2.50
111,590 68.7%
92,601 83.0%
9,295 8.3%
50,938 31.3%

1980
NumberPercent
30.1
110,649 28.2%
281,492 71.8%
43,068 11.0%
146,331
2.62
104,305 71.3%
89,429 85.7%
7,979 7.6%
42,026 28.7%

2022 Housing Data for Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metro Area

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units303,147 
Median Value$238,398 
Occupied283,92893.7%
Vacant19,2196.3%
Owned197,71169.6%
Rented86,21730.4%
Median Rent$1,050 
Single-Family Units221,40273.0%
    Detached199,39265.8%
    Attached22,0107.3%
Buldings with 5+ Units62,92120.8%
Mobile Homes6,9462.3%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metro Area

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0009,2623.3%
$10,000 to $14,9997,5782.7%
$15,000 to $19,9997,4882.6%
$20,000 to $24,9998,1062.9%
$25,000 to $29,9999,1793.2%
$30,000 to $34,9999,9463.5%
$35,000 to $39,99910,0903.6%
$40,000 to $44,99910,1153.6%
$45,000 to $49,99911,1693.9%
$50,000 to $59,99920,1007.1%
$60,000 to $74,99928,2029.9%
$75,000 to $99,99939,77814.0%
$100,000 to $124,99931,98011.3%
$125,000 to $149,99923,1988.2%
$150,000 to $199,99928,86210.2%
$200,000 or more28,87510.2%
Median Household Income82,058 
Per Capita Income42,731 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.92 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI9,8793.5%
Public Assistance6,5112.3%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps29,57410.4%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed332,30478.6%
Unemployed14,0663.3%
In Armed Forces1,2500.3%
Total Labor Force347,62082.2%
Not in Labor Force75,03317.8%
Real Unemployment Rate 21.1%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector149,358115,98056.3%
Non-Profit11,18222,45333.2%
Self-Employed18,71513,04458.9%
Local Government9,24314,50638.9%
State Government5,9599,04839.7%
Federal Government4,1972,99258.4%
Total Private + Self168,073129,02456.6%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.30,58148,99938.4%
Total198,654178,02352.7%
Pct. Govt.12.2%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts74,50719.7%
Sales and Office Occupations79,04520.9%
Professional, Technical93,04624.7%
Service Occupations53,77714.3%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing1,7540.5%
All others76,94420.4%
White Collar 65.4%
Industry
 Number%
Finance and insurance51,23913.6%
Health care and social assistance48,91213.0%
Retail trade41,81411.1%
Manufacturing34,2739.1%
Educational services31,1918.3%
Professional, scientific, technical25,4886.8%
Construction25,0086.6%
Accommodation and food services19,5525.2%
Other services16,9284.5%
Transportation and warehousing15,9464.2%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.14,1593.8%
Public administration13,2673.5%
Wholesale trade11,0212.9%
Information6,6661.8%
Arts, entertainment, recreation6,2221.6%
Real estate and rental and leasing6,1561.6%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting5,9891.6%
Utilities2,8230.7%
Management4820.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction1830.0%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metro Area

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican38,4935.41%
Puerto Rican2,5790.36%
Cuban7090.10%
Dominican1960.03%
Total Central American6,7020.94%
Costa Rican2000.03%
Guatemalan1,6290.23%
Honduran8460.12%
Nicaraguan2940.04%
Panamanian2030.03%
Salvadoran3,4940.49%
Other Central American360.01%
Total South American2,4380.34%
Argentinean1920.03%
Bolivian410.01%
Chilean2300.03%
Colombian7990.11%
Ecuadorian5180.07%
Paraguayan90.00%
Peruvian4260.06%
Uruguayan20.00%
Venezuelan2210.03%
Other South American00.00%
Other Hispanic2,7080.38%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Indian6,3580.89%
Vietnamese3,7030.52%
Burmese3,6290.51%
Laotian2,7210.38%
Chinese2,3460.33%
Korean1,7250.24%
Filipino1,2050.17%
Thai8150.11%
Bhutanese5880.08%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English585,10088.0%
Spanish33,8645.1%
Other Asian11,2281.7%
Other7,1621.1%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic7,0551.1%
Other Indo-European5,6390.8%
Arabic4,9910.8%
Vietnamese3,5010.5%
Chinese2,1920.3%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
German185,31326.0%
Irish92,93313.1%
English76,54510.8%
Norwegian29,0974.1%
American27,7473.9%
Dutch24,0983.4%
Italian21,9603.1%
Swedish18,9582.7%
European15,1482.1%
French11,7391.6%
Scottish11,4591.6%
Danish9,2531.3%
Polish9,1721.3%
Czech6,0350.8%
Welsh5,7310.8%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen680,63795.7%
Not a citizen30,8534.3%
Native652,15791.7%
Foreign-born59,3338.3%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metro Area

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
13,858 2.9%16,175 3.4%121,084 25.5%140,880 29.7%124,712 26.3%58,042 12.2%
  Average years of education: 13.9
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 13,858 2.9%
9-12 Years 16,175 3.4%
H.S. Grad or GED 121,084 25.5%
Some College 140,880 29.7%
Bach. Degree 124,712 26.3%
Grad Degree 58,042 12.2%
Average years of education: 13.9

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


Historical Labor Force Data for Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metro Area

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force		EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate		State
Avg.
1990 512,988 495,620 17,368 3.4%
1991 520,864 501,722 19,142 3.7%
1992 542,704 523,388 19,316 3.6%
1993 558,778 538,864 19,914 3.6%
1994 565,530 549,322 16,208 2.9%
1995 574,998 559,412 15,586 2.7%
1996 584,106 567,972 16,134 2.8%
1997 580,456 565,684 14,772 2.5%
1998 584,796 571,896 12,900 2.2%
1999 584,046 572,398 11,648 2.0%
2000 591,148 577,232 13,916 2.4%
2001 600,728 583,542 17,186 2.9%
2002 619,246 596,934 22,312 3.6%
2003 613,280 588,390 24,890 4.1%
2004 619,284 591,890 27,394 4.4%
2005 629,348 603,742 25,606 4.1%
2006 645,726 623,536 22,190 3.4%
2007 655,926 632,346 23,580 3.6%
2008 666,202 638,688 27,514 4.1%
2009 669,300 628,240 41,060 6.1%
2010 682,118 641,294 40,824 6.0%
2011 682,404 643,894 38,510 5.6%
2012 685,622 650,768 34,854 5.1%
2013 701,556 668,770 32,786 4.7%
2014 716,626 687,196 29,430 4.1%
2015 718,048 692,598 25,450 3.5%
2016 730,586 706,306 24,280 3.3%
2017 736,982 715,412 21,570 2.9%
2018 752,550 733,614 18,936 2.5%
2019 774,326 753,034 21,292 2.7%
2020 749,446 708,076 41,370 5.5%
2021 769,044 740,010 29,034 3.8%
2022 790,374 769,834 20,540 2.6%
2023 796,138 773,990 22,148 2.8%
2024 826,318 801,842 24,476 3.0%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com