Des Moines, IA Demographic Data
Des Moines, IA Summary
Des Moines is located in Polk County in Iowa
- Population: 206,568
- Area: 82.60 sq. miles
- Land Area: 80.87 sq. miles
- Water Area: 1.73 sq. miles
- Population Density: 2,500.97 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 790.68 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Des Moines, IA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
107,271
50%
50.8
Male
108,057
50%
49.2
Total Population
215,328
323,128,000
Des Moines, IA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
14,455
6.7%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
15,838
7.4%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
12,427
5.8%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
15,945
7.4%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
15,333
7.1%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
34,961
16.2%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
30,379
14.1%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
24,407
11.3%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
12,927
6.0%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
13,808
6.4%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
14,900
6.9%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
5,573
2.6%
4.4
85 Years and Over
4,375
2.0%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
163,680
76.0%
77.2
Female
82,534
50.4%
51.3
Male
81,146
49.6%
48.7
21 Years and over
154,168
71.6%
73.1
62 Years and over
32,902
15.3%
18.8
65 Years and over
24,848
11.5%
15.2
Female
14,316
57.6%
55.8
Male
10,532
42.4%
44.2
Median Age (years)
35
0.0%
0.0
Des Moines, IA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
205,911
95.6%
96.8
White
160,964
74.8%
72.6
Black or African American
24,403
11.3%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
299
0.1%
0.8
Asian
13,071
6.1%
5.4
Asian Indian
670
0.3%
1.2
Chinese
1,613
0.7%
1.3
Filipino
882
0.4%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
175
0.1%
0.4
Vietnamese
1,485
0.7%
0.6
Other Asian
8,246
3.8%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
71
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0.0
Samoan
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0.1
Some Other Race
7,103
3.3%
5.1
Two or More Races
9,417
4.4%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
28,838
13.4%
17.8
Mexican
20,013
9.3%
11.2
Puerto Rican
1,620
0.8%
1.7
Cuban
249
0.1%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
6,956
3.2%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
186,490
86.6%
82.2
Des Moines, IA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
10,667
7.5%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
10,751
7.6%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
40,571
28.7%
27.2
Some college, no degree
31,388
22.2%
20.6
Associate's Degree
12,354
8.7%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
24,809
17.6%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
10,790
7.6%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
21,418
15.1%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
119,912
84.8%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
35,599
25.2%
31.2
Des Moines, IA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
70,115
40.6%
33.7%
Now Married
66,035
38.3%
47.5
Divorced
24,367
14.1%
11.0%
Separated
3,267
1.9%
2.0
Widowed
8,824
5.1
5.8%
Des Moines, IA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
165,382
82.3%
78.4%
Languages other than english
35,491
17.7%
21.6%
Spanish
19,051
9.5%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
5,429
2.7%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
7,265
3.6%
3.5%
Other Languages
3,746
1.9%
1.1%
Des Moines, IA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
6,084
7.3%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
3,827
4.6%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
10,032
12.1%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
8,755
10.6%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
13,483
16.3%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
15,390
18.6%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
10,186
12.3%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
9,588
11.6%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
2,930
3.5%
5.8
$200,000 or more
2,562
3.1%
6.4
Median household income
49,203
57,617
Per capita income
26,292
31,128
Des Moines, IA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
1,049
0.9%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
12,074
10.9%
9.8
Construction
7,176
6.5%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
23,544
21.2%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
14,211
12.8%
6.6
Information
1,876
1.7%
2.1
Manufacturing
8,481
7.6%
10.1
Other services except public administration
4,986
4.5%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
11,623
10.5%
11.4
Public administration
4,058
3.6%
4.6
Retail trade
13,268
11.9%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
6,288
5.7%
5.2
Wholesale trade
2,550
2.3%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
9,065
8.2%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
38,131
34.3%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
14,745
13.3%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
26,670
24.0%
23.3%
Service occupations
22,573
20.3%
18.1%
Des Moines, IA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
107,663
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
88,872
82.5%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
7,921
7.4%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
2,376
2.2%
5.1
Walked
3,167
2.9%
2.7
Other means
1,463
1.4%
1.8
Worked at home
3,864
3.6%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
18.4
26.6
Des Moines, IA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
7,989
9.6%
8.7
1 vehicles
29,607
35.7%
33.2
2 vehicles
29,665
35.8%
37.1
3 or more
15,576
18.8%
21.0
Des Moines, IA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
82,837
91.9%
87.6
Owner Occupied
48,681
58.8%
63.1
Renter Occupied
34,156
41.2%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
7,273
8.1%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
4
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.5
Des Moines, IA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
90,110
1 room
2,629
2.9%
2.4
2 rooms
4,047
4.5%
2.7
3 rooms
8,658
9.6%
9.1
4 rooms
19,787
22.0%
16.5
5 rooms
18,469
20.5%
19.8
6 rooms
14,458
16.0%
17.8
7 rooms
9,021
10.0%
12.0
8 rooms
6,333
7.0%
8.6
9 rooms or more
6,708
7.4%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Des Moines, IA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
90,110
1-unit, detached
58,297
64.7%
61.5
1-unit, attached
4,654
5.2%
5.9
2-units
1,652
1.8%
3.6
3 or 4 units
1,774
2.0%
4.4
5 to 9 units
3,049
3.4%
4.8
10 to 19 units
4,879
5.4%
4.4
20 or more units
13,835
15.4%
9.0
Mobile home
1,836
2.0%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
134
0.1%
0.1
Des Moines, IA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
24,043
26.7%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
8,007
8.9%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
15,404
17.1%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
9,070
10.1%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
11,869
13.2%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
5,645
6.3%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
5,980
6.6%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
7,434
8.2%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
1,874
2.1%
2.8%
2014 or later
784
0.9%
1.4%
Des Moines, IA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
55,981
67.6%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
753
0.9%
4.7
Electricity
24,653
29.8%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
356
0.4%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
751
0.9%
0.5
No fuel used
343
0.4%
1.1
Des Moines, IA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
33,990
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
257
0.8%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
277
0.8%
10.3%
Less than $500
361
1.1%
1.6%
$2,000 to $2,499
1,301
3.8%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
5,546
16.3%
20.1%
$500 to $999
10,291
30.3%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
15,957
46.9%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
17,039
50.3%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
4,973
14.7%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
3,086
9.1%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
2,096
6.2%
7.0%
35.0% or more
6,671
19.7%
21.3%
Not Computed
125
0.0%
0.0%
Des Moines, IA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
33,315
41,631,300
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
125
0.4%
4.4%
$2,500 to $2,999
137
0.4%
1.9%
$1,500 to $1,999
639
1.9%
11.9%
Less than $500
3,699
11.1%
10.7%
$1,000 to $1,499
5,850
17.6%
28.3%
$500 to $999
22,865
68.6%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
841
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
797
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
5,115
15.7%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
3,857
11.8%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
5,382
16.5%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
3,250
10.0%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
2,390
7.3%
9.0%
35.0% or more
12,563
38.6%
40.7%
Not Computed
1,599
0.0%
0.0%
Des Moines, IA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
48,681
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
2,714
5.6%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
11,721
24.1%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
17,015
35.0%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
9,959
20.5%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
4,892
10.0%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
1,738
3.6%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
616
1.3%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
26
0.1%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
126,100
205,000
