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Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metro Area

737,164 Population
3,612.3 square miles 204.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.3 ±0.3 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$44,976 ±$1,433 Per capita income
  • a little higher than the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$82,728 ±$1,845 Median household income
  • a little higher than the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

10.2% ±1.1% (74,156  ±7,987) Persons below poverty line
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

20.7 minutes ±0.5 (6,970,050  ±214,163) Mean travel time to work
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

299,784 ±3,294 Number of households
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.4 ±0 (724,559  ±178) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 † 326,701,630 (±4.2 / ±-555,555,600)

5.4% ±0.9% (9,550  ±1,609) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

320,757 ±131 Number of housing units
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$276,600 ±$5,727 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

13.9% ±1.3% (101,029  ±9,346.2) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±,198,133.8)

Social

92.4% ±2.1% (457,538  ±10,383.3) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±,278,776.4)
39.8% ±1.4% (197,056  ±6,715.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±,181,834.5)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

8.9% ±6,733% (65,858  ±5,002) Foreign-born population
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 14.3% † 47,831,412 (±23.7% / ±190,469)

6% ±0.6% (33,230  ±3,396) Population with veteran status
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
33,230 Total veterans ±3,396 29,727 Male ±2,929 3,503 Female ±1,123

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