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Des Moines township, Dallas County, IA

1,899 Population
35 square miles 54.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.8 ±8.8 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in Dallas County: 35.8 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in Iowa: 38.6 ±0.1

Economics

$35,101 ±$6,914 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Dallas County: $52,722 ±$1,826
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Iowa: $39,728 ±$248
$110,139 ±$19,014 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Dallas County: $102,349 ±$3,220
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Iowa: $73,147 ±$438

3% ±2.2% (56  ±43) Persons below poverty line
  • about half the rate in Dallas County: 5.8% † 6,038 (±0.8% / ±831)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Iowa: 11% 340,362 (±0.2% / ±6,363)

23.3 minutes ±3.6 (21,920  ±7,113) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Dallas County: 20.8 956,960 (±0.7 / ±40,617)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Iowa: 19.8 28,378,176 (±0.1 / ±224,391)

Families

632 ±97 Number of households
  • Dallas County: 40,868 ±472
  • Iowa: 1,303,763 ±3,538
3 ±0.5 (1,897  ±441) Persons per household
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Dallas County: 2.5 103,507 (±0 / ±15)
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Iowa: 2.4 3,097,679

2.3% ±2.2% (11  ±11) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Dallas County: 5.6% † 1,447 (±1.1% / ±294)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Iowa: 5.6% 40,151 (±0.2% / ±1,434)

Housing

696 ±113 Number of housing units
  • Dallas County: 43,195 ±70
  • Iowa: 1,427,175 ±397

$217,500 ±$56,622 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Dallas County: $333,400 ±$10,133
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Iowa: $195,900 ±$929

6.7% ±5.9% (127  ±114.6) Moved since previous year
  • about half the rate in Dallas County: 14.6% 15,000 (±1.4% / ±1,462.7)
  • about half the rate in Iowa: 13.2% 418,598 (±0.2% / ±6,426.2)

Social

96.7% ±7.3% (1,041  ±173.2) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Dallas County: 96.1% 65,869 (±2.7% / ±1,876.1)
  • a little higher than the rate in Iowa: 93.2% 1,995,357 (±0.4% / ±9,537.1)
20.9% ±5.8% (225  ±70.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Dallas County: 51.6% 35,393 (±1.9% / ±1,298.8)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Iowa: 30.9% 660,619 (±0.3% / ±6,087.5)

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

0.6% ±0.8% (12  ±16) Foreign-born population
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in Dallas County: 10% 10,394
  • about 10 percent of the rate in Iowa: 5.7% 182,594

11.1% ±8% (144  ±107) Population with veteran status
  • nearly double the rate in Dallas County: 5.8% † 4,417 (±0.7% / ±507)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Iowa: 6.8% 166,552 (±0.1% / ±2,040)
144 Total veterans ±107 136 Male ±106 8 Female ±9

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