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Des Moines township, Polk County, IA

100,004 Population
28.4 square miles 3,515.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

35 ±0.8 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Polk County: 36.2 ±0.2
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Iowa: 38.6 ±0.2
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$44,017 ±$1,758 Per capita income
  • a little less than the amount in Polk County: $45,622 ±$752
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Iowa: $40,877 ±$247
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$68,248 ±$2,935 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Polk County: $83,576 ±$1,283
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Iowa: $75,059 ±$418
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

15.1% ±1.5% (14,710  ±1,525) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Polk County: 10.3% 50,969 (±0.6% / ±3,035)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Iowa: 11.1% 344,519 (±0.2% / ±6,799)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

17.8 minutes ±0.5 (837,680  ±38,120) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Polk County: 20 4,465,015 (±0.3 / ±87,777)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Iowa: 19.8 28,362,076 (±0.1 / ±233,595)
  • about two-thirds of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

46,498 ±1,136 Number of households
  • Polk County: 205,358 ±1,156
  • Iowa: 1,315,707 ±3,984
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.1 ±0.1 (96,862  ±2,263) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Polk County: 2.4 494,416 (±0 / ±148)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Iowa: 2.4 3,111,021
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

6.2% ±1.3% (1,639  ±356) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Polk County: 5.5% 6,789 (±0.5% / ±668)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Iowa: 5.7% 41,080 (±0.2% / ±1,625)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

50,656 ±1,055 Number of housing units
  • Polk County: 218,486 ±136
  • Iowa: 1,437,699 ±523
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$208,300 ±$5,226 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Polk County: $262,100 ±$3,486
  • about the same as the amount in Iowa: $208,000 ±$1,141
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

16.8% ±1.4% (16,509  ±1,438.9) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Polk County: 14.3% 70,988 (±0.7% / ±3,455.8)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Iowa: 12.9% 408,833 (±0.3% / ±7,883.1)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

89.9% ±2% (60,839  ±1,923.5) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Polk County: 92.5% 311,012 (±1.3% / ±4,464.1)
  • a little less than the rate in Iowa: 93.3% 2,008,851 (±0.4% / ±9,325.6)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
40.2% ±1.7% (27,243  ±1,277.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Polk County: 40.3% 135,414 (±0.8% / ±2,806.8)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Iowa: 31.4% 676,908 (±0.3% / ±5,442.9)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

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

13.3% ±1.2% (13,325  ±1,238) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Polk County: 10.1% 50,787
  • more than double the rate in Iowa: 5.9% 189,988
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

4.4% ±0.6% (3,523  ±479) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Polk County: 5.6% 21,413 (±0.3% / ±1,139)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Iowa: 6.5% 160,571 (±0.1% / ±2,289)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
3,523 Total veterans ±479 3,155 Male ±440 368 Female ±128

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