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Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metro Area

753,913 Population
3,612.3 square miles 208.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

36.9 ±0.3 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$46,079 ±$1,174 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$85,446 ±$2,705 Median household income
  • a little higher than the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

8.7% ±0.9% (64,377  ±6,698) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

21.4 minutes ±0.5 (7,489,810  ±224,605) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

307,502 ±3,431 Number of households
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.4 ±0 (740,702  ±185) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

5.9% ±1.2% (10,888  ±2,114) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

325,348 ±106 Number of housing units
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$288,400 ±$5,998 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

12.3% ±1.1% (91,695  ±8,414.4) Moved since previous year
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

93.4% ±2.3% (475,108  ±11,594.4) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
41.6% ±1.5% (211,451  ±7,812) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

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

8.9% (66,780  ±5,546) Foreign-born population
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

5.2% ±0.5% (29,646  ±2,779) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
29,646 Total veterans ±2,779 27,200 Male ±2,626 2,446 Female ±751

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