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Des Moines-West Des Moines-Ames, IA CSA

939,222 Population
5,880.7 square miles 159.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

36.3 ±0.2 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$44,413 ±$960 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$82,415 ±$2,187 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

9.6% ±0.8% (87,344  ±7,510) Persons below poverty line
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

21.1 minutes ±0.5 (9,273,820  ±254,493) 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

379,966 ±3,798 Number of households
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.4 ±0 (909,931  ±205) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

5.6% ±1% (12,717  ±2,293) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

404,113 ±117 Number of housing units
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$284,500 ±$5,209 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

13.4% ±1% (124,370  ±8,880.2) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

93.8% ±2% (581,251  ±12,392.8) 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% ±1.3% (257,553  ±8,313.5) 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)

11.6% ±0.4% (99,782  ±3,184.3) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about half the rate in United States: 22.3% 70,375,520 (±0.1% / ±221,008.6)

8.3% (77,566  ±5,955) Foreign-born population
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

4.9% ±0.4% (35,375  ±3,063) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
35,375 Total veterans ±3,063 32,692 Male ±2,936 2,683 Female ±761

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