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Des Moines, IA Urban Area

548,926 Population
224.7 square miles 2,442.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2022 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

36.3 ±0.4 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 39 ±0.1

Economics

$45,660 ±$1,269 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $41,804 ±$92
$78,769 ±$2,950 Median household income
  • a little higher than the amount in United States: $74,755 ±$148

9.2% ±1.1% (49,846  ±6,071) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 12.6% 40,951,624 (±0.1% / ±260,310)

20.4 minutes ±0.7 (5,083,565  ±218,260) Mean travel time to work
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,591,156,000 (±0 / ±7,204,853)

Families

229,112 ±3,112 Number of households
  • United States: 129,870,930 ±136,261
2.4 ±0 (541,032  ±7,814) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 325,134,660

4.1% ±0.9% (5,597  ±1,270) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,036,894 (±0.1% / ±36,689)

Housing

242,010 ±2,264 Number of housing units
  • United States: 143,772,900 ±7,466

$261,200 ±$6,529 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $320,900 ±$622

14.3% ±1.4% (77,867  ±7,525.5) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.6% 41,404,691 (±0.1% / ±,187,841.9)

Social

93% ±2.5% (342,522  ±9,707.2) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 205,882,074 (±0.1% / ±,272,504.5)
43.8% ±1.7% (161,150  ±6,583.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 35.7% 81,908,335 (±0.1% / ±,175,321.9)

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

11.5% ±1% (62,899  ±5,585) Foreign-born population
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 13.9% 46,182,176

5.3% ±0.5% (22,064  ±2,255) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,200,322 (±0% / ±70,866)
22,064 Total veterans ±2,255 20,177 Male ±2,235 1,887 Female ±610

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