2022 population: 68,744
( 12,135 from 2010
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Land area: 188.9 square miles
Population density: 364.0 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 54,386 | 79.11% | ![]() |
Black: | 3,016 | 4.39% | ![]() |
Indian: | 38 | 0.06% | ![]() |
Asian: | 4,185 | 6.09% | ![]() |
2+ races: | 3,086 | 4.49% | ![]() |
Hispanic: | 3,900 | 5.67% | ![]() |
Total non-White: | 14,358 | 20.89% | ![]() |
2010-2022 Components | Number | Rate ![]() |
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Change in White population: | 6,288 | 13.5 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 5,847 | 12.5 |
Age, Family & Household Data for West Des Moines city, IA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 33,263 | |
Median Value | $271,340 | |
Occupied | 31,307 | 94.1% |
Vacant | 1,956 | 5.9% |
Owned | 18,197 | 58.1% |
Rented | 13,110 | 41.9% |
Median Rent | n/a | |
Single-Family Units | 19,272 | 57.9% |
Detached | 15,265 | 45.9% |
Attached | 4,007 | 12.0% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 12,937 | 38.9% |
Mobile Homes | 336 | 1.0% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 750 | 2.4% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 580 | 1.9% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 745 | 2.4% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 834 | 2.7% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 1,053 | 3.4% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 1,550 | 5.0% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 849 | 2.7% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 1,436 | 4.6% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 1,126 | 3.6% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 2,044 | 6.5% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 3,105 | 9.9% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 4,479 | 14.3% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 2,905 | 9.3% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 2,288 | 7.3% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 3,419 | 10.9% |
$200,000 or more | 4,144 | 13.2% |
Median Household Income | 83,214 | |
Per Capita Income | 53,803 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 784 | 2.5% |
Public Assistance | 487 | 1.6% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 2,367 | 7.6% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 35,839 | 83.0% |
Unemployed | 1,061 | 2.5% |
In Armed Forces | 45 | 0.1% |
Total Labor Force | 36,945 | 85.5% |
Not in Labor Force | 6,243 | 14.5% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 16.9% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 16,285 | 12,618 | 56.3% |
Non-Profit | 1,307 | 2,381 | 35.4% |
Self-Employed | 1,960 | 1,134 | 63.3% |
Local Government | 866 | 1,505 | 36.5% |
State Government | 625 | 757 | 45.2% |
Federal Government | 536 | 211 | 71.8% |
Total Private + Self | 18,245 | 13,752 | 57.0% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 3,334 | 4,854 | 40.7% |
Total | 21,579 | 18,606 | 53.7% |
Pct. Govt. | 11.2% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 9,470 | 23.5% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 8,323 | 20.7% |
Professional, Technical | 12,470 | 31.0% |
Service Occupations | 4,961 | 12.3% |
All others | 4,999 | 12.4% |
White Collar | 75.2% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Finance and insurance | 7,682 | 6296.7% |
Health care and social assistance | 4,758 | 3900.0% |
Retail trade | 4,183 | 3428.7% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 3,951 | 3238.5% |
Educational services | 3,447 | 2825.4% |
Manufacturing | 2,542 | 2083.6% |
Accommodation and food services | 2,084 | 1708.2% |
Other services | 1,952 | 1600.0% |
Transportation and warehousing | 1,713 | 1404.1% |
Construction | 1,363 | 1117.2% |
Public administration | 1,294 | 1060.7% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 1,241 | 1017.2% |
Wholesale trade | 1,024 | 839.3% |
Information | 891 | 730.3% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 797 | 653.3% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 653 | 535.2% |
Utilities | 357 | 292.6% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 232 | 190.2% |
Management | 56 | 45.9% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 3 | 2.5% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 2,388 | 3.47% |
Puerto Rican | 200 | 0.29% |
Cuban | 133 | 0.19% |
Dominican | 0 | 0.00% |
Total Central American | 294 | 0.43% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 23 | 0.03% |
Honduran | 187 | 0.27% |
Nicaraguan | 20 | 0.03% |
Panamanian | 2 | 0.00% |
Salvadoran | 62 | 0.09% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 571 | 0.83% |
Argentinean | 30 | 0.04% |
Bolivian | 0 | 0.00% |
Chilean | 0 | 0.00% |
Colombian | 160 | 0.23% |
Ecuadorian | 136 | 0.20% |
Paraguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Peruvian | 177 | 0.26% |
Uruguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Venezuelan | 68 | 0.10% |
Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 314 | 0.46% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Indian | 1,798 | 2.62% |
Korean | 408 | 0.59% |
Chinese | 284 | 0.41% |
Laotian | 258 | 0.38% |
Vietnamese | 208 | 0.30% |
Filipino | 165 | 0.24% |
Japanese | 80 | 0.12% |
Malaysian | 58 | 0.08% |
Indonesian | 32 | 0.05% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 55,983 | 86.4% |
Spanish | 2,547 | 3.9% |
Other Asian | 1,455 | 2.2% |
Arabic | 1,245 | 1.9% |
Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 1,031 | 1.6% |
Other Indo-European | 1,012 | 1.6% |
Chinese | 441 | 0.7% |
Other | 300 | 0.5% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 253 | 0.4% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
German | 18,188 | 26.5% |
Irish | 9,971 | 14.5% |
English | 8,166 | 11.9% |
Norwegian | 3,439 | 5.0% |
Italian | 2,897 | 4.2% |
American | 2,783 | 4.0% |
Swedish | 1,923 | 2.8% |
Dutch | 1,832 | 2.7% |
European | 1,624 | 2.4% |
Polish | 1,215 | 1.8% |
French | 1,196 | 1.7% |
Danish | 1,133 | 1.6% |
Scottish | 1,092 | 1.6% |
Scotch-Irish | 666 | 1.0% |
Czech | 590 | 0.9% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 64,885 | 94.4% |
Not a citizen | 3,859 | 5.6% |
Native | 61,314 | 89.2% |
Foreign-born | 7,430 | 10.8% |
Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older | |||||||||||
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< 9 Years | 9-12 Years | H.S. Grad or GED | Some College | Bach. Degree | Grad Degree | ||||||
628 | 1.3% | 1,031 | 2.1% | 8,069 | 16.8% | 12,511 | 26.0% | 17,057 | 35.4% | 8,836 | 18.4% |
Average years of education: 14.8 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 628 | 1.3% |
9-12 Years | 1,031 | 2.1% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 8,069 | 16.8% |
Some College | 12,511 | 26.0% |
Bach. Degree | 17,057 | 35.4% |
Grad Degree | 8,836 | 18.4% |
Average years of education: 14.8 |
Recent Trends | ||||
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Votes | Δ Margin | Swing % | ||
2020 vs. 2016 | R +2,204 | D +3,975 | D + 8.2% | |
D +6,179 | ||||
How to interpret this table |
Year | Turnout ![]() | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | Diff (St) ![]() | Diff (US) ![]() | PSV | |||||
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2020 | 79% | Joe Biden (D) | 23,241 | 57.0% | Donald Trump* (R) | 16,687 | 40.9% | 838 | 2.1% | 40,766 | -12 | -6 | 2.41% |
2016 | 71% | Hillary Clinton (D) | 17,062 | 49.7% | Donald Trump (R) | 14,483 | 42.2% | 2,810 | 8.2% | 34,355 | -9 | -4 | 2.19% |
2020 President, West Des Moines city | |||||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
Joe Biden (D) | 23,241 | 57.0% | |||||||||
Donald Trump* (R) | 16,687 | 40.9% | |||||||||
Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) | 498 | 1.2% | |||||||||
Other | 340 | 0.8% | |||||||||
TOTAL | 40,766 | ||||||||||
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2016 President, West Des Moines city | |||||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
Hillary Clinton (D) | 17,062 | 49.7% | |||||||||
Donald Trump (R) | 14,483 | 42.2% | |||||||||
Gary Johnson (Lbt) | 1,548 | 4.5% | |||||||||
Jill Stein (Grn) | 232 | 0.7% | |||||||||
Other | 1,030 | 3.0% | |||||||||
TOTAL | 34,355 | ||||||||||
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Year | Type | Turnout ![]() | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | Diff ![]() | PSV | |||||
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2020 | S2 | 78% | Theresa Greenfield (D) | 21,966 | 54.3% | Joni Ernst* (R) | 17,526 | 43.3% | 943 [+] | 2.3% | 40,435 | -8 | 2.42% |
2018 | G | 65% | Fred Hubbell (D) | 18,186 | 55.7% | Kim Reynolds* (R) | 13,951 | 42.7% | 524 [+] | 1.6% | 32,661 | -8 | 2.46% |
2016 | S3 | 70% | Charles Grassley* (R) | 19,048 | 56.2% | Patty Judge (D) | 13,539 | 39.9% | 1,321 [+] | 3.9% | 33,908 | -4 | 2.20% |
2014 | S2 | 55% | Joni Ernst (R) | 13,258 | 52.3% | Bruce Braley (D) | 11,368 | 44.8% | 726 [+] | 2.9% | 25,352 | 0 | 2.24% |
2014 | G | 55% | Terry Branstad* (R) | 14,886 | 58.7% | Jack Hatch (D) | 9,575 | 37.8% | 899 [+] | 3.5% | 25,360 | 0 | 2.24% |