Des Moines city, IA

Polk County, IA
Warren County, IA

2022 population: 213,164 ( 9,731 from 2010 )
Land area: 176.4 square miles
Population density: 1208.7 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	135,085	63.37%	5.8%
Black:	24,382	11.44%	19.3%
Indian:	273	0.13%	54.6%
Asian:	13,949	6.54%	54.1%
2+ races:	8,297	3.89%	60.4%
Hispanic:	30,577	14.34%	25.7%

Total non-White:	78,079	36.63%	30.1%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-8,328	-5.0
Change in Non-White pop.:	18,059	10.8

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
203,433
143,413	70.50%
20,430	10.04%
601	0.30%
9,050	4.45%
5,173	2.54%
24,334	11.96%
60,020	29.50%

2000
198,688
158,585	79.82%
15,259	7.68%
937	0.47%
6,510	3.28%
4,175	2.10%
12,820	6.45%
40,103	20.18%

1990
193,187
169,978	87.99%
13,521	7.00%
664	0.34%
4,474	2.32%
n/a
4,550	2.36%
23,209	12.01%

1980
191,003
171,136	89.60%
13,037	6.83%
559	0.29%
2,498	1.31%
n/a
3,331	1.74%
19,867	10.40%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-15,172	-7.6
19,917	10.0

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-11,393	-5.9
16,894	8.7

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-1,158	-0.6
3,342	1.7

Age, Family & Household Data for Des Moines city, IA

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
34.4
49,468	23.2%
163,696	76.8%
26,531	12.4%

88,894
2.34

47,984	54.0%
30,832	64.3%
7,471	15.6%
40,910	46.0%

2010
Number	Percent
33.5
50,483	24.8%
152,950	75.2%
22,318	11.0%

81,369
2.43

47,491	58.4%
31,614	66.6%
7,095	14.9%
33,878	41.6%

2000
Number	Percent
33.9
49,026	24.7%
149,662	75.3%
24,587	12.4%

80,621
2.38

49,031	60.8%
36,284	74.0%
5,848	11.9%
31,590	39.2%

1990
Number	Percent
32.4
46,784	24.2%
146,403	75.8%
25,764	13.3%

78,587
2.38

49,374	62.8%
38,066	77.1%
5,572	11.3%
29,213	37.2%

1980
Number	Percent
30.2
49,379	25.9%
141,624	74.1%
23,875	12.5%

75,416
2.46

49,537	65.7%
40,171	81.1%
4,943	10.0%
25,879	34.3%

2022 Housing Data for Des Moines city, IA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	4,438	5.0%
$10,000 to $14,999	3,876	4.4%
$15,000 to $19,999	3,405	3.8%
$20,000 to $24,999	3,731	4.2%
$25,000 to $29,999	3,392	3.8%
$30,000 to $34,999	4,111	4.6%
$35,000 to $39,999	4,331	4.9%
$40,000 to $44,999	3,754	4.2%
$45,000 to $49,999	4,131	4.6%
$50,000 to $59,999	7,662	8.6%
$60,000 to $74,999	9,865	11.1%
$75,000 to $99,999	13,233	14.9%
$100,000 to $124,999	8,327	9.4%
$125,000 to $149,999	5,016	5.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	4,926	5.5%
$200,000 or more	4,696	5.3%

Median Household Income	n/a
Per Capita Income	34,350

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	4,533	5.1%
Public Assistance	3,515	4.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	16,344	18.4%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	92,180	74.1%
Unemployed	5,883	4.7%
In Armed Forces	66	0.1%

Total Labor Force	98,129	78.9%
Not in Labor Force	26,291	21.1%

Real Unemployment Rate		25.9%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	46,107	36,466	55.8%
Non-Profit	3,425	7,103	32.5%
Self-Employed	3,769	3,611	51.1%

Local Government	1,889	2,992	38.7%
State Government	1,500	2,578	36.8%
Federal Government	1,193	739	61.7%

Total Private + Self	49,876	40,077	55.4%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	8,007	13,412	37.4%
Total	57,883	53,489	52.0%

Pct. Govt.	9.8%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	17,081	15.3%
Sales and Office Occupations	23,707	21.2%
Professional, Technical	23,278	20.9%
Service Occupations	20,142	18.0%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	264	0.2%
All others	27,390	24.5%

White Collar		57.4%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	15,224	9950.3%
Retail trade	12,358	8077.1%
Finance and insurance	12,254	8009.2%
Manufacturing	11,720	7660.1%
Accommodation and food services	8,028	5247.1%
Construction	7,902	5164.7%
Professional, scientific, technical	7,636	4990.8%
Educational services	6,608	4319.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	5,957	3893.5%
Transportation and warehousing	5,791	3785.0%
Other services	4,739	3097.4%
Public administration	3,531	2307.8%
Wholesale trade	2,570	1679.7%
Information	2,037	1331.4%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	1,984	1296.7%
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,718	1122.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	802	524.2%
Utilities	582	380.4%
Management	129	84.3%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	28	18.3%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	23,441	11.00%
Puerto Rican	717	0.34%
Cuban	485	0.23%
Dominican	175	0.08%

Total Central American	4,413	2.07%
Costa Rican	67	0.03%
Guatemalan	1,105	0.52%
Honduran	479	0.22%
Nicaraguan	7	0.00%
Panamanian	55	0.03%
Salvadoran	2,664	1.25%
Other Central American	36	0.02%

Total South American	547	0.26%
Argentinean	37	0.02%
Bolivian	17	0.01%
Chilean	58	0.03%
Colombian	146	0.07%
Ecuadorian	138	0.06%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	83	0.04%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	68	0.03%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	799	0.37%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Burmese	2,729	1.28%
Vietnamese	2,402	1.13%
Laotian	1,756	0.82%
Indian	928	0.44%
Chinese	742	0.35%
Bhutanese	588	0.28%
Filipino	524	0.25%
Thai	460	0.22%
Cambodian	354	0.17%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	158,047	79.5%
Spanish	20,223	10.2%
Other Asian	5,915	3.0%
Other	4,403	2.2%
Vietnamese	2,355	1.2%
Other Indo-European	2,261	1.1%
Arabic	2,010	1.0%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	1,609	0.8%
French, Haitian, Cajun	758	0.4%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	41,252	19.4%
Irish	25,582	12.0%
English	18,912	8.9%
Italian	7,744	3.6%
American	6,304	3.0%
Norwegian	6,084	2.9%
Swedish	5,250	2.5%
Dutch	4,816	2.3%
European	3,185	1.5%
Sudanese	2,843	1.3%
Scottish	2,797	1.3%
French	2,753	1.3%
Polish	2,367	1.1%
Danish	1,930	0.9%
African	1,893	0.9%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	196,416	92.1%
Not a citizen	16,748	7.9%

Native	184,056	86.3%
Foreign-born	29,108	13.7%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
8,862	6.3%	8,500	6.1%	40,927	29.2%	41,670	29.7%	27,602	19.7%	12,628	9.0%
Average years of education: 13.1

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	8,862	6.3%
9-12 Years	8,500	6.1%
H.S. Grad or GED	40,927	29.2%
Some College	41,670	29.7%
Bach. Degree	27,602	19.7%
Grad Degree	12,628	9.0%
Average years of education: 13.1

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +3,239	D +4,461	D + 0.7%
D +7,700
How to interpret this table

Year	Turnout	Winner	Runner-Up	Other	Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	61%	Joe Biden (D)	65,040	66.3%	Donald Trump* (R)	30,900	31.5%	2,231	2.3%	98,171	-22	-15	5.81%
2016	59%	Hillary Clinton (D)	57,340	62.3%	Donald Trump (R)	27,661	30.1%	6,977	7.6%	91,978	-21	-16	5.87%

2020 President, Des Moines city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

65,040

66.3%

Donald Trump* (R)

30,900

31.5%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1,231

1.3%

Other

1,000

1.0%

TOTAL

98,171

Turnout: 61%	Diff (St): -22	Diff (US): -15

2016 President, Des Moines city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

57,340

62.3%

Donald Trump (R)

27,661

30.1%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

3,702

4.0%

Jill Stein (Grn)

928

1.0%

Other

2,347

2.6%

TOTAL

91,978

Turnout: 59%	Diff (St): -21	Diff (US): -16

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Des Moines city, IA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2020	S2	61%	Theresa Greenfield (D)	63,969	66.0%	Joni Ernst* (R)	29,585	30.5%	3,400 [+]	3.5%	96,954	-21	5.80%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Rick Stewart (Libertarian) 2,353 (2.4%); Suzanne Herzog (I) 953 (1.0%); Other (Write-in) 94 (0.1%);
2018	G	50%	Fred Hubbell (D)	55,181	69.4%	Kim Reynolds* (R)	22,507	28.3%	1,860 [+]	2.3%	79,548	-22	5.99%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Jake Porter (Libertarian) 1,478 (1.9%); Gary Siegwarth (Clean Water) 329 (0.4%); Other (Write-in) 53 (0.1%);
2016	S3	58%	Patty Judge (D)	49,790	55.1%	Charles Grassley* (R)	36,163	40.0%	4,488 [+]	5.0%	90,441	-20	5.87%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Charles Aldrich (Libertarian) 2,868 (3.2%); Other (Write-in) 1,620 (1.8%);
2014	S2	42%	Bruce Braley (D)	40,668	62.8%	Joni Ernst (R)	21,390	33.0%	2,731 [+]	4.2%	64,789	-19	5.74%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Rick Stewart (I) 1,473 (2.3%); Douglas Butzier (Libertarian) 545 (0.8%); Bob Quast (I) 387 (0.6%); Ruth Smith (I) 219 (0.3%); Other (Write-in) 107 (0.2%);
2014	G	42%	Jack Hatch (D)	37,238	57.6%	Terry Branstad* (R)	23,836	36.8%	3,630 [+]	5.6%	64,704	-22	5.72%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Lee Hieb (Libertarian) 1,375 (2.1%); Jonathan Narcisse (Iowa) 1,351 (2.1%); Jim Hennager (New Independent) 770 (1.2%); Other (Write-in) 134 (0.2%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	96,245
Median Value	$170,891

Occupied	88,894	92.4%
Vacant	7,351	7.6%

Owned	53,580	60.3%
Rented	35,314	39.7%
Median Rent	n/a

Single-Family Units	63,544	66.0%
Detached	59,904	62.2%
Attached	3,640	3.8%
Buldings with 5+ Units	25,270	26.3%
Mobile Homes	2,481	2.6%

Des Moines city, IA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Des Moines city, IA

2022 Housing Data for Des Moines city, IA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Des Moines city, IA

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Des Moines city, IA

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Des Moines city, IA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Des Moines city, IA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Des Moines city, IA