West Des Moines city, IA

Dallas County, IA
Madison County, IA
Polk County, IA
Warren County, IA

2022 population: 68,744 ( 12,135 from 2010 )
Land area: 188.9 square miles
Population density: 364.0 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	54,386	79.11%	13.1%
Black:	3,016	4.39%	64.0%
Indian:	38	0.06%	37.7%
Asian:	4,185	6.09%	54.0%
2+ races:	3,086	4.49%	239.5%
Hispanic:	3,900	5.67%	33.1%

Total non-White:	14,358	20.89%	68.7%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	6,288	13.5
Change in Non-White pop.:	5,847	12.5

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
56,609
48,098	84.97%
1,839	3.25%
61	0.11%
2,717	4.80%
909	1.61%
2,930	5.18%
8,511	15.03%

2000
46,300
42,083	90.89%
825	1.78%
90	0.19%
1,236	2.67%
445	0.96%
1,522	3.29%
4,217	9.11%

1990
31,702
30,119	95.01%
384	1.21%
62	0.20%
385	1.21%
n/a
745	2.35%
1,583	4.99%

1980
21,894
20,905	95.48%
224	1.02%
28	0.13%
228	1.04%
n/a
484	2.21%
989	4.52%

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

6,015	13.0
4,294	9.3

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

11,964	37.7
2,634	8.3

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

9,214	42.1
594	2.7

Age, Family & Household Data for West 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
36.4
14,526	21.1%
54,218	78.9%
9,855	14.3%

31,307
2.18

16,714	53.4%
12,934	77.4%
1,342	8.0%
14,593	46.6%

2010
Number	Percent
33.5
13,644	24.1%
42,965	75.9%
6,028	10.6%

24,311
2.32

14,201	58.4%
11,291	79.5%
1,378	9.7%
10,110	41.6%

2000
Number	Percent
33.2
11,506	24.9%
34,794	75.1%
4,463	9.6%

19,811
2.32

11,955	60.3%
10,062	84.2%
954	8.0%
7,856	39.7%

1990
Number	Percent
33.3
7,410	23.4%
24,292	76.6%
3,349	10.6%

12,918
2.42

8,411	65.1%
7,387	87.8%
461	5.5%
4,507	34.9%

1980
Number	Percent
31.3
5,992	27.4%
15,902	72.6%
1,956	8.9%

8,314
2.59

5,758	69.3%
5,065	88.0%
356	6.2%
2,556	30.7%

2022 Housing Data for West Des Moines city, IA

Household Income
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
	Number	%
SSI	784	2.5%
Public Assistance	487	1.6%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	2,367	7.6%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	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
	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
	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
	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
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
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
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
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
	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
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
< 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
	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
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

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

Turnout: 79%	Diff (St): -12	Diff (US): -6

2016 President, West Des Moines city

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

Turnout: 71%	Diff (St): -9	Diff (US): -4

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for West Des Moines city, IA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
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%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Rick Stewart (Libertarian) 660 (1.6%); Suzanne Herzog (I) 255 (0.6%); Other (Write-in) 28 (0.1%);
2018	G	66%	Fred Hubbell (D)	18,186	55.7%	Kim Reynolds* (R)	13,951	42.7%	524 [+]	1.6%	32,661	-8	2.46%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Jake Porter (Libertarian) 441 (1.4%); Gary Siegwarth (Clean Water) 73 (0.2%); Other (Write-in) 10 (0.0%);
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%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Charles Aldrich (Libertarian) 909 (2.7%); Other (Write-in) 412 (1.2%);
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%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Rick Stewart (I) 355 (1.4%); Douglas Butzier (Libertarian) 190 (0.7%); Bob Quast (I) 96 (0.4%); Ruth Smith (I) 48 (0.2%); Other (Write-in) 37 (0.1%);
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%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Lee Hieb (Libertarian) 482 (1.9%); Jonathan Narcisse (Iowa) 215 (0.8%); Jim Hennager (New Independent) 167 (0.7%); Other (Write-in) 35 (0.1%);

*: 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	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%

West Des Moines city, IA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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

2022 Housing Data for West Des Moines city, IA

2022 Income & Employment Data for West Des Moines city, IA

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for West Des Moines city, IA

Historical Presidential Election Results for West Des Moines city, IA

Historical Statewide Election Results for West Des Moines city, IA