2024 population: 1,238,931 ( 46,176 from 2020)
Land area: 19013.4 square miles
Population density: 65.2 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	997,561	80.52%	0.8%
Black:	57,125	4.61%	20.6%
Indian:	2,728	0.22%	9.6%
Asian:	50,250	4.06%	13.3%
2+ races:	23,980	1.94%	16.5%
Hispanic:	107,287	8.66%	21.3%

Total non-White:	241,370	19.48%	18.8%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	59,901	12.6
Deaths:	50,810	10.6
Net Migration:	13,853	2.9
Net Immigration:	23,074	4.8

Change in White population:	8,019	0.7
Change in Non-White pop.:	38,157	3.2

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
1,192,755
989,542	82.96%
47,381	3.97%
2,489	0.21%
44,345	3.72%
20,578	1.73%
88,420	7.41%
203,213	17.04%

2010
1,089,149
953,556	87.55%
32,980	3.03%
2,141	0.20%
25,793	2.37%
14,625	1.34%
59,083	5.42%
135,593	12.45%

2000
1,003,552
921,780	91.85%
22,741	2.27%
1,958	0.20%
16,960	1.69%
8,975	0.89%
30,280	3.02%
81,772	8.15%

1990
928,043
887,753	95.66%
17,229	1.86%
1,834	0.20%
11,332	1.22%
n/a
9,895	1.07%
40,290	4.34%

1980
946,188
913,182	96.51%
16,689	1.76%
1,387	0.15%
6,165	0.65%
n/a
7,817	0.83%
33,006	3.49%

1970
910,523
888,305	97.56%
13,828	1.52%
537	0.06%
1,303	0.14%
n/a
5,505	0.60%
22,218	2.44%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
135,662	12.5
92,319	8.5
22,239	2.0
21,002	1.9

35,986	3.3
67,620	6.2

Number	Rate
2000's
132,461	13.2
86,559	8.6
8,416	0.8
16,362	1.6

31,776	3.2
53,821	5.4

Number	Rate
1990's
129,281	13.9
93,973	10.1
11,231	1.2
13,020	1.4

34,027	3.7
41,482	4.5

Number	Rate
1980's
135,322	14.3
90,165	9.5
-62,474	-6.6
n/a

-25,429	-2.7
7,284	0.8

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-18,623	-2.0
n/a

24,877	2.7
10,788	1.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Des Moines-Ames, IA-MO Market Area

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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):

2024
Number	Percent
37.5
285,684	23.1%
953,247	76.9%
202,814	16.4%

497,213
2.38

303,353	61.0%
238,508	78.6%
27,765	9.2%
193,860	39.0%

2010
Number	Percent
37.2
265,130	24.3%
824,019	75.7%
151,127	13.9%

433,351
2.43

279,881	64.6%
222,131	79.4%
25,635	9.2%
153,470	35.4%

2000
Number	Percent
36.1
249,547	24.9%
754,005	75.1%
145,084	14.5%

395,913
2.44

264,393	66.8%
219,393	83.0%
21,217	8.0%
131,520	33.2%

1990
Number	Percent
34.0
232,497	25.1%
695,546	74.9%
141,600	15.3%

361,087
2.47

249,637	69.1%
213,789	85.6%
17,482	7.0%
111,450	30.9%

1980
Number	Percent
31.3
257,664	27.2%
688,524	72.8%
128,701	13.6%

349,684
2.60

253,117	72.4%
223,507	88.3%
15,182	6.0%
96,567	27.6%

2024 Housing Data for Des Moines-Ames, IA-MO Market Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	18,130	3.6%
$10,000 to $14,999	14,384	2.9%
$15,000 to $19,999	15,089	3.0%
$20,000 to $24,999	15,357	3.1%
$25,000 to $29,999	15,436	3.1%
$30,000 to $34,999	18,284	3.7%
$35,000 to $39,999	18,914	3.8%
$40,000 to $44,999	19,042	3.8%
$45,000 to $49,999	18,383	3.7%
$50,000 to $59,999	34,748	7.0%
$60,000 to $74,999	50,035	10.1%
$75,000 to $99,999	69,529	14.0%
$100,000 to $124,999	53,664	10.8%
$125,000 to $149,999	38,835	7.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	47,935	9.6%
$200,000 or more	49,448	9.9%

Median Household Income	79,557
Per Capita Income	42,684

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	88

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	17,453	3.5%
Public Assistance	9,602	1.9%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	47,006	9.5%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	550,545	77.6%
Unemployed	21,180	3.0%
In Armed Forces	1,698	0.2%

Total Labor Force	573,423	80.9%
Not in Labor Force	135,707	19.1%

Real Unemployment Rate		22.1%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	239,685	184,901	56.5%
Non-Profit	17,891	38,181	31.9%
Self-Employed	38,458	22,487	63.1%

Local Government	17,541	29,435	37.3%
State Government	14,921	18,194	45.1%
Federal Government	6,717	5,601	54.5%

Total Private + Self	278,143	207,388	57.3%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	57,070	91,411	38.4%
Total	335,213	298,799	52.9%

Pct. Govt.	14.6%
Pct. Private + Self	76.6%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	115,154	18.1%
Sales and Office Occupations	122,165	19.2%
Professional, Technical	153,667	24.2%
Service Occupations	93,116	14.7%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	5,972	0.9%
All others	151,403	23.8%

White Collar		61.5%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	84,361	13.3%
Manufacturing	74,135	11.7%
Retail trade	71,163	11.2%
Educational services	64,355	10.1%
Finance and insurance	59,376	9.3%
Construction	45,717	7.2%
Professional, scientific, technical	35,296	5.6%
Accommodation and food services	32,759	5.2%
Other services	28,392	4.5%
Transportation and warehousing	26,999	4.2%
Public administration	23,548	3.7%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	20,662	3.3%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	19,825	3.1%
Wholesale trade	15,979	2.5%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	9,250	1.5%
Information	9,218	1.5%
Real estate and rental and leasing	8,128	1.3%
Utilities	4,805	0.8%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	927	0.1%
Management	610	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	66,943	5.46%
Puerto Rican	5,079	0.41%
Cuban	1,633	0.13%
Dominican	576	0.05%

Total Central American	13,504	1.10%
Costa Rican	271	0.02%
Guatemalan	3,863	0.32%
Honduran	3,162	0.26%
Nicaraguan	214	0.02%
Panamanian	290	0.02%
Salvadoran	5,680	0.46%
Other Central American	24	0.00%

Total South American	3,700	0.30%
Argentinean	308	0.03%
Bolivian	7	0.00%
Chilean	316	0.03%
Colombian	1,133	0.09%
Ecuadorian	772	0.06%
Paraguayan	5	0.00%
Peruvian	643	0.05%
Uruguayan	50	0.00%
Venezuelan	419	0.03%
Other South American	47	0.00%

Other Hispanic	6,240	0.51%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	8,422	0.69%
Burmese	5,652	0.46%
Chinese	4,906	0.40%
Vietnamese	4,239	0.35%
Laotian	3,469	0.28%
Korean	3,387	0.28%
Filipino	2,036	0.17%
Thai	672	0.05%
Bhutanese	611	0.05%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	1,027,623	89.2%
Spanish	60,643	5.3%
Other Asian	16,178	1.4%
Other Indo-European	9,147	0.8%
Other	8,792	0.8%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	6,935	0.6%
German, other Germanic	5,314	0.5%
Arabic	4,693	0.4%
Chinese	4,029	0.3%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	334,829	27.3%
Irish	156,283	12.8%
English	141,530	11.5%
Norwegian	54,755	4.5%
American	48,869	4.0%
Dutch	41,854	3.4%
Italian	31,017	2.5%
Swedish	29,675	2.4%
European	23,892	1.9%
Scottish	21,631	1.8%
French	18,352	1.5%
Danish	17,596	1.4%
Polish	13,283	1.1%
Czech	10,536	0.9%
Scotch-Irish	8,742	0.7%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,174,918	95.9%
Not a citizen	50,467	4.1%

Native	1,136,011	92.7%
Foreign-born	89,374	7.3%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
23,529	2.9%	29,847	3.7%	222,839	27.4%	249,743	30.7%	192,105	23.6%	94,229	11.6%
Average years of education: 13.8

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	23,529	2.9%
9-12 Years	29,847	3.7%
H.S. Grad or GED	222,839	27.4%
Some College	249,743	30.7%
Bach. Degree	192,105	23.6%
Grad Degree	94,229	11.6%
Average years of education: 13.8

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	503,027	483,857	19,170	3.8%
1991	508,520	487,792	20,728	4.1%
1992	527,366	506,835	20,531	3.9%
1993	537,388	516,933	20,455	3.8%
1994	545,343	527,879	17,464	3.2%
1995	551,379	533,755	17,624	3.2%
1996	557,808	540,441	17,367	3.1%
1997	553,804	538,229	15,575	2.8%
1998	554,656	540,557	14,099	2.5%
1999	554,526	541,726	12,800	2.3%

2000	558,842	545,007	13,835	2.5%
2001	567,125	550,140	16,985	3.0%
2002	574,864	553,726	21,138	3.7%
2003	566,320	542,658	23,662	4.2%
2004	568,874	544,030	24,844	4.4%
2005	576,254	552,781	23,473	4.1%
2006	588,619	568,396	20,223	3.4%
2007	592,777	571,495	21,282	3.6%
2008	599,961	575,583	24,378	4.1%
2009	599,604	562,287	37,317	6.2%

2010	607,140	571,039	36,101	5.9%
2011	605,667	571,833	33,834	5.6%
2012	604,109	573,972	30,137	5.0%
2013	614,393	586,186	28,207	4.6%
2014	625,790	600,475	25,315	4.0%
2015	628,500	606,411	22,089	3.5%
2016	634,776	613,825	20,951	3.3%
2017	632,781	614,431	18,350	2.9%
2018	641,363	625,295	16,068	2.5%
2019	655,343	637,829	17,514	2.7%

2020	632,533	600,464	32,069	5.1%
2021	646,202	622,838	23,364	3.6%
2022	661,169	644,122	17,047	2.6%
2023	662,791	644,373	18,418	2.8%
2024	670,360	650,850	19,510	2.9%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	540,380
Median Value	$230,488

Occupied	497,213	92.0%
Vacant	43,167	8.0%

Owned	348,854	70.2%
Rented	148,359	29.8%
Median Rent	$1,013

Single-Family Units	404,884	74.9%
Detached	375,525	69.5%
Attached	29,359	5.4%
Buldings with 5+ Units	94,055	17.4%
Mobile Homes	14,480	2.7%

Des Moines-Ames, IA-MO Market Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Des Moines-Ames, IA-MO Market Area

2024 Housing Data for Des Moines-Ames, IA-MO Market Area

2024 Income & Employment Data for Des Moines-Ames, IA-MO Market Area

2024 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Des Moines-Ames, IA-MO Market Area

2024 Educational Attainment Data for Des Moines-Ames, IA-MO Market Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Des Moines-Ames, IA-MO Market Area