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Des Moines-Ames, IA-MO Market Area


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2022 population: 1,210,267   ( 121,118 from 2010 , 17,687 from 2020)
Land area: 19013.4 square miles
Population density: 63.7 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:997,659 82.43% 4.6%
Black:52,0274.30% 57.8%
Indian:2,6810.22% 25.2%
Asian:46,0413.80% 78.5%
2+ races:22,5211.86% 54.0%
Hispanic:89,3387.38% 51.2%
Total non-White:212,60817.57% 56.8%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:31,501 13.2
Deaths:27,67411.6
Net Migration: 7,9963.4
Net Immigration: 5,6142.4
Change in White population:44,103 4.0
Change in Non-White pop.:77,015 7.1




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
1,089,149
953,55687.55%
32,9803.03%
2,1410.20%
25,7932.37%
14,6251.34%
59,0835.42%
135,59312.45%

2000
1,003,552
921,78091.85%
22,7412.27%
1,9580.20%
16,9601.69%
8,9750.89%
30,2803.02%
81,7728.15%

1990
928,043
887,75395.66%
17,2291.86%
1,8340.20%
11,3321.22%
n/a
9,8951.07%
40,2904.34%

1980
946,188
913,18296.51%
16,6891.76%
1,3870.15%
6,1650.65%
n/a
7,8170.83%
33,0063.49%

1970
910,523
888,30597.56%
13,8281.52%
5370.06%
1,3030.14%
n/a
5,5050.60%
22,218 2.44%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:

2000's
NumberRate
132,461 13.2
86,5598.6
8,4160.8
16,3621.6
31,776 3.2
53,821 5.4
1990's
NumberRate
129,281 13.9
93,97310.1
11,2311.2
13,0201.4
34,027 3.7
41,482 4.5
1980's
NumberRate
135,322 14.3
90,165 9.5
-62,474 -6.6
n/a
-25,429 -2.7
7,284 0.8
1970's
NumberRate
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):

2022
NumberPercent
37.5
280,820 23.2%
929,447 76.8%
194,402 16.1%
484,282
2.41
299,088 61.8%
235,128 78.6%
27,472 9.2%
185,194 38.2%

2010
NumberPercent
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
NumberPercent
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
NumberPercent
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
NumberPercent
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%

2022 Housing Data for Des Moines-Ames, IA-MO Market Area

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units527,946 
Median Value$200,936 
Occupied484,28291.7%
Vacant43,6648.3%
Owned339,13170.0%
Rented145,15130.0%
Median Rent$946 
Single-Family Units396,39875.1%
    Detached368,79169.9%
    Attached27,6075.2%
Buldings with 5+ Units90,28817.1%
Mobile Homes14,9272.8%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Des Moines-Ames, IA-MO Market Area

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,00019,2264.0%
$10,000 to $14,99915,9393.3%
$15,000 to $19,99916,8863.5%
$20,000 to $24,99916,4923.4%
$25,000 to $29,99917,1313.5%
$30,000 to $34,99918,3723.8%
$35,000 to $39,99917,9963.7%
$40,000 to $44,99918,6803.9%
$45,000 to $49,99919,3114.0%
$50,000 to $59,99935,7097.4%
$60,000 to $74,99949,76310.3%
$75,000 to $99,99969,56614.4%
$100,000 to $124,99952,26210.8%
$125,000 to $149,99937,0367.6%
$150,000 to $199,99940,8468.4%
$200,000 or more39,0678.1%
Median Household Income75,243 
Per Capita Income39,290 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.88 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI17,6393.6%
Public Assistance10,6632.2%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps49,17710.2%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed547,30677.0%
Unemployed22,5573.2%
In Armed Forces1,5140.2%
Total Labor Force571,37780.3%
Not in Labor Force139,80119.7%
Real Unemployment Rate 22.8%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector236,702182,41056.5%
Non-Profit17,44435,67632.8%
Self-Employed37,90322,01363.3%
Local Government16,59326,84338.2%
State Government15,03218,44544.9%
Federal Government6,4995,28755.1%
Total Private + Self274,605204,42357.3%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.55,56886,25139.2%
Total330,173290,67453.2%
Pct. Govt.14.3%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts109,97717.7%
Sales and Office Occupations125,01720.1%
Professional, Technical145,63523.4%
Service Occupations93,00214.9%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing6,3781.0%
All others148,56723.9%
White Collar 61.2%
Industry
 Number%
Health care and social assistance81,67813.1%
Manufacturing73,46911.8%
Retail trade70,27011.3%
Educational services62,05510.0%
Finance and insurance60,8109.8%
Construction41,8876.7%
Professional, scientific, technical33,6705.4%
Accommodation and food services32,0155.1%
Other services26,8724.3%
Transportation and warehousing26,4874.3%
Public administration21,7013.5%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting19,9913.2%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.19,9283.2%
Wholesale trade17,4342.8%
Information9,9551.6%
Arts, entertainment, recreation8,9711.4%
Real estate and rental and leasing8,6171.4%
Utilities4,8400.8%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction9130.1%
Management6350.1%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Des Moines-Ames, IA-MO Market Area

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican61,2385.08%
Puerto Rican4,0510.34%
Cuban1,1560.10%
Dominican4810.04%
Total Central American8,7120.72%
Costa Rican2360.02%
Guatemalan2,6420.22%
Honduran1,1450.09%
Nicaraguan3010.02%
Panamanian3760.03%
Salvadoran3,9690.33%
Other Central American430.00%
Total South American3,0790.26%
Argentinean2410.02%
Bolivian940.01%
Chilean2810.02%
Colombian8700.07%
Ecuadorian6260.05%
Paraguayan210.00%
Peruvian5250.04%
Uruguayan250.00%
Venezuelan3830.03%
Other South American130.00%
Other Hispanic4,7690.40%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Indian7,5680.63%
Chinese5,8010.48%
Burmese4,7930.40%
Vietnamese4,5860.38%
Korean3,4130.28%
Laotian3,2010.27%
Filipino2,1650.18%
Thai9350.08%
Bhutanese5880.05%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English1,016,84889.8%
Spanish52,6084.6%
Other Asian14,4771.3%
Other8,2000.7%
Other Indo-European8,1170.7%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic7,7820.7%
Arabic5,3480.5%
Chinese5,0620.4%
German, other Germanic4,4010.4%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
German337,17628.0%
Irish149,20812.4%
English125,14010.4%
Norwegian57,3204.8%
American49,5794.1%
Dutch44,4593.7%
Swedish30,8012.6%
Italian30,0142.5%
European21,9081.8%
French19,6271.6%
Scottish19,0411.6%
Danish17,8031.5%
Polish13,8961.2%
Czech10,8060.9%
Scotch-Irish8,7000.7%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen1,159,51396.2%
Not a citizen45,7823.8%
Native1,122,80593.2%
Foreign-born82,4906.8%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Des Moines-Ames, IA-MO Market Area

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
22,353 2.8%30,340 3.8%226,668 28.4%247,743 31.1%183,352 23.0%86,559 10.9%
  Average years of education: 13.7
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 22,353 2.8%
9-12 Years 30,340 3.8%
H.S. Grad or GED 226,668 28.4%
Some College 247,743 31.1%
Bach. Degree 183,352 23.0%
Grad Degree 86,559 10.9%
Average years of education: 13.7

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


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

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force
EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
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%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com