2022 population: 729,053 ( 159,420 from 2010 , 19,586 from 2020)
Land area: 3612.4 square miles
Population density: 201.8 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	578,147	79.30%	21.3%
Black:	43,160	5.92%	62.8%
Indian:	1,293	0.18%	14.3%
Asian:	32,882	4.51%	89.1%
2+ races:	15,565	2.13%	64.3%
Hispanic:	58,006	7.96%	52.6%

Total non-White:	150,906	20.70%	61.9%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	20,059	14.1
Deaths:	14,279	10.1
Net Migration:	10,187	7.2
Net Immigration:	3,562	2.5

Change in White population:	101,713	17.9
Change in Non-White pop.:	57,707	10.1

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
569,633
476,434	83.64%
26,508	4.65%
1,131	0.20%
17,387	3.05%
9,476	1.66%
38,004	6.67%
93,199	16.36%

2000
481,394
425,970	88.49%
18,287	3.80%
1,025	0.21%
10,447	2.17%
5,705	1.19%
19,355	4.02%
55,424	11.51%

1990
416,346
388,007	93.19%
14,462	3.47%
958	0.23%
5,946	1.43%
n/a
6,973	1.67%
28,339	6.81%

1980
392,141
368,636	94.01%
13,863	3.54%
803	0.20%
3,392	0.86%
n/a
4,893	1.25%
23,505	5.99%

1970
363,419
346,588	95.37%
11,893	3.27%
289	0.08%
502	0.14%
n/a
3,625	1.00%
16,831	4.63%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
74,957	15.6
35,063	7.3
31,086	6.5
9,459	2.0

50,464	10.5
37,775	7.8

Number	Rate
1990's
68,952	16.6
35,829	8.6
13,813	3.3
10,660	2.6

37,963	9.1
27,085	6.5

Number	Rate
1980's
62,884	16.0
33,105	8.4
-4,349	-1.1
n/a

19,371	4.9
4,834	1.2

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-2,308	-0.6
n/a

22,048	6.1
6,674	1.8

Age, Family & Household Data for Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metro 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
Number	Percent
36.7
175,301	24.0%
553,752	76.0%
100,294	13.8%

283,928
2.46

178,801	63.0%
137,821	77.1%
18,154	10.2%
105,127	37.0%

2010
Number	Percent
35.3
148,053	26.0%
421,580	74.0%
63,679	11.2%

223,268
2.50

146,144	65.5%
113,547	77.7%
14,662	10.0%
77,124	34.5%

2000
Number	Percent
34.9
124,824	25.9%
356,570	74.1%
55,421	11.5%

189,588
2.48

126,889	66.9%
102,881	81.1%
11,231	8.9%
62,699	33.1%

1990
Number	Percent
32.8
106,452	25.6%
309,894	74.4%
50,380	12.1%

162,528
2.50

111,590	68.7%
92,601	83.0%
9,295	8.3%
50,938	31.3%

1980
Number	Percent
30.1
110,649	28.2%
281,492	71.8%
43,068	11.0%

146,331
2.62

104,305	71.3%
89,429	85.7%
7,979	7.6%
42,026	28.7%

2022 Housing Data for Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	9,262	3.3%
$10,000 to $14,999	7,578	2.7%
$15,000 to $19,999	7,488	2.6%
$20,000 to $24,999	8,106	2.9%
$25,000 to $29,999	9,179	3.2%
$30,000 to $34,999	9,946	3.5%
$35,000 to $39,999	10,090	3.6%
$40,000 to $44,999	10,115	3.6%
$45,000 to $49,999	11,169	3.9%
$50,000 to $59,999	20,100	7.1%
$60,000 to $74,999	28,202	9.9%
$75,000 to $99,999	39,778	14.0%
$100,000 to $124,999	31,980	11.3%
$125,000 to $149,999	23,198	8.2%
$150,000 to $199,999	28,862	10.2%
$200,000 or more	28,875	10.2%

Median Household Income	82,058
Per Capita Income	42,731

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	92

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	9,879	3.5%
Public Assistance	6,511	2.3%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	29,574	10.4%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	332,304	78.6%
Unemployed	14,066	3.3%
In Armed Forces	1,250	0.3%

Total Labor Force	347,620	82.2%
Not in Labor Force	75,033	17.8%

Real Unemployment Rate		21.1%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	149,358	115,980	56.3%
Non-Profit	11,182	22,453	33.2%
Self-Employed	18,715	13,044	58.9%

Local Government	9,243	14,506	38.9%
State Government	5,959	9,048	39.7%
Federal Government	4,197	2,992	58.4%

Total Private + Self	168,073	129,024	56.6%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	30,581	48,999	38.4%
Total	198,654	178,023	52.7%

Pct. Govt.	12.2%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	74,507	19.7%
Sales and Office Occupations	79,045	20.9%
Professional, Technical	93,046	24.7%
Service Occupations	53,777	14.3%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	1,754	0.5%
All others	76,944	20.4%

White Collar		65.4%

Industry
	Number	%
Finance and insurance	51,239	13.6%
Health care and social assistance	48,912	13.0%
Retail trade	41,814	11.1%
Manufacturing	34,273	9.1%
Educational services	31,191	8.3%
Professional, scientific, technical	25,488	6.8%
Construction	25,008	6.6%
Accommodation and food services	19,552	5.2%
Other services	16,928	4.5%
Transportation and warehousing	15,946	4.2%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	14,159	3.8%
Public administration	13,267	3.5%
Wholesale trade	11,021	2.9%
Information	6,666	1.8%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	6,222	1.6%
Real estate and rental and leasing	6,156	1.6%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	5,989	1.6%
Utilities	2,823	0.7%
Management	482	0.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	183	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	38,493	5.41%
Puerto Rican	2,579	0.36%
Cuban	709	0.10%
Dominican	196	0.03%

Total Central American	6,702	0.94%
Costa Rican	200	0.03%
Guatemalan	1,629	0.23%
Honduran	846	0.12%
Nicaraguan	294	0.04%
Panamanian	203	0.03%
Salvadoran	3,494	0.49%
Other Central American	36	0.01%

Total South American	2,438	0.34%
Argentinean	192	0.03%
Bolivian	41	0.01%
Chilean	230	0.03%
Colombian	799	0.11%
Ecuadorian	518	0.07%
Paraguayan	9	0.00%
Peruvian	426	0.06%
Uruguayan	2	0.00%
Venezuelan	221	0.03%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	2,708	0.38%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	6,358	0.89%
Vietnamese	3,703	0.52%
Burmese	3,629	0.51%
Laotian	2,721	0.38%
Chinese	2,346	0.33%
Korean	1,725	0.24%
Filipino	1,205	0.17%
Thai	815	0.11%
Bhutanese	588	0.08%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	585,100	88.0%
Spanish	33,864	5.1%
Other Asian	11,228	1.7%
Other	7,162	1.1%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	7,055	1.1%
Other Indo-European	5,639	0.8%
Arabic	4,991	0.8%
Vietnamese	3,501	0.5%
Chinese	2,192	0.3%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	185,313	26.0%
Irish	92,933	13.1%
English	76,545	10.8%
Norwegian	29,097	4.1%
American	27,747	3.9%
Dutch	24,098	3.4%
Italian	21,960	3.1%
Swedish	18,958	2.7%
European	15,148	2.1%
French	11,739	1.6%
Scottish	11,459	1.6%
Danish	9,253	1.3%
Polish	9,172	1.3%
Czech	6,035	0.8%
Welsh	5,731	0.8%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	680,637	95.7%
Not a citizen	30,853	4.3%

Native	652,157	91.7%
Foreign-born	59,333	8.3%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
13,858	2.9%	16,175	3.4%	121,084	25.5%	140,880	29.7%	124,712	26.3%	58,042	12.2%
Average years of education: 13.9

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	13,858	2.9%
9-12 Years	16,175	3.4%
H.S. Grad or GED	121,084	25.5%
Some College	140,880	29.7%
Bach. Degree	124,712	26.3%
Grad Degree	58,042	12.2%
Average years of education: 13.9

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	512,988	495,620	17,368	3.4%
1991	520,864	501,722	19,142	3.7%
1992	542,704	523,388	19,316	3.6%
1993	558,778	538,864	19,914	3.6%
1994	565,530	549,322	16,208	2.9%
1995	574,998	559,412	15,586	2.7%
1996	584,106	567,972	16,134	2.8%
1997	580,456	565,684	14,772	2.5%
1998	584,796	571,896	12,900	2.2%
1999	584,046	572,398	11,648	2.0%

2000	591,148	577,232	13,916	2.4%
2001	600,728	583,542	17,186	2.9%
2002	619,246	596,934	22,312	3.6%
2003	613,280	588,390	24,890	4.1%
2004	619,284	591,890	27,394	4.4%
2005	629,348	603,742	25,606	4.1%
2006	645,726	623,536	22,190	3.4%
2007	655,926	632,346	23,580	3.6%
2008	666,202	638,688	27,514	4.1%
2009	669,300	628,240	41,060	6.1%

2010	682,118	641,294	40,824	6.0%
2011	682,404	643,894	38,510	5.6%
2012	685,622	650,768	34,854	5.1%
2013	701,556	668,770	32,786	4.7%
2014	716,626	687,196	29,430	4.1%
2015	718,048	692,598	25,450	3.5%
2016	730,586	706,306	24,280	3.3%
2017	736,982	715,412	21,570	2.9%
2018	752,550	733,614	18,936	2.5%
2019	774,326	753,034	21,292	2.7%

2020	749,446	708,076	41,370	5.5%
2021	769,044	740,010	29,034	3.8%
2022	790,374	769,834	20,540	2.6%
2023	796,138	773,990	22,148	2.8%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	303,147
Median Value	$238,398

Occupied	283,928	93.7%
Vacant	19,219	6.3%

Owned	197,711	69.6%
Rented	86,217	30.4%
Median Rent	$1,050

Single-Family Units	221,402	73.0%
Detached	199,392	65.8%
Attached	22,010	7.3%
Buldings with 5+ Units	62,921	20.8%
Mobile Homes	6,946	2.3%

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metro Area

2022 Housing Data for Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metro Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metro Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metro Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metro Area