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Des Moines Demographics and Statistics

Des Moines is one of a number of communities in the United States that has an interesting mixture of heritages, cultures and peoples that make the city culturally rich. People of many cultures, lifestyles and backgrounds inhabit the area. It is home to residents living in urban and suburban areas. The metro has changed recently and will likely continue to shift. Demographic data of the metro statistical area of Des Moines present some exciting facts.

Des Moines, IA

People QuickFacts Des Moines Iowa
Population, 2006 estimate 193,886 2,982,085
Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 -2.5% 1.9%
Population, 2000 198,682 2,926,324
Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 7.5% 6.4%
Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 24.8% 25.1%
Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 12.4% 14.9%
Female persons, percent, 2000 51.6% 50.9%
White persons, percent, 2000 (a) 82.3% 93.9%
Black persons, percent, 2000 (a) 8.1% 2.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.4% 0.3%
Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) 3.5% 1.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) Z Z
Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 2.2% 1.1%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) 6.6% 2.8%
Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over 50.9% 56.9%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 7.9% 3.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 11.5% 5.8%
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 83.0% 86.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 21.8% 21.2%
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 17.5 18.5
 
Housing units, 2000 85,067 1,232,511
Homeownership rate, 2000 64.7% 72.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $81,100 $82,500
 
Households, 2000 80,504 1,149,276
Persons per household, 2000 2.39 2.46
Median household income, 1999 $38,408 $39,469
Per capita money income, 1999 $19,467 $19,674
Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 11.4% 9.1%
Business QuickFacts Des Moines Iowa
Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) 3,092,222 33,546,948
Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) 2,029,780 31,195,012
Retail sales per capita, 2002 $10,251 $10,631
Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) 313,078 3,698,955
Total number of firms, 2002 13,839 236,515
Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 2.8% 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 1.0% 0.3%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 1.5% 0.8%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 1.4% 0.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 F Z
Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 32.3% 27.0%
 
Geography QuickFacts Des Moines Iowa
Land area, 2000 (square miles) 75 55,869
Persons per square mile, 2000 2,621.1 52.4
FIPS Code 21000 19
  Counties Polk County