Get to know Des Moines, IA

City snapshot

All census stories about Des Moines

• Is Des Moines growing? — Population change, median age and how your city's growth compares.
• Can you afford to live in Des Moines? — Income, home values, rent and how much of a paycheck housing takes.
• Who owns and who rents in Des Moines? — The homeowner-renter split and how it's shifted since 2015.
• How long is the commute in Des Moines? — Average travel time to work and how people here get there.
• How educated is Des Moines? — College degrees, advanced degrees and how the local share compares.
• Who's struggling to get by in Des Moines? — Poverty rate, household income and how many residents live below the line.
• Who works from home in Des Moines? — Remote work since 2015, how it reshaped commuting and how your city compares.
• How healthy is the county around Des Moines? — CDC estimates for chronic disease, insurance, mental health and daily habits.
• How clean is the air around Des Moines? — Good, moderate and unhealthy air days in your county, year by year.
• Every federal disaster declared around Des Moines — Every federal disaster declaration for your county since 1953.
• Where federal tax dollars land around Des Moines — Federal awards spent in your county, and which agencies sent them.
• How does Des Moines compare with America? — One profile: income, housing, education, poverty and commute versus the U.S.

Sources

• U.S. Census Bureau — American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year estimates — Population, income, housing, education, commuting and poverty figures
• Census Bureau API — ACS Detailed Tables — The endpoint these pages are generated from
• data.census.gov — Look up the same tables for any place yourself
• ACS accuracy statement — Estimates carry margins of error; small places vary the most