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Des Moines city, Iowa; Iowa

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Table

	Des Moines city, Iowa	Iowa
Population Estimates, July 1, 2022, (V2022)	 211,034	 3,200,517

People
Population
Population Estimates, July 1, 2022, (V2022)	 211,034	 3,200,517
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2022)	 214,125	 3,190,372
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2022, (V2022)	 -1.4%	 0.3%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020	214,133	3,190,369
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	203,433	3,046,355
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent	 7.0%	 5.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent	 23.9%	 23.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	 12.1%	 17.7%
Female persons, percent	 50.9%	 49.8%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent	 71.7%	 90.1%
Black or African American alone, percent(a)	 11.2%	 4.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent(a)	 0.3%	 0.6%
Asian alone, percent(a)	 7.2%	 2.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent(a)	 0.1%	 0.2%
Two or More Races, percent	 6.2%	 2.1%
Hispanic or Latino, percent(b)	 14.6%	 6.7%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	 63.5%	 84.1%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2017-2021	9,408	174,514
Foreign born persons, percent, 2017-2021	13.8%	5.5%
Housing
Housing units, July 1, 2022, (V2022)	X	1,438,565
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2017-2021	60.0%	71.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2017-2021	$149,700	$160,700
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2017-2021	$1,323	$1,348
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2017-2021	$541	$524
Median gross rent, 2017-2021	$916	$845
Building permits, 2022	X	12,711
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2017-2021	86,992	1,275,893
Persons per household, 2017-2021	2.40	2.42
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2017-2021	82.5%	86.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2017-2021	20.7%	8.6%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2017-2021	92.8%	91.7%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2017-2021	85.0%	84.9%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2017-2021	87.1%	92.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2017-2021	28.1%	29.7%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2017-2021	10.7%	8.1%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	 7.1%	 5.8%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2017-2021	70.1%	66.8%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2017-2021	66.3%	62.7%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c)	566,789	7,110,658
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c)	2,987,186	22,419,847
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c)	1,140,965	8,913,447
Total retail sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c)	2,299,819	50,063,082
Total retail sales per capita, 2017(c)	$10,595	$15,925
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2017-2021	19.1	19.6
Income & Poverty
Median household income (in 2021 dollars), 2017-2021	$58,444	$65,429
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2021 dollars), 2017-2021	$31,276	$34,817
Persons in poverty, percent	 15.3%	 11.1%

Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2021	X	82,997
Total employment, 2021	X	1,352,146
Total annual payroll, 2021 ($1,000)	X	69,567,278
Total employment, percent change, 2020-2021	X	-2.8%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2019	X	212,431
All employer firms, Reference year 2017	3,908	61,849
Men-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017	2,057	35,303
Women-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017	592	9,377
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017	287	2,395
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017	2,770	53,664
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017	171	3,965
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017	2,792	50,337

Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2020	2,428.4	57.1
Population per square mile, 2010	2,515.6	54.5
Land area in square miles, 2020	88.18	55,853.42
Land area in square miles, 2010	80.87	55,857.13
FIPS Code	1921000	19

About datasets used in this table

Value Notes

 Estimates are not comparable to other geographic levels due to methodology differences that may exist between different data sources.

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In Vintage 2022, as a result of the formal request from the state, Connecticut transitioned from eight counties to nine planning regions. For more details, please see the Vintage 2022 release notes available here: Release Notes.

The vintage year (e.g., V2022) refers to the final year of the series (2020 thru 2022). Different vintage years of estimates are not comparable.

Users should exercise caution when comparing 2017-2021 ACS 5-year estimates to other ACS estimates. For more information, please visit the 2021 5-year ACS Comparison Guidance page.

Fact Notes

(a)Includes persons reporting only one race
(c)Economic Census - Puerto Rico data are not comparable to U.S. Economic Census data
(b)Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories

Value Flags

-Either no or too few sample observations were available to compute an estimate, or a ratio of medians cannot be calculated because one or both of the median estimates falls in the lowest or upper interval of an open ended distribution.
FFewer than 25 firms
DSuppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
NData for this geographic area cannot be displayed because the number of sample cases is too small.
FNFootnote on this item in place of data
XNot applicable
SSuppressed; does not meet publication standards
NANot available
ZValue greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown

QuickFacts data are derived from: Population Estimates, American Community Survey, Census of Population and Housing, Current Population Survey, Small Area Health Insurance Estimates, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, State and County Housing Unit Estimates, County Business Patterns, Nonemployer Statistics, Economic Census, Survey of Business Owners, Building Permits.