Des Moines, Iowa Demographics

Des Moines is 1st in Iowa out of 75 other cities in Total businesses (including small businesses)

Des Moines is 1st in Iowa out of 81 other cities in Current population (2012)

Des Moines is 1st in Iowa out of 81 other cities in Households

Des Moines is 1st in Iowa out of 81 other cities in Housing units

Des Moines is 1st in Iowa out of 81 other cities in Size in square miles

Des Moines is 2nd in Iowa out of 74 other cities in Retail accommodation and food service sales

Des Moines is 2nd in Iowa out of 74 other cities in Retail sales

Des Moines is 3rd in Iowa out of 81 other cities in Population density (people per sqmi)

Des Moines is 3rd in Iowa out of 81 other cities in Race - Black or African American

Des Moines is 4th in Iowa out of 81 other cities in Race - Two or More

Size Demographics
	Des Moines	Rank	Iowa	US
Current population (2012)	206,688	1st	3,074,186	313,914,040
Size in square miles	80.9	1st	55,857.1	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	2,515.6	3rd	54.5	87.4

Age Demographics
	Des Moines	Rank	Iowa	US
Residents younger than 5	7.9%	12th	6.4%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	24.8%	27th	23.5%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	11.0%	69th	15.3%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Des Moines	Rank	Iowa	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	85.9%	67th	90.3%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	24.0%	34th	24.9%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Des Moines	Rank	Iowa	US
Race - White	76.4%	79th	92.8%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	10.2%	3rd	3.2%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.5%	9th	0.5%	1.2%
Race - Asian	4.4%	8th	2.0%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.1%	20th	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	3.4%	4th	1.6%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	12.0%	9th	5.3%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	70.5%	77th	88.0%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Des Moines	Rank	Iowa	US
Female residents	51.1%	55th	50.4%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	10.6%	10th	4.2%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Des Moines	Rank	Iowa	US
Housing units	88,729	1st	1,340,529	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	27.8%	14th	18.5%	25.9%
Households	82,600	1st	1,219,137	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	63.5%	73rd	73.0%	66.1%
Home median value	$118,100	34th	$121,300	$186,200
People per household	2.4	33rd	2.4	2.6

Income Demographics
	Des Moines	Rank	Iowa	US
Income per capita	$24,006	40th	$26,110	$27,915
Income per household	$44,997	39th	$50,451	$52,762
Income below poverty line	16.9%	19th	11.9%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Des Moines	Rank	Iowa	US
Total businesses (including small businesses)	15,229	1st	259,931	27,092,908
Retail sales	$2,240,789	2nd	$39,234,649	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$11,450	65th	$13,172	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$378,072	2nd	$4,737,719	$613,795,732