Des Moines County, Iowa Demographics

Statewide Claims to Fame

Des Moines County is 4th in Iowa out of 99 other counties in Race - Black or African American

Des Moines County is 6th in Iowa out of 99 other counties in Race - Two or More

Des Moines County is 10th in Iowa out of 99 other counties in Female residents

Des Moines County is 12th in Iowa out of 99 other counties in Population density (people per sqmi)

Des Moines County is 12th in Iowa out of 99 other counties in Retail sales per capita

Des Moines County is 13th in Iowa out of 99 other counties in Non-farm private employees

Des Moines County is 13th in Iowa out of 99 other counties in Retail sales

Des Moines County is 14th in Iowa out of 99 other counties in Households

Des Moines County is 14th in Iowa out of 99 other counties in Housing units

Des Moines County is 14th in Iowa out of 99 other counties in Non-farm private establishments

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General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
Des Moines County Rank Iowa US
Current population (2012) 40,340 16th 3,074,186 313,914,040
Size in square miles 416.1 93rd 55,857.1 3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi) 96.9 12th 54.5 87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
Des Moines County Rank Iowa US
Residents younger than 5 6.4% 25th 6.4% 6.4%
Residents younger than 18 23.2% 45th 23.5% 23.5%
Residents 65 or older 18.1% 57th 15.3% 13.7%
Education Demographics
Des Moines County Rank Iowa US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25) 90.4% 41st 90.3% 85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25) 18.3% 41st 24.9% 28.2%
Race Demographics
Des Moines County Rank Iowa US
Race - White 91.2% 89th 92.8% 77.9%
Race - Black or African American 5.4% 4th 3.2% 13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native 0.3% 56th 0.5% 1.2%
Race - Asian 0.8% 26th 2.0% 5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.1% 32nd 0.1% 0.2%
Race - Two or More 2.2% 6th 1.6% 2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino 2.8% 43rd 5.3% 16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino 88.9% 77th 88.0% 63.0%
Misc People Demographics
Des Moines County Rank Iowa US
Female residents 51.1% 10th 50.4% 50.8%
Foreign born residents 1.8% 44th 4.2% 12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
Des Moines County Rank Iowa US
Housing units 18,465 14th 1,340,529 132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings 17.9% 14th 18.5% 25.9%
Households 17,007 14th 1,219,137 114,761,359
Home ownership rate 72.8% 82nd 73.0% 66.1%
Home median value $92,600 54th $121,300 $186,200
People per household 2.3 71st 2.4 2.6
Building permits (last year) 35 26th 9,501 829,658

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
Des Moines County Rank Iowa US
Income per capita $23,908 56th $26,110 $27,915
Income per household $43,111 78th $50,451 $52,762
Income below poverty line 14.4% 16th 11.9% 14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
Des Moines County Rank Iowa US
Non-farm private establishments 1,123 14th 80,113 7,354,043
Non-farm private employees 19,516 13th 1,263,665 113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses) 3,407 16th 259,931 27,092,908
Retail sales $616,900 13th $39,234,649 $3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita $15,182 12th $13,172 $12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales $68,773 14th $4,737,719 $613,795,732

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