Compare Des Moines, IA vs Iowa (IA) vs United States
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| Metric |
Des Moines, IA City |
Iowa (IA) State |
United States Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Total population | 212,421 | 3,210,507 | 334,922,499 |
| Rent | $1,090 | $972 | $1,413 |
| Year built | 1961 | 1972 | 1980 |
| Household income | $65,932 | $75,059 | $80,734 |
| Per capita income | $37,863 | $40,877 | $44,673 |
| Poverty rate | 15.0% | 11.1% | 12.5% |
| Unemployment rate | 3.6% | 3.0% | 4.0% |
| Household size | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.5 |
| Rent over 30% of income | 46.6% | 40.5% | 47.6% |
| Demographics | |||
| Total population | 212,421 | 3,210,507 | 334,922,499 |
| Adults over 25 | 140,200 | 2,154,149 | 230,807,303 |
| Total households | 90,105 | 1,315,707 | 129,227,496 |
| Household size | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.5 |
| Income & Poverty | |||
| Household income | $65,932 | $75,059 | $80,734 |
| Per capita income | $37,863 | $40,877 | $44,673 |
| Poverty rate | 15.0% | 11.1% | 12.5% |
| Unemployment rate | 3.6% | 3.0% | 4.0% |
| Rent over 30% of income | 46.6% | 40.5% | 47.6% |
| Housing | |||
| Rent | $1,090 | $972 | $1,413 |
| Year built | 1961 | 1972 | 1980 |
| Households that rent | 39.5% | 28.3% | 34.8% |
| Households that own | 60.5% | 71.7% | 65.2% |
| Rooms per home (all homes) | 5.1 | 5.9 | 5.5 |
| Race | |||
| White | 64.1% | 84.1% | 61% |
| Black | 11.3% | 3.9% | 12.2% |
| Asian | 6.6% | 2.5% | 6% |
| Two or more races | 11% | 6.6% | 12.6% |
| Ethnicity | |||
| Hispanic or Latino | 16.3% | 7.3% | 19.3% |
| Not Hispanic or Latino | 83.7% | 92.7% | 80.7% |
| Commute | |||
| Commute rate | 86.9% | 88.7% | 84.9% |
| Commute time to work | 19.0 min | 20.0 min | 26.0 min |
| Work from home | 13.1% | 11.3% | 15.1% |
| Education | |||
| Less than high school | 30.5% | 25% | 27.5% |
| High school graduate or GED | 28.3% | 30% | 26% |
| Some college or associate degree | 11.5% | 13.6% | 10.7% |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 29.7% | 31.4% | 35.7% |