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%