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Iowa · Census place 21000

Des Moines city, IA

Quick answer

Des Moines city has 212,464 residents, ranking #1 of 1026 places in Iowa. Median household income is $63,966, the median home is worth $183,700 and median gross rent runs $1,054 a month.

Population
212,464Des Moines city residents
Median household income
$63,966Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$183,700Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$1,054Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
34.6 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
60.4%Owner-occupied households

What the numbers mean in Des Moines city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Des Moines city median would spend about 19.8% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 14.9% of residents and 60.4% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

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