Des Moines, IA Demographic Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	198,682	100.0

Male	96,157	48.4
Female	102,525	51.6

Under 5 years	14,893	7.5
5 to 9 years	13,945	7.0
10 to 14 years	13,049	6.6
15 to 19 years	13,314	6.7
20 to 24 years	15,198	7.6
25 to 34 years	32,450	16.3
35 to 44 years	30,760	15.5
45 to 54 years	25,037	12.6
55 to 59 years	8,689	4.4
60 to 64 years	6,788	3.4
65 to 74 years	11,934	6.0
75 to 84 years	9,008	4.5
85 years and over	3,617	1.8

Median age (years)	33.8	(X)

18 years and over	149,354	75.2
Male	70,962	35.7
Female	78,392	39.5
21 years and over	140,308	70.6
62 years and over	28,440	14.3
65 years and over	24,559	12.4
Male	9,472	4.8
Female	15,087	7.6

RACE
One race	194,252	97.8
White	163,494	82.3
Black or African American	16,025	8.1
American Indian and Alaska Native	705	0.4
Asian	6,946	3.5
Asian Indian	560	0.3
Chinese	364	0.2
Filipino	221	0.1
Japanese	95	0.0
Korean	288	0.1
Vietnamese	2,220	1.1
Other Asian ¹	3,198	1.6
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	95	0.0
Native Hawaiian	29	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	17	0.0
Samoan	20	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	29	0.0
Some other race	6,987	3.5
Two or more races	4,430	2.2

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	167,179	84.1
Black or African American	17,690	8.9
American Indian and Alaska Native	1,633	0.8
Asian	7,906	4.0
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	286	0.1
Some other race	8,677	4.4

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	198,682	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	13,138	6.6
Mexican	9,919	5.0
Puerto Rican	308	0.2
Cuban	74	0.0
Other Hispanic or Latino	2,837	1.4
Not Hispanic or Latino	185,544	93.4
White alone	158,095	79.6

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	198,682	100.0
In households	192,145	96.7
Householder	80,504	40.5
Spouse	35,156	17.7
Child	54,688	27.5
Own child under 18 years	43,910	22.1
Other relatives	9,426	4.7
Under 18 years	3,702	1.9
Nonrelatives	12,371	6.2
Unmarried partner	5,320	2.7
In group quarters	6,537	3.3
Institutionalized population	2,670	1.3
Noninstitutionalized population	3,867	1.9

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	80,504	100.0
Family households (families)	48,710	60.5
With own children under 18 years	23,748	29.5
Married-couple family	35,156	43.7
With own children under 18 years	15,547	19.3
Female householder, no husband present	10,121	12.6
With own children under 18 years	6,345	7.9
Nonfamily households	31,794	39.5
Householder living alone	25,717	31.9
Householder 65 years and over	8,234	10.2

Households with individuals under 18 years	26,087	32.4
Households with individuals 65 years and over	17,508	21.7

Average household size	2.39	(X)
Average family size	3.04	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	85,067	100.0
Occupied housing units	80,504	94.6
Vacant housing units	4,563	5.4
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	178	0.2

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	1.4	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	6.8	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	80,504	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	52,119	64.7
Renter-occupied housing units	28,385	35.3

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.53	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.12	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

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