Des Moines Population 2024

Des Moines is the capital city of Iowa State in the United States, located at the confluence of the Raccoon and Des Moines Rivers. Des Moines population in 2024 is estimated to be 215,266, covering city area of 90.66 sq mi (234.81 sq km), ranks largest city of Iowa, one-hundred-sixth populous city of United States. Des Moines is the part of Des Moines-Ames-West Des Moines Combined Statistical Area. Des Moines is a major center of the insurance industry and financial services.

• Contents
• Population by Age
• Population by Race
• Nativity by Place of Birth

Below is the Des Moines population by year:

Des Moines Metropolitan

The Des Moines or Des Moines Metropolitan is an urbanized region centered on the city of Des Moines, Des Moines-Ames-West Des Moines is a Combined Statistical Area (CSA) had a population of 709,466 in 2020 ranks sixty-fourth in the United States CSA covering area of 3,645 sq mi (9,440 sq km), increase to 102,991 people which is 17% from 2010 census. It includes six counties in Iowa State are Polk, Dallas, Warren, Madison, Guthrie, and Jasper. The 2010 census population of these counties was 606,475.

Des Moines Population by Age

According to 2019 US population estimates, Total Des Moines population is 214,200, out of these 104,861 are male, 109,339 are female, The sex ratio of Des Moines is 96. The median age of the Des Moines population is 35.2, Des Moines population by age are, under 18 years is 48,351, 16 years and over is 170,751, 18 years and over is 165,849, 21 years and over is 157,227, 65 years and over is 36,996. 49.0% are male, 51.0% are female, Population of Des Moines by age percent wise is, 22.6% are under 18 years old, 79.7% are 16 years and over, 77.4% are 18 years and over, 73.4% are 21 years and over, 14.0% are 65 years and over. There are total 97,182 housing units, The voting population of Des Moines are 151,133, out of these 73,067 are male voters, 78,066 are female voters, 48.3% are male, 51.7% are female. Des Moines population in 2023 is estimated to be 214,452, population in 2022 is estimated to be 214,002, and in 2021 is estimated to be 212,332.

Des Moines Population by Race

White Population

White population in Des Moines, Iowa are 163,601, percentage wise 76.4 percent are whites.

Black Population

Black population in Des Moines, Iowa are 29,088, percentage wise 13.6 percent are blacks. African American refers to black population in Des Moines, They are Black racial groups of Africa, includes Sub-Saharan African people, Kenyan, Nigerian, Caribbean such as Haitian and Jamaican.

Asian Population

Asian population in Des Moines are 12,528, percentage wise 5.8 percent are asians, out of these 1,086 are Asian Indians, 473 are Chinese, 424 are Filipinos, 0 are Japanese, 76 are Korean, 3,365 are Vietnamese and 7,104 are other Asian nationals.

Hispanic Population

Hispanic population in Des Moines, Iowa are 28,158. Percentage wise 13.1 percent are hispanics, out of these 21,198 are Mexican people, 730 are Puerto Ricans, 408 are Cubans, and 5,822 are other Hispanic or Latinos.

Nativity by Place of Birth

According to 2019 estimates, Des Moines native population is 185,745, out of these 142,057 born in the Iowa state and 42,141 born in other state in the United States. Foreign born or Population born outside the US are 28,455, out of these 10,791 are Naturalised US citizen, 1,549 are in Europe, 4,312 in Asia, 2,278 in Africa, 2,557 in Latin America and 95 in Northern America. Non-US Citizens, Total Foreigners living in Des Moines are 17,664, out of these 1,256 are from Europe, 5,451 are from Asia, 3,973 from Africa, 6,861 are from Latin America and 101 are from Northern America.