Humidity & wind
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Population
212,086
US Census estimate, July 2025
Median home value
$194,700
Owner-occupied units
Des Moines, IA
Iowa · 41.573° N, 93.610° W · 88 sq mi
Des Moines is a city in Iowa, with a population of 212,086 and about 2,406 residents per square mile. The median household earns $65,932 a year, and the median home is worth $194,700.
Conditions
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Local time
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Size & density
Land area
88 sq mi
Water excluded
Population density
2,406
People per square mile
Rank by population
#119
Of cities on this site
Rank by area
#107
Of cities on this site
Money & housing
Median household income
$65,932
US median ≈ $78,538
Median gross rent
$1,090
Per month
Homeownership
60.5%
US ≈ 65%
Average commute
19.5 min
One way
People
Median age
34.6
US median 39.1
Bachelor's degree +
29.7%
Age 25 and over
Foreign born
14.2%
Households
90,105
2.3 people each
What people here do for work
Education & health care 20.2%
Finance, insurance & real estate 11.4%
Professional & business services 11.1%
Retail trade 11%
Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024
State of Iowa
State bird
Eastern Goldfinch
State flower
Wild Prairie Rose
State capital
Des Moines
Nickname
The Hawkeye State
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Cities near Des Moines
- West Des Moines, IA9 mi · 74,224
- Ankeny, IA11 mi · 77,833
- Ames, IA31 mi · 68,220
- Waterloo, IA91 mi · 66,919
- Cedar Rapids, IA103 mi · 137,935
- Iowa City, IA108 mi · 76,229
- Council Bluffs, IA119 mi · 62,680
- Bellevue, NE124 mi · 64,863
Cities about the same size
- Yonkers, NY212,603
- Sioux Falls, SD213,748
- Worcester, MA213,862
- Moreno Valley, CA214,263
- Grand Prairie, TX209,434
- Fayetteville, NC209,120
- Little Rock, AR206,427
- Rochester, NY206,108
More in Iowa
- Davenport100,358
- Sioux City86,356
- Dubuque59,148
Wealthiest person in Iowa
Name
Harry Stine
Forbes, Apr 2025
Net worth
$10.2B
As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live
Lives in
Adel
Source of wealth
Agriculture
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.
Largest employer in Iowa · private sector
Employer
University of Iowa
Sector
Education & health
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.
Largest public company in Iowa
Company
Principal Financial Group
Revenue
$16.1B
Fiscal year 2024
Headquarters
Des Moines
Ticker
PFG
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.