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Des Moines, Iowa QuickFacts

	Des Moines, Iowa	United States
Total population	198,682	281,421,906
State	Iowa
City	des moines

Des Moines, Iowa Population

	Des Moines, Iowa	%, Des Moines, Iowa	United States
Male	96,157	48.4%	49.06%
Female	102,525	51.6%	50.94%
Median age (years)	33.8		35.3

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	Des Moines, Iowa	%, Des Moines, Iowa	United States
18 years and over	149,354	75.17%	74.31%
21 years and over	140,308	70.62%	69.97%
62 years and over	28,440	14.31%	14.66%
65 years and over	24,559	12.36%	12.43%

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	Des Moines, Iowa	%, Des Moines, Iowa	United States
White	163,494	82.29%	75.14%
Black or African American	16,025	8.07%	12.32%
Asian	6,946	3.5%	3.64%
Some other race	7,787	3.92%	5.46%
Two or more races	4,430	2.23%	2.43%

Des Moines, Iowa Housing

	Des Moines, Iowa	%, Des Moines, Iowa	United States
Total households	80,504		105,480,101
Family households (families)	48,710	60.51%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	31,794	39.49%	31.94%

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	Des Moines, Iowa	%, Des Moines, Iowa	United States
Total housing units	85,105		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	4,563	5.36%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	80,504	94.59%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	52,119	61.24%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	28,385	33.35%	30.77%

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	Des Moines, Iowa	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	6,830	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	27,138	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	9,206	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	2,092	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	1,027	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	502	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	116	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	10	0.57%
Median (dollars)	81,100	119,600

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	Des Moines, Iowa	%, Des Moines, Iowa	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	17,659	21.94%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	23,366	29.02%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	12,413	15.42%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	10,696	13.29%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	6,898	8.57%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	9,465	11.76%	9.65%

Des Moines, Iowa Education

	Des Moines, Iowa	%, Des Moines, Iowa	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	49,119		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	3,404	6.93%	6.47%
Kindergarten	2,898	5.9%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	21,087	42.93%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	10,125	20.61%	21.38%
College or graduate school	11,605	23.63%	22.81%

Des Moines, Iowa Economy

	Des Moines, Iowa	%, Des Moines, Iowa	United States
Population 16 years and over	154,365		217,168,077
In labor force	108,416	70.23%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	108,263	70.13%	63.39%
- - Employed	100,956	65.4%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	7,307	4.73%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	6.7		5.8
- Armed Forces	153	0.1%	0.53%
Not in labor force	45,949	29.77%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	80,862	52.38%	51.66%
In labor force	52,884	34.26%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	52,866	34.25%	29.65%
- - Employed	49,738	32.22%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	17,216	11.15%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	11,767		12,787,501

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	Des Moines, Iowa	%, Des Moines, Iowa	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	80,621		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	7,298	9.05%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	5,246	6.51%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	11,813	14.65%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	12,177	15.1%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	15,330	19.01%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	16,929	21.0%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	6,728	8.35%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	3,448	4.28%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	729	0.9%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	923	1.14%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	38,408		41,994

	Des Moines, Iowa	%, Des Moines, Iowa	United States
With earnings	66,368	42.99%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	46,533		56,604
With Social Security income	19,912	12.9%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	11,427		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	3,193	2.07%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	6,517		6,320
With public assistance income	3,152	2.04%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	2,793		3,032
With retirement income	11,497	7.45%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	12,549		17,376

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