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Below is information on the population, racial profile, house hold count, and sex/age profiles for the city of Des Moines. These results are gathered once every 10 years and may not be 100% accurate or up to date.
The population for Des Moines, Iowa is approximatly 198682.
Racial profile for Des Moines:
| White : | 163494 |
| Black : | 16025 |
| Native American : | 705 |
| Asian : | 6946 |
| Pacific Islander : | 95 |
| Other : | 6987 |
| * results may not accumulate to total population due to mixed race individuals | |
Population by age for males in Des Moines, Iowa :
| 18 - 19 : | 2809 |
| 20 : | 1469 |
| 21 : | 1450 |
| 22 - 24 : | 4318 |
| 25 - 29 : | 8180 |
| 30 - 34 : | 8303 |
| 35 - 39 : | 8068 |
| 40 - 44 : | 7461 |
| 45 - 49 : | 6633 |
| 50 - 54 : | 5586 |
| 55 - 59 : | 4088 |
| 60 - 61 : | 1381 |
| 62 - 64 : | 1744 |
| 65 - 66 : | 1185 |
| 67 - 69 : | 1524 |
| 70 - 74 : | 2491 |
| 75 - 79 : | 2095 |
| 80 - 84 : | 1275 |
| 85+ : | 902 |
Population by age for females in Des Moines, Iowa :
| 18 - 19 : | 3064 |
| 20 : | 1704 |
| 21 : | 1567 |
| 22 - 24 : | 4690 |
| 25 - 29 : | 8195 |
| 30 - 34 : | 7772 |
| 35 - 39 : | 7727 |
| 40 - 44 : | 7504 |
| 45 - 49 : | 6768 |
| 50 - 54 : | 6050 |
| 55 - 59 : | 4601 |
| 60 - 61 : | 1526 |
| 62 - 64 : | 2137 |
| 65 - 66 : | 1323 |
| 67 - 69 : | 2096 |
| 70 - 74 : | 3315 |
| 75 - 79 : | 3162 |
| 80 - 84 : | 2476 |
| 85+ : | 2715 |
The total amount of households in Des Moines, Iowa is 80504. With 192145 people of the population in these households. The average household size is 2.39.
147980 people in Des Moines, Iowa are part of a family. The average family size in Des Moines is 3.04 people.
There are 29807 married families in Des Moines, Iowa.
Number of married families by number of members in the family :
| 0 - 2 : | 5596 | 3 - 4 : | 3671 | 5 : | 1718 | 6 - 11 : | 9895 | 12 - 17 : | 8927 |