Income

Per capita Income

Des Moines
USA
$42,963
$42,963
$43,289
$43,289

Median household income

Des Moines
USA
$89,787
$89,787
$78,538
$78,538
Individuals Below Poverty Level

10.7%

Employment Industries

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Healthcare
Transportation
Retail
Accommodation
Construction
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Other
Education
Manufacturing
Administration
Public Service
Finance
Wholesale
11.7%
11.7%
11.6%
11.6%
10.7%
10.7%
8.3%
8.3%
8.0%
8.0%
7.8%
7.8%
6.7%
6.7%
6.4%
6.4%
6.4%
6.4%
6.3%
6.3%
3.7%
3.7%
3.2%
3.2%
2.9%
2.9%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

White
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Asian
Black or African American
Other Race / Two or More Races
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
American Indian and Alaska Native
45.9%
45.9%
20.9%
20.9%
12.0%
12.0%
10.8%
10.8%
8.6%
8.6%
1.6%
1.6%
0.2%
0.2%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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German
English
Irish
Italian
European
Norwegian
Ethiopian
Swedish
Ukrainian
Polish
African
French
Scottish
Welsh
Iraqi
Scots-Irish
Somalian
Afghan
Danish
Dutch
11.5%
11.5%
8.5%
8.5%
5.9%
5.9%
4.3%
4.3%
3.5%
3.5%
2.9%
2.9%
2.0%
2.0%
1.9%
1.9%
1.9%
1.9%
1.6%
1.6%
1.5%
1.5%
1.4%
1.4%
1.2%
1.2%
1.2%
1.2%
1.2%
1.2%
1.1%
1.1%
1.1%
1.1%
1.0%
1.0%
0.7%
0.7%
0.6%
0.6%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Spanish
Vietnamese
Chinese
African languages
Arabic
Tagalog
Pacific Island languages
Langs. of India
Mon-Khmer (Cambodian)
Russian
German/Yiddish
Native American languages
Japanese
Miao/Hmong
Slavic languages
Portuguese
Korean
Other Asian languages
West Germanic languages
64.5%
64.5%
16.0%
16.0%
2.5%
2.5%
1.5%
1.5%
1.4%
1.4%
1.4%
1.4%
1.3%
1.3%
1.1%
1.1%
1.0%
1.0%
0.6%
0.6%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Des Moines Residents

26.5%