Des Moines

County in Iowa

County

The population development of Des Moines.

Name	Status	Population Census 1990-04-01	Population Census 2000-04-01	Population Census 2010-04-01	Population Census 2020-04-01	Population Estimate 2024-07-01
Des Moines	County	42,614	42,351	40,325	38,940	38,411	→
Iowa	State	2,776,755	2,926,324	3,046,355	3,190,546	3,241,488

Contents: Incorporated Places

The population development of the incorporated places in Des Moines.

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Name	Status	County	Population Census 1990-04-01	Population Census 2000-04-01	Population Census 2010-04-01	Population Census 2020-04-01	Population Estimate 2024-07-01
Burlington	City	Des Moines	27,433	26,854	25,592	24,022	23,637	→
Danville	City	Des Moines	947	918	934	953	910	→
Mediapolis	City	Des Moines	1,689	1,642	1,560	1,691	1,679	→
Middletown	City	Des Moines	386	406	316	364	365	→
West Burlington	City	Des Moines	3,120	3,159	3,005	3,201	3,249	→

Source: U.S. Census Bureau.

Explanation: Latest available rebased population figures are used. In case of significant changes, they were recalculated by using census block data.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender (C 2020)
Males	19,086
Females	19,824

Age Groups (C 2020)
0-17 years	8,468
18-64 years	21,989
65+ years	8,453

Age Distribution (C 2020)
80+ years	2,071
70-79 years	3,720
60-69 years	5,436
50-59 years	5,267
40-49 years	4,275
30-39 years	4,553
20-29 years	4,173
10-19 years	5,047
0-9 years	4,368

Urbanization (C 2020)
Rural	10,497
Urban	28,413

»Race« (C 2020)
White	33,164
Black/African American	2,532
Indigenous	78
Asian	403
Pacific Islander	22
Some other	476
2 or more	2,235

Ethnicity (C 2020)
Hispanic or Latino	1,245
Other	37,665