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People QuickFacts | Des Moines | Iowa
Population, 2013 estimate | 207,510 | 3,090,416
Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 204,192 | 3,046,857
Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013 | 1.6% | 1.4%
Population, 2010 | 203,433 | 3,046,355
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 | 7.9% | 6.6%
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 | 24.8% | 23.9%
Persons 65 years and over, percent,  2010 | 11.0% | 14.9%
Female persons, percent, 2010 | 51.1% | 50.5%
White alone, percent, 2010 (a) | 76.4% | 91.3%
Black or African American alone, percent, 2010 (a) | 10.2% | 2.9%
American Indian and [NAME] alone, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.5% | 0.4%
Asian alone, percent, 2010 (a) | 4.4% | 1.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.1% | 0.1%
Two or More Races, percent, 2010 | 3.4% | 1.8%
Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2010 (b) | 12.0% | 5.0%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2010 | 70.5% | 88.7%
Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2009-2013 | 78.5% | 84.8%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2009-2013 | 11.1% | 4.5%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2009-2013 | 17.2% | 7.2%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2009-2013 | 87.1% | 91.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2009-2013 | 24.7% | 25.7%
Veterans, 2009-2013 | 12,245 | 226,175
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2009-2013 | 18.7 | 18.8
Housing units, 2010 | 88,729 | 1,336,417
Homeownership rate, 2009-2013 | 62.5% | 72.2%
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 | 26.5% | 18.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2009-2013 | $118,200 | $124,300
Households, 2009-2013 | 81,894 | 1,226,547
Persons per household, 2009-2013 | 2.44 | 2.42
Per capita money income in past 12 months (2013 dollars), 2009-2013 | $23,928 | $27,027
Median household income, 2009-2013 | $45,836 | $51,843
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2009-2013 | 18.5% | 12.4%
Business QuickFacts | Des Moines | Iowa
Total number of firms, 2007 | 15,229 | 259,931
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 3.6% | 0.8%
American Indian- and [NAME] firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.2%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 2.5% | 1.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.1%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 3.5% | 0.9%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 28.5% | 25.5%
Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 3,552,854 | 97,592,051
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 2,667,683 | 41,068,338
Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 2,240,789 | 39,234,649
Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $11,450 | $13,172
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 378,072 | 4,737,719
Geography QuickFacts | Des Moines | Iowa
Land area in square miles, 2010 | 80.87 | 55,857.13
Persons per square mile, 2010 | 2,515.6 | 54.5
FIPS Code | 21000 | 19
Counties | Polk County  Warren County
(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.
FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data
NA: Not available
D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
X: Not applicable
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown
F: Fewer than 100 firms
Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts