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People QuickFacts | Des Moines | Washington
Population, 2013 estimate | 30,687 | 6,971,406
Population, 2012 estimate | 30,455 | 6,895,318
Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 29,673 | 6,724,543
Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013 | 3.4% | 3.7%
Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 | 2.6% | 2.5%
Population, 2010 | 29,673 | 6,724,540
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 | 6.5% | 6.5%
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 | 22.2% | 23.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent,  2010 | 14.8% | 12.3%
Female persons, percent, 2010 | 51.3% | 50.2%
White alone, percent, 2010 (a) | 63.5% | 77.3%
Black or African American alone, percent, 2010 (a) | 9.1% | 3.6%
American Indian and [NAME] alone, percent, 2010 (a) | 1.1% | 1.5%
Asian alone, percent, 2010 (a) | 10.7% | 7.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2010 (a) | 2.4% | 0.6%
Two or More Races, percent, 2010 | 5.4% | 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2010 (b) | 15.2% | 11.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2010 | 58.0% | 72.5%
Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2008-2012 | 83.8% | 82.6%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2008-2012 | 21.7% | 13.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2008-2012 | 29.8% | 18.2%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 | 84.8% | 90.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 | 20.8% | 31.6%
Veterans, 2008-2012 | 2,624 | 594,914
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2008-2012 | 25.9 | 25.5
Housing units, 2010 | 12,588 | 2,885,677
Homeownership rate, 2008-2012 | 62.9% | 63.8%
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2008-2012 | 36.1% | 25.7%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2008-2012 | $275,200 | $272,900
Households, 2008-2012 | 11,314 | 2,619,995
Persons per household, 2008-2012 | 2.57 | 2.52
Per capita money income in past 12 months (2012 dollars), 2008-2012 | $28,238 | $30,661
Median household income, 2008-2012 | $60,989 | $59,374
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2008-2012 | 14.6% | 12.9%
Business QuickFacts | Des Moines | Washington
Total number of firms, 2007 | 2,316 | 551,340
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 4.6% | S
American Indian- and [NAME] firms, percent, 2007 | F | 1.2%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 6.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.2%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 3.2%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 28.7%
Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 0 | 112,053,283
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 113,029 | 76,790,966
Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 177,519 | 92,968,519
Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $6,118 | $14,380
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 38,752 | 12,389,422
Geography QuickFacts | Des Moines | Washington
Land area in square miles, 2010 | 6.5 | 66,455.52
Persons per square mile, 2010 | 4,564.4 | 101.2
FIPS Code | 17635 | 53
Counties | King 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