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Median household income is $52,285 and per capita income is $31,183 in Des Moines. Median income is well below the U.S. median income. Average household income is $69,945 per year. Des Moines's per capita income is below the state of Iowa and well below the U.S. The percentage of households with an average income is 0.0%. Additionally, 7.8% of the population earns over $150,000. The percentage of the population at poverty level (below $25,000) is 20.9% and is well above Iowa and US poverty levels. The unemployment rate is average at 5.3%. White-collar professions account for 51.5% of employment. Service occupations comprise 21.4% of the employment base while blue-collar occupations make up 27.0% of the base.
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Demographic Analysis for Des Moines, Iowa
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| INCOME | | | | |
| Per capita income | $31,183 | $31,306 | $40,369 | $43,829 |
| Median household income | $52,285 | $55,862 | $74,738 | $79,068 |
| Average household income | $69,945 | $74,489 | $99,195 | $113,185 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME BREAKDOWN | | | | |
| Less than $25,000 | 20.9% | 18.4% | 14.3% | 14.9% |
| $25,000 - $34,999 | 9.8% | 10.1% | 6.8% | 6.7% |
| $35,000 - $49,999 | 16.8% | 16.0% | 11.4% | 10.1% |
| $50,000 - $74,999 | 21.0% | 19.8% | 17.7% | 15.7% |
| $75,000 - $99,999 | 11.7% | 13.8% | 14.0% | 12.8% |
| $100,000 - $149,999 | 12.1% | 13.0% | 18.5% | 17.6% |
| $150,000 - $199,999 | 4.4% | 5.2% | 9.1% | 9.5% |
| $200,000 or more | 3.4% | 3.9% | 8.3% | 12.6% |
| $50,000 - $99,999 | 32.7% | 33.5% | 31.7% | 28.5% |
| Number of Households $50,000 - $99,999 | 5,691 | 12,484 | 416,583 | 37,304,757 |
| $35,000 - $149,999 | 61.6% | 62.4% | 61.6% | 56.2% |
| Number of Households $35,000 - $149,999 | 10,706 | 23,252 | 809,564 | 73,487,840 |
| EMPLOYMENT STATUS | | | | |
| Persons employed in labor force | 20,394 | 46,743 | 1,660,066 | 166,125,745 |
| Unemployed civilians | 5.3% | 5.2% | 2.8% | 4.2% |
| Workers By Occupation: | | | | |
| Management Occupations | 12.2% | 12.0% | 17.9% | 18.4% |
| Professional Occupations | 21.3% | 19.4% | 23.4% | 25.6% |
| Sales Occupations | 7.9% | 8.0% | 8.1% | 8.5% |
| Admin Occupations | 10.2% | 10.9% | 9.3% | 10.1% |
| Services | 21.4% | 21.9% | 15.7% | 16.4% |
| All Other Occupations/Blue Collar | 27.0% | 27.9% | 25.6% | 21.0% |
