Population

Des Moines's current population is 41,259 people with 16,692 households within this smaller 2 mile radius. This area experienced positive population growth of 17.9% from 2010-2020. This area is projected to grow another 9.5% over the next five years. This is higher than the national average.

The median age of the population in this area is 34.7 which is below the state average of 39.4 years old. This area has an average household size of 2.38 persons. This area is not very family centric with 48.7% of the households being family households and with 32.2% having children in the home and 20.0% of the population being under 15 and an additional 13.5% being under 24. Another 30.4% of this area’s population is between 25 and 44 years of age and 22.2% between 45-64 years old leaving 13.9% of the population over 65 years old. These last two age groups are target age groups for dentures, partials, crowns, and other restorative work. Des Moines has a daytime employee population of 62,382 versus a permanent population of 41,259 meaning the daytime employee population is 151.2% of the permanent population living in the area and 74.0% of the total daytime population. Des Moines has a significant employee population that strongly influences the area. This could allow a practice to keep more daytime weekday hours as opposed to early morning hours, evening hours, or Saturday hours.

In this area, 21.7% of the population either holds a bachelor's degree or higher educational degree. Des Moines is lower than the state and US average.

The dominant racial and ethnic groups of the population in the Des Moines area are White 58.9%, Black 17.8%, Asian 7.3%, 10.6% other races and 22.7% Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Table #2 Significant Demographic Characteristics

		Des Moines, Iowa		Iowa	United States
Demographic Characteristic		Des Moines
		Iowa
Latitude / Longitude:		41.590474, -93.597679
Radius		2 miles	3 miles
POPULATION
Population 2021		41,259	93,822	3,215,590	333,934,112
2010 Total Population		34,486	83,113	3,048,920	309,121,785
2020 Total Population		40,652	93,584	3,216,728	332,502,844
Projected Total Population 2026		45,193	101,007	3,299,250	345,887,495
Population Change, 2010 - 2020		17.9%	12.6%	5.5%	7.6%
Annual Population Change Rate, 2021 - 2026		1.8%	1.5%	0.5%	0.7%
POPULATION AGE BREAKDOWN
Median Age		34.7	34.0	39.4	38.8
Under 4 years old		7.1%	7.6%	6.0%	5.9%
5 - 9 years old		6.7%	7.1%	6.1%	6.1%
10 - 14 years old		6.2%	6.7%	6.2%	6.2%
15 - 24 years old		13.5%	13.7%	13.3%	12.8%
25 - 44 years old		30.4%	29.9%	25.0%	26.8%
Number of Adults 25-44		12,535	28,038	804,357	89,400,051
45 - 64 years old		22.2%	21.8%	24.7%	25.0%
Number of Adults 45-64		9,179	20,488	793,214	83,512,738
65 years and over		13.9%	13.2%	18.7%	17.3%
Number of Adults 65 years and older		5,745	12,425	601,602	57,652,490
0 - 14 years old		20.0%	21.3%	18.3%	18.2%
Number of Children 0-14 years old		8,249	20,018	589,425	60,698,912

NOTE: All percentages are rounded. ESRI data pulled as of September 25, 2021. Data showing future dates are projections.

Highlighted fields signify favorable characteristics on a comparison basis with the other locations listed and/or national averages