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Des Moines housing data

15 Census tables for Des Moines–West Des Moines, IA Metro Area (CBSA 19780). Survey period: 2020 to 2024. CSV and JSON are two formats of each table, counted once. Full category labels, estimates, and margins of error are included.

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Median gross rent

B25064 · Renter occupied housing units paying cash rent · 1 published categories

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Category	Estimate	Margin of error
Median gross rent	1150	14

Housing tenure

B25003 · Occupied housing units · 3 published categories

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Category	Estimate	Margin of error
Total:	294814	1360
Total: / Owner occupied	204751	1980
Total: / Renter occupied	90063	1861

Gross rent as a share of household income

B25070 · Renter occupied housing units paying cash rent · 11 published categories

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Category	Estimate	Margin of error
Total:	90063	1861
Total: / Less than 10.0 percent	3504	563
Total: / 10.0 to 14.9 percent	8207	873
Total: / 15.0 to 19.9 percent	12687	1100
Total: / 20.0 to 24.9 percent	12808	1126
Total: / 25.0 to 29.9 percent	10523	786
Total: / 30.0 to 34.9 percent	8834	853
Total: / 35.0 to 39.9 percent	6206	831
Total: / 40.0 to 49.9 percent	6709	824
Total: / 50.0 percent or more	16532	936
Total: / Not computed	4053	513

Tenure and housing costs by household income

B25106 · Occupied housing units · 46 published categories

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Category	Estimate	Margin of error
Total:	294814	1360
Total: / Owner-occupied housing units:	204751	1980
Total: / Owner-occupied housing units: / Less than $20,000:	7653	669
Total: / Owner-occupied housing units: / Less than $20,000: / Less than 20 percent	197	92
Total: / Owner-occupied housing units: / Less than $20,000: / 20 to 29 percent	294	124
Total: / Owner-occupied housing units: / Less than $20,000: / 30 percent or more	7162	617
Total: / Owner-occupied housing units: / $20,000 to $34,999:	11190	889
Total: / Owner-occupied housing units: / $20,000 to $34,999: / Less than 20 percent	1782	332
Total: / Owner-occupied housing units: / $20,000 to $34,999: / 20 to 29 percent	2529	413
Total: / Owner-occupied housing units: / $20,000 to $34,999: / 30 percent or more	6879	651
Total: / Owner-occupied housing units: / $35,000 to $49,999:	16123	981
Total: / Owner-occupied housing units: / $35,000 to $49,999: / Less than 20 percent	4915	583
Total: / Owner-occupied housing units: / $35,000 to $49,999: / 20 to 29 percent	3959	435
Total: / Owner-occupied housing units: / $35,000 to $49,999: / 30 percent or more	7249	677
Total: / Owner-occupied housing units: / $50,000 to $74,999:	29736	1168
Total: / Owner-occupied housing units: / $50,000 to $74,999: / Less than 20 percent	12502	838
Total: / Owner-occupied housing units: / $50,000 to $74,999: / 20 to 29 percent	9125	799
Total: / Owner-occupied housing units: / $50,000 to $74,999: / 30 percent or more	8109	719
Total: / Owner-occupied housing units: / $75,000 or more:	139156	1774
Total: / Owner-occupied housing units: / $75,000 or more: / Less than 20 percent	106949	1831
Total: / Owner-occupied housing units: / $75,000 or more: / 20 to 29 percent	25512	1402
Total: / Owner-occupied housing units: / $75,000 or more: / 30 percent or more	6695	586
Total: / Owner-occupied housing units: / Zero or negative income	893	194
Total: / Renter-occupied housing units:	90063	1861
Total: / Renter-occupied housing units: / Less than $20,000:	13053	1008
Total: / Renter-occupied housing units: / Less than $20,000: / Less than 20 percent	167	105
Total: / Renter-occupied housing units: / Less than $20,000: / 20 to 29 percent	973	270
Total: / Renter-occupied housing units: / Less than $20,000: / 30 percent or more	11913	992
Total: / Renter-occupied housing units: / $20,000 to $34,999:	13875	1076
Total: / Renter-occupied housing units: / $20,000 to $34,999: / Less than 20 percent	624	223
Total: / Renter-occupied housing units: / $20,000 to $34,999: / 20 to 29 percent	1422	361
Total: / Renter-occupied housing units: / $20,000 to $34,999: / 30 percent or more	11829	1003
Total: / Renter-occupied housing units: / $35,000 to $49,999:	14792	1027
Total: / Renter-occupied housing units: / $35,000 to $49,999: / Less than 20 percent	776	217
Total: / Renter-occupied housing units: / $35,000 to $49,999: / 20 to 29 percent	4979	575
Total: / Renter-occupied housing units: / $35,000 to $49,999: / 30 percent or more	9037	860
Total: / Renter-occupied housing units: / $50,000 to $74,999:	17968	1093
Total: / Renter-occupied housing units: / $50,000 to $74,999: / Less than 20 percent	4200	639
Total: / Renter-occupied housing units: / $50,000 to $74,999: / 20 to 29 percent	8974	849
Total: / Renter-occupied housing units: / $50,000 to $74,999: / 30 percent or more	4794	767
Total: / Renter-occupied housing units: / $75,000 or more:	26322	1484
Total: / Renter-occupied housing units: / $75,000 or more: / Less than 20 percent	18631	1264
Total: / Renter-occupied housing units: / $75,000 or more: / 20 to 29 percent	6983	829
Total: / Renter-occupied housing units: / $75,000 or more: / 30 percent or more	708	234
Total: / Renter-occupied housing units: / Zero or negative income	1269	342
Total: / Renter-occupied housing units: / No cash rent	2784	395

Median household income

B19013 · Households · 1 published categories

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Category	Estimate	Margin of error
Median household income in the past 12 months (in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars)	85890	1070

Median household income by tenure

B25119 · Occupied housing units · 3 published categories

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Category	Estimate	Margin of error
Median household income in the past 12 months (in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars) -- / Total:	85890	1070
Median household income in the past 12 months (in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars) -- / Total: / Owner occupied (dollars)	107283	1514
Median household income in the past 12 months (in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars) -- / Total: / Renter occupied (dollars)	50651	1527

Median owner occupied home value

B25077 · Owner occupied housing units · 1 published categories

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Category	Estimate	Margin of error
Median value (dollars)	267400	3201

Median selected monthly owner costs

B25088 · Owner occupied housing units · 3 published categories

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Category	Estimate	Margin of error
Median selected monthly owner costs (dollars) -- / Total:	1424	18
Median selected monthly owner costs (dollars) -- / Housing units with a mortgage (dollars)	1774	20
Median selected monthly owner costs (dollars) -- / Housing units without a mortgage (dollars)	708	12

Housing occupancy

B25002 · Housing units · 3 published categories

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Category	Estimate	Margin of error
Total:	314368	156
Total: / Occupied	294814	1360
Total: / Vacant	19554	1360

Units in structure

B25024 · Housing units · 11 published categories

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Category	Estimate	Margin of error
Total:	314368	156
Total: / 1, detached	205417	1823
Total: / 1, attached	23201	1150
Total: / 2	4727	625
Total: / 3 or 4	7702	839
Total: / 5 to 9	11396	1076
Total: / 10 to 19	14703	1009
Total: / 20 to 49	24390	1436
Total: / 50 or more	15709	1014
Total: / Mobile home	6891	721
Total: / Boat, RV, van, etc.	232	137

Year structure built

B25034 · Housing units · 11 published categories

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Category	Estimate	Margin of error
Total:	314368	156
Total: / Built 2020 or later	10999	849
Total: / Built 2010 to 2019	50147	1596
Total: / Built 2000 to 2009	47180	1807
Total: / Built 1990 to 1999	36839	1188
Total: / Built 1980 to 1989	23523	1183
Total: / Built 1970 to 1979	38300	1334
Total: / Built 1960 to 1969	23521	1058
Total: / Built 1950 to 1959	26686	1130
Total: / Built 1940 to 1949	11448	672
Total: / Built 1939 or earlier	45725	1334

House heating fuel

B25040 · Occupied housing units · 10 published categories

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Category	Estimate	Margin of error
Total:	294814	1360
Total: / Utility gas	184632	2366
Total: / Bottled or tank gas (propane, butane, etc.)	17883	778
Total: / Electricity	87462	2108
Total: / Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	346	182
Total: / Coal or coke	12	19
Total: / Wood	1280	229
Total: / Solar energy	156	70
Total: / Other fuel	1522	278
Total: / No fuel used	1521	274

Household size by vehicles available

B08201 · Households · 30 published categories

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Category	Estimate	Margin of error
Total:	294814	1360
Total: / No vehicle available	15190	1185
Total: / 1 vehicle available	93000	2168
Total: / 2 vehicles available	117965	2353
Total: / 3 vehicles available	46628	1522
Total: / 4 or more vehicles available	22031	1019
Total: / 1-person household:	88905	2262
Total: / 1-person household: / No vehicle available	11000	1039
Total: / 1-person household: / 1 vehicle available	64097	2039
Total: / 1-person household: / 2 vehicles available	10257	812
Total: / 1-person household: / 3 vehicles available	2408	560
Total: / 1-person household: / 4 or more vehicles available	1143	275
Total: / 2-person household:	99592	2046
Total: / 2-person household: / No vehicle available	2367	416
Total: / 2-person household: / 1 vehicle available	16187	932
Total: / 2-person household: / 2 vehicles available	60424	1721
Total: / 2-person household: / 3 vehicles available	15378	1032
Total: / 2-person household: / 4 or more vehicles available	5236	444
Total: / 3-person household:	41302	1578
Total: / 3-person household: / No vehicle available	779	297
Total: / 3-person household: / 1 vehicle available	6190	843
Total: / 3-person household: / 2 vehicles available	17271	1176
Total: / 3-person household: / 3 vehicles available	12679	851
Total: / 3-person household: / 4 or more vehicles available	4383	545
Total: / 4-or-more-person household:	65015	1474
Total: / 4-or-more-person household: / No vehicle available	1044	318
Total: / 4-or-more-person household: / 1 vehicle available	6526	700
Total: / 4-or-more-person household: / 2 vehicles available	30013	1260
Total: / 4-or-more-person household: / 3 vehicles available	16163	965
Total: / 4-or-more-person household: / 4 or more vehicles available	11269	745

Means of transportation to work

B08301 · Workers 16 years and over · 21 published categories

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Category	Estimate	Margin of error
Total:	382838	2546
Total: / Car, truck, or van:	308127	2575
Total: / Car, truck, or van: / Drove alone	278291	2490
Total: / Car, truck, or van: / Carpooled:	29836	1564
Total: / Car, truck, or van: / Carpooled: / In 2-person carpool	21597	1378
Total: / Car, truck, or van: / Carpooled: / In 3-person carpool	4499	768
Total: / Car, truck, or van: / Carpooled: / In 4-person carpool	2374	568
Total: / Car, truck, or van: / Carpooled: / In 5- or 6-person carpool	910	279
Total: / Car, truck, or van: / Carpooled: / In 7-or-more-person carpool	456	184
Total: / Public transportation:	1458	331
Total: / Public transportation: / Bus	1439	327
Total: / Public transportation: / Subway or elevated rail	0	24
Total: / Public transportation: / Long-distance train or commuter rail	0	24
Total: / Public transportation: / Light rail, streetcar or trolley (carro público in Puerto Rico)	8	10
Total: / Public transportation: / Ferryboat	11	17
Total: / Taxi or ride-hailing services	923	326
Total: / Motorcycle	147	77
Total: / Bicycle	714	218
Total: / Walked	5766	645
Total: / Other means	3876	575
Total: / Worked from home	61827	1964

Travel time to work

B08303 · Workers 16 years and over who did not work from home · 13 published categories

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Category	Estimate	Margin of error
Total:	321011	2595
Total: / Less than 5 minutes	11536	922
Total: / 5 to 9 minutes	37132	1698
Total: / 10 to 14 minutes	52111	2025
Total: / 15 to 19 minutes	60736	2057
Total: / 20 to 24 minutes	58620	1850
Total: / 25 to 29 minutes	27640	1468
Total: / 30 to 34 minutes	36414	1647
Total: / 35 to 39 minutes	6565	573
Total: / 40 to 44 minutes	7063	704
Total: / 45 to 59 minutes	13179	991
Total: / 60 to 89 minutes	5812	582
Total: / 90 or more minutes	4203	575