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Des Moines data and demographics

Housing prices, schools, crime, commute, and demographics for Des Moines, Iowa. Free, data-only, no listings.

In Des Moines (Polk, Iowa), the median home price is $249,861; median household income is $68,248; the population is 100,004; schools rate 5.8 out of 10; the violent crime rate is 553.6 per 100k; and the average commute is 17.8 minutes.

Des Moines at a glance

Population

100,004

Median Household Income

$68,248

Typical Home Value

$249,861

School District Rating

5.8

Violent Crime Rate

553.6

Avg Commute Time

17.8

About Des Moines

Des Moines is a town in Polk, Iowa. hearthmap aggregates housing, demographic, school, crime, and environmental data for every ZIP and census tract inside the town. Compare Des Moines with neighboring towns or with anywhere else in the country.

Data comes from the U.S. Census Bureau, the National Center for Education Statistics, the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, the EPA, Zillow, Redfin, and other public sources. Some metrics are spatially derived from finer-grained data (ZIPs and tracts) when the source does not publish at the town level directly.

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