About Des Moines

Des Moines is a medium-sized coastal city (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Washington. With a population of 29,409 people and just one neighborhood, Des Moines is the 35th largest community in Washington.

Des Moines is neither predominently blue-collar or white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Des Moines is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Des Moines who work in office and administrative support jobs (17.99%), sales jobs (11.84%), and management occupations (9.25%).

Also of interest is that Des Moines has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

The city is also nautical, which means that parts of Des Moines are somewhat historic and bounded by the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery.

Des Moines Information and Demographics

In terms of college education, Des Moines is somewhat better educated than the 14.96% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 22.85% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Des Moines in 2000 was $24,127, which is upper middle income relative to Washington and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $96,508 for a family of four.

Des Moines is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Des Moines home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Des Moines is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Des Moines include German, English, Irish, Norwegian, French, and Swedish.

The most common language spoken in Des Moines is English. Some people also speak Spanish.