Median Household Income
$62,928
Median Home Value
$136,500
Median Gross Rent
$904/mo
Poverty Rate
12.8%
Unemployment Rate
3.1%
Homeownership Rate
74.6%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
23.8%
Median Age
42.3
Population Over Time
Des Moines County shrank 4.4% from 2014 to 2024.
2014
40,265
2016
40,114
2018
39,600
2020
39,227
2022
38,824
2024
38,487
Business & Industry
Des Moines County has 1,065 business establishments employing 18,107 people.
Health care and social assistance
157
Other services (except public administration)
138
Accommodation and food services
104
Construction
82
Finance and insurance
67
Professional, scientific, and technical services
53
Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services
49
Wholesale trade
49
Establishments by industry sector. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, ACS 2020-2024.