Age and Sex in Des Moines, Iowa (City)

Age Structure#1

Percentage in each age cohort per year of age.1 Gray areas represent percentile bands from the places in Iowa.
Scope: population of Iowa, Des Moines, and other places in Iowa
Des Moines
Iowa
Percentile:
0th - 100th
10th - 90th
20th - 80th
30th - 70th
40th - 60th
0.0%0.5%1.0%1.5%Count%85+80-8475-7970-7467-6965-6662-6460-6155-5950-5445-4940-4435-3930-3425-2922-24212018-1915-1710-145-90-43,5591.672%1.67%2,9371.380%1.38%4,0941.923%1.92%5,1272.409%2.41%4,2371.991%1.99%4,3262.032%2.03%6,5233.064%3.06%4,8512.279%2.28%12,87812.9k6.050%6.05%13,12013.1k6.164%6.16%13,19013.2k6.197%6.20%13,77413.8k6.471%6.47%13,90213.9k6.531%6.53%16,74916.7k7.869%7.87%18,64218.6k8.758%8.76%9,3684.401%4.40%3,0731.444%1.44%3,4101.602%1.60%6,0792.856%2.86%7,5433.544%3.54%14,06114.1k6.606%6.61%15,34715.3k7.210%7.21%16,06916.1k7.549%7.55%
Count number of people in age cohort
% age cohort as a percentage of the total population
1normalized with respect to the number of years in each interval

Age and Sex#2

Percentage in each age cohort per year of age.1
Scope: population of Iowa and Des Moines
Female Male
Iowa
Des Moines
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
0.5%0.0%0.5%Count%Senior2Older Adult3Younger Adult4College5Children6-0.125840%-0.065171%-0.192490%-0.053856%-0.191011%0.19%0.125840%0.192490%0.125840%0.13%24,28024.3k11.407%11.4%-0.599214%-0.010561%-0.638182%-0.609775%0.61%0.599214%0.638182%0.001353%0.599214%0.60%64,33664.3k30.225%30.2%-0.765426%-0.000183%-0.619125%-0.765609%0.77%0.765426%0.619125%0.025145%0.765426%0.77%58,66158.7k27.559%27.6%-0.736755%-0.001879%-0.735381%-0.738634%0.74%0.736755%0.735381%0.054111%0.736755%0.74%12,56212.6k5.902%5.90%-0.661653%-0.634612%-0.661653%0.66%0.661653%0.060499%0.634612%0.031800%0.722153%0.72%53,02053.0k24.909%24.9%
Count number of people in age cohort
% age cohort as a percentage of the total population
1normalized with respect to the number of years in each interval 265+ 340-64 422-39 518-21 60-17

Detailed Age and Sex#3

Percentage in each age cohort per year of age.1
Scope: population of Iowa and Des Moines
Female Male
Iowa
Des Moines
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
0.5%0.0%0.5%Count%85+80-8475-7970-7467-6965-6662-6460-6155-5950-5445-4940-4435-3930-3425-2922-24212018-1915-1710-145-90-4-0.030449%-0.043603%-0.051411%-0.053545%-0.074051%0.07%0.030449%0.051411%0.030449%0.03%3,5591.672%1.67%-0.087194%-0.101570%-0.174468%-0.075066%-0.188763%0.19%0.087194%0.174468%0.087194%0.09%2,9371.380%1.38%-0.162267%-0.060134%-0.248144%-0.065989%-0.222401%0.22%0.162267%0.248144%0.162267%0.16%4,0941.923%1.92%-0.203327%-0.075073%-0.334521%-0.038389%-0.278400%0.28%0.203327%0.334521%0.203327%0.20%5,1272.409%2.41%-0.296754%-0.069999%-0.424367%-0.036879%-0.366753%0.37%0.296754%0.424367%0.296754%0.30%4,2371.991%1.99%-0.444426%-0.127314%-0.524144%-0.037115%-0.571740%0.57%0.444426%0.524144%0.444426%0.44%4,3262.032%2.03%-0.492658%-0.036174%-0.595229%-0.000536%-0.528832%0.53%0.492658%0.595229%0.492658%0.49%6,5233.064%3.06%-0.524056%-0.091375%-0.663219%-0.010462%-0.615431%0.62%0.524056%0.663219%0.524056%0.52%4,8512.279%2.28%-0.596827%-0.016349%-0.675983%-0.012541%-0.613176%0.61%0.596827%0.675983%0.596827%0.60%12,87812.9k6.050%6.05%-0.614961%-0.002819%-0.690906%-0.006245%-0.617780%0.62%0.614961%0.690906%0.614961%0.61%13,12013.1k6.164%6.16%-0.599552%-0.607007%-0.599552%0.60%0.599552%0.040214%0.607007%0.012683%0.639766%0.64%13,19013.2k6.197%6.20%-0.639296%-0.015597%-0.571295%-0.654894%0.65%0.639296%0.571295%0.017376%0.639296%0.64%13,77413.8k6.471%6.47%-0.640142%-0.025933%-0.587487%-0.666075%0.67%0.640142%0.587487%0.012483%0.640142%0.64%13,90213.9k6.531%6.53%-0.771215%-0.628104%-0.771215%0.77%0.771215%0.031288%0.628104%0.026170%0.802503%0.80%16,74916.7k7.869%7.87%-0.861603%-0.601386%-0.861603%0.86%0.861603%0.028376%0.601386%0.033864%0.889979%0.89%18,64218.6k8.758%8.76%-0.704848%-0.057315%-0.686455%-0.762163%0.76%0.704848%0.686455%0.030011%0.704848%0.70%9,3684.401%4.40%-0.694826%-0.733441%-0.694826%0.69%0.694826%0.054026%0.733441%0.046900%0.748853%0.75%3,0731.444%1.44%-0.794423%-0.013154%-0.770169%-0.807577%0.81%0.794423%0.770169%0.056074%0.794423%0.79%3,4101.602%1.60%-0.701873%-0.024194%-0.718956%-0.726067%0.73%0.701873%0.718956%0.056734%0.701873%0.70%6,0792.856%2.86%-0.563284%-0.640338%-0.563284%0.56%0.563284%0.054653%0.640338%0.030076%0.617936%0.62%7,5433.544%3.54%-0.651887%-0.639003%-0.651887%0.65%0.651887%0.017382%0.639003%0.033033%0.669269%0.67%14,06114.1k6.606%6.61%-0.669457%-0.643465%-0.669457%0.67%0.669457%0.103073%0.643465%0.031842%0.772530%0.77%15,34715.3k7.210%7.21%-0.722638%-0.617932%-0.722638%0.72%0.722638%0.064550%0.617932%0.031559%0.787188%0.79%16,06916.1k7.549%7.55%
Count number of people in age cohort
% age cohort as a percentage of the total population
1normalized with respect to the number of years in each interval

Detailed Sex Ratio#4

Percentage more males or females in selected age cohorts.
Scope: population of Iowa and Des Moines
More Females More Males
Iowa
Des Moines
100%50%0%M:FFM85+80-8475-7970-7467-6965-6662-6460-6155-5950-5445-4940-4435-3930-3425-2922-24212018-1915-1710-145-90-4-143.201543%-104.151992%-143.201543%143.2%0.4110.4170.863%70.9%29.137%29.1%-116.487069%-43.025830%-116.487069%116.5%0.4620.4668.403%68.4%31.597%31.6%-37.058483%-26.592985%-37.058483%37.1%0.7300.7357.816%57.8%42.184%42.2%-36.922366%-11.475915%-36.922366%36.9%0.7300.7357.792%57.8%42.208%42.2%-23.588391%-8.690265%-23.588391%23.6%0.8090.8155.275%55.3%44.725%44.7%-28.646934%-7.081005%-28.646934%28.6%0.7770.7856.264%56.3%43.736%43.7%-7.342657%-0.090132%-7.342657%7.3%0.9320.9351.771%51.8%48.229%48.2%-17.436127%-1.577402%-17.436127%17.4%0.8520.8554.009%54.0%45.991%46.0%-2.739295%-1.855238%-2.739295%2.7%0.9730.9750.676%50.7%49.324%49.3%-0.458365%-0.903856%-0.458365%0.5%0.9951.0050.114%50.1%49.886%49.9%6.707413%2.089388%6.707413%6.7%1.0671.0748.378%48.4%51.622%51.6%-2.439741%-2.439741%2.4%3.041504%0.9760.9850.603%50.6%49.397%49.4%-4.051079%-4.051079%4.1%2.124838%0.9610.9650.993%51.0%49.007%49.0%4.057018%4.166539%4.057018%4.1%1.0411.0449.006%49.0%50.994%51.0%3.293348%5.630908%3.293348%3.3%1.0331.0349.190%49.2%50.810%50.8%-8.131526%-8.131526%8.1%4.371952%0.9250.9251.953%52.0%48.047%48.0%7.775524%6.394558%7.775524%7.8%1.0781.0848.129%48.1%51.871%51.9%-1.655825%-1.655825%1.7%7.280782%0.9840.9850.411%50.4%49.589%49.6%-3.447122%-3.447122%3.4%7.891202%0.9670.9750.847%50.8%49.153%49.2%9.702530%4.696873%9.702530%9.7%1.0971.1047.687%47.7%52.313%52.3%2.666474%5.169461%2.666474%2.7%1.0271.0349.342%49.3%50.658%50.7%15.396491%4.948524%15.396491%15.4%1.1541.1546.426%46.4%53.574%53.6%8.932519%5.107154%8.932519%8.9%1.0891.0947.862%47.9%52.138%52.1%
M:F ratio of males to females in the age cohort
F females as a percentage of the age cohort
M males as a percentage of the age cohort

Map of Age Cohorts by Neighborhood in Des Moines

Children Age Cohorts by Neighborhood#5

Percentage of population aged 0 to 17 (%):
3%13%22%31%40%50%

College Age Cohorts by Neighborhood#6

Percentage of population aged 18 to 21 (%):
0.4%5.0%9.6%14.1%18.6%23.2%

20s Age Cohorts by Neighborhood#7

Percentage of population aged 22 to 29 (%):
2%11%19%27%36%44%

30s Age Cohorts by Neighborhood#8

Percentage of population aged 30 to 39 (%):
7.6%10.3%13.0%15.7%18.4%21.1%

40s Age Cohorts by Neighborhood#9

Percentage of population aged 40 to 49 (%):
4.7%8.3%11.8%15.3%18.8%22.4%

50s Age Cohorts by Neighborhood#10

Percentage of population aged 50 to 59 (%):
4.9%7.7%10.4%13.2%15.9%18.7%

60s Age Cohorts by Neighborhood#11

Percentage of population aged 60 to 69 (%):
3.6%7.1%10.6%14.1%17.6%21.1%

70s Age Cohorts by Neighborhood#12

Percentage of population aged 70 to 79 (%):
0.7%2.3%3.9%5.5%7.1%8.7%

80+ Age Cohorts by Neighborhood#13

Percentage of population aged 80 and older (%):
0.0%3.8%7.5%11.3%15.0%18.8%
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Map of Age Cohorts by Tract in Des Moines

Children Age Cohorts by Tract#14

Percentage of population aged 0 to 17 (%):
9%15%20%26%32%38%

College Age Cohorts by Tract#15

Percentage of population aged 18 to 21 (%):
0%6%12%18%24%30%

20s Age Cohorts by Tract#16

Percentage of population aged 22 to 29 (%):
4%11%18%24%31%38%

30s Age Cohorts by Tract#17

Percentage of population aged 30 to 39 (%):
9.3%11.7%14.1%16.5%18.8%21.3%

40s Age Cohorts by Tract#18

Percentage of population aged 40 to 49 (%):
5.9%8.4%10.7%13.1%15.4%17.9%

50s Age Cohorts by Tract#19

Percentage of population aged 50 to 59 (%):
7.0%9.5%11.8%14.2%16.6%19.1%

60s Age Cohorts by Tract#20

Percentage of population aged 60 to 69 (%):
3.6%6.6%9.6%12.6%15.5%18.5%

70s Age Cohorts by Tract#21

Percentage of population aged 70 to 79 (%):
1.1%2.7%4.2%5.8%7.3%8.9%

80+ Age Cohorts by Tract#22

Percentage of population aged 80 and older (%):
0.4%3.6%6.7%9.7%12.8%16.0%
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Map of Age Cohorts by Block Group in Des Moines

Children Age Cohorts by Block Group#23

Percentage of population aged 0 to 17 (%):
2%12%21%31%40%50%

College Age Cohorts by Block Group#24

Percentage of population aged 18 to 21 (%):
0%13%26%39%52%65%

20s Age Cohorts by Block Group#25

Percentage of population aged 22 to 29 (%):
0%10%19%29%38%49%

30s Age Cohorts by Block Group#26

Percentage of population aged 30 to 39 (%):
0%7%12%18%23%29%

40s Age Cohorts by Block Group#27

Percentage of population aged 40 to 49 (%):
1%8%14%19%25%32%

50s Age Cohorts by Block Group#28

Percentage of population aged 50 to 59 (%):
3%9%15%22%28%34%

60s Age Cohorts by Block Group#29

Percentage of population aged 60 to 69 (%):
0%5%11%16%22%28%

70s Age Cohorts by Block Group#30

Percentage of population aged 70 to 79 (%):
0.0%3.7%7.3%11.0%14.6%18.3%

80+ Age Cohorts by Block Group#31

Percentage of population aged 80 and older (%):
0%5%10%16%21%27%
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Age Cohorts by Neighborhood in Des Moines

There are 60 neighborhoods that are fully or partially contained within Des Moines (49 fully and 11 partially). This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, Des Moines, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Des Moines. The least populous of the compared neighborhoods has a population of 715.

Children by Neighborhood#32

Percentage of population aged 0 to 17 (%):
Scope: population of Des Moines, selected neighborhoods in Des Moines, and entities that contain Des Moines
0%10%20%30%40%Count#Carpenter NeighborhoodCarpenterMondamin Presidential NeighborhoodMondamin Preside…Pioneer Park NeighborhoodPioneer ParkMagnolia Park NeighborhoodMagnolia ParkEwing Woods-Evergreen NeighborhoodEwing Wds-Evergr…King Irving NeighborhoodKing IrvingNew Vision NeighborhoodNew VisionCapitol East NeighborhoodCapitol EastIngersoll Park NeighborhoodIngersoll PkChesterfield NeighborhoodChesterfieldM.L. King Jr. Park NeighborhoodM.L. King Jr. PkCapitol Park NeighborhoodCapitol ParkProspect Park NeighborhoodProspect ParkBloomfield-Allen NeighborhoodBloomfield-AllenIndianola Hills NeighborhoodIndianola HlsDrake Park NeighborhoodDrake ParkSheridan Gardens NeighborhoodSheridan GdnsHighland Park NeighborhoodHighland ParkACCENT NeighborhoodACCENTRiver Bend NeighborhoodRiver BendDes Moines and West Des Moines Metro AreaDes MoinesOak Park NeighborhoodOak ParkMeredith NeighborhoodMeredithPolk CountyPolkSouth Park NeighborhoodSouth ParkFairground NeighborhoodFairgroundWestwood NeighborhoodWestwoodDes MoinesMcKinley School - Columbus Park NeighborhoodMcKinley School - …Waveland Park NeighborhoodWaveland ParkLower Beaver NeighborhoodLower BeaverWest North CentralBrooks Run NeighborhoodBrooks RunIowaMidwestUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesGray's Lake NeighborhoodGray's LakeWaterbury NeighborhoodWaterburyWatrous South NeighborhoodWatrous SouthGray's Woods NeighborhoodGray's WoodsSalisbury Oaks NeighborhoodSalisbury OaksEast Village NeighborhoodEast VillageSouthwestern Hills NeighborhoodSW HlsMerle Hay NeighborhoodMerle HayGreenwood NeighborhoodGreenwoodDrake NeighborhoodDrakeLaurel Hill NeighborhoodLaurel HillFairmont Park NeighborhoodFairmont ParkDouglas Acres NeighborhoodDouglas AcresUnion Park NeighborhoodUnion ParkBeaverdale NeighborhoodBeaverdaleWoodland Heights NeighborhoodWdlnd HtsWaveland Woods NeighborhoodWaveland WdsNorth of Grand NeighborhoodN of GrandSherman Hill NeighborhoodSherman HillArbor Peaks NeighborhoodArbor PeaksDowntown Des Moines NeighborhoodDntn Des Moines49.696233%49.696233%49.7%400401138.164790%38.164790%38.2%765235.068838%35.068838%35.1%1,821334.930055%34.930055%34.9%661662433.951919%33.951919%34.0%287288532.754742%32.754742%32.8%912631.872488%31.872488%31.9%325731.553239%31.553239%31.6%821822831.181486%31.181486%31.2%243244931.159130%31.159130%31.2%2901030.268133%30.268133%30.3%7821129.573023%29.573023%29.6%9421229.517799%29.517799%29.5%7651328.957054%28.957054%29.0%2,1091428.014830%28.014830%28.0%1,7201,7211527.296786%27.296786%27.3%2342351626.792862%26.792862%26.8%1,7551,7561726.641648%26.641648%26.6%2,3941826.105880%26.105880%26.1%9491925.742184%25.742184%25.7%9079082025.663215%25.663215%25.7%156,996157k25.582277%25.582277%25.6%9739742125.556413%25.556413%25.6%1,0622225.291021%25.291021%25.3%116,126116k25.003666%25.003666%25.0%1,1331,1342324.939926%24.939926%24.9%1,2161,2172424.914813%24.914813%24.9%3112524.908508%24.908508%24.9%53,02053.0k24.367228%24.367228%24.4%3782624.244799%24.244799%24.2%6596602724.089801%24.089801%24.1%1,4911,4922823.689691%23.689691%23.7%4,971,0164.97M23.496315%23.496315%23.5%4364372923.418418%23.418418%23.4%727,514728k23.217458%23.217458%23.2%15,712,75815.7M23.108006%23.108006%23.1%73,612,43873.6M22.787778%22.787778%22.8%7087093022.513666%22.513666%22.5%5705713122.319689%22.319689%22.3%1,2531,2543221.908438%21.908438%21.9%5695703321.727080%21.727080%21.7%2793421.495327%21.495327%21.5%2653521.259794%21.259794%21.3%1,2381,2393621.001287%21.001287%21.0%2,0612,0623720.702501%20.702501%20.7%1483820.376413%20.376413%20.4%2,3482,3493919.968799%19.968799%20.0%1584019.735529%19.735529%19.7%9559564119.452382%19.452382%19.5%5494218.938352%18.938352%18.9%1,2921,2934317.489549%17.489549%17.5%1,5661,5674414.508750%14.508750%14.5%2474513.037634%13.037634%13.0%105469.953173%9.953173%10.0%312313477.596199%7.596199%7.6%120121486.973639%6.973639%7.0%104493.609739%3.609739%3.6%9910050
Count number of children
# rank of neighborhood out of 50 by %

Age Cohorts by Place in the Des Moines Area

There are 66 places in the Des Moines Area. This section compares Des Moines to all of the places in the Des Moines Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Des Moines.

Children by Place#41

Percentage of population aged 0 to 17 (%):
Scope: population of Des Moines, selected other places in the Des Moines Area, and entities that contain Des Moines
0%10%20%30%Count#BondurantHartfordTruroSpring HillBoutonEarlhamGrimesVan MeterWaukeeNew VirginiaDexterWoodwardPolk CityCummingMartensdaleGrangerMenloYaleSandyvilleMinburnCarlisleMiloPerryRunnellsLaconaAltoonaDawsonAnkenyNorwalkCliveJohnstonBevingtonDes Moines and West Des Moines Metro AreaDes MoinesUrbandalePolk CountyPolkDes MoinesAllemanWest North CentralIowaBagleyMidwestUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWest Des MoinesW Des MoinesEast PeruRedfieldSt. MarysDiamondhead LakeDiamondhead LkLake PanoramaAckworthLinden38.235873%38.235873%38.2%1,942135.194175%35.194175%35.2%290234.429825%34.429825%34.4%157333.333333%33.333333%33.3%20432.919255%32.919255%32.9%53532.764281%32.764281%32.8%499632.431395%32.431395%32.4%3,380732.165605%32.165605%32.2%404831.772339%31.772339%31.8%5,387931.645570%31.645570%31.6%1751031.553398%31.553398%31.6%2601131.338680%31.338680%31.3%5081230.886999%30.886999%30.9%1,2711330.602410%30.602410%30.6%1271430.530973%30.530973%30.5%1381530.390144%30.390144%30.4%4441630.000000%30.000000%30.0%1231729.965157%29.965157%30.0%861829.729730%29.729730%29.7%221929.234973%29.234973%29.2%1072028.925825%28.925825%28.9%1,1662128.771552%28.771552%28.8%2672228.504317%28.504317%28.5%2,2452328.404669%28.404669%28.4%1462428.389831%28.389831%28.4%1342527.875629%27.875629%27.9%4,6532627.848101%27.848101%27.8%442727.824687%27.824687%27.8%14,86214.9k2827.473854%27.473854%27.5%2,7322927.388086%27.388086%27.4%4,6623027.043251%27.043251%27.0%5,2713325.925926%25.925926%25.9%143825.663215%25.663215%25.7%156,996157k25.426908%25.426908%25.4%10,57210.6k3925.291021%25.291021%25.3%116,126116k24.908508%24.908508%24.9%53,02053.0k4223.847695%23.847695%23.8%1194723.689691%23.689691%23.7%4,971,0164.97M23.418418%23.418418%23.4%727,514728k23.283582%23.283582%23.3%785223.217458%23.217458%23.2%15,712,75815.7M23.108006%23.108006%23.1%73,612,43873.6M22.340322%22.340322%22.3%13,76713.8k5321.428571%21.428571%21.4%215617.500000%17.500000%17.5%1196115.714286%15.714286%15.7%336214.779874%14.779874%14.8%476314.038286%14.038286%14.0%1546413.636364%13.636364%13.6%96511.290323%11.290323%11.3%2166
Count number of children
# rank of place out of 66 by %

Age Cohorts by Place in Iowa

There are 1,008 places in Iowa. This section compares Des Moines to the 50 most populous places in Iowa and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Des Moines. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 7,876.

Children by Place#50

Percentage of population aged 0 to 17 (%):
Scope: population of Des Moines, selected other places in Iowa, and entities that contain Des Moines
0%10%20%30%Count#GrimesWaukeeDenisonPerryNorth LibertyAltoonaAnkenyNorwalkStorm LakeCliveJohnstonMarshalltownMuscatineMarionSioux CityDes Moines and West Des Moines Metro AreaDes MoinesBettendorfUrbandalePolk CountyPolkDes MoinesLe MarsIndianolaKeokukCarrollBurlingtonWaterlooWest North CentralDavenportSpencerPleasant HillIowaCrestonCouncil BluffsOttumwaMidwestNewtonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesCedar RapidsPellaCoralvilleOskaloosaWest Des MoinesW Des MoinesMount PleasantMt PleasantClintonBooneFort MadisonMason CityFort DodgeDubuqueWaverlyGrinnellFairfieldCedar FallsIowa CityAmesDecorah32.431395%32.431395%32.4%3,380131.772339%31.772339%31.8%5,387230.290656%30.290656%30.3%2,522328.504317%28.504317%28.5%2,245428.208902%28.208902%28.2%4,791527.875629%27.875629%27.9%4,653627.824687%27.824687%27.8%14,86214.9k727.473854%27.473854%27.5%2,732827.405275%27.405275%27.4%2,951927.388086%27.388086%27.4%4,6621027.043251%27.043251%27.0%5,2711126.091833%26.091833%26.1%7,2111226.006943%26.006943%26.0%6,2181325.896554%25.896554%25.9%9,6331425.773595%25.773595%25.8%21,30621.3k1525.663215%25.663215%25.7%156,996157k25.530701%25.530701%25.5%8,9481625.426908%25.426908%25.4%10,57210.6k1725.291021%25.291021%25.3%116,126116k24.908508%24.908508%24.9%53,02053.0k1824.740484%24.740484%24.7%2,4311924.460666%24.460666%24.5%3,7532023.852089%23.852089%23.9%2,5352123.813814%23.813814%23.8%2,3792223.799623%23.799623%23.8%6,0672323.725441%23.725441%23.7%16,21816.2k2423.689691%23.689691%23.7%4,971,0164.97M23.631299%23.631299%23.6%24,17624.2k2523.630505%23.630505%23.6%2,6402623.601956%23.601956%23.6%2,2202723.418418%23.418418%23.4%727,514728k23.257585%23.257585%23.3%1,8322823.227866%23.227866%23.2%14,47714.5k2923.218261%23.218261%23.2%5,7373023.217458%23.217458%23.2%15,712,75815.7M23.127899%23.127899%23.1%3,4903123.108006%23.108006%23.1%73,612,43873.6M22.994202%22.994202%23.0%29,78629.8k3222.908560%22.908560%22.9%2,3553322.581930%22.581930%22.6%4,5343422.352227%22.352227%22.4%2,5793522.340322%22.340322%22.3%13,76713.8k3621.705335%21.705335%21.7%1,8433721.500688%21.500688%21.5%5,6223821.302244%21.302244%21.3%2,6863921.069737%21.069737%21.1%2,2694021.048428%21.048428%21.0%5,7984121.014375%21.014375%21.0%5,1754220.761937%20.761937%20.8%12,15312.2k4320.549308%20.549308%20.5%2,0654419.304214%19.304214%19.3%1,7594519.201368%19.201368%19.2%1,9094617.796610%17.796610%17.8%7,2664715.598536%15.598536%15.6%11,29111.3k4812.309397%12.309397%12.3%7,8874910.732624%10.732624%10.7%85750
Count number of children
# rank of place out of 50 by %

Age Cohorts by Place in the Midwest

There are 9,721 places in the Midwest. This section compares Des Moines to the 50 most populous places in the Midwest and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Des Moines. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 95,520.

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Percentage of population aged 0 to 17 (%):
Scope: population of Des Moines, selected other places in the Midwest, and entities that contain Des Moines
0%10%20%30%Count#AuroraDearbornOlatheJolietKansas CityElginSouth BendMilwaukeeNapervilleKenoshaFlintWichitaFort WayneDes Moines and West Des Moines Metro AreaDes MoinesRockfordSt. PaulPolk CountyPolkDetroitPeoriaOmahaDes MoinesIndianapolisSioux FallsGreen BayRochesterGrand RapidsLansingTopekaWest North CentralDavenportIowaKansas CityToledoOverland ParkMidwestUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesClevelandCedar RapidsWarrenColumbusLincolnIndependenceSpringfieldDaytonCincinnatiChicagoEvansvilleAkronSt. LouisSterling HeightsSterling HtsMinneapolisFargoColumbiaSpringfieldMadisonAnn Arbor30.107463%30.107463%30.1%60,48860.5k129.337312%29.337312%29.3%28,02328.0k229.310098%29.310098%29.3%38,92038.9k328.547605%28.547605%28.5%42,11242.1k428.278188%28.278188%28.3%42,34842.3k527.918405%27.918405%27.9%31,24631.2k627.834358%27.834358%27.8%28,12328.1k726.475933%26.475933%26.5%158,504159k826.450555%26.450555%26.5%38,56238.6k926.120262%26.120262%26.1%26,08526.1k1026.042783%26.042783%26.0%25,76125.8k1125.967894%25.967894%26.0%100,764101k1225.839420%25.839420%25.8%67,42967.4k1325.663215%25.663215%25.7%156,996157k25.506528%25.506528%25.5%38,15738.2k1425.318684%25.318684%25.3%75,23775.2k1525.291021%25.291021%25.3%116,126116k25.218343%25.218343%25.2%172,353172k1625.069403%25.069403%25.1%29,07829.1k1725.047396%25.047396%25.0%110,978111k1824.908508%24.908508%24.9%53,02053.0k1924.805415%24.805415%24.8%210,021210k2024.789140%24.789140%24.8%41,61741.6k2124.560033%24.560033%24.6%25,77625.8k2224.207332%24.207332%24.2%26,96627.0k2323.914961%23.914961%23.9%46,36846.4k2423.889765%23.889765%23.9%27,41927.4k2523.720503%23.720503%23.7%30,23730.2k2623.689691%23.689691%23.7%4,971,0164.97M23.631299%23.631299%23.6%24,17624.2k2723.418418%23.418418%23.4%727,514728k23.365136%23.365136%23.4%110,229110k2823.297870%23.297870%23.3%65,43365.4k2923.297511%23.297511%23.3%42,81542.8k3023.217458%23.217458%23.2%15,712,75815.7M23.108006%23.108006%23.1%73,612,43873.6M22.998471%22.998471%23.0%89,50289.5k3122.994202%22.994202%23.0%29,78629.8k3222.854245%22.854245%22.9%30,86930.9k3322.726089%22.726089%22.7%190,226190k3422.619388%22.619388%22.6%61,75561.8k3522.480528%22.480528%22.5%26,35126.4k3622.468628%22.468628%22.5%26,23126.2k3722.121536%22.121536%22.1%31,22331.2k3822.113949%22.113949%22.1%65,90265.9k3921.913385%21.913385%21.9%594,733595k4021.775858%21.775858%21.8%26,16526.2k4121.641949%21.641949%21.6%42,96143.0k4220.242382%20.242382%20.2%63,97264.0k4320.047997%20.047997%20.0%26,39826.4k4419.962439%19.962439%20.0%80,78280.8k4519.917206%19.917206%19.9%23,09423.1k4618.454317%18.454317%18.5%21,62221.6k4718.124235%18.124235%18.1%29,93029.9k4817.137062%17.137062%17.1%42,16342.2k4913.862661%13.862661%13.9%16,37016.4k50
Count number of children
# rank of place out of 50 by %

Age Cohorts by Place in the United States

There are 29,322 places in the United States. This section compares Des Moines to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Des Moines. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 383,899.

Children by Place#68

Percentage of population aged 0 to 17 (%):
Scope: population of Des Moines, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Des Moines
0%10%20%Count#FresnoFort WorthEl PasoPhoenixMilwaukeeArlingtonWichitaOklahoma CitySan AntonioDes Moines and West Des Moines Metro AreaDes MoinesDallasHoustonMemphisPolk CountyPolkDetroitOmahaDes MoinesIndianapolisTulsaCharlotteMesaLong BeachLas VegasColorado SpringsColorado SpgsSacramentoWest North CentralSan JoseIowaKansas CityMidwestAlbuquerqueJacksonvilleUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesClevelandLouisvilleVirginia BeachVirginia BchColumbusPhiladelphiaChicagoRaleighTucsonLos AngelesNashville-DavidsonAustinNew YorkBaltimoreDenverSan DiegoOaklandMinneapolisAtlantaPortlandMiamiWashingtonBostonSeattleSan Francisco29.163869%29.163869%29.2%149,846150k128.577574%28.577574%28.6%233,173233k227.481425%27.481425%27.5%186,340186k326.837431%26.837431%26.8%417,409417k426.475933%26.475933%26.5%158,504159k526.113118%26.113118%26.1%100,248100k625.967894%25.967894%26.0%100,764101k725.770022%25.770022%25.8%159,778160k825.703473%25.703473%25.7%369,965370k925.663215%25.663215%25.7%156,996157k25.650464%25.650464%25.7%327,924328k1025.319180%25.319180%25.3%567,297567k1125.310548%25.310548%25.3%166,001166k1225.291021%25.291021%25.3%116,126116k25.218343%25.218343%25.2%172,353172k1325.047396%25.047396%25.0%110,978111k1424.908508%24.908508%24.9%53,02053.0k24.805415%24.805415%24.8%210,021210k1524.623036%24.623036%24.6%98,46998.5k1624.540635%24.540635%24.5%198,493198k1724.297490%24.297490%24.3%114,309114k1824.070388%24.070388%24.1%113,081113k1923.976553%23.976553%24.0%147,047147k2023.968990%23.968990%24.0%107,563108k2123.750232%23.750232%23.8%115,077115k2223.689691%23.689691%23.7%4,971,0164.97M23.475697%23.475697%23.5%236,955237k2323.418418%23.418418%23.4%727,514728k23.365136%23.365136%23.4%110,229110k2423.217458%23.217458%23.2%15,712,75815.7M23.208388%23.208388%23.2%129,238129k2523.157634%23.157634%23.2%198,372198k2623.108006%23.108006%23.1%73,612,43873.6M22.998471%22.998471%23.0%89,50289.5k2722.928906%22.928906%22.9%140,227140k2822.855339%22.855339%22.9%102,788103k2922.726089%22.726089%22.7%190,226190k3022.168125%22.168125%22.2%345,809346k3121.913385%21.913385%21.9%594,733595k3221.865242%21.865242%21.9%96,49796.5k3321.726884%21.726884%21.7%114,628115k3421.605988%21.605988%21.6%846,711847k3521.537938%21.537938%21.5%138,655139k3621.399702%21.399702%21.4%194,262194k3721.199117%21.199117%21.2%1,793,8611.79M3821.123671%21.123671%21.1%131,178131k3920.705017%20.705017%20.7%137,337137k4020.651042%20.651042%20.7%283,913284k4120.390011%20.390011%20.4%84,01584.0k4219.962439%19.962439%20.0%80,78280.8k4318.722638%18.722638%18.7%85,44685.4k4418.415892%18.415892%18.4%114,287114k4517.996773%17.996773%18.0%77,85877.9k4617.402645%17.402645%17.4%114,685115k4716.549062%16.549062%16.5%108,939109k4815.290895%15.290895%15.3%102,273102k4913.481174%13.481174%13.5%114,628115k50
Count number of children
# rank of place out of 50 by %

Definitions

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  • Children: less than 18 years old
  • College: from 18 to 21 years old
  • 20s: from 22 to 29 years old, to not overlap the college category
  • Younger Adult: from 22 to 39 years old
  • Older Adult: from 40 to 64 years old
  • Senior: more than 64 years old

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State:
Iowa
Counties:
Polk, Warren
Metro Area:
Des Moines Area
Townships:
Allen, Allen, Bloomfield, Clay, Delaware, Des Moines, Greenfield, Lee, Saylor, Walnut, Webster
ZIP Codes:
50009, 50047, 50211, 50309, 50310, 50311, 50312, 50313, 50314, 50315, 50316, 50317, 50319, 50320, 50321, 50322, 50327
Unified School Districts:
Carlisle, Des Moines Independent, Indianola, Johnston, Norwalk, Saydel, Southeast Polk, West Des Moines
Neighborhoods:
ACCENT, Arbor Peaks, Beaverdale, Bloomfield-Allen, Brooks Run, Capitol East, Capitol Park, Capitol View South, Carpenter, Chautauqua Park, Chesterfield, Douglas Acres, Downtown Des Moines, Drake, Drake Park, East Village, Ewing Woods-Evergreen, Fairground, Fairmont Park, Frisbee Park, Garton West, Gray's Lake, Gray's Woods, Greenwood, Highland Park, Hillsboro, Indianola Hills, Ingersoll Park, King Irving, Kirkwood Glen, Laurel Hill, Linden Heights, Lower Beaver, M.L. King Jr. Park, Magnolia Park, Martin-Hickman, McKinley School - Columbus Park, Meredith, Merle Hay, Mondamin Presidential, New Vision, North of Grand, Oak Park, Pioneer Park, Prospect Park, River Bend, Salisbury Oaks, Sheridan Gardens, Sherman Hill, Somerset, South Park, Southwestern Hills, Union Park, Valley High Manor, Waterbury, Watrous South, Waveland Park, Waveland Woods, Westwood, Woodland Heights
Congressional District:
IA-3
State Senate Districts:
IA-13, IA-15, IA-16, IA-17, IA-18, IA-19, IA-21
State House Districts:
IA-26, IA-30, IA-31, IA-32, IA-33, IA-34, IA-35, IA-36, IA-38, IA-41
Neighboring Cities:
Norwalk, Pleasant Hill, Urbandale, West Des Moines, Windsor Heights
Nearby Cities:
Altoona, Ankeny, Bondurant, Carlisle, Clive, Cumming, Grimes, Johnston, Spring Hill
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Saylorville