Des Moines County Information
Des Moines in
Iowa occupies
430 square miles and has a 2006 population of
40,885, a change from a 2000 population of
42,351 and
42,614 in 1990.
11.5% percent of the population is between the ages of 15 and 24,
11.4% percent is 25-35, and
13.7% percent of the population is 35 to 44.
There were
200 acts of violent crime reported in
Des Moines in 2004, a change from
161 reports of violent crime in 2000.
The unemployed population in 2006 was
1,004 people:
4.8% percent. This was a change from the unemployment rate in 2000 of
3.7%.
Read more about
Des Moines, Iowa in the
Wikipedia entry.
| General Information | | |
| County | Des Moines | |
| State | Iowa | |
| Land Area | 430 sq. miles | Ranked 2,444 of 3,140 |
| Population 2006 | 40,885 | Ranked 1,137 of 3,140 |
| Population 2005 | 40,975 | |
| Population 2000 | 42,351 | Ranked 1,047 of 3,140 |
| Population 1990 | 42,614 | Ranked 942 of 3,140 |
| Race Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Caucasion | 94.1% | |
| African American | 3.8% | |
| Asian American | .7% | |
| Native American | .3% | |
| Pacific Islander | .5% | |
| Age Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Population Under 5 | 5.9% | |
| Population 5 to 14 | 12.6% | |
| Population 15 to 24 | 11.5% | |
| Population 25 to 34 | 11.4% | |
| Population 35 to 44 | 13.7% | |
| Population 45 to 54 | 15.5% | |
| Population 55 to 64 | 12.7% | |
| Population 65 to 74 | 7.5% | |
| Population 75 and up | 9.1% | |
| Crime Counts | 2004 | 2000 |
| Total Violent Crimes | 200 | 161 |
| Murders / Manslaughters | 2 | |
| Forcible Rapes | 12 | |
| Robberies | 22 | |
| Aggravated Assaults | 164 | |
| Total Property Crimes | 1,506 | 1,766 |
| Burglaries | 317 | |
| Larceny Thefts | 1,132 | |
| Motor Vehicle Thefts | 57 | |
| Employment Data | 2006 | 2000 |
| Labor Population | 21,131 | 22,417 |
| Unemployed Population | 1,004 | 820 |
| Unemployment Rate | 4.8% | 3.7% |
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