What is the population of West Des Moines, Iowa?

The population of West Des Moines, Iowa is 67,872.

What is the median household income in West Des Moines, Iowa?

The median household income in West Des Moines, Iowa is $86,555, compared to the U.S. median of $78,145.

The median home price in West Des Moines, Iowa is $251,961, compared to the U.S. median of $242,182.

The unemployment rate in West Des Moines, Iowa is 2.4%.

Key statistics on population, economy, housing, and commuting compared to state and national averages. Explore interactive maps for deeper analysis.

Health A

Income A

Education A+

Metric	West Des Moines	Iowa Avg	U.S. Average
Population	67,872	3,182,597	334,821,731
Population density (per sq mi)	1400.3	56.6	85.8
Population growth (%/yr)	1.43%	0.40%	0.57%
Median age	37.2	36.8	37.1
Households	30,170	1,299,956	128,459,983

Year	West Des Moines

Group	Share

West Des Moines has a the economy index of A, which means it is very prosperous.

Metric	West Des Moines	Iowa Avg	U.S. Average
Median household income	$86,555	$73,286	$78,145
Income growth (%/yr)	2.72%	4.22%	5.07%
Unemployment rate	2.4%	3.6%	5.2%

Metric	West Des Moines	Iowa Avg	U.S. Average
Median home price	$251,961	$143,535	$242,182
Median rent	$1,194	$948	$1,342
Homeownership rate	57.5%	71.5%	65.1%

The most common departure window is 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM , followed by 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM .

Metric	West Des Moines	Iowa Avg	U.S. Average
Average commute time (min)	17.0	17.0	22.5
Work from home	17.1%	10.4%	13.4%

West Des Moines has a education index of A+, which means it is exceptionally educated.

Metric	West Des Moines	Iowa Avg	U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher	51.8%	27.8%	31.6%
Average household size	2.19	2.37	2.54

West Des Moines has a health index of A, which means it is very healthy.

Metric	West Des Moines	Iowa Avg	U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years)	81.5	79.2	78.3
Self-rated poor health	9.4%	13.6%	16.3%
Smokers	12.9%	17.6%	19.0%