Downtown Des Moines, IA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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56%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

20%

Household income NAT. AVG.

43%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Downtown Des Moines	Des Moines	Iowa
Income per capita	$70,185	$43,692	$42,672
Median household income	$97,904	$82,534	$81,387
Median income owner occupied	$0	$104,504	$98,724
Median income renter occupied	$0	$53,979	$45,890
Median earnings male	$72,059	$56,770	$54,047
Median earnings female	$68,474	$43,598	$36,462
Unemployment rate	2.8%	4.4%	3.2%
Poverty level	n/a	16.0%	12.3%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Downtown Des Moines is 56% higher than the national average
The median household income in Downtown Des Moines is 20% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Downtown Des Moines is 43% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Downtown Des Moines is 100% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$55,017 $82,534 $165,068

City

$54,252 $81,387 $162,774

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

According to the PEW research center, the middle class is defined as a range from two thirds (2/3) of the median household income to a multiple of two (2) times the median household income. Displayed above are the city, state and national median household income averages. Simply enter your median household income to determine if your income falls into the middle class or if your household income is considered upper or lower class.

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Downtown Des Moines median earnings by income bracket

Downtown Des Moines employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	1.5%	1.5%
Manufacturing sector	1.5%	1.5%
Financial & insurance services	16.5%	16.5%
Wholesale & retail services	8.6%	8.6%
Public administration	5.9%	5.9%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	3.8%	3.8%
Education, health & social services	15.3%	15.3%
Other	43.7%	43.7%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Polk City, IA	4,940	$189,188	132.6%
Clive, IA	17,633	$158,563	95.0%
Cumming, IA	550	$149,625	84.0%
Granger, IA	1,931	$144,569	77.7%
Urbandale, IA	45,000	$143,701	76.7%
Des Moines, IA	221,968	$82,534	1.5%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
San Bernardino, CA	221,910	$74,558	8.3%
Enterprise, NV	221,693	$121,549	49.4%
Richmond, BC	222,489	n/a
Modesto, CA	222,619	$91,737	12.8%
Tacoma, WA	223,137	$95,462	17.4%
Des Moines, IA	221,968	$82,534	1.5%

Source: The Downtown Des Moines, Des Moines, IA employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.

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