Des Moines County, Iowa (IA)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 5,117
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 12,820
Renter-occupied apartments: 4,658 (it was 4,450 in 2000)
% of renters here: | 26% |
State: | 28% |
Land area: 416 sq. mi.
Water area: 13.6 sq. mi.
Population density: 94 people per square mile (average).
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (24.1%), Manufacturing (20.1%), Retail trade (13.0%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 79%
- Government: 15%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 6%
- Unpaid family work: 0%
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- 32,76283.9%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 2,2105.7%Two or more races
- 2,0445.2%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 1,5293.9%Hispanic or Latino
- 4261.1%Asian alone
- 540.1%Some other race alone
- 70.02%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
Median resident age: | 42.6 years |
Iowa median age: | 38.9 years |
Males: 19,226 | (49.3%) |
Females: 19,740 | (50.7%) |
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Des Moines County: | 2.0 people |
Iowa: | 2 people |
Estimated median household income in 2022: $57,274 ($36,790 in 1999)
This county: | $57,274 |
Iowa: | $69,588 |
Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $635 (lower quartile is $481, upper quartile is $775)
This county: | $635 |
State: | $741 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $144,986 (it was $69,000 in 2000)
Des Moines: | $144,986 |
Iowa: | $194,600 |
Mean price in 2022:
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,215Detached houses: $181,531
Here: $181,531 State: $245,224 Townhouses or other attached units: $222,549
Here: $222,549 State: $238,767 In 2-unit structures: $245,139
Here: $245,139 State: $243,070 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $146,759
Here: $146,759 State: $162,139 In 5-or-more-unit structures: $181,013
Here: $181,013 State: $190,519 Mobile homes: $60,660
Here: $60,660 State: $51,271
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $567
Institutionalized population: 518
Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 0
- Rapes: 2
- Robberies: 0
- Assaults: 16
- Burglaries: 35
- Thefts: 46
- Auto thefts: 16
Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 0
- Rapes: 0
- Robberies: 0
- Assaults: 11
- Burglaries: 69
- Thefts: 53
- Auto thefts: 12
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2022: 13 buildings, average cost: $221,800
- 2021: 24 buildings, average cost: $147,100
- 2020: 23 buildings, average cost: $151,600
- 2019: 21 buildings, average cost: $151,300
- 2018: 23 buildings, average cost: $165,500
- 2017: 22 buildings, average cost: $152,600
- 2016: 18 buildings, average cost: $140,800
- 2015: 44 buildings, average cost: $169,700
- 2014: 41 buildings, average cost: $149,700
- 2013: 33 buildings, average cost: $154,300
- 2012: 33 buildings, average cost: $193,500
- 2011: 14 buildings, average cost: $182,300
- 2010: 33 buildings, average cost: $164,900
- 2009: 28 buildings, average cost: $164,900
- 2008: 25 buildings, average cost: $181,600
- 2007: 54 buildings, average cost: $146,600
- 2006: 28 buildings, average cost: $158,100
- 2005: 52 buildings, average cost: $153,200
- 2004: 78 buildings, average cost: $75,800
- 2003: 71 buildings, average cost: $68,400
- 2002: 21 buildings, average cost: $169,000
- 2001: 24 buildings, average cost: $122,600
- 2000: 35 buildings, average cost: $122,300
- 1999: 32 buildings, average cost: $115,300
- 1998: 27 buildings, average cost: $122,000
- 1997: 39 buildings, average cost: $118,600
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $2,272 (1.4%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,912 (1.5%)
Des Moines County: | 14.4% |
Iowa: | 11.0% |
Median age of residents in 2022: 42.6 years old
(Males: 42.0 years old, Females: 43.2 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 45.9 years old, Black residents: 36.2 years old, American Indian residents: 59.9 years old, Asian residents: 32.7 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 24.9 years old, Other race residents: 40.2 years old)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Des Moines County is $421 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $533 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $670 a month.
Cities in this county include: Burlington, West Burlington, Mediapolis, Beaverdale, Danville, Middletown.
Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable location: Drew Chute Post Light (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Neighboring counties: Tooele County, Utah , Hardin County, Ohio , Hancock County, Illinois , Henderson County, Illinois , Richmond County, New York , Portage County, Ohio .
Here: | 3.9% |
Iowa: | 2.7% |
Current college students: 1,820
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 92.9%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 23.3%
Number of foreign born residents: 915 (35.1% naturalized citizens)
Des Moines County: | 2.3% |
Whole state: | 6.0% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 6662010 or later
- 742000 to 2009
- 551990 to 1999
- 1161980 to 1989
- 1071970 to 1979
- 233Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 97.8%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 14,410
- One, attached: 733
- Two: 358
- 3 or 4: 996
- 5 to 9: 644
- 10 to 19: 599
- 20 to 49: 201
- 50 or more: 462
- Mobile homes: 571
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 19
Housing units in Des Moines County with a mortgage: 6,862 (428 second mortgage, 38 home equity loan, 316 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 71
Here: | 7.8% with mortgage |
State: | 97.1% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Des Moines County
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Mainline Protestant | 8,031 | 30 |
Catholic | 4,521 | 3 |
Evangelical Protestant | 4,211 | 28 |
Other | 654 | 3 |
Black Protestant | 158 | 3 |
None | 22,750 | - |
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Des Moines County: | 1.23 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 2.14 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 0.25 / 10,000 pop. |
Iowa: | 0.23 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 0.25 / 10,000 pop. |
Iowa: | 0.43 / 10,000 pop. |
Des Moines County: | 6.65 / 10,000 pop. |
Iowa: | 5.55 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 6.65 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 8.01 / 10,000 pop. |
Des Moines County: | 8.5% |
Iowa: | 7.8% |
Des Moines County: | 30.0% |
State: | 27.3% |
Here: | 11.3% |
State: | 14.5% |
Agriculture in Des Moines County:
Average size of farms: 269 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $70,473
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $272.37
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.42%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 21.56%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $63,474
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 75.50%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 2.70%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $88,925
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 84.42%
Average age of principal farm operators: 56 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 5.63
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 4.84%
Corn for grain: 69285 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 205 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 62127 harvested acres
Vegetables: 44 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 28 acres
Tornado activity:
Des Moines County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Iowa state average. It is 21282953.4 times below overall U.S. average.Earthquake activity:
Des Moines County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Iowa state average. It is 176% greater than the overall U.S. average.On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.4 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.4 MW, 5.2 MW, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 240.7 miles away from Des Moines County center
On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MW, Depth: 8.9 mi) earthquake occurred 240.7 miles away from the county center
On 6/10/1987 at 23:48:54, a magnitude 5.1 (4.9 MB, 4.4 MS, 4.6 MS, 5.1 LG) earthquake occurred 223.5 miles away from the county center
On 6/18/2002 at 17:37:15, a magnitude 5.0 (4.3 MB, 4.6 MW, 5.0 LG) earthquake occurred 268.1 miles away from the county center
On 9/26/1990 at 13:18:51, a magnitude 5.0 (4.7 MB, 4.8 LG, 5.0 LG, Depth: 7.7 mi) earthquake occurred 269.5 miles away from Des Moines County center
On 6/28/2004 at 06:10:52, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 124.7 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
- Iowa Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: March 17, 2020, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4483-IA: March 23, 2020, FEMA Id: 4483, Natural disaster type: Other
- Iowa Severe Storms And Flooding, Incident Period: March 12, 2019, FEMA Id: 4421, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
- Iowa Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: September 21, 2016 to October 03, 2016, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4289: October 31, 2016, FEMA Id: 4289, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
- Iowa Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding, Incident Period: June 20, 2015 to June 25, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4234: July 31, 2015, FEMA Id: 4234, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
- Iowa Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding, Incident Period: June 26, 2014 to July 08, 2014, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4187: August 05, 2014, FEMA Id: 4187, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
- Iowa Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: May 19, 2013 to June 15, 2013, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4126: July 02, 2013, FEMA Id: 4126, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
- Iowa Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding, Incident Period: April 17, 2013 to April 30, 2013, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4119: May 31, 2013, FEMA Id: 4119, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood, Wind
- Iowa Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: May 12, 2010 to May 13, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1928: July 27, 2010, FEMA Id: 1928, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
- Iowa Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: May 25, 2008 to August 13, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1763: May 27, 2008, FEMA Id: 1763, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
- Iowa Severe Winter Storms, Incident Period: February 23, 2007 to March 02, 2007, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1688: March 14, 2007, FEMA Id: 1688, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
- 14 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Des Moines County (24) is greater than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 22
Emergencies Declared: 1
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 20, Storms: 16, Tornadoes: 7, Winds: 4, Hurricane: 1, Winter Storm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 17,548 (82.0%)
- Carpooled: 1,820 (8.5%)
- Bus: 55 (0.3%)
- Long-distance train or commuter rail: 13 (0.1%)
- Ferryboat: 3 (0.0%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 235 (1.1%)
- Bicycle: 16 (0.1%)
- Walked: 564 (2.6%)
- Worked at home: 871 (4.1%)
- Health care and social assistance (24%)
- Educational services (14%)
- Retail trade (13%)
- Manufacturing (12%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Other services, except public administration (5%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
- Health care and social assistance (26%)
- Educational services (15%)
- Retail trade (13%)
- Manufacturing (13%)
- Accommodation and food services (8%)
- Other services, except public administration (5%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
- Production occupations (16%)
- Sales and related occupations (11%)
- Management occupations (10%)
- Material moving occupations (8%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (8%)
- Transportation occupations (8%)
- Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (5%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (16%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (11%)
- Sales and related occupations (11%)
- Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (9%)
- Production occupations (8%)
- Management occupations (7%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (6%)
- India (30%)
- Venezuela (10%)
- Canada (7%)
- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (6%)
- Guatemala (6%)
- Germany (5%)
- Mexico (5%)
- German (31%)
- American (15%)
- English (7%)
- Irish (7%)
- European (4%)
- Swedish (2%)
- Norwegian (1%)
People in group quarters in Des Moines County, Iowa in 2010:
- 361 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 83 people in college/university student housing
- 82 people in group homes intended for adults
- 69 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
- 63 people in correctional residential facilities
- 22 people in residential treatment centers for juveniles (non-correctional)
- 3 people in in-patient hospice facilities
- 2 people in other noninstitutional facilities
People in group quarters in Des Moines County, Iowa in 2000:
- 501 people in nursing homes
- 127 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 60 people in halfway houses
- 53 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
- 40 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 35 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 34 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 27 people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill
- 26 people in hospices or homes for chronically ill
- 25 people in unknown juvenile institutions
- 15 people in other types of correctional institutions
- 12 people in other group homes
- 10 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 7 people in religious group quarters
5.02% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($49,665 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 5.02% |
Iowa average: | 6.47% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.44% relocated from other counties in Iowa ($23,044 average AGI)
2.58% relocated from other states ($26,621 average AGI)
Des Moines County: 2.58% Iowa average: 2.75%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from Lee County, IA | 0.59% ($35,688 average AGI) |
from Henry County, IA | 0.47% ($42,680) |
from Henderson County, IL | 0.30% ($56,021) |
from Linn County, IA | 0.21% ($55,727) |
from Louisa County, IA | 0.16% ($42,000) |
from Cook County, IL | 0.16% ($29,000) |
from Polk County, IA | 0.14% ($52,348) |
5.78% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($51,671 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 5.78% |
Iowa average: | 6.50% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
2.87% relocated to other counties in Iowa ($21,425 average AGI)
2.91% relocated to other states ($30,246 average AGI)
Des Moines County: 2.91% Iowa average: 2.79%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Lee County, IA | 0.65% ($37,913 average AGI) |
to Henry County, IA | 0.39% ($49,810) |
to Polk County, IA | 0.27% ($40,512) |
to Johnson County, IA | 0.24% ($58,795) |
to Louisa County, IA | 0.20% ($36,844) |
to Linn County, IA | 0.18% ($39,517) |
to Scott County, IA | 0.17% ($48,074) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 12.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 10.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 11.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 7.1
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 2.4%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 7,951 (6,767 aged, 1,184 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 536 (5%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Des Moines County, Iowa in 1999 - 2019:
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (880)
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (684)
- Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so described (522)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (428)
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (422)
- Alzheimer disease, unspecified (371)
- Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (306)
- Pneumonia, unspecified (170)
- Unspecified dementia (86)
- Congestive heart failure (36)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 6%
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 21,122
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 925
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 68,329
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,240
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,152
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 2
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 43
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 76
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 10
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 138.7. This is more than state average.
- Firearm - 93.6
- Other - 45.1
Household type by relationship:
Households: 38,966- Male householders: 9,073 (2,924 living alone), Female householders: 8,723 (3,162 living alone)
7,346 spouses (7,308 opposite-sex spouses), 1,391 unmarried partners, (1,317 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 9,522 children (8,783 natural, 167 adopted, 580 stepchildren), 934 grandchildren, 165 brothers or sisters, 151 parents, 66 foster children, 245 other relatives, 661 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 696
Size of family households: 5,426 2-persons, 2,070 3-persons, 1,771 4-persons, 902 5-persons, 220 6-persons, 96 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 6,087 1-person, 1,163 2-persons, 27 3-persons, 49 4-persons.
4,445 married couples with children.
2,869 single-parent households (562 men, 2,307 women).
96.7% of residents of Des Moines speak English at home.
1.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (82% speak English very well, 5% speak English well, 14% speak English not well).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (72% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).
0.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (41% speak English very well, 58% speak English well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (61% speak English very well, 39% speak English well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $306,991,000 ($7,514 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $73,434,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $117,579,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $58,116,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $5,965,000
Federal grants: $44,092,000
Federal procurement contracts: $66,829,000 ($64,888,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $14,411,000 ($6,084,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $98,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $8,978,000
Federal Government insurance: $40,876,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 2,612Here: | 64 per 1000 residents |
State: | 66 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 2,219
Here: | 54 per 1000 residents |
State: | 48 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +131
Here: | +3 per 1000 residents |
State: | +10 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -2,019
Here: | -49 per 1000 residents |
State: | -14 per 1000 residents |
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 6.93 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Here: | 6.6 |
State: | 6.8 |
Here: | 4.4 |
State: | 4.2 |
- Year house built in Des Moines County, Iowa
- 632020 or later
- 1,0462010 to 2019
- 1,1332000 to 2009
- 1,5081990 to 1999
- 1,0301980 to 1989
- 2,0971970 to 1979
- 1,9291960 to 1969
- 2,1831950 to 1959
- 1,1421940 to 1949
- 6,4951939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Des Moines County, Iowa
- 01 room
- 472 rooms
- 2173 rooms
- 1,2524 rooms
- 2,0335 rooms
- 2,6096 rooms
- 1,7517 rooms
- 1,8738 rooms
- 2,6979+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Des Moines County, Iowa
- 2461 room
- 2652 rooms
- 9463 rooms
- 1,2464 rooms
- 1,1225 rooms
- 6886 rooms
- 2407 rooms
- 2428 rooms
- 2439+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Des Moines County, Iowa
- 11no bedroom
- 2471 bedroom
- 3,3302 bedrooms
- 5,7473 bedrooms
- 2,2534 bedrooms
- 9055+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Des Moines County, Iowa
- 262no bedroom
- 1,2731 bedroom
- 2,3152 bedrooms
- 1,0613 bedrooms
- 1904 bedrooms
- 1315+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Des Moines County in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 378no vehicle
- 3,0461 vehicle
- 5,4372 vehicles
- 2,0563 vehicles
- 1,0194 vehicles
- 6215+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Des Moines County in renter-occupied apartments
- 1,150no vehicle
- 3,0281 vehicle
- 8562 vehicles
- 2063 vehicles
- 494 vehicles
- 05+ vehicles
86.8% of Des Moines County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 39% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 52% lived in Iowa.
Des Moines County: | 86.8% |
State average: | 87.2% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 29,669
- Other state: 8,154
- Northeast: 467
- Midwest: 4,633
- South: 1,853
- West: 1,203
- 70.1%Utility gas
- 14.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 13.3%Electricity
- 1.8%Wood
- 0.3%No fuel used
- 0.2%Other fuel
- 52.4%Utility gas
- 40.6%Electricity
- 5.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 0.7%No fuel used
- 0.5%Wood
- 0.3%Other fuel
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Here: | 11.3% |
Iowa: | 10.6% |
Here: | 8.4% |
Iowa: | 7.9% |
Here: | 12.3% |
Iowa: | 23.9% |
Des Moines County government finances - Expenditure in 2020:
- Charges - Other: $919,000
Other: $908,000
Parks and Recreation: $120,000
Parks and Recreation: $92,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $3,922,000
Regular Highways: $1,446,000
Parks and Recreation: $614,000
Parks and Recreation: $255,000
General - Other: $12,000
- Current Operations - Regular Highways: $4,812,000
Regular Highways: $4,698,000
Police Protection: $2,941,000
Police Protection: $2,837,000
Health - Other: $2,665,000
Correctional Institutions: $2,529,000
Correctional Institutions: $2,500,000
General - Other: $1,935,000
General - Other: $1,684,000
Financial Administration: $1,407,000
Financial Administration: $1,335,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,288,000
Health - Other: $1,259,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,199,000
General Public Buildings: $1,023,000
General Public Buildings: $894,000
Parks and Recreation: $838,000
Parks and Recreation: $825,000
Central Staff Services: $579,000
Central Staff Services: $518,000
Public Welfare - Other: $347,000
Libraries: $140,000
Solid Waste Management: $135,000
Public Welfare - Other: $100,000
Natural Resources - Other: $65,000
Natural Resources - Other: $65,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $58,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $22,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Highways: $185,000
Other: $19,000
Health and Hospitals: $18,000
General Local Government Support: $8,000
General Local Government Support: $7,000
Public Welfare: $2,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $25,000
Interest on Debt: $3,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Health - Other: $1,123,000
Other - General - Other: $648,000
Other - Correctional Institutions: $272,000
Other - Public Welfare - Other: $239,000
Other - Corrections: $223,000
Other - Central Staff Services: $221,000
Other - Libraries: $143,000
Other - Solid Waste Management: $134,000
Other - General - Other: $49,000
Other - Transit Utilities: $29,000
Other - Air Transportation: $24,000
Other - Air Transportation: $24,000
Other - Natural Resources - Other: $6,000
- Intergovernmental to State - Public Welfare: $152,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $697,000
Other: $587,000
Highways: $333,000
Highways: $52,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $730,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $370,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $360,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $3,008,000
Interest Earnings: $335,000
Interest Earnings: $211,000
Fines and Forfeits: $171,000
Fines and Forfeits: $146,000
Donations From Private Sources: $121,000
Rents: $90,000
General Revenue - Other: $83,000
Rents: $73,000
Donations From Private Sources: $65,000
Sale of Property: $58,000
Sale of Property: $53,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $756,000
Regular Highways: $631,000
Parks and Recreation: $266,000
Police Protection: $193,000
Correctional Institutions: $28,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $15,450,000
Cash and Securities: $13,481,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $3,420,000
Highways: $3,143,000
Other: $1,984,000
Other: $1,798,000
Health and Hospitals: $595,000
Health and Hospitals: $543,000
General Local Government Support: $222,000
Housing and Community Development: $42,000
General Local Government Support: $18,000
- Tax - Property: $13,019,000
Property: $12,451,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $1,902,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $1,761,000
Public Utilities Sales: $610,000
Public Utilities Sales: $606,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $84,000
Other License: $78,000
Other License: $60,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $8,422,000
: $8,143,000
Des Moines County government finances - Revenue in 2020:
- Charges - Other: $919,000
Other: $908,000
Parks and Recreation: $120,000
Parks and Recreation: $92,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $3,922,000
Regular Highways: $1,446,000
Parks and Recreation: $614,000
Parks and Recreation: $255,000
General - Other: $12,000
- Current Operations - Regular Highways: $4,812,000
Regular Highways: $4,698,000
Police Protection: $2,941,000
Police Protection: $2,837,000
Health - Other: $2,665,000
Correctional Institutions: $2,529,000
Correctional Institutions: $2,500,000
General - Other: $1,935,000
General - Other: $1,684,000
Financial Administration: $1,407,000
Financial Administration: $1,335,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,288,000
Health - Other: $1,259,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,199,000
General Public Buildings: $1,023,000
General Public Buildings: $894,000
Parks and Recreation: $838,000
Parks and Recreation: $825,000
Central Staff Services: $579,000
Central Staff Services: $518,000
Public Welfare - Other: $347,000
Libraries: $140,000
Solid Waste Management: $135,000
Public Welfare - Other: $100,000
Natural Resources - Other: $65,000
Natural Resources - Other: $65,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $58,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $22,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Highways: $185,000
Other: $19,000
Health and Hospitals: $18,000
General Local Government Support: $8,000
General Local Government Support: $7,000
Public Welfare: $2,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $25,000
Interest on Debt: $3,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Health - Other: $1,123,000
Other - General - Other: $648,000
Other - Correctional Institutions: $272,000
Other - Public Welfare - Other: $239,000
Other - Corrections: $223,000
Other - Central Staff Services: $221,000
Other - Libraries: $143,000
Other - Solid Waste Management: $134,000
Other - General - Other: $49,000
Other - Transit Utilities: $29,000
Other - Air Transportation: $24,000
Other - Air Transportation: $24,000
Other - Natural Resources - Other: $6,000
- Intergovernmental to State - Public Welfare: $152,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $697,000
Other: $587,000
Highways: $333,000
Highways: $52,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $730,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $370,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $360,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $3,008,000
Interest Earnings: $335,000
Interest Earnings: $211,000
Fines and Forfeits: $171,000
Fines and Forfeits: $146,000
Donations From Private Sources: $121,000
Rents: $90,000
General Revenue - Other: $83,000
Rents: $73,000
Donations From Private Sources: $65,000
Sale of Property: $58,000
Sale of Property: $53,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $756,000
Regular Highways: $631,000
Parks and Recreation: $266,000
Police Protection: $193,000
Correctional Institutions: $28,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $15,450,000
Cash and Securities: $13,481,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $3,420,000
Highways: $3,143,000
Other: $1,984,000
Other: $1,798,000
Health and Hospitals: $595,000
Health and Hospitals: $543,000
General Local Government Support: $222,000
Housing and Community Development: $42,000
General Local Government Support: $18,000
- Tax - Property: $13,019,000
Property: $12,451,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $1,902,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $1,761,000
Public Utilities Sales: $610,000
Public Utilities Sales: $606,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $84,000
Other License: $78,000
Other License: $60,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $8,422,000
: $8,143,000
Des Moines County government finances - Debt in 2020:
- Charges - Other: $919,000
Other: $908,000
Parks and Recreation: $120,000
Parks and Recreation: $92,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $3,922,000
Regular Highways: $1,446,000
Parks and Recreation: $614,000
Parks and Recreation: $255,000
General - Other: $12,000
- Current Operations - Regular Highways: $4,812,000
Regular Highways: $4,698,000
Police Protection: $2,941,000
Police Protection: $2,837,000
Health - Other: $2,665,000
Correctional Institutions: $2,529,000
Correctional Institutions: $2,500,000
General - Other: $1,935,000
General - Other: $1,684,000
Financial Administration: $1,407,000
Financial Administration: $1,335,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,288,000
Health - Other: $1,259,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,199,000
General Public Buildings: $1,023,000
General Public Buildings: $894,000
Parks and Recreation: $838,000
Parks and Recreation: $825,000
Central Staff Services: $579,000
Central Staff Services: $518,000
Public Welfare - Other: $347,000
Libraries: $140,000
Solid Waste Management: $135,000
Public Welfare - Other: $100,000
Natural Resources - Other: $65,000
Natural Resources - Other: $65,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $58,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $22,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Highways: $185,000
Other: $19,000
Health and Hospitals: $18,000
General Local Government Support: $8,000
General Local Government Support: $7,000
Public Welfare: $2,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $25,000
Interest on Debt: $3,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Health - Other: $1,123,000
Other - General - Other: $648,000
Other - Correctional Institutions: $272,000
Other - Public Welfare - Other: $239,000
Other - Corrections: $223,000
Other - Central Staff Services: $221,000
Other - Libraries: $143,000
Other - Solid Waste Management: $134,000
Other - General - Other: $49,000
Other - Transit Utilities: $29,000
Other - Air Transportation: $24,000
Other - Air Transportation: $24,000
Other - Natural Resources - Other: $6,000
- Intergovernmental to State - Public Welfare: $152,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $697,000
Other: $587,000
Highways: $333,000
Highways: $52,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $730,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $370,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $360,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $3,008,000
Interest Earnings: $335,000
Interest Earnings: $211,000
Fines and Forfeits: $171,000
Fines and Forfeits: $146,000
Donations From Private Sources: $121,000
Rents: $90,000
General Revenue - Other: $83,000
Rents: $73,000
Donations From Private Sources: $65,000
Sale of Property: $58,000
Sale of Property: $53,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $756,000
Regular Highways: $631,000
Parks and Recreation: $266,000
Police Protection: $193,000
Correctional Institutions: $28,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $15,450,000
Cash and Securities: $13,481,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $3,420,000
Highways: $3,143,000
Other: $1,984,000
Other: $1,798,000
Health and Hospitals: $595,000
Health and Hospitals: $543,000
General Local Government Support: $222,000
Housing and Community Development: $42,000
General Local Government Support: $18,000
- Tax - Property: $13,019,000
Property: $12,451,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $1,902,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $1,761,000
Public Utilities Sales: $610,000
Public Utilities Sales: $606,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $84,000
Other License: $78,000
Other License: $60,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $8,422,000
: $8,143,000
Des Moines County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2020:
- Charges - Other: $919,000
Other: $908,000
Parks and Recreation: $120,000
Parks and Recreation: $92,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $3,922,000
Regular Highways: $1,446,000
Parks and Recreation: $614,000
Parks and Recreation: $255,000
General - Other: $12,000
- Current Operations - Regular Highways: $4,812,000
Regular Highways: $4,698,000
Police Protection: $2,941,000
Police Protection: $2,837,000
Health - Other: $2,665,000
Correctional Institutions: $2,529,000
Correctional Institutions: $2,500,000
General - Other: $1,935,000
General - Other: $1,684,000
Financial Administration: $1,407,000
Financial Administration: $1,335,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,288,000
Health - Other: $1,259,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,199,000
General Public Buildings: $1,023,000
General Public Buildings: $894,000
Parks and Recreation: $838,000
Parks and Recreation: $825,000
Central Staff Services: $579,000
Central Staff Services: $518,000
Public Welfare - Other: $347,000
Libraries: $140,000
Solid Waste Management: $135,000
Public Welfare - Other: $100,000
Natural Resources - Other: $65,000
Natural Resources - Other: $65,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $58,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $22,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Highways: $185,000
Other: $19,000
Health and Hospitals: $18,000
General Local Government Support: $8,000
General Local Government Support: $7,000
Public Welfare: $2,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $25,000
Interest on Debt: $3,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Health - Other: $1,123,000
Other - General - Other: $648,000
Other - Correctional Institutions: $272,000
Other - Public Welfare - Other: $239,000
Other - Corrections: $223,000
Other - Central Staff Services: $221,000
Other - Libraries: $143,000
Other - Solid Waste Management: $134,000
Other - General - Other: $49,000
Other - Transit Utilities: $29,000
Other - Air Transportation: $24,000
Other - Air Transportation: $24,000
Other - Natural Resources - Other: $6,000
- Intergovernmental to State - Public Welfare: $152,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $697,000
Other: $587,000
Highways: $333,000
Highways: $52,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $730,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $370,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $360,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $3,008,000
Interest Earnings: $335,000
Interest Earnings: $211,000
Fines and Forfeits: $171,000
Fines and Forfeits: $146,000
Donations From Private Sources: $121,000
Rents: $90,000
General Revenue - Other: $83,000
Rents: $73,000
Donations From Private Sources: $65,000
Sale of Property: $58,000
Sale of Property: $53,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $756,000
Regular Highways: $631,000
Parks and Recreation: $266,000
Police Protection: $193,000
Correctional Institutions: $28,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $15,450,000
Cash and Securities: $13,481,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $3,420,000
Highways: $3,143,000
Other: $1,984,000
Other: $1,798,000
Health and Hospitals: $595,000
Health and Hospitals: $543,000
General Local Government Support: $222,000
Housing and Community Development: $42,000
General Local Government Support: $18,000
- Tax - Property: $13,019,000
Property: $12,451,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $1,902,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $1,761,000
Public Utilities Sales: $610,000
Public Utilities Sales: $606,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $84,000
Other License: $78,000
Other License: $60,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $8,422,000
: $8,143,000
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:
- Total number of recipients: 840
- Number of aged recipients: 36
- Number of blind and disabled recipients: 804
- Number of recipients under 18: 160
- Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 599
- Number of recipients older than 64: 81
- Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 310
- Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 400
Most common first names in Des Moines County, IA among deceased individuals | ||
Name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
John | 326 | 76.2 years |
Mary | 316 | 80.5 years |
William | 295 | 76.3 years |
Robert | 293 | 72.7 years |
Charles | 203 | 76.3 years |
Helen | 195 | 80.6 years |
James | 192 | 70.6 years |
George | 186 | 78.2 years |
Ruth | 170 | 82.0 years |
Dorothy | 166 | 78.1 years |
Most common last names in Des Moines County, IA among deceased individuals | ||
Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
Johnson | 177 | 76.9 years |
Smith | 163 | 75.7 years |
Miller | 153 | 77.8 years |
Anderson | 95 | 80.1 years |
Nelson | 81 | 77.0 years |
Brown | 79 | 77.4 years |
Peterson | 70 | 77.2 years |
Walker | 68 | 81.2 years |
Jones | 59 | 79.3 years |
Davis | 59 | 80.3 years |
Businesses in Des Moines County, IA | ||||
Name | Count | Name | Count | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Ace Hardware | 1 | Lowe's | 1 | |
Advance Auto Parts | 1 | Marriott | 1 | |
AmericInn | 1 | MasterBrand Cabinets | 5 | |
Applebee's | 1 | Maurices | 1 | |
Arby's | 1 | McDonald's | 2 | |
AutoZone | 1 | Menards | 1 | |
Bath & Body Works | 1 | New Balance | 3 | |
Buffalo Wild Wings | 1 | Nike | 2 | |
Burger King | 1 | Nissan | 1 | |
Carson Pirie Scott | 1 | Payless | 1 | |
Chevrolet | 1 | Pizza Hut | 2 | |
Circle K | 3 | Quality | 1 | |
Comfort Suites | 1 | RadioShack | 1 | |
Dairy Queen | 2 | Ryan's Grill | 1 | |
Domino's Pizza | 1 | SAS Shoes | 1 | |
FedEx | 3 | Sears | 1 | |
Ford | 1 | Slumberland | 1 | |
GNC | 1 | Staples | 1 | |
GameStop | 1 | Starbucks | 1 | |
H&R Block | 2 | Subway | 3 | |
Hobby Lobby | 1 | Super 8 | 1 | |
Holiday Inn | 1 | Taco Bell | 1 | |
Honda | 1 | Target | 1 | |
Howard Johnson | 1 | The Room Place | 1 | |
JCPenney | 1 | Toyota | 1 | |
Jones New York | 2 | True Value | 2 | |
KFC | 1 | U-Haul | 2 | |
Kmart | 1 | UPS | 11 | |
Kohl's | 1 | Walgreens | 2 | |
La-Z-Boy | 2 | Walmart | 1 | |
Lane Furniture | 3 | Wendy's | 1 | |
Little Caesars Pizza | 1 | YMCA | 1 | |
Long John Silver's | 1 |