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Des Moines, WA Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Des Moines is $27,933, which is lower than the state average of $31,233 and is about the same as the national average of $28,555. Des Moines median household income is $58,308, which has grown by 19.07% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 31.72% and is lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Des Moines residents spend 27.8 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 25.9 minutes and is higher than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #228

Des Moines, WA	27,933 USD
Washington	31,233 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Des Moines, WA	31,635 USD
Washington	33,492 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Des Moines, WA	35,352 USD
Washington	41,039 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Des Moines, WA	30,586 USD
Washington	26,815 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #229

Des Moines, WA	58,308 USD
Washington	60,294 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Des Moines, WA	72,053 USD
Washington	79,195 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #331

Des Moines, WA	19.07%
Washington	31.72%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Des Moines, WA		Washington		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	24.58%	$11,175, see rank	25.71%	$16,045	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	28.03%	$17,945, see rank	27.34%	$18,260	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	3.18%	$3,602, see rank	4.09%	$3,445	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	19.99%	$21,859, see rank	18.23%	$24,502	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Des Moines, WA	66,744 USD
Washington	73,039 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Des Moines, WA	81,971 USD
Washington	92,527 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Des Moines, WA	Washington	U.S.
White	$61,832, see rank	$61,732	$56,900
Black	$44,517, see rank	$42,120	$35,600
Hispanic	$47,259, see rank	$42,945	$42,396
Asian	$52,838, see rank	$72,430	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$38,750, see rank	$40,218	$37,170
Hawaiian Native	$32,066, see rank	$53,904	$53,370
One Race, Other	$45,691, see rank	$39,321	$40,300
Two or More Races	$59,306, see rank	$52,702	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Des Moines, WA	Washington	U.S.
less than 25	$35,656, see rank	$29,556	$25,788
25 to 44	$56,392, see rank	$65,189	$58,398
45 to 64	$67,072, see rank	$72,872	$65,027
65 or over	$46,364, see rank	$42,749	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Des Moines, WA	Washington	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	24,726, see rank	5,488,038	248,775,628
Male¹	12,340, 49.91%, see rank	49.58%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	8,643, 70.04%, see rank	70.46%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	52, 0.42%, see rank	1.57%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	8,591, 69.62%, see rank	68.89%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	7,805, 90.85%, see rank	90.75%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	786, 9.15%, see rank	9.25%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	3,697, 29.96%, see rank	29.54%	30.72%
Female¹	12,386, 50.09%, see rank	50.42%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	7,250, 58.53%, see rank	59.07%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.21%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	7,250, 58.53%, see rank	58.86%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	6,621, 91.32%, see rank	91.68%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	629, 8.68%, see rank	8.32%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	5,136, 41.47%, see rank	40.93%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Des Moines, WA	Washington	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	14,080, 100%	3,171,197	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	9,868, 70.09%, see rank	72.72%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	2,078, 14.76%, see rank	10.36%	9.59%
Public Transportation	1,278, 9.08%, see rank	5.92%	5.06%
Walked	286, 2.03%, see rank	3.49%	2.78%
Other Means	185, 1.31%, see rank	2.11%	1.79%
Worked at Home	385, 2.73%, see rank	5.40%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Des Moines, WA	27.8 minutes
Washington	25.9 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Des Moines, WA	Washington	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	14,426	3,194,382	143,435,233
Male¹	7,805, 54.10%, see rank	53.25%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,967, 25.20%, see rank	36.86%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	1,432, 18.35%, see rank	13.70%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	938, 12.02%, see rank	16.32%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	83, 1.06%, see rank	2.43%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	905, 11.60%, see rank	8.28%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	2,164, 27.73%, see rank	16.59%	17.94%
Female¹	6,621, 45.90%, see rank	46.75%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	2,038, 30.78%, see rank	40.90%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	1,875, 28.32%, see rank	22.15%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	2,126, 32.11%, see rank	30.25%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.93%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	51, 0.77%, see rank	0.38%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	497, 7.51%, see rank	5.04%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Des Moines, WA	Washington	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	14,426, 100%	3,194,382	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	139, 0.96%, see rank	2.66%	1.96%
Construction	1,038, 7.20%, see rank	6.04%	6.17%
Manufacturing	2,102, 14.57%, see rank	10.51%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	509, 3.53%, see rank	2.97%	2.75%
Retail Trade	1,399, 9.70%, see rank	11.81%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	1,387, 9.61%, see rank	5.09%	4.93%
Information	168, 1.16%, see rank	2.32%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	966, 6.70%, see rank	5.49%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	1,479, 10.25%, see rank	12.14%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	2,279, 15.80%, see rank	21.57%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	1,803, 12.50%, see rank	9.10%	9.49%
Public Administration	536, 3.72%, see rank	5.48%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	621, 4.30%, see rank	4.83%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Des Moines, WA	%	Washington	U.S.
Population in Poverty	4,313	14.44%, see rank	13.55%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	738	10.55%, see rank	9.13%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.