Below is a list of the types of businesses in the City of Des Moines in which we have business listings. If you do not see your city within the list below. You can add a business for just $49.95 per year. To add a business submit your info here.
Des Moines is the capital and the most populous city in the state of Iowa.The City of Des Moines traces was in May 1843, by Captain James Allen.The city has a total area of 82.5 square miles. Several insurance companies are headquartered in Des Moines, including the Principal Financial Group, Marsh (formerly KVI), EMC Insurance Group, Allied Insurance (now part of Nationwide), Aviva, Holmes Murphy, and American Republic Insurance Company. Des Moines has been referred to as the "Hartford of the West". The Principal is one of two Fortune 500 companies having headquarters in Iowa.Being the focal point of financial and insurance services, other major corporations headquartered outside of Iowa have established a presence in the Des Moines Metro area, including Wells Fargo, ING Group, and Electronic Data Systems. The Meredith Corporation, a leading publishing and marketing company, is also based in Des Moines. Meredith publishes Better Homes and Gardens, one of the most widely circulated publications in the United States.
| Label | Estimate | Margin of Error | Percent | Percent Margin of Error |
 SEX AND AGE |
||||
| Total population |
213,545 | ±217 | 213,545 | (x) |
| Male | 104,808 | ±1,150 | 49% | ±1 |
| Female | 108,737 | ±1,159 | 51% | ±1 |
| Sex ratio (males per 100 females) | 96 | ±2 | (x) | (x) |
| Under 5 years | 14,906 | ±763 | 7% | ±0 |
| 5 to 9 years | 13,709 | ±767 | 6% | ±0 |
| 10 to 14 years | 14,165 | ±815 | 7% | ±0 |
| 15 to 19 years | 14,908 | ±803 | 7% | ±0 |
| 20 to 24 years | 16,024 | ±838 | 8% | ±0 |
| 25 to 34 years | 35,745 | ±1,356 | 17% | ±1 |
| 35 to 44 years | 27,339 | ±1,076 | 13% | ±1 |
| 45 to 54 years | 25,429 | ±1,048 | 12% | ±1 |
| 55 to 59 years | 13,954 | ±720 | 7% | ±0 |
| 60 to 64 years | 11,561 | ±727 | 5% | ±0 |
| 65 to 74 years | 16,219 | ±756 | 8% | ±0 |
| 75 to 84 years | 6,399 | ±475 | 3% | ±0 |
| 85 years and over | 3,187 | ±370 | 2% | ±0 |
| Median age (years) | 34 | ±0 | (x) | (x) |
| Under 18 years | 51,084 | ±1,058 | 24% | ±1 |
| 16 years and over | 168,273 | ±1,160 | 79% | ±1 |
| 18 years and over | 162,461 | ±1,104 | 76% | ±1 |
| 21 years and over | 152,556 | ±1,215 | 71% | ±1 |
| 62 years and over | 32,474 | ±1,214 | 15% | ±1 |
| 65 years and over | 25,805 | ±867 | 12% | ±0 |
| 18 years and over |
162,461 | ±1,104 | 162,461 | (x) |
| Male | 79,508 | ±1,116 | 49% | ±1 |
| Female | 82,953 | ±848 | 51% | ±1 |
| Sex ratio (males per 100 females) | 96 | ±2 | (x) | (x) |
| 65 years and over |
25,805 | ±867 | 25,805% | (x) |
| Male | 11,460 | ±542 | 44% | ±1 |
| Female | 14,345 | ±551 | 56% | ±1 |
| Sex ratio (males per 100 females) | 80 | ±4 | (x) | (x) |
| RACE |
||||
| Total population |
213,545 | ±217 | 213,545 | (x) |
| One race | 200,252 | ±1,510 | 94% | ±1 |
| Two or more races | 13,293 | ±1,497 | 6% | ±1 |
| One race |
200,252 | ±1,510 | 94% | ±1 |
| White | 153,067 | ±2,093 | 72% | ±1 |
| Black or African American | 23,908 | ±1,278 | 11% | ±1 |
| American Indian and Alaska Native |
689 | ±193 | 0% | ±0 |
| Cherokee tribal grouping | 18 | ±18 | 0% | ±0 |
| Chippewa tribal grouping | 20 | ±21 | 0% | ±0 |
| Navajo tribal grouping | 34 | ±36 | 0% | ±0 |
| Sioux tribal grouping | 21 | ±27 | 0% | ±0 |
| Asian |
15,336 | ±1,171 | 7% | ±1 |
| Asian Indian | 1,020 | ±340 | 1% | ±0 |
| Chinese | 826 | ±346 | 0% | ±0 |
| Filipino | 521 | ±205 | 0% | ±0 |
| Japanese | 21 | ±19 | 0% | ±0 |
| Korean | 244 | ±116 | 0% | ±0 |
| Vietnamese | 3,022 | ±754 | 1% | ±0 |
| Other Asian | 9,682 | ±1,300 | 5% | ±1 |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander |
120 | ±91 | 0% | ±0 |
| Native Hawaiian | 23 | ±41 | 0% | ±0 |
| Chamorro | 5 | ±10 | 0% | ±0 |
| Samoan | 13 | ±28 | 0% | ±0 |
| Other Pacific Islander | 79 | ±71 | 0% | ±0 |
| Some other race | 7,132 | ±1,157 | 3% | ±1 |
| Two or more races |
13,293 | ±1,497 | 6% | ±1 |
| White and Black or African American | 3,850 | ±750 | 2% | ±0 |
| White and American Indian and Alaska Native | 766 | ±161 | 0% | ±0 |
| White and Asian | 961 | ±245 | 1% | ±0 |
| Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native | 473 | ±325 | 0% | ±0 |
| Race alone or in combination with one or more other races |
||||
| Total population |
213,545 | ±217 | 213,545 | (x) |
| White | 165,450 | ±2,210 | 78% | ±1 |
| Black or African American | 29,362 | ±1,364 | 14% | ±1 |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 2,845 | ±634 | 1% | ±0 |
| Asian | 16,846 | ±1,210 | 8% | ±1 |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander | 285 | ±176 | 0% | ±0 |
| Some other race | 13,150 | ±1,323 | 6% | ±1 |
| HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE |
||||
| Total population |
213,545 | ±217 | 213,545 | (x) |
| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) |
31,100 | ±1,070 | 15% | ±1 |
| Mexican | 24,725 | ±1,425 | 12% | ±1 |
| Puerto Rican | 730 | ±385 | 0% | ±0 |
| Cuban | 439 | ±170 | 0% | ±0 |
| Other Hispanic or Latino | 5,206 | ±948 | 2% | ±0 |
| Not Hispanic or Latino |
182,445 | ±1,072 | 85% | ±1 |
| White alone | 135,520 | ±1,827 | 64% | ±1 |
| Black or African American alone | 23,252 | ±1,279 | 11% | ±1 |
| American Indian and Alaska Native alone | 382 | ±128 | 0% | ±0 |
| Asian alone | 15,142 | ±1,178 | 7% | ±1 |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone | 57 | ±56 | 0% | ±0 |
| Some other race alone | 349 | ±178 | 0% | ±0 |
| Two or more races |
7,743 | ±1,084 | 4% | ±1 |
| Two races including Some other race | 1,052 | ±350 | 1% | ±0 |
| Two races excluding Some other race, and Three or more races | 6,691 | ±1,005 | 3% | ±1 |
| Total housing units | 94,354 | ±1,126 | (x) | (x) |
| CITIZEN, VOTING AGE POPULATION |
||||
| Citizen, 18 and over population |
147,382 | ±1,468 | 147,382 | (x) |
| Male | 71,751 | ±1,176 | 49% | ±1 |
| Female | 75,631 | ±1,038 | 51% | ±1 |
