Last official estimated population of Des Moines city (Polk County**, Iowa state) was 209,220 (year 2014)[1]. This was 0.066% of total US population and 6.7% of total Iowa state population. Area of Des Moines city is 90.7 mi² (=235 km²)[6], in this year population density was 2,305.99 p/mi². If population growth rate would be same as in period 2010-2014 (+0.7%/yr), Des Moines city population in 2026 would be 227,588*.
Historical population of Des Moines city for period 1850-2014:
Estimated population for 2014[1]. Click on flag to hide it.
Population • Legends • Position
[1850-1860] +22.96 %/yr
[1860-1870] +11.74 %/yr
[1870-1880] +6.41 %/yr
[1880-1890] +8.38 %/yr
[1890-1900] +2.18 %/yr
[1900-1910] +3.35 %/yr
[1910-1920] +3.89 %/yr
[1920-1930] +1.2 %/yr
[1930-1940] +1.15 %/yr
[1940-1950] +1.08 %/yr
[1950-1960] +1.62 %/yr
[1960-1970] -0.41 %/yr
[1970-1980] -0.49 %/yr
[1980-1990] +0.12 %/yr
[1990-2000] +0.3 %/yr
[2000-2005] -0.02 %/yr
[2005-2010] +0.44 %/yr
[2010-2014] +0.7 %/yr
• West Des Moines city population
9 mi, 
259°
• Urbandale city
9.8 mi, 
296°
• Johnston city
9.2 mi, 
324°
• Clive city
10.1 mi, 
286°
• Altoona city
8.6 mi, 
53°
• Norwalk city
7.3 mi, 
220°
• Pleasant Hill city
5.6 mi, 
70°
• Windsor Heights city
5.7 mi, 292°
• Carlisle city
7.5 mi, 
120°
• Cumming city
9.6 mi, 
231°
*Calculated by population.us from last known population growth rate, not official data.
**Some cities are placed on more than one county. Only 1 county is shown.
[1] Cities and Towns (Incorporated Places and Minor Civil Divisions) 2014, archived from the original, retrieved 02/23/2016
[2] City and Town Intercensal Estimates (2000-2010), archived from the original, retrieved 02/23/2016
[3] Places: 1990 and 1999 Populations, With Numeric and Percent Population Change, archived from the original, retrieved 02/23/2016
[4] Population of the 100 Largest Urban Places: 1980,
[5] Population of the 100 Largest Urban Places in history,
[6] Area, latitude longitude data, retrieved 02/23/2016
[7] Through the Decades, Overview 1790-2010, PDF, large files! >100 Mb
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