Neighborhoods
Neighborhoods in Des Moines
Neighborhood-level detail within this city, drawn from Census place and tract geography.
112 census tracts · Iowa · Census ACS 2023
What counts as a neighborhood here?
PlainCities uses U.S. Census tracts as neighborhood units — small, stable areas of a few thousand residents each. The table below lists this city's tracts, sorted by median household income.
Census Tracts by Income
Showing 100 of 112 tracts, sorted by median household income. Each tract represents a small neighborhood area defined by the Census Bureau.
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Tract 102.16 Polk Co. | 17,865 | View › |
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Tract 101.02 Polk Co. | 12,363 | View › |
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Tract 102.14 Polk Co. | 9,474 | View › |
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Tract 102.05 Polk Co. | 9,099 | View › |
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Tract 108.05 Polk Co. | 7,814 | View › |
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Tract 115 Polk Co. | 7,741 | View › |
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Tract 113.03 Polk Co. | 7,525 | View › |
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Tract 106.02 Polk Co. | 7,135 | View › |
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Tract 110.27 Polk Co. | 7,042 | View › |
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Tract 105 Polk Co. | 6,727 | View › |
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Tract 114.06 Polk Co. | 6,711 | View › |
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Tract 102.15 Polk Co. | 6,603 | View › |
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Tract 51.01 Polk Co. | 6,450 | View › |
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Tract 107.02 Polk Co. | 6,422 | View › |
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Tract 107.08 Polk Co. | 6,243 | View › |
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Tract 102.09 Polk Co. | 6,114 | View › |
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Tract 46.02 Polk Co. | 6,015 | View › |
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Tract 110.26 Polk Co. | 5,920 | View › |
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Tract 117.03 Polk Co. | 5,908 | View › |
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Tract 108.04 Polk Co. | 5,748 | View › |
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Tract 8.01 Polk Co. | 5,712 | View › |
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Tract 39.02 Polk Co. | 5,699 | View › |
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Tract 101.01 Polk Co. | 5,571 | View › |
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Tract 107.03 Polk Co. | 5,522 | View › |
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Tract 11 Polk Co. | 5,326 | View › |
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Tract 112.01 Polk Co. | 5,244 | View › |
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Tract 108.03 Polk Co. | 5,228 | View › |
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Tract 111.11 Polk Co. | 5,169 | View › |
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Tract 113.04 Polk Co. | 5,162 | View › |
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Tract 110.21 Polk Co. | 5,125 | View › |
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Tract 3 Polk Co. | 4,937 | View › |
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Tract 110.28 Polk Co. | 4,913 | View › |
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Tract 102.12 Polk Co. | 4,830 | View › |
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Tract 102.07 Polk Co. | 4,822 | View › |
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Tract 19 Polk Co. | 4,820 | View › |
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Tract 4 Polk Co. | 4,811 | View › |
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Tract 104.11 Polk Co. | 4,800 | View › |
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Tract 7.01 Polk Co. | 4,626 | View › |
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Tract 104.04 Polk Co. | 4,589 | View › |
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Tract 5 Polk Co. | 4,552 | View › |
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Tract 43 Polk Co. | 4,491 | View › |
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Tract 10 Polk Co. | 4,477 | View › |
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Tract 108.06 Polk Co. | 4,474 | View › |
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Tract 117.02 Polk Co. | 4,466 | View › |
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Tract 1.01 Polk Co. | 4,392 | View › |
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Tract 107.09 Polk Co. | 4,362 | View › |
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Tract 104.07 Polk Co. | 4,318 | View › |
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Tract 21 Polk Co. | 4,261 | View › |
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Tract 47.01 Polk Co. | 4,255 | View › |
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Tract 104.08 Polk Co. | 4,178 | View › |
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Tract 102.08 Polk Co. | 4,175 | View › |
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Tract 104.09 Polk Co. | 4,113 | View › |
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Tract 107.07 Polk Co. | 4,107 | View › |
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Tract 46.03 Polk Co. | 4,101 | View › |
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Tract 110.01 Polk Co. | 4,073 | View › |
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Tract 102.13 Polk Co. | 4,068 | View › |
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Tract 111.14 Polk Co. | 3,993 | View › |
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Tract 9.02 Polk Co. | 3,958 | View › |
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Tract 110.25 Polk Co. | 3,954 | View › |
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Tract 1.02 Polk Co. | 3,952 | View › |
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Tract 30.02 Polk Co. | 3,889 | View › |
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Tract 113.01 Polk Co. | 3,878 | View › |
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Tract 44 Polk Co. | 3,859 | View › |
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Tract 102.11 Polk Co. | 3,859 | View › |
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Tract 29 Polk Co. | 3,828 | View › |
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Tract 111.12 Polk Co. | 3,818 | View › |
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Tract 112.03 Polk Co. | 3,802 | View › |
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Tract 8.03 Polk Co. | 3,790 | View › |
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Tract 40.01 Polk Co. | 3,761 | View › |
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Tract 113.02 Polk Co. | 3,747 | View › |
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Tract 39.01 Polk Co. | 3,695 | View › |
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Tract 104.06 Polk Co. | 3,686 | View › |
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Tract 45.01 Polk Co. | 3,679 | View › |
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Tract 7.02 Polk Co. | 3,626 | View › |
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Tract 6 Polk Co. | 3,536 | View › |
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Tract 112.06 Polk Co. | 3,521 | View › |
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Tract 112.05 Polk Co. | 3,516 | View › |
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Tract 27 Polk Co. | 3,445 | View › |
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Tract 12 Polk Co. | 3,420 | View › |
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Tract 8.02 Polk Co. | 3,357 | View › |
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Tract 28 Polk Co. | 3,321 | View › |
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Tract 114.05 Polk Co. | 3,226 | View › |
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Tract 47.02 Polk Co. | 3,204 | View › |
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Tract 41 Polk Co. | 3,099 | View › |
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Tract 52 Polk Co. | 3,091 | View › |
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Tract 40.04 Polk Co. | 3,075 | View › |
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Tract 7.04 Polk Co. | 3,045 | View › |
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Tract 9.01 Polk Co. | 3,038 | View › |
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Tract 117.04 Polk Co. | 2,997 | View › |
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Tract 50 Polk Co. | 2,980 | View › |
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Tract 42 Polk Co. | 2,971 | View › |
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Tract 15 Polk Co. | 2,913 | View › |
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Tract 113.05 Polk Co. | 2,884 | View › |
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Tract 48 Polk Co. | 2,816 | View › |
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Tract 2.02 Polk Co. | 2,794 | View › |
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Tract 106.01 Polk Co. | 2,761 | View › |
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Tract 32 Polk Co. | 2,748 | View › |
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Tract 2.01 Polk Co. | 2,730 | View › |
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Tract 7.03 Polk Co. | 2,709 | View › |
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Tract 53 Polk Co. | 2,591 | View › |
Showing top 100 tracts by population. Des Moines has 112 total census tracts.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates 2023. Census tracts are small, stable geographic units used for statistical analysis. Each tract typically contains 1,200–8,000 people. Last updated: 2026 U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates 2023. Census tracts are small, stable geographic units used for statistical analysis. Each tract typically contains 1,200–8,000 people. Last updated: 2026
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