Census tracts · West Des Moines, IA

Census tracts in West Des Moines, Iowa

16 census tracts lie mostly within West Des Moines, and 2 more reach into it, by the 2020 census blocks they share. Median household income runs from $55,500 in Tract 111.11 to $122,333 in Tract 110.25, against $86,594 for West Des Moines as a whole (ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates).

Which census tracts of West Des Moines earn the most and the least?

The five tracts with the highest and the lowest median household income among those mostly within West Des Moines and with a reliable estimate.

Tract 110.25 $122,333
Tract 110.21 $113,915
Tract 508.18 $111,838
Tract 508.14 $108,988
Tract 508.12 $107,083
Tract 110.28 $75,404
Tract 508.13 $72,396
Tract 110.01 $61,306
Tract 111.14 $57,222
Tract 111.11 $55,500

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) · Check it at data.census.gov

Every census tract in West Des Moines

Sort by any column; the share column is how much of each tract's land (by 2020 census blocks) lies inside West Des Moines.

Census tracts in or partly in West Des Moines, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Distance and direction from the Census Bureau's internal point of West Des Moines (2024 Gazetteer), which is not always its downtown

Tract 508.1319049050813	3.6 mi northwest	Dallas County	1,751±432	$72,396	$275,000	$1,315	100%
Tract 508.1419049050814	2.7 mi northwest	Dallas County	5,524±605	$108,988	$355,800	$1,212	100%
Tract 508.1519049050815	2.0 mi west	Dallas County	4,180±651	$81,882	$339,900	$1,459	100%
Tract 508.1619049050816	1.3 mi northwest	Dallas County	5,481±671	$95,510	$241,800	$1,451	100%
Tract 110.0119153011001	3.7 mi northeast	Polk County	3,680±526	$61,306	$207,400	$990	100%
Tract 110.2119153011021	2.6 mi northeast	Polk County	5,098±487	$113,915	$282,200	$1,498	100%
Tract 110.2519153011025	2.1 mi north	Polk County	4,267±763	$122,333	$334,600	$1,212	100%
Tract 110.2719153011027	1.0 mi northeast	Polk County	7,051±675	$100,917	$331,100	$1,203	100%
Tract 111.1119153011111	4.1 mi northeast	Polk County	5,156±819	$55,500	$228,300	$995	100%
Tract 111.1219153011112	3.6 mi northeast	Polk County	4,107±525	$87,404	$273,900	$1,162	100%
Tract 111.1319153011113	2.9 mi north	Polk County	2,647±431	$90,987	$330,600	$1,213	100%
Tract 111.1419153011114	3.3 mi northeast	Polk County	3,914±708	$57,222	$175,900	$1,245	100%
Tract 110.2619153011026	at the center point	Polk County	5,875±859	$96,549	$382,200	$1,339	99%
Tract 110.2819153011028	2.6 mi southeast	Polk County	5,306±522	$75,404	$364,400	$1,111	79%
Tract 508.1819049050818	4.2 mi northwest	Dallas County	3,805±512	$111,838	$369,800	$1,458	65%
Tract 508.1219049050812	3.6 mi west	Dallas County	5,305±459	$107,083	$535,800	$1,142	58%
Tract 20319181020300	12 mi southeast	Warren County	3,687±300	$116,010	$399,400	$1,322	3%
Tract 601.0119121060101	13 mi southwest	Madison County	3,886±246	$116,875	$330,800	$881	1%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); 2020 block assignment files · Census block assignment files

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