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American Community Survey 2019–2023

Des Moines area census tracts by adults with a bachelor's degree

Adults with a bachelor's degree is highest in Johnston city (north-northwest) (51.4%). This table ranks 111 eligible mapped census tracts.

Adults with a bachelor's degree values are ACS five-year survey estimates. Percentage and median rankings exclude tracts below 500 residents; this reduces but does not eliminate sampling uncertainty.

#Census tract areaAdults with a bachelor's degree
1Johnston city (north-northwest)51.4%
2Des Moines city (east 1)49.5%
3Johnston city (south)48.1%
4Des Moines city (west-southwest 1)44.3%
5Clive city (west)43.6%
6Ankeny city (west-northwest 1)43.3%
7West Des Moines city (south-southwest)42.6%
8Des Moines city (south-southwest 1)42.5%
9Johnston city (southwest)42.1%
10Saylorville CDP (north-northwest)41.6%
11Des Moines city (west 4)41.2%
12West Des Moines city (southwest)41.2%
13Ankeny city (east-southeast)40.1%
14Urbandale city (west)40.1%
15Johnston city (west-southwest)39.8%
16West Des Moines city (west-northwest)39.7%
17Ankeny city (north-northwest)39.4%
18West Des Moines city (northwest)39.3%
19Des Moines city (southwest 2)38.9%
20Ankeny city (northeast 1)38.7%
21Urbandale city (northwest)38.4%
22Bondurant city37.8%
23West Des Moines city (northeast)37.5%
24Grimes city (north-northwest)37.3%
25Des Moines city (west 5)36.8%
26West Des Moines city (north-northeast)36.6%
27Grimes city (north-northeast)36.5%
28Des Moines city (west-southwest 2)35.5%
29Ankeny city (south-southwest)35.4%
30Urbandale city (east)35.3%
31Ankeny city (northeast 2)35.2%
32Ankeny city (southwest)34.4%
33Des Moines city (west-northwest 5)34%
34Polk City city34%
35Des Moines city (northwest 4)33.8%
36Des Moines city (west 1)33%
37Urbandale city (west-southwest)32.3%
38Des Moines city (west-northwest 2)32%
39Des Moines city (west 2)31.4%
40Des Moines city (west 3)31.2%
41Windsor Heights city31.2%
42Ankeny city (west)31%
43Des Moines city (northwest 6)30.9%
44Clive city (east 1)30.8%
45Johnston city (east-southeast)30.6%
46Urbandale city (northeast)30.6%
47Des Moines city (west-northwest 3)30.2%
48Altoona city (south)29.3%
49Des Moines city (northwest 1)29.1%
50Urbandale city (east-northeast)28.4%
51West Des Moines city (south-southeast)27.3%
52Des Moines city (southeast 2)27.2%
53West Des Moines city (east-northeast)27.2%
54Urbandale city (southeast)26.6%
55Johnston city (north-northeast)26.4%
56West Des Moines city (north-northwest)26.2%
57Altoona city (east-northeast)25.8%
58Ankeny city (south-southeast 2)25%
59Grimes city (south)25%
60Pleasant Hill city (northwest)24.8%
61Des Moines city (south-southeast 1)24.5%
62Altoona city (north)24.4%
63Des Moines city (south-southwest 2)24.1%
64Des Moines city (north-northwest 3)22.6%
65Ankeny city (west-northwest 2)22.4%
66Des Moines city (southwest 1)21.6%
67Mitchellville city20.4%
68Des Moines city (northwest 5)20.3%
69Clive city (east 2)20.2%
70Pleasant Hill city (southeast)20.1%
71Des Moines city (southeast 4)19.8%
72Des Moines city (east-northeast 1)19.2%
73Des Moines city (north-northwest 2)18.8%
74Urbandale city (east-southeast)18.2%
75Des Moines city (west-northwest 1)17.7%
76Des Moines city (southeast 1)17.1%
77Des Moines city (south 4)16.9%
78Des Moines city (east-northeast 6)16.7%
79Des Moines city (northeast 3)16.1%
80Des Moines city (north-northwest 1)15.3%
81Des Moines city (south 3)15%
82Saylorville CDP (south-southeast)14.6%
83Des Moines city (south 1)14.5%
84Altoona city (west-southwest)13.3%
85Des Moines city (west-northwest 4)12.7%
86West Des Moines city (east)12.3%
87Des Moines city (east-northeast 7)12.1%
88Des Moines city (north-northeast 2)12%
89Des Moines city (south-southeast 2)11.9%
90Des Moines city (east-northeast 2)11.8%
91Des Moines city (east-southeast)10.9%
92Des Moines city (northeast 2)10.6%
93Des Moines city (south-southwest 3)10.5%
94Des Moines city (northeast 1)10.4%
95Ankeny city (south-southeast 1)10.2%
96Des Moines city (east-northeast 3)10%
97Des Moines city (northwest 2)9.7%
98Des Moines city (north 2)9.1%
99Des Moines city (southeast 3)9%
100Des Moines city (east-northeast 4)8.7%
101Des Moines city (east 2)8.5%
102Des Moines city (south 2)8.4%
103Des Moines city (south-southeast 3)8.2%
104Des Moines city (south-southwest 5)7.7%
105Des Moines city (east-northeast 5)7.6%
106Des Moines city (north-northeast 1)7.6%
107Des Moines city (north 1)7.5%
108Des Moines city (northwest 3)7.2%
109Des Moines city (north-northwest 4)6.8%
110Des Moines city (northeast 4)6.8%
111Des Moines city (east 3)6.7%

Method and source

Values come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates. Census tracts are small statistical areas, not necessarily neighbourhood boundaries. The result is a descriptive comparison of the mapped area, not a measure of individual households or a prediction. Read about the American Community Survey.