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American Community Survey 2019–2023

Des Moines area census tracts by residents below the poverty level

Residents below the poverty level is highest in Des Moines city (northwest 3) (39.9%). This table ranks 111 eligible mapped census tracts.

Residents below the poverty level 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 areaResidents below the poverty level
1Des Moines city (northwest 3)39.9%
2Des Moines city (northeast 2)35.7%
3Des Moines city (west-northwest 4)35.5%
4Des Moines city (northwest 2)35%
5Des Moines city (north-northwest 4)33.8%
6Des Moines city (west 2)32.4%
7Des Moines city (north-northwest 2)30.1%
8Des Moines city (northeast 4)28%
9Des Moines city (north 2)27.3%
10Des Moines city (south-southeast 3)23.4%
11Des Moines city (east-southeast)22.6%
12Johnston city (west-southwest)21.9%
13Des Moines city (southeast 1)20.8%
14Des Moines city (south-southwest 3)20%
15Des Moines city (east-northeast 3)19.6%
16Des Moines city (south-southwest 1)19.6%
17Des Moines city (north-northwest 1)19.5%
18Des Moines city (north-northeast 2)18.8%
19Des Moines city (south 2)18.6%
20Clive city (east 2)18.2%
21Des Moines city (south-southeast 2)17.8%
22Des Moines city (northeast 3)17.7%
23Des Moines city (west 3)17.2%
24Des Moines city (east 3)17%
25Des Moines city (north 1)16.9%
26Grimes city (north-northeast)16.6%
27Des Moines city (southeast 3)15.9%
28Des Moines city (west-northwest 1)15.3%
29West Des Moines city (east-northeast)15.2%
30Des Moines city (east-northeast 7)15.1%
31Des Moines city (southwest 1)15.1%
32Des Moines city (south 3)14.8%
33West Des Moines city (east)14.7%
34Ankeny city (south-southeast 1)14.4%
35Des Moines city (northeast 1)14.3%
36Pleasant Hill city (northwest)13.9%
37Des Moines city (west-northwest 3)13.7%
38Des Moines city (east-northeast 5)13%
39Des Moines city (east 2)12.9%
40Des Moines city (south-southwest 5)12.9%
41West Des Moines city (northwest)12.8%
42Altoona city (west-southwest)12.7%
43Des Moines city (east-northeast 2)12.7%
44Des Moines city (south 1)12.3%
45Urbandale city (northeast)11.7%
46Des Moines city (west 4)11.4%
47Urbandale city (east-northeast)11.4%
48Des Moines city (west 1)11.2%
49Des Moines city (east-northeast 4)11.1%
50Johnston city (north-northeast)10.9%
51Urbandale city (east)10.5%
52Ankeny city (west)10.4%
53Des Moines city (northwest 5)10.4%
54Des Moines city (south-southeast 1)9.9%
55Urbandale city (east-southeast)9.9%
56West Des Moines city (north-northwest)9.8%
57Altoona city (north)9.1%
58Des Moines city (north-northeast 1)9.1%
59Des Moines city (northwest 1)9%
60Des Moines city (east 1)8.7%
61Urbandale city (southeast)8.3%
62Des Moines city (south-southwest 2)7.8%
63Saylorville CDP (south-southeast)7.7%
64Johnston city (east-southeast)7.4%
65Des Moines city (west-southwest 2)7.1%
66Des Moines city (southeast 4)6.9%
67Ankeny city (west-northwest 2)6.8%
68Windsor Heights city6.8%
69Altoona city (east-northeast)6.3%
70Clive city (east 1)6.3%
71West Des Moines city (south-southeast)6.3%
72Des Moines city (east-northeast 1)6.2%
73West Des Moines city (south-southwest)6.1%
74Urbandale city (west)5.7%
75Ankeny city (southwest)5.5%
76Des Moines city (east-northeast 6)5.2%
77Pleasant Hill city (southeast)5.2%
78Des Moines city (west-northwest 2)4.9%
79Des Moines city (west-northwest 5)4.8%
80Urbandale city (west-southwest)4.8%
81Polk City city4.7%
82Ankeny city (east-southeast)4.5%
83Ankeny city (northeast 1)4.5%
84Ankeny city (south-southwest)4.5%
85Grimes city (south)4.5%
86Des Moines city (north-northwest 3)4.2%
87Ankeny city (north-northwest)4.1%
88West Des Moines city (southwest)4.1%
89Bondurant city4%
90Urbandale city (northwest)4%
91Altoona city (south)3.7%
92Des Moines city (south 4)3.6%
93Johnston city (north-northwest)3.5%
94Mitchellville city3.4%
95West Des Moines city (west-northwest)3%
96Des Moines city (northwest 6)2.9%
97Saylorville CDP (north-northwest)2.7%
98West Des Moines city (north-northeast)2.6%
99West Des Moines city (northeast)2.6%
100Des Moines city (west-southwest 1)2.5%
101Johnston city (south)2.2%
102Des Moines city (west 5)2%
103Des Moines city (northwest 4)1.9%
104Ankeny city (south-southeast 2)1.7%
105Ankeny city (northeast 2)1.5%
106Des Moines city (southwest 2)1.5%
107Grimes city (north-northwest)1.5%
108Des Moines city (southeast 2)1.1%
109Johnston city (southwest)1%
110Ankeny city (west-northwest 1)0.8%
111Clive city (west)0.2%

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.