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American Community Survey 2019–2023

Des Moines area census tracts by vacant homes

Vacant homes is highest in Des Moines city (north 2) (25.3%). This table ranks 111 eligible mapped census tracts.

Vacant homes 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 areaVacant homes
1Des Moines city (north 2)25.3%
2Des Moines city (south 2)18%
3Des Moines city (south-southwest 1)16.2%
4Des Moines city (north-northwest 4)14.7%
5Des Moines city (south-southwest 5)13.7%
6Des Moines city (east-southeast)13.5%
7Des Moines city (west 2)13.5%
8Des Moines city (east-northeast 2)13%
9Des Moines city (northwest 4)12.4%
10Des Moines city (northeast 1)12.3%
11Ankeny city (northeast 1)11.8%
12Altoona city (west-southwest)11.4%
13Des Moines city (east-northeast 3)11.4%
14Windsor Heights city11.1%
15Des Moines city (north-northwest 1)10.9%
16Des Moines city (south-southeast 2)10.8%
17West Des Moines city (northwest)10.5%
18Des Moines city (west-northwest 4)10.3%
19Des Moines city (north 1)10%
20Des Moines city (southeast 1)9.7%
21Des Moines city (northeast 2)9.4%
22Des Moines city (west-southwest 2)9.3%
23Des Moines city (south-southeast 1)9%
24Urbandale city (northeast)8.9%
25Urbandale city (west-southwest)8.6%
26Des Moines city (northwest 5)8.5%
27Des Moines city (west 1)8.4%
28Des Moines city (northwest 3)8.1%
29Ankeny city (east-southeast)8%
30Des Moines city (north-northwest 2)7.7%
31Des Moines city (west 3)7.6%
32Des Moines city (west-northwest 3)7.4%
33Urbandale city (southeast)7.3%
34Johnston city (east-southeast)7.1%
35Saylorville CDP (south-southeast)7.1%
36Clive city (east 2)6.9%
37Urbandale city (west)6.9%
38Des Moines city (southwest 1)6.8%
39Des Moines city (southeast 3)6.6%
40West Des Moines city (east)6.6%
41Clive city (west)6.5%
42Des Moines city (southeast 4)6.5%
43Ankeny city (west-northwest 1)6%
44Des Moines city (east-northeast 1)6%
45Des Moines city (south-southwest 3)6%
46Pleasant Hill city (northwest)5.9%
47Des Moines city (east 2)5.8%
48Des Moines city (northeast 4)5.8%
49Des Moines city (northwest 1)5.8%
50Des Moines city (south 1)5.7%
51West Des Moines city (southwest)5.6%
52West Des Moines city (south-southeast)5.5%
53Ankeny city (west-northwest 2)5.4%
54Des Moines city (east-northeast 4)5.4%
55West Des Moines city (north-northeast)5.4%
56West Des Moines city (north-northwest)5.4%
57West Des Moines city (west-northwest)5.3%
58Ankeny city (northeast 2)5.2%
59Des Moines city (west-northwest 5)5%
60West Des Moines city (south-southwest)5%
61Des Moines city (east 1)4.8%
62Urbandale city (east-southeast)4.7%
63Des Moines city (east 3)4.6%
64Des Moines city (northeast 3)4.5%
65Ankeny city (south-southeast 2)4.4%
66Clive city (east 1)4.2%
67Des Moines city (east-northeast 5)4%
68Des Moines city (south 4)4%
69Mitchellville city4%
70Des Moines city (west 4)3.8%
71Johnston city (southwest)3.8%
72Altoona city (north)3.7%
73Des Moines city (west-northwest 1)3.7%
74Urbandale city (east-northeast)3.6%
75Ankeny city (southwest)3.5%
76Des Moines city (north-northeast 2)3.5%
77Des Moines city (north-northeast 1)3.4%
78Des Moines city (northwest 2)3.4%
79Des Moines city (northwest 6)3.4%
80Des Moines city (south-southeast 3)3.4%
81Des Moines city (west-northwest 2)3.4%
82Des Moines city (south 3)3.3%
83Ankeny city (south-southwest)3.2%
84Ankeny city (west)3.2%
85Des Moines city (east-northeast 7)3%
86Des Moines city (southwest 2)2.9%
87West Des Moines city (east-northeast)2.9%
88Altoona city (east-northeast)2.8%
89Ankeny city (south-southeast 1)2.8%
90Des Moines city (east-northeast 6)2.8%
91Johnston city (west-southwest)2.8%
92Grimes city (north-northeast)2.5%
93Des Moines city (southeast 2)2.4%
94Johnston city (north-northwest)2.4%
95Ankeny city (north-northwest)2%
96West Des Moines city (northeast)1.8%
97Des Moines city (west 5)1.7%
98Des Moines city (west-southwest 1)1.6%
99Johnston city (north-northeast)1.6%
100Saylorville CDP (north-northwest)1.6%
101Des Moines city (south-southwest 2)1.5%
102Polk City city1.5%
103Grimes city (south)1.4%
104Bondurant city1.3%
105Altoona city (south)0%
106Des Moines city (north-northwest 3)0%
107Grimes city (north-northwest)0%
108Johnston city (south)0%
109Pleasant Hill city (southeast)0%
110Urbandale city (east)0%
111Urbandale city (northwest)0%

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.