Des Moines County

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Des Moines County Statistics Back to top

Population (2000): 42,351
Births / Deaths / Infant Deaths (2004): 500 / 445 / 0
Land Area (2000): 1,077.819 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 35.352 square kilometers
Farm Area (2002): 181,000.000 acres (732.326 square kilometers)
Farms (2002): 674
Farms under 50 acres (2002): 28.80%
Farms over 500 acres (2002): 16.30%
Farm earnings (2005): $4,267,000
Gallons of water used per day (total / public use) (2000): 114,000,000 / 7,000,000
Ground water as percent of water use (2000): 7.40%
Physicians (2004): 89
Community Hospitals (Beds) (2004): 1 (378)
Medicare Recipients (2005): 7,779
Federal Spending (2004): $314,517

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	60,566	70.60%
Rural, Farm	3,255	3.79%
Rural, Non-farm	21,966	25.61%

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Des Moines County Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	22,205	20,991	1,214	5.47%	55
1991	22,531	21,218	1,313	5.83%	58
1992	23,001	21,630	1,371	5.96%	60
1993	23,505	22,181	1,323	5.63%	56
1994	23,643	22,507	1,136	4.81%	48
1995	23,800	22,705	1,095	4.60%	46
1996	24,130	22,999	1,131	4.69%	47
1997	23,840	22,925	916	3.84%	38
1998	23,850	23,066	784	3.29%	33
1999	23,677	22,925	752	3.18%	32
2000	22,420	21,594	826	3.68%	37
2001	22,285	21,188	1,097	4.92%	49
2002	21,908	20,619	1,289	5.88%	59
2003	21,304	19,907	1,397	6.56%	65
2004	20,645	19,391	1,255	6.08%	61
2005	20,880	19,729	1,151	5.51%	55
2006	21,071	20,048	1,024	4.86%	48
2007	21,076	20,118	958	4.54%	45
2008	21,361	20,217	1,144	5.36%	53

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	22,368	21,012	1,356	6.06%	61
Feb 1990	22,137	20,770	1,367	6.18%	62
Mar 1990	21,884	20,657	1,227	5.61%	56
Apr 1990	22,136	20,799	1,337	6.04%	60
May 1990	21,971	20,738	1,233	5.61%	56
Jun 1990	22,216	21,004	1,212	5.46%	55
Jul 1990	22,627	21,441	1,186	5.24%	52
Aug 1990	22,408	21,028	1,380	6.16%	62
Sep 1990	22,356	21,079	1,277	5.71%	57
Oct 1990	22,267	21,272	995	4.47%	45
Nov 1990	22,092	21,111	981	4.44%	44
Dec 1990	21,992	20,981	1,011	4.60%	46

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	22,004	20,431	1,573	7.15%	71
Feb 1991	22,115	20,679	1,436	6.49%	65
Mar 1991	22,330	20,889	1,441	6.45%	65
Apr 1991	22,618	21,248	1,370	6.06%	61
May 1991	22,553	21,142	1,411	6.26%	63
Jun 1991	22,988	21,630	1,358	5.91%	59
Jul 1991	22,875	21,632	1,243	5.43%	54
Aug 1991	22,817	21,582	1,235	5.41%	54
Sep 1991	22,089	20,990	1,099	4.98%	50
Oct 1991	22,534	21,626	908	4.03%	40
Nov 1991	22,621	21,755	866	3.83%	38
Dec 1991	22,828	21,008	1,820	7.97%	80

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	23,009	20,827	2,182	9.48%	95
Feb 1992	22,611	20,978	1,633	7.22%	72
Mar 1992	22,553	20,991	1,562	6.93%	69
Apr 1992	22,864	21,390	1,474	6.45%	64
May 1992	22,900	21,551	1,349	5.89%	59
Jun 1992	23,267	21,942	1,325	5.69%	57
Jul 1992	23,176	22,133	1,043	4.50%	45
Aug 1992	23,089	21,725	1,364	5.91%	59
Sep 1992	22,799	21,664	1,135	4.98%	50
Oct 1992	22,975	22,072	903	3.93%	39
Nov 1992	23,314	22,363	951	4.08%	41
Dec 1992	23,452	21,927	1,525	6.50%	65

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	23,207	21,376	1,831	7.89%	79
Feb 1993	23,462	21,799	1,663	7.09%	71
Mar 1993	23,224	21,711	1,513	6.51%	65
Apr 1993	23,064	21,728	1,336	5.79%	58
May 1993	23,163	21,839	1,324	5.72%	57
Jun 1993	23,621	22,357	1,264	5.35%	54
Jul 1993	23,922	22,841	1,081	4.52%	45
Aug 1993	23,480	22,236	1,244	5.30%	53
Sep 1993	23,628	22,414	1,214	5.14%	51
Oct 1993	23,810	22,660	1,150	4.83%	48
Nov 1993	23,731	22,662	1,069	4.50%	45
Dec 1993	23,744	22,553	1,191	5.02%	50

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	23,634	22,106	1,528	6.47%	65
Feb 1994	23,363	21,967	1,396	5.98%	60
Mar 1994	23,346	22,036	1,310	5.61%	56
Apr 1994	23,528	22,309	1,219	5.18%	52
May 1994	23,372	22,440	932	3.99%	40
Jun 1994	23,587	22,566	1,021	4.33%	43
Jul 1994	24,120	23,284	836	3.47%	35
Aug 1994	23,908	22,929	979	4.09%	41
Sep 1994	23,954	22,677	1,277	5.33%	53
Oct 1994	24,027	22,867	1,160	4.83%	48
Nov 1994	23,599	22,643	956	4.05%	41
Dec 1994	23,282	22,260	1,022	4.39%	44

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	23,630	22,185	1,445	6.12%	61
Feb 1995	23,263	21,995	1,268	5.45%	55
Mar 1995	23,166	22,058	1,108	4.78%	48
Apr 1995	23,489	22,433	1,056	4.50%	45
May 1995	23,471	22,352	1,119	4.77%	48
Jun 1995	23,835	22,355	1,480	6.21%	62
Jul 1995	24,360	23,376	984	4.04%	40
Aug 1995	23,815	22,954	861	3.62%	36
Sep 1995	23,833	22,864	969	4.07%	41
Oct 1995	24,308	23,401	907	3.73%	37
Nov 1995	24,288	23,365	923	3.80%	38
Dec 1995	24,141	23,120	1,021	4.23%	42

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	24,071	22,698	1,373	5.70%	57
Feb 1996	24,055	22,726	1,329	5.52%	55
Mar 1996	23,853	22,497	1,356	5.68%	57
Apr 1996	23,889	22,688	1,201	5.03%	50
May 1996	23,736	22,775	961	4.05%	40
Jun 1996	24,195	23,090	1,105	4.57%	46
Jul 1996	25,144	23,906	1,238	4.92%	49
Aug 1996	24,230	23,294	936	3.86%	39
Sep 1996	23,622	22,786	836	3.54%	35
Oct 1996	24,519	23,174	1,345	5.49%	55
Nov 1996	24,097	23,201	896	3.72%	37
Dec 1996	24,151	23,155	996	4.12%	41

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	23,718	22,494	1,224	5.16%	52
Feb 1997	23,775	22,614	1,161	4.88%	49
Mar 1997	23,975	22,974	1,001	4.18%	42
Apr 1997	23,762	22,779	983	4.14%	41
May 1997	23,673	22,764	909	3.84%	38
Jun 1997	23,973	23,062	911	3.80%	38
Jul 1997	24,394	23,578	816	3.35%	33
Aug 1997	23,968	23,124	844	3.52%	35
Sep 1997	23,663	22,830	833	3.52%	35
Oct 1997	23,738	22,964	774	3.26%	33
Nov 1997	23,722	22,978	744	3.14%	31
Dec 1997	23,724	22,934	790	3.33%	33

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	23,666	22,539	1,127	4.76%	48
Feb 1998	23,897	22,757	1,140	4.77%	48
Mar 1998	23,996	23,072	924	3.85%	39
Apr 1998	23,911	23,145	766	3.20%	32
May 1998	23,788	23,110	678	2.85%	29
Jun 1998	24,089	23,347	742	3.08%	31
Jul 1998	24,287	23,655	632	2.60%	26
Aug 1998	24,068	23,392	676	2.81%	28
Sep 1998	23,732	23,068	664	2.80%	28
Oct 1998	23,494	22,881	613	2.61%	26
Nov 1998	23,649	22,974	675	2.85%	29
Dec 1998	23,624	22,857	767	3.25%	32

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	23,365	22,490	875	3.74%	37
Feb 1999	23,490	22,540	950	4.04%	40
Mar 1999	23,253	22,351	902	3.88%	39
Apr 1999	23,270	22,369	901	3.87%	39
May 1999	23,312	22,531	781	3.35%	34
Jun 1999	23,724	22,953	771	3.25%	32
Jul 1999	24,524	23,948	576	2.35%	23
Aug 1999	24,017	23,381	636	2.65%	26
Sep 1999	23,467	22,915	552	2.35%	24
Oct 1999	23,524	23,065	459	1.95%	20
Nov 1999	23,751	23,218	533	2.24%	22
Dec 1999	24,427	23,338	1,089	4.46%	45

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	22,563	21,437	1,126	4.99%	50
Feb 2000	22,462	21,462	1,000	4.45%	45
Mar 2000	22,513	21,542	971	4.31%	43
Apr 2000	22,843	22,036	807	3.53%	35
May 2000	21,701	21,011	690	3.18%	32
Jun 2000	22,934	22,175	759	3.31%	33
Jul 2000	22,874	22,228	646	2.82%	28
Aug 2000	22,416	21,680	736	3.28%	33
Sep 2000	22,172	21,415	757	3.41%	34
Oct 2000	22,157	21,397	760	3.43%	34
Nov 2000	22,228	21,429	799	3.59%	36
Dec 2000	22,176	21,318	858	3.87%	39

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	22,269	21,093	1,176	5.28%	53
Feb 2001	22,130	20,897	1,233	5.57%	56
Mar 2001	22,384	21,279	1,105	4.94%	49
Apr 2001	22,510	21,586	924	4.10%	41
May 2001	22,446	21,436	1,010	4.50%	45
Jun 2001	22,445	21,333	1,112	4.95%	50
Jul 2001	22,998	22,053	945	4.11%	41
Aug 2001	22,226	21,142	1,084	4.88%	49
Sep 2001	21,918	20,894	1,024	4.67%	47
Oct 2001	21,918	20,860	1,058	4.83%	48
Nov 2001	22,098	20,919	1,179	5.34%	53
Dec 2001	22,076	20,758	1,318	5.97%	60

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	21,710	20,133	1,577	7.26%	73
Feb 2002	21,822	20,376	1,446	6.63%	66
Mar 2002	21,787	20,339	1,448	6.65%	66
Apr 2002	22,027	20,773	1,254	5.69%	57
May 2002	22,062	20,891	1,171	5.31%	53
Jun 2002	22,347	21,132	1,215	5.44%	54
Jul 2002	22,562	21,462	1,100	4.88%	49
Aug 2002	22,065	20,763	1,302	5.90%	59
Sep 2002	21,710	20,541	1,169	5.38%	54
Oct 2002	21,732	20,565	1,167	5.37%	54
Nov 2002	21,583	20,338	1,245	5.77%	58
Dec 2002	21,488	20,114	1,374	6.39%	64

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	21,220	19,645	1,575	7.42%	74
Feb 2003	21,141	19,624	1,517	7.18%	72
Mar 2003	21,176	19,774	1,402	6.62%	66
Apr 2003	21,212	19,865	1,347	6.35%	64
May 2003	21,123	19,743	1,380	6.53%	65
Jun 2003	21,531	20,005	1,526	7.09%	71
Jul 2003	22,219	20,702	1,517	6.83%	68
Aug 2003	21,289	19,981	1,308	6.14%	61
Sep 2003	21,208	19,825	1,383	6.52%	65
Oct 2003	21,382	20,116	1,266	5.92%	59
Nov 2003	21,100	19,866	1,234	5.85%	58
Dec 2003	21,049	19,742	1,307	6.21%	62

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	20,811	19,375	1,436	6.90%	69
Feb 2004	21,136	19,811	1,325	6.27%	63
Mar 2004	20,688	19,330	1,358	6.56%	66
Apr 2004	20,599	19,311	1,288	6.25%	63
May 2004	20,566	19,380	1,186	5.77%	58
Jun 2004	20,564	19,308	1,256	6.11%	61
Jul 2004	20,982	19,809	1,173	5.59%	56
Aug 2004	20,594	19,371	1,223	5.94%	59
Sep 2004	20,306	19,165	1,141	5.62%	56
Oct 2004	20,390	19,262	1,128	5.53%	55
Nov 2004	20,449	19,282	1,167	5.71%	57
Dec 2004	20,659	19,284	1,375	6.66%	67

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	20,566	19,157	1,409	6.85%	69
Feb 2005	20,624	19,009	1,615	7.83%	78
Mar 2005	20,569	19,105	1,464	7.12%	71
Apr 2005	20,845	19,666	1,179	5.66%	57
May 2005	20,675	19,601	1,074	5.19%	52
Jun 2005	21,083	19,996	1,087	5.16%	52
Jul 2005	21,350	20,374	976	4.57%	46
Aug 2005	20,904	19,888	1,016	4.86%	49
Sep 2005	21,062	20,056	1,006	4.78%	48
Oct 2005	20,923	20,006	917	4.38%	44
Nov 2005	21,072	20,054	1,018	4.83%	48
Dec 2005	20,885	19,840	1,045	5.00%	50

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	20,802	19,628	1,174	5.64%	56
Feb 2006	20,892	19,630	1,262	6.04%	60
Mar 2006	20,897	19,780	1,117	5.35%	53
Apr 2006	20,958	19,952	1,006	4.80%	48
May 2006	20,979	20,104	875	4.17%	42
Jun 2006	21,354	20,341	1,013	4.74%	47
Jul 2006	21,473	20,512	961	4.48%	45
Aug 2006	21,220	20,133	1,087	5.12%	51
Sep 2006	21,052	20,190	862	4.09%	41
Oct 2006	21,105	20,196	909	4.31%	43
Nov 2006	21,129	20,148	981	4.64%	46
Dec 2006	20,995	19,960	1,035	4.93%	49

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	20,788	19,649	1,139	5.48%	55
Feb 2007	20,706	19,632	1,074	5.19%	52
Mar 2007	20,845	19,892	953	4.57%	46
Apr 2007	20,909	20,026	883	4.22%	42
May 2007	20,884	20,061	823	3.94%	39
Jun 2007	21,204	20,326	878	4.14%	41
Jul 2007	21,626	20,777	849	3.93%	39
Aug 2007	21,201	20,300	901	4.25%	42
Sep 2007	21,138	20,255	883	4.18%	42
Oct 2007	21,178	20,288	890	4.20%	42
Nov 2007	21,269	20,245	1,024	4.81%	48
Dec 2007	21,162	19,967	1,195	5.65%	56

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	20,972	19,628	1,344	6.41%	64
Feb 2008	20,764	19,596	1,168	5.63%	56
Mar 2008	20,966	19,909	1,057	5.04%	50
Apr 2008	21,115	20,123	992	4.70%	47
May 2008	21,345	20,336	1,009	4.73%	47
Jun 2008	21,636	20,495	1,141	5.27%	53
Jul 2008	22,014	20,850	1,164	5.29%	53
Aug 2008	21,812	20,580	1,232	5.65%	56
Sep 2008	21,621	20,432	1,189	5.50%	55
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Des Moines County Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Construction	2,450	11.02%
2.	Electrical Equipment / Appliances / Components Manufacturing	1,326	5.96%
3.	Machinery Manufacturing	1,298	5.84%
4.	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	844	3.80%
5.	Metal Manufactuing	834	3.75%
6.	Public Administration	822	3.70%
7.	Educational Services	800	3.60%
8.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	790	3.55%
9.	Accommodation and Food Services	736	3.31%
10.	Health Care	720	3.24%
11.	Food Manufacturing	718	3.23%
12.	Truck Transportation	694	3.12%
13.	Department and Other General Stores	646	2.91%
14.	Nonmetallic Mineral Manufacturing	610	2.74%
15.	Rail Transportation	604	2.72%
16.	Food and Beverage Stores	544	2.45%
17.	Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies	526	2.37%
18.	Repair and Maintenance	522	2.35%
19.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	478	2.15%
20.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	464	2.09%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Health Care	3,426	17.46%
2.	Educational Services	2,544	12.97%
3.	Accommodation and Food Services	1,228	6.26%
4.	Department and Other General Stores	1,038	5.29%
5.	Social Assistance	820	4.18%
6.	Food and Beverage Stores	706	3.60%
7.	Finance and Insurance	654	3.33%
8.	Public Administration	596	3.04%
9.	Computer and Electronic Manufacturing	574	2.93%
10.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	544	2.77%
11.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	426	2.17%
12.	Electrical Equipment / Appliances / Components Manufacturing	420	2.14%
13.	Food Manufacturing	420	2.14%
14.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	414	2.11%
15.	Metal Manufactuing	366	1.87%
16.	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	364	1.86%
17.	Construction	316	1.61%
18.	Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies	286	1.46%
19.	Personal and Laundry Services	284	1.45%
20.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	260	1.33%

Des Moines County Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Other Production Occupations	1,418	6.38%
2.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	1,372	6.17%
3.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	1,268	5.70%
4.	Assemblers and Fabricators	1,070	4.81%
5.	Other Installation / Maintenance	1,002	4.51%
6.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	996	4.48%
7.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	898	4.04%
8.	Vehicle Mechanics	836	3.76%
9.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	698	3.14%
10.	Other Construction Trades	698	3.14%
11.	Other Management Occupations	682	3.07%
12.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	664	2.99%
13.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	568	2.55%
14.	Engineers	536	2.41%
15.	Farmers and Farm Managers	534	2.40%
16.	Other Material Moving Workers	512	2.30%
17.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	432	1.94%
18.	Carpenters	400	1.80%
19.	Electricians	392	1.76%
20.	Top Executives	392	1.76%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Secretaries and Admins	1,168	5.95%
2.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	972	4.95%
3.	Other Production Occupations	938	4.78%
4.	Other Office and Admin Support	862	4.39%
5.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	858	4.37%
6.	Registered Nurses	844	4.30%
7.	Cashiers	824	4.20%
8.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	802	4.09%
9.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	624	3.18%
10.	Assemblers and Fabricators	622	3.17%
11.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	620	3.16%
12.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	616	3.14%
13.	Other Management Occupations	558	2.84%
14.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	516	2.63%
15.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	504	2.57%
16.	Health Technologists and Technicians	486	2.48%
17.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	472	2.41%
18.	Other Healthcare Support	458	2.33%
19.	Child Care Workers	450	2.29%
20.	Waiters and Waitresses	448	2.28%

Des Moines County Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	35,743	52.99%
15-35 hours	9,955	14.76%
1-14 hours	2,227	3.30%
No regular hours	19,524	28.95%

Des Moines County Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	1,607	3.97%
5 AM-5:29 AM	1,259	3.11%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	1,798	4.44%
6 AM-6:29 AM	3,523	8.70%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	5,384	13.29%
7 AM-7:29 AM	4,893	12.08%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	6,999	17.28%
8 AM-8:29 AM	2,869	7.08%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	1,694	4.18%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	1,375	3.40%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	753	1.86%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	400	0.99%
Noon-3:59 PM	3,945	9.74%
4 PM-11:59 PM	3,998	9.87%

Des Moines County Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	2,400	5.93%
5-9	8,889	21.95%
10-14	11,547	28.51%
15-19	7,349	18.15%
20-24	3,834	9.47%
25-29	1,307	3.23%
30-34	2,313	5.71%
35-39	384	0.95%
40-44	431	1.06%
45-59	855	2.11%
60-89	724	1.79%
At least 90	464	1.15%

Des Moines County Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	78	0.19%	35,248	87.04%
30-44	58	0.14%	3,070	7.58%
45-59	16	0.04%	839	2.07%
At least 60	84	0.21%	1,104	2.73%

Des Moines County Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	172	0.41%
Car / truck / van, carpool	4,602	10.97%
Car / truck / van, solo	34,261	81.65%
Motorcycle	40	0.10%
Other	240	0.57%
Public transportation	236	0.56%
Walked	946	2.25%
Worked at home	1,466	3.49%

Des Moines County Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Des Moines County Family Information Back to top
: 34,586 (82,858 people)
: 23,290 (68,208 people)
: 10,375
: 47,785
Des Moines County Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	2,830	8.08%
$10,000-$14,999	2,662	7.60%
$15,000-$19,999	3,000	8.57%
$20,000-$24,999	2,663	7.60%
$25,000-$29,999	2,428	6.93%
$30,000-$34,999	2,794	7.98%
$35,000-$39,999	2,475	7.07%
$40,000-$44,999	2,164	6.18%
$45,000-$49,999	2,029	5.79%
$50,000-$59,999	3,720	10.62%
$60,000-$74,999	3,602	10.28%
$75,000-$99,999	2,702	7.72%
$100,000-$124,999	798	2.28%
$125,000-$149,999	392	1.12%
$150,000-$199,999	243	0.69%
$200,000 or more	520	1.48%

Des Moines County Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	4,931	28.55%
Family, 2 people	5,485	31.76%
Nonfamily, 2 people	668	3.87%
Family, 3 people	2,484	14.38%
Nonfamily, 3 people	84	0.49%
Family, 4 people	2,212	12.81%
Nonfamily, 4 people	35	0.20%
Family, 5 people	945	5.47%
Nonfamily, 5 people	13	0.08%
Family, 6 people	271	1.57%
Nonfamily, 6 people	4	0.02%
Family, 7 or more people	138	0.80%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	0	0.00%

Des Moines County Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	27,412	27.85%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	14,935	15.17%
Public Assistance	1,284	1.30%
Retirement	6,067	6.16%
Self Employment	4,186	4.25%
Social Security	10,996	11.17%
Supplemental Security	1,285	1.31%
Wage / Salary	26,606	27.03%
Other	5,666	5.76%

Des Moines County Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	11,475	60.39%
With children under 18	7,526	39.61%

Des Moines County Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	3,413	10.38%
Married	19,861	60.40%
Never Married	8,781	26.70%
Widowed	828	2.52%

Des Moines County Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	4,070	11.37%
Married	20,205	56.43%
Never Married	6,984	19.51%
Widowed	4,545	12.69%

Des Moines County Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Des Moines County Education Information Back to top
Des Moines County Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	2,999	4.61%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	6,957	10.70%
High school diploma or equivalent	24,851	38.23%
Some college, no degree	14,854	22.85%
Associate degree	5,665	8.72%
Bachelors degree	6,645	10.22%
Graduate or professional degree	3,030	4.66%

Des Moines County Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	706	1.67%	709	1.67%	1,415	3.34%
Kindergarten	866	2.04%	150	0.35%	1,016	2.40%
Grades 1-4	4,290	10.13%	610	1.44%	4,900	11.57%
Grades 5-8	4,316	10.19%	365	0.86%	4,681	11.05%
Grades 9-12	4,413	10.42%	484	1.14%	4,897	11.56%
Undergrad college	2,830	6.68%	509	1.20%	3,339	7.88%
Graduate or professional school	196	0.46%	148	0.35%	344	0.81%
Total	17,617	41.60%	2,975	7.02%	20,592	48.62%

Des Moines County Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Des Moines County Business Information Back to top
: $317,928,000
: $543,819,000
: $46,985,000
: 5,985
Des Moines County Businesses Changes By Year

Year - Type	Business Births	Business Deaths	Business Expansions	Business Contractions	Stable Businesses
1999 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
1999 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	6	8	15	13	20
1999 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	0	1	1	0
1999 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	3	0	6	4	3
1999 - Construction	7	5	26	34	25
1999 - Educational Services	1	2	2	1	3
1999 - Finance & Insurance	7	5	15	7	40
1999 - Health Care & Social Assistance	12	6	32	40	49
1999 - Information	5	1	5	5	6
1999 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	2	0	3
1999 - Manufacturing	3	5	27	21	14
1999 - Mining	1	0	1	2	0
1999 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	3	7	22	40	75
1999 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	7	4	13	10	29
1999 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	8	7	7	5	21
1999 - Retail Trade	14	19	62	60	85
1999 - Transportation & Warehousing	3	4	14	12	21
1999 - Unclassified	1	0	0	1	0
1999 - Utilities	0	0	0	2	0
1999 - Wholesale Trade	3	4	15	18	31
1999 - Total	84	77	265	276	425
2000 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2000 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	1	5	15	15	17
2000 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	0	2	0	0
2000 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	1	2	3	5	6
2000 - Construction	10	8	29	31	25
2000 - Educational Services	0	1	3	1	2
2000 - Finance & Insurance	9	4	9	12	45
2000 - Health Care & Social Assistance	11	7	39	27	60
2000 - Information	1	3	7	5	6
2000 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	3	1	1
2000 - Manufacturing	4	5	19	30	9
2000 - Mining	0	0	1	2	1
2000 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	10	6	35	36	60
2000 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	7	9	13	13	25
2000 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	1	3	7	7	23
2000 - Retail Trade	7	17	74	65	66
2000 - Transportation & Warehousing	2	2	25	4	19
2000 - Unclassified	7	0	0	1	0
2000 - Utilities	0	0	1	0	1
2000 - Wholesale Trade	4	4	17	19	28
2000 - Total	75	76	302	274	394
2001 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2001 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	7	5	9	12	21
2001 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	0	1	1	0
2001 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	1	3	4	7
2001 - Construction	7	10	26	32	27
2001 - Educational Services	1	1	2	1	2
2001 - Finance & Insurance	3	4	17	11	44
2001 - Health Care & Social Assistance	10	20	30	32	59
2001 - Information	7	3	5	6	5
2001 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	1	0	3	1	2
2001 - Manufacturing	3	2	18	29	13
2001 - Mining	0	0	1	1	2
2001 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	10	8	35	36	59
2001 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	5	9	13	14	21
2001 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	6	8	4	5	21
2001 - Retail Trade	13	24	72	66	53
2001 - Transportation & Warehousing	4	3	13	15	19
2001 - Unclassified	1	4	0	0	1
2001 - Utilities	0	0	1	1	0
2001 - Wholesale Trade	4	7	22	19	19
2001 - Total	82	109	275	286	375
2002 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2002 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	3	6	11	20	13
2002 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	0	0	1	1
2002 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	3	1	3	3	8
2002 - Construction	10	14	15	32	29
2002 - Educational Services	0	0	3	1	2
2002 - Finance & Insurance	7	6	15	16	37
2002 - Health Care & Social Assistance	21	14	37	32	48
2002 - Information	2	1	3	9	9
2002 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	1	0	0	5	2
2002 - Manufacturing	2	5	14	29	17
2002 - Mining	0	0	2	0	2
2002 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	9	11	40	31	58
2002 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	7	3	15	10	23
2002 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	5	4	5	4	23
2002 - Retail Trade	20	17	53	68	66
2002 - Transportation & Warehousing	5	6	13	14	18
2002 - Unclassified	0	2	0	0	0
2002 - Utilities	0	0	1	1	0
2002 - Wholesale Trade	5	4	13	20	29
2002 - Total	100	94	243	296	385
2003 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2003 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	5	7	13	10	17
2003 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	0	1	0	1
2003 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	2	8	4	5
2003 - Construction	6	8	22	29	30
2003 - Educational Services	1	0	2	2	1
2003 - Finance & Insurance	3	8	18	18	31
2003 - Health Care & Social Assistance	8	3	43	30	59
2003 - Information	1	6	7	8	1
2003 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	3	2	2
2003 - Manufacturing	3	2	23	25	13
2003 - Mining	0	0	0	3	1
2003 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	7	5	41	29	61
2003 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	3	5	15	15	24
2003 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	0	1	7	8	18
2003 - Retail Trade	13	16	60	58	72
2003 - Transportation & Warehousing	5	4	14	15	19
2003 - Unclassified	1	0	0	0	0
2003 - Utilities	0	0	2	0	0
2003 - Wholesale Trade	3	6	15	21	23
2003 - Total	59	73	294	277	378
2004 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2004 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	4	3	11	8	19
2004 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	0	1	0	1
2004 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	1	0	7	3	8
2004 - Construction	11	9	38	21	22
2004 - Educational Services	0	0	1	1	4
2004 - Finance & Insurance	7	6	16	14	34
2004 - Health Care & Social Assistance	5	6	40	34	59
2004 - Information	1	1	4	6	6
2004 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	1	4	3	1
2004 - Manufacturing	2	1	16	24	20
2004 - Mining	0	0	3	1	0
2004 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	10	4	37	34	59
2004 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	6	9	12	13	26
2004 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	5	5	4	7	20
2004 - Retail Trade	24	13	60	66	73
2004 - Transportation & Warehousing	12	7	16	8	23
2004 - Unclassified	0	1	0	0	0
2004 - Utilities	0	0	4	0	0
2004 - Wholesale Trade	1	1	13	16	22
2004 - Total	89	67	287	259	397
2005 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2005 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	7	3	11	13	15
2005 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	0	0	1	1
2005 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	1	6	1	5	7
2005 - Construction	5	10	24	29	28
2005 - Educational Services	0	0	4	1	1
2005 - Finance & Insurance	7	3	15	10	42
2005 - Health Care & Social Assistance	4	5	35	43	54
2005 - Information	1	1	7	4	5
2005 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	2	1	3	2	2
2005 - Manufacturing	1	1	16	31	15
2005 - Mining	0	0	1	2	1
2005 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	6	10	29	38	64
2005 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	7	5	23	9	20
2005 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	2	4	8	3	20
2005 - Retail Trade	9	21	68	63	70
2005 - Transportation & Warehousing	7	11	19	14	16
2005 - Unclassified	0	0	0	0	0
2005 - Utilities	0	0	1	2	1
2005 - Wholesale Trade	2	4	16	14	19
2005 - Total	61	85	281	284	381

Wholesale Trade Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Des Moines County Public Benefits Information Back to top
Des Moines County Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	75,121	89.40%
Below Poverty Level	8,910	10.60%

Des Moines County Government Finances By Year

Year	Property Taxes	Other Taxes	Intergov. Revenue	Utility Revenue	Employee Retirement Revenue	Other Revenue	Total Revenue	Salaries & Wages	Total Debt	Total Cash & Securities
1970	$1,655	$47	$768	$0	$0	$495	$2,918	$1,040	$0	$769
1971	$1,738	$49	$806	$0	$0	$520	$3,064	$1,092	$0	$808
1972	$2,233	$51	$901	$0	$0	$374	$3,508	$1,150	$0	$979
1973	$2,292	$80	$1,123	$0	$0	$532	$3,947	$1,228	$0	$1,321
1974	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1975	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1976	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1977	$2,293	$73	$1,666	$0	$0	$972	$4,931	$2,340	$0	$4,494
1978	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1979	$3,203	$92	$1,940	$0	$0	$872	$6,015	$1,834	$0	$5,483
1980	$3,494	$88	$1,833	$0	$0	$1,040	$6,367	$2,028	$0	$5,911
1981	$3,341	$86	$1,712	$0	$0	$993	$6,046	$2,742	$0	$4,885
1982	$4,148	$92	$1,823	$0	$0	$1,484	$7,455	$2,650	$0	$5,272
1983	$4,567	$91	$2,000	$0	$0	$1,368	$7,935	$3,001	$0	$3,708
1984	$4,454	$90	$2,104	$0	$0	$1,345	$7,903	$3,789	$0	$3,642
1985	$4,120	$112	$2,171	$0	$0	$1,253	$7,544	$4,002	$0	$2,019
1986	$4,610	$112	$2,205	$0	$0	$1,186	$8,001	$3,647	$0	$1,721
1987	$4,504	$144	$3,696	$0	$0	$1,686	$9,886	$4,229	$0	$1,700
1988	$4,729	$150	$2,957	$0	$0	$1,935	$9,621	$4,440	$0	$2,019
1989	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1990	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1991	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1992	$7,307	$1,684	$3,578	$0	$0	$1,947	$12,832	$0	$0	$0
1993	$6,937	$1,052	$3,767	$0	$0	$1,539	$12,243	$3,310	$0	$5,772
1994	$7,262	$629	$4,382	$0	$0	$1,059	$12,703	$3,308	$0	$5,322
1995	$6,976	$604	$4,461	$0	$0	$1,032	$12,469	$3,088	$0	$5,002
1996	$6,041	$683	$4,559	$0	$0	$1,135	$11,735	$3,156	$183	$5,112
1997	$6,212	$702	$6,185	$0	$0	$1,245	$13,642	$4,372	$170	$6,112
1998	$6,140	$1,551	$5,712	$0	$0	$1,073	$12,925	$4,390	$425	$5,336
1999	$6,359	$1,606	$6,158	$0	$0	$1,272	$13,789	$4,486	$151	$5,562
2000	$6,064	$1,627	$5,500	$0	$0	$982	$12,546	$4,653	$135	$5,584
2001	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2002	$8,622	$1,811	$6,599	$0	$0	$1,476	$16,697	$4,932	$0	$5,578
2003	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2004	$9,002	$1,787	$8,000	$0	$0	$1,459	$18,461	$5,228	$500	$6,111
2005	$10,363	$2,612	$8,805	$0	$0	$1,416	$20,584	$5,385	$508	$7,470
2006	$10,515	$2,430	$8,791	$0	$0	$1,661	$20,967	$5,547	$893	$8,677

Year	Education	Financial Control	Public Buildings	Public Health	Transportation	Parks & Recreation	Total Expenses
Year	Protective Services	Welfare	Interest On General Debt	Utilities	Employee Retirement	Other	Total Expenses
1970	$166	$503	$41	$453	$885	$0	$2,933
1970	$97	$529	$0	$0	$0	$259	$2,933
1971	$174	$528	$43	$476	$929	$0	$3,080
1971	$102	$555	$0	$0	$0	$273	$3,080
1972	$271	$536	$41	$550	$893	$0	$3,208
1972	$121	$463	$0	$0	$0	$333	$3,208
1973	$319	$547	$48	$489	$1,041	$0	$3,542
1973	$129	$582	$0	$0	$0	$387	$3,542
1974	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1974	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1975	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1975	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1976	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1976	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1977	$0	$962	$65	$238	$917	$120	$4,742
1977	$296	$926	$1	$0	$0	$1,217	$4,742
1978	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1978	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1979	$80	$1,134	$204	$612	$1,686	$0	$5,619
1979	$531	$742	$0	$0	$0	$630	$5,619
1980	$80	$1,094	$333	$902	$1,431	$148	$6,041
1980	$394	$864	$0	$0	$0	$795	$6,041
1981	$85	$1,147	$183	$977	$1,621	$149	$7,022
1981	$391	$1,207	$0	$0	$0	$1,262	$7,022
1982	$124	$1,103	$108	$1,313	$1,965	$226	$7,477
1982	$438	$946	$0	$0	$0	$1,254	$7,477
1983	$0	$1,387	$115	$1,509	$2,394	$200	$8,574
1983	$455	$1,104	$0	$0	$0	$1,410	$8,574
1984	$3	$1,296	$197	$1,660	$2,298	$200	$8,796
1984	$445	$1,259	$0	$0	$0	$1,438	$8,796
1985	$85	$1,415	$146	$1,641	$2,595	$212	$9,307
1985	$519	$1,351	$0	$0	$0	$1,343	$9,307
1986	$86	$1,482	$263	$1,750	$1,569	$223	$8,797
1986	$574	$1,346	$0	$0	$0	$1,504	$8,797
1987	$90	$1,614	$258	$1,973	$1,718	$232	$9,511
1987	$701	$1,361	$0	$0	$0	$1,564	$9,511
1988	$95	$1,785	$160	$1,470	$1,810	$226	$9,551
1988	$566	$1,892	$0	$0	$0	$1,547	$9,551
1989	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1989	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1990	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1990	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1991	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1991	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1992	$0	$1,649	$221	$466	$2,236	$0	$7,469
1992	$967	$1,050	$0	$0	$0	$880	$7,469
1993	$0	$1,770	$348	$2,526	$4,027	$273	$12,891
1993	$1,126	$1,188	$0	$0	$0	$1,633	$12,891
1994	$0	$2,014	$319	$2,959	$4,206	$41	$13,767
1994	$1,359	$1,026	$0	$0	$0	$1,843	$13,767
1995	$0	$2,017	$319	$2,698	$4,166	$41	$13,474
1995	$1,361	$1,027	$0	$0	$0	$1,845	$13,474
1996	$0	$2,807	$326	$2,757	$2,934	$42	$13,362
1996	$1,447	$1,099	$12	$0	$0	$1,938	$13,362
1997	$0	$2,977	$346	$2,839	$3,193	$45	$14,154
1997	$1,535	$1,154	$11	$0	$0	$2,054	$14,154
1998	$0	$2,727	$0	$2,943	$4,192	$347	$14,835
1998	$1,485	$650	$29	$0	$0	$2,462	$14,835
1999	$0	$2,858	$0	$3,139	$5,170	$364	$16,394
1999	$1,556	$681	$29	$0	$0	$2,597	$16,394
2000	$0	$2,315	$158	$2,854	$2,984	$184	$14,268
2000	$1,574	$618	$10	$0	$0	$3,571	$14,268
2001	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2001	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2002	$0	$2,697	$158	$3,290	$3,734	$195	$18,235
2002	$1,974	$1,856	$0	$0	$0	$4,331	$18,235
2003	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2003	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2004	$0	$2,636	$165	$4,097	$3,738	$211	$19,709
2004	$2,155	$2,074	$0	$0	$0	$4,633	$19,709
2005	$0	$3,871	$84	$4,523	$4,077	$227	$20,953
2005	$2,280	$2,214	$20	$0	$0	$3,657	$20,953
2006	$0	$4,856	$0	$4,273	$4,219	$176	$21,668
2006	$2,187	$1,817	$37	$0	$0	$4,103	$21,668

Des Moines County Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Des Moines County Criminal Information Back to top
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Des Moines County Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Des Moines County Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
: 52,000
Des Moines County Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	5,546	13.10%
10-19 Years	6,011	14.19%
20-29 Years	4,768	11.26%
30-39 Years	5,559	13.13%
40-49 Years	6,286	14.84%
50-59 Years	5,285	12.48%
60-69 Years	3,479	8.21%
70-79 Years	3,309	7.81%
80-89 Years	1,719	4.06%
90+ Years	389	0.92%

Des Moines County Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	20,459	48.31%
Female	21,892	51.69%

Des Moines County Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	39,308	92.81%
African-American	1,488	3.51%
Hispanic/Latino	740	1.75%
Multiracial	427	1.01%
Asian	245	0.58%
Amerindian	93	0.22%
Other Race	39	0.09%
Pacific Islander	11	0.03%

Des Moines County Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	German	29,396	38.02%
2.	Irish	11,218	14.51%
3.	English	8,395	10.86%
4.	United States Or American	7,642	9.88%
5.	Swedish	4,845	6.27%
6.	French Non-Basque	2,424	3.13%
7.	Dutch	2,266	2.93%
8.	Scotch Irish	1,519	1.96%
9.	Italian	1,296	1.68%
10.	Scottish	1,211	1.57%

Des Moines County Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	78,087	96.89%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	1,311	1.63%
3.	German	395	0.49%
4.	French	226	0.28%
5.	Laotian	98	0.12%
6.	Chinese	60	0.07%
7.	Other Asian	58	0.07%
8.	Tagalog	56	0.07%
9.	Other Slavic	50	0.06%
10.	Arabic	40	0.05%

Des Moines County Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	84,451	98.44%
Naturalized immigrant	739	0.86%
Not a citizen	597	0.70%

Des Moines County Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Des Moines County Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Des Moines County Cities Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Benton	Huron	Tama
Burlington	Jackson	Union
Concordia	Mediapolis	Washington
Danville	Middletown	West Burlington
Flint River	Pleasant Grove	Yarmouth
Franklin	Sperry	Yellow Springs

Des Moines County Zip Codes Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

52601	52638	52660
52623	52650
52637	52655

Today on Verdict

Can a Public High School Punish a Student for Asking a Question that Refers to “Illegal Aliens”? Part One in a Two-Part Series

In this first of a two-part series of columns discussing a recent incident at a North Carolina high school where a student was suspended for using the term “illegal alien” in class, UC Davis Law professor Vikram David Amar and Illinois Law professor Jason Mazzone explain the relevant First Amendment case law surrounding student speech in public K-12 schools.

Burlington (26,839)	Yellow Springs (557)	Jackson
West Burlington (3,161)	Middletown (535)	Washington
Flint River (2,360)	Huron (385)	Union
Danville (1,923)	Sperry (287)	Franklin
Mediapolis (1,644)	Benton	Tama
Concordia (775)	Yarmouth	Pleasant Grove