Des Moines, IA
212,421Residents
$65,932Median household income
$1,090/moMedian gross rent
$194,700Median home value
34.6Median age
30%Adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher
61%Homes lived in by their owners
3.0×Home value to household income
Median rent takes about 20% of the median household income in Des Moines.
What pay do you need to rent here?
To keep rent at or below 30% of gross pay, you would need about $44,000 a year. In Iowa that leaves roughly $2,989 a month after tax. See the full paycheck breakdown for $45,000.
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Source: Census ACS 2024 ACS 5-year, places. Small places carry larger margins of error.