Des Moines, West Des Moines Metro Area Historical Poverty Level Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Des Moines, West Des Moines Area | % | Iowa | U.S. |
| Population in Poverty | 65,014 | 11.22%, see rank | 12.55% | 15.59% |
| Family in Poverty | 12,252 | 8.00%, see rank | 8.17% | 11.47% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Des Moines, West Des Moines Area | % | Iowa | U.S. |
| Population in Poverty | 58,252 | 10.39%, see rank | 12.23% | 14.88% |
| Family in Poverty | 11,094 | 7.40%, see rank | 7.93% | 10.92% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Des Moines, West Des Moines Area | % | Iowa | U.S. |
| Population in Poverty | 51,705 | 9.54%, see rank | 11.60% | 13.82% |
| Family in Poverty | 9,835 | 6.77%, see rank | 7.43% | 10.08% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Des Moines, West Des Moines Area | % | Iowa | U.S. |
| Population in Poverty | 46,733 | 8.78%, see rank | 11.37% | 13.47% |
| Family in Poverty | 8,752 | 6.08%, see rank | 7.28% | 9.86% |
* ACS stands for U.S. Census American Community Survey. According to the U.S. Census, if the date is a range, you can interpret the data as an average of the period of time.
