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Des Moines
A city in Polk County, Iowa — population 211,034 as of 2022.
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Flood Warning — Flood Warning issued October 2 at 3:39AM CDT until October 2 at 9:48PM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA
Flood Warning — Flood Warning issued October 2 at 3:39AM CDT until October 4 at 3:00AM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA
Flood Warning — Flood Warning issued October 2 at 3:39AM CDT until October 5 at 4:00AM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA
Flood Warning — Flood Warning issued October 2 at 3:39AM CDT until October 5 at 7:32PM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA
Today
63°F
Sunny1% precip
Tonight
45°F
Mostly Clear2% precip
Saturday
68°F
Sunny1% precip
Saturday Night
53°F
Mostly Clear1% precip
News in Des Moines
City of Newton
September 3
Des Moines Man Charged in Online Sexual Exploitation Investigation
Newton Police have arrested a Des Moines man following an investigation into the online sexual exploitation of a child.
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Des Moines by the numbers
Population
211,034Population figure, 2022
Households & income
- Median age
- 34.6
- Households
- 90,105
- Persons per household
- 2.3
- Median household income
- $65,932
- Median house value
- $194,700