Median Age in Des Moines County, IA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
42.3 years
Rank #1,401/3,222 · #49 in IA
57th
Des Moines 42.3 years
IA 38.6 years +9.6%
US 38.9 years +8.7%
Median Age Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Age Change
National Distribution
How Des Moines County's median age of 42.3 years compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 21.4 years to 86.2 years.
Distribution of Median Age Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to Des Moines County for median age.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,398 | Fulton County, IN | 42.3 years |
| #1,399 | Randolph County, IN | 42.3 years |
| #1,400 | Clay County, IA | 42.3 years |
| #1,401 | Des Moines County, IA | 42.3 years |
| #1,402 | Stafford County, KS | 42.3 years |
| #1,403 | Boyd County, KY | 42.3 years |
| #1,404 | Leslie County, KY | 42.3 years |
About Median Age
Des Moines County, Iowa has a median age of 42.3 years, ranking #1,401 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 8.7% above the national value of 38.9 years. Within Iowa, it ranks #49 of 99. This places it in the 57th percentile nationally.
The median age of the total population. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.