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Housing units in Des Moines County

Housing units in Des Moines County was 18,802 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.1% from 2023. That is the 14th highest of 99 counties in 2024.

2024, count18,802
Change on 2023+0.1%
Rank14th of 99Counties in Iowa ranked
Series high18,8022024
Series low18,7722021

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Housing units in Des Moines County, 2021 to 2024

18.8K18.8K18.8K18.8K18.8K20212022202320242021: 18,772 count2022: 18,791 count2023: 18,778 count2024: 18,802 count
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-01-29.
All 4 values
Periodcount
202418,802
202318,778
202218,791
202118,772

Compared with Iowa and United States

Place2024
Des Moines County18,802
Iowa1,437,699
United States143,775,355

Rankings

Definition

All housing units, occupied and vacant: houses, apartments, mobile homes and rooms intended as separate living quarters. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

A survey estimate averaged over five years, not a count on one date.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units (Housing units, Des Moines County, 2021 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25001.dat

MLA 9

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units, Housing units, Des Moines County, 2021 to 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/housing-units/des-moines-county-iowa. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units. Housing units, Des Moines County, 2021 to 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/housing-units/des-moines-county-iowa.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units, Housing units, Des Moines County, 2021 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/housing-units/des-moines-county-iowa (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units: Housing units, Des Moines County, 2021 to 2024}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25001.dat},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/housing-units/des-moines-county-iowa. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary\_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}
RIS
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What is the housing units in Des Moines County?

Housing units in Des Moines County was 18,802 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.1% from 2023. That is the 14th highest of 99 counties in 2024.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest housing units in Des Moines County?

18,802 in 2024, the highest value since 2021 in this series.

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