Dallas County, IA

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2024 Population

107,968

US Senator

Chuck Grassley

Republican Party

US Senator

Joni Ernst

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

36.1

0.838% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

6.26%

7.31% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$102,379

0.0293% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$355,600

6.66% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

59,614

3.9% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Dallas County, IA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

94.8% of the residents in Dallas County, IA are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Dallas County, IA are Des Moines University-Osteopathic Medical Center (465 degrees awarded in 2023) and Aveda Institute-Des Moines (119 degrees).

In 2024, the median property value in Dallas County, IA was $355,600, and the homeownership rate was 69%.

Most people in Dallas County, IA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 21.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Dallas County, IA was 2 cars per household.

Dallas County, IA borders Adair County, IA, Boone County, IA, Greene County, IA, Guthrie County, IA, Madison County, IA, Polk County, IA, and Warren County, IA.

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Population & Diversity

Dallas County, IA is home to a population of 108k people, from which 94.8% are citizens. As of 2024, 10.1% of Dallas County, IA residents were born outside of the country (10.9k people).

In 2024, there were 16.6 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (87.3k people) in Dallas County, IA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 5.26k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 3.28k White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

94.8%

2024 Citizenship

95.1%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 94.8% of Dallas County, IA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Dallas County, IA was 95.1%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Dallas County, IA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Dallas County, IA

White (Non-Hispanic)
87.3k ± 577
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
5.26k ± 371
White (Hispanic)
3.28k ± 711

6.9%

Hispanic Population

7.45k people

6.9% of the people in Dallas County, IA are hispanic (7.45k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Dallas County, IA as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Iowa.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
42,808 ± 5,046 people
India
12,283 ± 2,716 people
China
7,889 ± 2,178 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Iowa was Mexico, the natal country of 42,808 Iowa residents, followed by India with 12,283 and China with 7,889.

Foreign-Born Population

10.1%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

10.9k people

9.73%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

10.1k people

As of 2024, 10.1% of Dallas County, IA residents (10.9k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Dallas County, IA was 9.73%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Dallas County, IA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
1,518 ± 371
Vietnam
1,204 ± 195
Gulf War (1990s)
700 ± 260

Dallas County, IA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.26 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Dallas County, IA.

Economy

The economy of Dallas County, IA employs 59.6k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Dallas County, IA were Finance & Insurance (10,379 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (7,772 people), and Retail Trade (5,863 people), and the highest paying industries were Management of Companies & Enterprises ($131,563), Utilities ($99,088), and Finance & Insurance ($95,573).

Employment

Occupations

59.6k

2024 Value

± 2,013

3.9%

1 Year growth

± 4.66%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Dallas County, IA grew at a rate of 3.9%, from 57.4k employees to 59.6k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Dallas County, IA, are Management Occupations (7,415 people), Business & Financial Operations Occupations (7,249 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (6,071 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Dallas County, IA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Iowa.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Iowa (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

59.6k

2024 Value

± 2,013

3.9%

1 Year growth

± 4.66%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Dallas County, IA grew at a rate of 3.9%, from 57.4k employees to 59.6k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Dallas County, IA, are Finance & Insurance (10,379 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (7,772 people), and Retail Trade (5,863 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Dallas County, IA, though some of these residents may live in Dallas County, IA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$71,952

Median earning men ± $2,424

$52,155

Median earning women ± $1,675

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($117,853), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($87,967), and Wholesale Trade ($82,724).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($76,584), Public Administration ($66,983), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($65,900).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Iowa.

Y-Axis

1.48%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.57M people employed in Iowa. This represents a 1.48% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 10.9%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Iowa.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

225
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
178
Construction
161
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$1.58M
Finance and Insurance
$238k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$212k
Retail Trade

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Iowa went to Donald J. Trump with 55.7% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (42.5%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.789%).

Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst are the senators currently representing the state of Iowa. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Iowa is currently represented by 4 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Dallas County, IA. Showing the available data for Iowa.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (55.7%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (42.5%)
Democratic Party
Robert Kennedy (0.789%)
Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Iowa went to Donald J. Trump with 55.7% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (42.5%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.789%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Iowa for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Iowa

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Iowa.

Chuck Grassley

Senator from Iowa

Assumed office on January 3, 1981

Joni Ernst

Senator from Iowa

Assumed office on January 3, 2015

Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst are the senators currently representing Iowa.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Iowa over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

Education

In 2023, universities in Dallas County, IA awarded 584 degrees. The student population of Dallas County, IA in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 702 male students and 998 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Dallas County, IA are White (465 and 79.6%), Asian (50 and 8.56%), Hispanic or Latino (23 and 3.94%), and Black or African American (20 and 3.42%).

The largest universities in Dallas County, IA by number of degrees awarded are Des Moines University-Osteopathic Medical Center (465 and 79.6%) and Aveda Institute-Des Moines (119 and 20.4%).

The most popular majors in Dallas County, IA are Osteopathic Medicine/Osteopathy (202 and 34.6%), General Cosmetology (65 and 11.1%), and Physician Assistant (58 and 9.93%).

The median tuition cost in Dallas County, IA for private four year colleges is $N/A.

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 1,700 students enrolled in Dallas County, IA, 41.3% men and 58.7% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 1,137 records, of which 57.7% were women and 42.3% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Podiatric Medicine/Podiatry
50 degrees awarded
Osteopathic Medicine/Osteopathy
202 degrees awarded
Physical Therapy
52 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Professional Doctorate recipients in Dallas County, IA was Podiatric Medicine/Podiatry with 50 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Professional Doctorate from schools in Dallas County, IA according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

Des Moines University-Osteopathic Medical Center
465 degrees awarded
Aveda Institute-Des Moines
119 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Des Moines University-Osteopathic Medical Center with 465 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2023, 210 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Dallas County, IA, which is 0.561 times less than the 374 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 465 degrees mean that there were 9.3 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Asian, with 50 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Dallas County, IA was $355,600 in 2024, which is 1.07 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $333,400 to $355,600, a 6.66% increase. The homeownership rate in Dallas County, IA is 69%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Dallas County, IA have an average commute time of 21.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Dallas County, IA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2025, 8.45% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Dallas County, IA. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 0.746%.

Housing

Property

$355,600

Median Property Value 2024

±$8,467

$29,326

Median Property Taxes

±$1,226

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Dallas County, IA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Dallas County, IA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

69%

Homeownership

2024

63.3%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 69% of the housing units in Dallas County, IA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 69.5%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Dallas County, IA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$102,379

Median Household Income

± $3,721

42.5k

Number of Households

± 1,616

In 2024, the median household income of the 42.5k households in Dallas County, IA grew to $102,379 from the previous year's value of $102,349.

The following chart displays the households in Dallas County, IA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Dallas County, IA is from Iowa.

0.441

2023 Wage GINI in Iowa

0.442

2022 Wage GINI in Iowa

In 2023, the income inequality in Iowa was 0.441 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.304% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Iowa was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Iowa in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Iowa across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (70.4%)
Worked At Home (20.2%)
Carpooled (6.31%)

In 2024, 70.4% of workers in Dallas County, IA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (20.2%) and those who carpooled to work (6.31%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

21.2 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Dallas County, IA have a shorter commute time (21.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.07% of the workforce in Dallas County, IA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Dallas County, IA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Dallas County, IA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Dallas County, IA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 8.45% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Dallas County, IA. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 0.746%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

6.26% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Dallas County, IA (6.71k out of 107k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 35 - 44, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Females 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Dallas County, IA is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Children in Poverty

In 2025, 5.4% of the children was living in poverty in Dallas County, IA. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 1.9%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Security

Crimes & Accidents

Indicator

In 2022, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 192 in Dallas County, IA. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator grew 26.8 per 100,000 population.

The graph shows the trend in the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population.

Health

96.1% of the population of Dallas County, IA has health coverage, with 65.6% on employee plans, 8.35% on Medicaid, 9.42% on Medicare, 11.7% on non-group plans, and 0.966% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Dallas County, IA see 2,359 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (2,359 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 3484 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 2415 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.8% were men and 50.2% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

2,359 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Dallas County, IA

Primary care physicians in Dallas County, IA see an average of 2,359 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (2,359 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Dallas County, IA in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 27.7% under 18 years, 20.6% between 18 and 34 years, 39.2% between 35 and 64 years, and 12.5% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.8% were men and 50.2% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

3.94%

Uninsured

65.6%

Employer Coverage

8.35%

Medicaid

9.42%

Medicare

11.7%

Non-Group

0.966%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Dallas County, IA declined by 3.57% from 4.08% to 3.94%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Dallas County, IA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2025, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 32.7 in Dallas County, IA.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Dallas County, IA.

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2025, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 32.2% in Dallas County, IA.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Dallas County, IA.