Des Moines, WA Road Trips
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Photo: JOHN CALLERY
Trip Routes
4
Longest Drive
288.2 mi
Spokane, WA
Quickest Drive
17m
Renton, WA
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Des Moines, WA by the Numbers
Recent demographic snapshot from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey.
Population
32,545
Median Income
$89,787
Median Home Value
$539,800
Median Age
37.5
Source: US Census Bureau ACS 5-year (public domain). See our methodology for details.
Des Moines, WA at a Glance
Founded
1959
Elevation
92 ft
Area
3 mi²
City data from Wikidata (Q163325), available under CC0. Photos from Wikimedia Commons under their respective licenses. See our methodology for details.
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