Editing Des Moines, Washington (section)

===2020 census===
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|+'''Des Moines, Washington – racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
! Race / ethnicity <small>(''NH = non-Hispanic'')</small>
! Pop. 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Des Moines city, Washington|url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALSF12000.P004?g=160XX00US5317635|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=December 1, 2024}}</ref>
! Pop. 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Des Moines city, Washington|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US5317635&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=December 1, 2024}}</ref>
! {{partial|Pop. 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Des Moines city, Washington|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US5317635&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=December 1, 2024}}</ref>
! % 2000
! % 2010
! {{partial|% 2020}}
|-
| [[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
| 20,986
| 17,212
| style='background: #ffffe6; |15,506
| 71.71%
| 58.01%
| style='background: #ffffe6; |47.15%
|-
| [[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
| 2,069
| 2,605
| style='background: #ffffe6; |3,940
| 7.07%
| 8.78%
| style='background: #ffffe6; |11.98%
|-
| [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
| 254
| 257
| style='background: #ffffe6; |204
| 0.87%
| 0.87%
| style='background: #ffffe6; |0.62%
|-
| [[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
| 2,399
| 3,106
| style='background: #ffffe6; |4,139
| 8.20%
| 10.47%
| style='background: #ffffe6; |12.59%
|-
| [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
| 380
| 699
| style='background: #ffffe6; |848
| 1.30%
| 2.36%
| style='background: #ffffe6; |2.58%
|-
| [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
| 43
| 52
| style='background: #ffffe6; |149
| 0.15%
| 0.18%
| style='background: #ffffe6; |0.45%
|-
| [[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or multiracial]] (NH)
| 1,200
| 1,242
| style='background: #ffffe6; |2,280
| 4.10%
| 4.19%
| style='background: #ffffe6; |6.93%
|-
| [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
| 1,936
| 4,500
| style='background: #ffffe6; |5,822
| 6.61%
| 15.17%
| style='background: #ffffe6; |17.70%
|-
| '''Total'''
| '''29,267'''
| '''29,673'''
| style='background: #ffffe6; |'''32,888'''
| '''100.00%'''
| '''100.00%'''
| style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], there were 32,888 people, 12,423 households, and 7,854 families residing in the city.<ref>{{Cite web|title=US Census Bureau, Table P16: Household Type |url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Des%20Moines%20city,%20Washington%20p16&y=2020 |access-date=December 1, 2024 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> The [[population density]] was {{convert|5129.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 13,222 housing units at an average density of {{convert|2062.1|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 49.44% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 12.19% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.15% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 12.74% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 2.64% [[Race (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 10.35% from some other races and 11.50% from two or more races. [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] people of any race were 17.70% of the population.<ref>{{Cite web|title=How many people live in Des Moines city, Washington |url=https://data.usatoday.com/census/total-population/total-population-change/des-moines-city-washington/160-5317635/ |access-date=December 1, 2024 |publisher=USA Today}}</ref> 21.2% of residents were under the age of 18, 6.9% were under 5 years of age, and 17.0% were 65 and older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.2% male and 51.8% female.