Bothell vs Des Moines

A side-by-side comparison of Bothell and Des Moines: population, income, housing, and more.

Bothell and Des Moines are places in Washington. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Bothell has the higher population (48,610 vs 32,545 in Des Moines). Bothell has the higher median household income ($132,232 vs $89,787 in Des Moines). Bothell has the higher median home value ($871,300 vs $539,800 in Des Moines).

Population, income & housing

	Bothell	Des Moines
Population	48,610	32,545
Median age	38.0 yrs	37.5 yrs
Median household income	$132,232	$89,787
Median home value	$871,300	$539,800
Median gross rent	$2,295	$1,727
Housing units	19,926	12,740
Homeownership rate	63.2%	60.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	58.6%	33.2%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	7.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bothell	Des Moines
Population	45,749 → 48,610 (+6.3%)	31,734 → 32,545 (+2.6%)
Median household income	$99,965 → $132,232 (+32.3%)	$70,222 → $89,787 (+27.9%)
Median home value	$530,300 → $871,300 (+64.3%)	$359,100 → $539,800 (+50.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,719 → $2,295 (+33.5%)	$1,337 → $1,727 (+29.2%)

Bothell

Population

45,74948,610

Median household income

$99,965$132,232

Median home value

$530,300$871,300

Median gross rent

$1,719$2,295

Des Moines

Population

31,73432,545

Median household income

$70,222$89,787

Median home value

$359,100$539,800

Median gross rent

$1,337$1,727

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bothell	Des Moines
Under 5	5.4%	6.8%
5 to 17	18.9%	14.6%
18 to 24	5.7%	8.6%
25 to 34	14.7%	15.6%
35 to 44	18.2%	15.1%
45 to 54	12.7%	11.8%
55 to 64	10.9%	11.3%
65 to 74	8.1%	8.1%
75 and over	5.4%	8.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bothell	Des Moines
White (non-Hispanic)	62.6%	45.9%
Black or African American	0.9%	10.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.2%
Asian	19.1%	12.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	1.6%
Some other race	0.7%	0.2%
Two or more races	6.2%	8.4%
Hispanic or Latino	10.4%	20.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bothell	Des Moines
No high school diploma	4.7%	10.9%
High school graduate	11.3%	25.2%
Some college or associate's	25.4%	30.6%
Bachelor's degree	36.0%	22.2%
Graduate or professional degree	22.5%	11.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bothell	Des Moines
Drove alone	55.4%	70.1%
Carpooled	7.5%	8.4%
Public transit	4.3%	6.1%
Walked	1.5%	2.0%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.2%
Worked from home	30.2%	12.6%
Other means	0.9%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bothell	Des Moines
1-unit, detached	53.4%	57.6%
1-unit, attached	5.0%	2.0%
2 to 4 units	6.1%	8.2%
5 to 19 units	14.6%	15.6%
20 or more units	14.6%	15.0%
Mobile home & other	6.3%	1.6%

Poverty & households

	Bothell	Des Moines
Poverty rate	5.8%	10.7%
Average household size	2.56	2.63
Mean commute (minutes)	29	31
Median year structure built	1992	1974