Des Moines vs Kenmore

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

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

Des Moines has the higher population (32,545 vs 23,594 in Kenmore). Kenmore has the higher median household income ($137,926 vs $89,787 in Des Moines). Kenmore has the higher median home value ($869,800 vs $539,800 in Des Moines).

Population, income & housing

	Des Moines	Kenmore
Population	32,545	23,594
Median age	37.5 yrs	38.7 yrs
Median household income	$89,787	$137,926
Median home value	$539,800	$869,800
Median gross rent	$1,727	$1,944
Housing units	12,740	9,362
Homeownership rate	60.8%	69.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	33.2%	57.2%
Unemployment rate	7.2%	3.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Des Moines	Kenmore
Population	31,734 → 32,545 (+2.6%)	22,724 → 23,594 (+3.8%)
Median household income	$70,222 → $89,787 (+27.9%)	$109,810 → $137,926 (+25.6%)
Median home value	$359,100 → $539,800 (+50.3%)	$572,900 → $869,800 (+51.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,337 → $1,727 (+29.2%)	$1,433 → $1,944 (+35.7%)

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

Kenmore

Population

22,72423,594

Median household income

$109,810$137,926

Median home value

$572,900$869,800

Median gross rent

$1,433$1,944

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Des Moines	Kenmore
Under 5	6.8%	6.4%
5 to 17	14.6%	15.1%
18 to 24	8.6%	6.9%
25 to 34	15.6%	15.0%
35 to 44	15.1%	15.1%
45 to 54	11.8%	14.3%
55 to 64	11.3%	10.6%
65 to 74	8.1%	10.0%
75 and over	8.0%	6.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Des Moines	Kenmore
White (non-Hispanic)	45.9%	64.3%
Black or African American	10.8%	3.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.2%
Asian	12.0%	14.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	1.6%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.9%
Two or more races	8.4%	6.2%
Hispanic or Latino	20.9%	10.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Des Moines	Kenmore
No high school diploma	10.9%	3.7%
High school graduate	25.2%	13.2%
Some college or associate's	30.6%	25.9%
Bachelor's degree	22.2%	32.0%
Graduate or professional degree	11.0%	25.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Des Moines	Kenmore
Drove alone	70.1%	54.2%
Carpooled	8.4%	7.1%
Public transit	6.1%	6.2%
Walked	2.0%	1.8%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.3%
Worked from home	12.6%	29.8%
Other means	0.6%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Des Moines	Kenmore
1-unit, detached	57.6%	63.3%
1-unit, attached	2.0%	4.4%
2 to 4 units	8.2%	3.9%
5 to 19 units	15.6%	7.7%
20 or more units	15.0%	16.8%
Mobile home & other	1.6%	3.9%

Poverty & households

	Des Moines	Kenmore
Poverty rate	10.7%	6.0%
Average household size	2.63	2.60
Mean commute (minutes)	31	30
Median year structure built	1974	1984