U.S. PLACE PROFILE
West Des Moines, IA
West Des Moines is a City in Polk County, Iowa. The loaded 2025 population estimate is 74,224.
Published locationIowa
Population estimate74,2242025 loaded Census estimate
CountyPolk CountyPrimary loaded county
Place typeCityCensus place classification
Coordinates41.54994, -93.78135Census representative point
EXPLORE FROM WEST DES MOINES
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Closest published places
Nearest qualifying Census places by straight-line distance.
Clive, IA4.5 miles · N
Cumming, IA4.6 miles · S
Windsor Heights, IA5.2 miles · NE
Waukee, IA5.9 miles · NW→Urbandale, IA6.0 miles · N→Norwalk, IA6.4 miles · SE
County coverage
Some incorporated places cross county lines. These county-part values come from the loaded Census county-place-part population layer.
| County | 2025 population in this place part |
|---|---|
| Madison County | 1 |
| Warren County | 250 |
| Dallas County | 25,382 |
| Polk County | 48,591 |
DATA COVERAGE
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PRIMARY GEOGRAPHIC SOURCE
U.S. Census Bureau
Place identity, coordinates and geographic identifiers are tied to the loaded Census source record for this location.