Des Moines, Iowa
MSA: Des Moines-West Des Moines, Iowa
Population: 599,789
Median Salary: $51,200
Unemployment rate: 4.5 percent
Population with bachelor’s degree: 34 percent
Cost of living index: 94.0
Avg. Yearly Job Growth (2014-2016): 2.9 percent
Companies with 500+ employees: 1 for every 612 people
Companies with <500 employees: 1 for every 53.36 people
