Des Moines, WA

Des Moines is a mid-size city in Washington with a population of 32,545. Residents earn $89,787 per year, which is 19% above the national average.

3.1 /5.0

B Good

32,545 Population 5,077/sq mi density

$89,787 Median Income $42,963 per capita

$539,800 Home Value $599,579 Zillow

$1,727 Median Rent 39.5% income on rent

54°F Avg Temperature 249 sunny days/yr

263 Violent Crime/100K 3,079 property/100K

Overall

3.1 / 5.0

Good overall score based on economy, affordability, safety and education

Economy

4.3 / 5.0

$89,787 median income, 4.7% unemployment

Affordability

3.3 / 5.0

$539,800 home value, $1,727/mo rent

Safety

1.0 / 5.0

263 violent crimes/100K (31% below avg)

B+

Education

3.7 / 5.0

33.2% bachelor's degree or higher

UFO Sightings Near Des Moines, WA

10 UFO sighting reports from the National UFO Reporting Center (NUFORC) found near Des Moines, WA.

Name	Year	Description
Des moines, WA	2012	V shaped object passed over my house with no sound. 2 red lights on end of v tips and white blinking lights on the bottom. Red lights b
Des moines, WA	2011	Lights over runway landing patterns
Des moines, WA	2009	my wife saw a huge object in roughly the same location as i did in the past. it was too slow to be a meteor. it happened south of us. t
Des moines, WA	2009	I saw an ovel craft very high in the sky moving very quickly and changing directions from east to west it was glowing blue in color.
Des moines, WA	2006	I was driving Southbound on I-5&#44 Milepost 147&#44 at 05:57 A.M.&#44 just passed the old Des Moines&#44 Wa. garbage dump.
Des moines, WA	2006	Weird fireball that just diappeared without fanfare and followed up by 4 fighters.
Des moines, WA	2003	Heard a sound like a moving object through the air&#44 starting and stopping.
Des moines, WA	2003	Viewed a grey hovering cylinder above SW Seattle
Des moines, WA	1998	Multi-colored sphere shaped object observed in western sky for approx. 30 minutes&#44 the first 15 minutes or so in a stationary position.
Des moines, WA	1995	Man repts."long silver obj.&#44 seemed to roll&#44 alternated from silver to gray." Had a "red glow" near tail&#44 released gold/yellow sparks.