Downtown
The walkable downtown core, with Court Avenue and the East Village.
6,354
52%
$51,594
$1,223
Downtown by the numbers
Downtown is roughly balanced, about 52% men to 48% women.
Median individual income in Downtown is about $51,600.
Iowa registers voters by party, and Polk County is about 37% Democratic to 30% Republican, with a 32% No Party bloc.
The median renter in Downtown pays about $1,220 a month.
About 6,400 Downtown residents ages 22 to 50 are single.
On the ground
Local date spots
Real venues in Downtown, scraped from Google Maps. Ratings and review counts are live Google data — never paid placement.
Class
- Downtown
801 Chophouse
- Downtown
Centro
- Downtown
Court Avenue Restaurant & Brewing Company
- Downtown
Daisy Chain Coffee
- Downtown
Hello, Marjorie
- Downtown
Hessen Haus
- Downtown
Horizon Line Coffee
- Downtown
Smokey Row Coffee
- Downtown
The High Life Lounge
- Downtown
The Royal Mile
- Downtown
The Stuffed Olive Des Moines
- Downtown
Tupelo Honey Southern Kitchen & Bar