<P> The Des Moines metropolitan area , officially known as the Des Moines -- West Des Moines , IA Metropolitan Statistical Area ( MSA ) , consists of five counties in central Iowa , United States : Polk , Dallas , Warren , Madison , and Guthrie . The 2010 census population of these counties was 569,633 , and the 2017 estimated population was 645,911 . </P>
<P> The Des Moines metropolitan area , officially known as the Des Moines -- West Des Moines , IA Metropolitan Statistical Area ( MSA ) , consists of five counties in central Iowa , United States : Polk , Dallas , Warren , Madison , and Guthrie . The 2010 census population of these counties was 569,633 , and the 2017 estimated population was 645,911 . </P>
what is the population of the des moines area
what is the population of the des moines area
645,911
645,911