The Des Moines metro is gaining national attention for attracting millennials with its affordability, career opportunities and quality of life, Newsweek reports.
Why it matters: The growth indicates a strong outlook for the region’s economic resilience and talent pool as other Midwest cities experience population decline.
- It also brings growing pains as the metro confronts housing, infrastructure, debt and environmental challenges.
Driving the news: The metro remains the fastest-growing in the Midwest, with an estimated population of nearly 754,000 last year, up more than 6% from about 710,000 in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
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