 As of the 2010 census the city population was 56,609, with the United States Census Bureau estimating a population of 67,899 in 2019.West Des Moines is the second-largest city in the Des Moines metropolitan area and the sixth-largest city in Iowa.It ranked 94th in "Money" magazine's list of the "100 Best Places to Live and Launch" in 2008, 77th and 57th on the 100 Best Places to Live in 2014 and 2015, respectively, and 18th on the Hipster Cities of 2015.