The City of Des Moines is the capital city of Iowa, and is home to ethnically and racially diverse residents. Through PlanDSM, our Comprehensive Plan, we have expressed our commitment to providing a fair and equitable public policies, practices, and services to our residents since 2016. The City of Des Moines continues to recognize and prepare for the changing demographics of its residents – based on race, ethnicity, languages spoken, income and housing conditions, health ability, sexual orientation, gender identity, just to name a few.