Grimes is a medium-sized city located in the state of Iowa. With a population of 16,295 people and three associated neighborhoods, Grimes is the 31st largest community in Iowa. Much of the housing stock in Grimes was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Grimes economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Grimes, where the median household income is $99,896.00.

Grimes real estate is some of the most expensive in Iowa, although Grimes house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.

Also of interest is that Grimes has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Of important note, Grimes is also a city of artists. Grimes has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Grimes’s character.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 22.91% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Being a small city, Grimes does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

The education level of Grimes ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Grimes, 43.55% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree.

The per capita income in Grimes in 2022 was $42,157, which is wealthy relative to Iowa, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $168,628 for a family of four. However, Grimes contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Grimes home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Grimes residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Grimes include German, Irish, English, Yugoslavian, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Grimes is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.