Bettendorf is home to 39,647 people in Iowa. Few US cities rank higher on income. This is an unusually credentialed place: 51% of adults have a four-year degree. Households here earn about 34% more than in Iowa as a whole. Owners hold 75% of the housing stock. Growth has run 27% since 2000, or 8,372 more people.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $100,495, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 40.9
US median: 38.9
More educated
51% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 47%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Bettendorf
What changed most since 1990
Hispanic share2.2% → 5.6%(+3.4 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Bettendorf's population equals 23% of Scott County's. Its number of households without a car equals 13% of the county's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 13% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)33.3%(681)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)28.8%(589)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era33%(673)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.9%(100)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 2,042 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Bettendorf, decade by decade
Bettendorf population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
28,086
$96,420
$161,525
34.2%
11.6
2000
31,275
$98,765
$208,397
38.8%
15.7
2010
33,217
$94,376
$236,357
44.1%
24.8
2020
39,102
$103,513
$281,920
51.2%
42.8
2024
39,647
$100,495
$306,500
50.7%
42.8
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
