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Highest per-capita income, Iowa cities · 1990

Iowa cities ranked by per-capita income (2023 ACS) — total personal income divided by every resident, including children. This list covers the 87 cities in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPER CAPITA INCOMEVS 2000

01West Des Moines, IAIA74,224$21,503−32%

02Clive, IAIA19,861$21,327−47%

03Windsor Heights, IAIA5,059$21,176−29%

04Johnston, IAIA25,065$19,685−46%

05Urbandale, IAIA48,570$19,200−34%

06Bettendorf, IAIA40,710$17,747−37%

07Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,239$15,643−38%

08Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,935$15,246−33%

09Waukee, IAIA34,890$15,026−38%

10Ankeny, IAIA77,833$14,557−42%

11Marion, IAIA42,732$14,502−37%

12Coralville, IAIA23,960$14,387−38%

13Newton, IAIA15,741$13,870−33%

14Des Moines, IAIA212,086$13,710−30%

15Manchester, IAIA5,357$13,685−27%

16Altoona, IAIA22,796$13,591−33%

17Hiawatha, IAIA7,432$13,460−41%

18Marshalltown, IAIA27,536$13,424−30%

19Iowa City, IAIA76,229$13,277−34%

20Norwalk, IAIA15,004$13,138−40%

21Asbury, IAIA6,035$13,075−39%

22Grimes, IAIA17,405$13,059−45%

23Spencer, IAIA11,218$12,805−33%

24Eldridge, IAIA6,954$12,801−40%

25DeWitt, IAIA5,704$12,791−35%

26Clear Lake, IAIA7,601$12,766−37%

27Perry, IAIA8,208$12,653−21%

28Grinnell, IAIA9,430$12,652−29%

29Pella, IAIA10,992$12,630−36%

30Davenport, IAIA100,358$12,557−33%

31Adel, IAIA7,098$12,495−37%

32Waterloo, IAIA66,919$12,475−33%

33Red Oak, IAIA5,388$12,446−21%

34Muscatine, IAIA23,164$12,438−36%

35Dubuque, IAIA59,148$12,377−37%

36Sioux City, IAIA86,356$12,339−34%

37Independence, IAIA6,312$12,315−40%

38Carroll, IAIA10,085$12,236−40%

39Nevada, IAIA6,974$12,235−40%

40Mason City, IAIA26,853$12,229−35%

41Tiffin, IAIA7,156$12,177−40%

42Boone, IAIA12,471$12,171−36%

43Webster City, IAIA7,815$12,148−36%

44Indianola, IAIA16,829$12,136−38%

45Washington, IAIA7,261$12,122−33%

46Cedar Falls, IAIA41,240$12,114−37%

47Le Mars, IAIA10,760$12,051−39%

48Fairfield, IAIA9,220$12,049−39%

49Polk City, IAIA6,630$12,037−49%

50Burlington, IAIA23,336$12,025−38%

51Waverly, IAIA10,561$11,942−35%

52Atlantic, IAIA6,676$11,931−33%

53Osceola, IAIA5,679$11,916−31%

54Knoxville, IAIA7,469$11,852−34%

55Clinton, IAIA24,049$11,830−32%

56Fort Dodge, IAIA24,837$11,639−35%

57Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,500$11,629−31%

58Iowa Falls, IAIA5,013$11,578−37%

59North Liberty, IAIA21,976$11,529−46%

60Glenwood, IAIA5,287$11,459−27%

61Sergeant Bluff, IAIA5,324$11,445−41%

62Spirit Lake, IAIA5,525$11,366−39%

63Ames, IAIA68,220$11,347−40%

64Council Bluffs, IAIA62,680$11,318−38%

65Keokuk, IAIA9,510$11,279−34%

66Winterset, IAIA5,520$11,238−35%

67Storm Lake, IAIA11,590$11,229−26%

68Oskaloosa, IAIA11,493$11,162−40%

69Algona, IAIA5,309$11,149−34%

70Clarinda, IAIA5,273$11,108−27%

71Ottumwa, IAIA25,319$11,102−31%

72Cherokee, IAIA5,122$11,088−38%

73Charles City, IAIA7,013$11,073−34%

74Sheldon, IAIA5,575$11,071−39%

75Fort Madison, IAIA9,935$11,065−39%

76Bondurant, IAIA9,647$11,028−43%

77Decorah, IAIA7,417$11,011−33%

78Sioux Center, IAIA8,864$10,779−36%

79Maquoketa, IAIA6,027$10,729−34%

80Orange City, IAIA6,468$10,592−39%

81Creston, IAIA7,335$10,381−37%

82Estherville, IAIA5,807$10,258−38%

83Denison, IAIA8,214$10,186−34%

84Vinton, IAIA5,004$10,103−49%

85Oelwein, IAIA5,757$9,923−43%

86Centerville, IAIA5,327$9,321−31%

87Anamosa, IAIA5,901$9,102−51%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES