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Lowest median household income, Iowa cities · 1990

Iowa cities with the lowest median household income in the 2023 American Community Survey 5-year estimates. This list covers the 87 cities in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOMEVS 2000

01Centerville, IAIA5,327$15,425−40%

02Osceola, IAIA5,679$19,422−41%

03Maquoketa, IAIA6,027$19,788−32%

04Ottumwa, IAIA25,319$19,854−34%

05Fairfield, IAIA9,220$19,873−36%

06Oelwein, IAIA5,757$20,535−25%

07Estherville, IAIA5,807$20,795−34%

08Vinton, IAIA5,004$20,900−40%

09Charles City, IAIA7,013$21,003−31%

10Creston, IAIA7,335$21,014−30%

11Cherokee, IAIA5,122$21,545−31%

12Denison, IAIA8,214$21,549−35%

13Independence, IAIA6,312$21,565−41%

14Oskaloosa, IAIA11,493$21,568−37%

15Clarinda, IAIA5,273$21,797−39%

16Perry, IAIA8,208$21,999−38%

17Fort Madison, IAIA9,935$22,098−36%

18Atlantic, IAIA6,676$22,129−34%

19Winterset, IAIA5,520$22,772−31%

20Fort Dodge, IAIA24,837$22,783−32%

21Iowa Falls, IAIA5,013$22,810−29%

22Keokuk, IAIA9,510$22,928−27%

23Spirit Lake, IAIA5,525$22,972−37%

24Clinton, IAIA24,049$23,562−31%

25Waterloo, IAIA66,919$23,578−31%

26Red Oak, IAIA5,388$23,706−21%

27Storm Lake, IAIA11,590$23,755−33%

28Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,500$23,757−33%

29Algona, IAIA5,309$23,763−26%

30Mason City, IAIA26,853$24,146−29%

31Boone, IAIA12,471$24,296−36%

32Washington, IAIA7,261$24,363−32%

33Iowa City, IAIA76,229$24,565−30%

34Spencer, IAIA11,218$24,573−25%

35Ames, IAIA68,220$24,636−32%

36Sheldon, IAIA5,575$24,747−27%

37Anamosa, IAIA5,901$24,846−25%

38Council Bluffs, IAIA62,680$25,014−31%

39Webster City, IAIA7,815$25,023−32%

40Sioux City, IAIA86,356$25,045−33%

41Burlington, IAIA23,336$25,105−26%

42Knoxville, IAIA7,469$25,469−25%

43Grinnell, IAIA9,430$25,504−28%

44Decorah, IAIA7,417$25,660−32%

45Manchester, IAIA5,357$25,833−17%

46Carroll, IAIA10,085$25,870−35%

47Sioux Center, IAIA8,864$25,934−39%

48Nevada, IAIA6,974$26,074−39%

49Davenport, IAIA100,358$26,218−30%

50Glenwood, IAIA5,287$26,319−34%

51Le Mars, IAIA10,760$26,357−32%

52Coralville, IAIA23,960$26,599−30%

53Des Moines, IAIA212,086$26,703−30%

54Tiffin, IAIA7,156$26,719−37%

55Dubuque, IAIA59,148$27,027−27%

56North Liberty, IAIA21,976$27,091−36%

57Marshalltown, IAIA27,536$27,325−23%

58Clear Lake, IAIA7,601$27,418−22%

59DeWitt, IAIA5,704$27,672−38%

60Orange City, IAIA6,468$27,724−30%

61Cedar Falls, IAIA41,240$28,003−30%

62Adel, IAIA7,098$28,134−29%

63Waverly, IAIA10,561$28,312−28%

64Newton, IAIA15,741$28,381−30%

65Muscatine, IAIA23,164$28,506−25%

66Indianola, IAIA16,829$28,815−34%

67Hiawatha, IAIA7,432$29,143−29%

68Bondurant, IAIA9,647$30,234−43%

69Pella, IAIA10,992$30,392−33%

70Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,935$31,458−28%

71Sergeant Bluff, IAIA5,324$32,318−31%

72Marion, IAIA42,732$33,436−31%

73Waukee, IAIA34,890$34,547−40%

74Polk City, IAIA6,630$35,197−39%

75Altoona, IAIA22,796$35,197−30%

76Grimes, IAIA17,405$35,444−37%

77Eldridge, IAIA6,954$35,829−34%

78Ankeny, IAIA77,833$36,582−34%

79Norwalk, IAIA15,004$38,263−35%

80Bettendorf, IAIA40,710$40,174−26%

81Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,239$40,577−33%

82West Des Moines, IAIA74,224$41,045−24%

83Windsor Heights, IAIA5,059$41,070−27%

84Asbury, IAIA6,035$41,375−31%

85Urbandale, IAIA48,570$42,686−29%

86Johnston, IAIA25,065$43,036−43%

87Clive, IAIA19,861$46,227−38%

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