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Oldest by median age, Iowa cities · 1990

Iowa cities ranked by median age of residents (2023 ACS). 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 AGEVS 2000

01Winterset, IAIA5,52039.7+3%

02Charles City, IAIA7,01339.2−6%

03Windsor Heights, IAIA5,05939.0−7%

04Cherokee, IAIA5,12239.0−9%

05Washington, IAIA7,26138.8−7%

06Atlantic, IAIA6,67638.8−7%

07Red Oak, IAIA5,38838.5−3%

08Clarinda, IAIA5,27338.2+0%

09Spirit Lake, IAIA5,52538.2−4%

10Osceola, IAIA5,67938.0−0%

11Knoxville, IAIA7,46937.9−5%

12Centerville, IAIA5,32737.8−4%

13Oelwein, IAIA5,75737.8−7%

14Ottumwa, IAIA25,31937.5−2%

15Fairfield, IAIA9,22037.3−10%

16Newton, IAIA15,74137.2−5%

17Webster City, IAIA7,81537.1−5%

18Iowa Falls, IAIA5,01337.1−10%

19Marshalltown, IAIA27,53636.9−4%

20Maquoketa, IAIA6,02736.9−7%

21Fort Madison, IAIA9,93536.7−8%

22Algona, IAIA5,30936.5−12%

23Perry, IAIA8,20836.2+5%

24Clear Lake, IAIA7,60136.0−11%

25Independence, IAIA6,31236.0−8%

26Creston, IAIA7,33535.9−9%

27Boone, IAIA12,47135.8−5%

28Keokuk, IAIA9,51035.6−6%

29Estherville, IAIA5,80735.6−7%

30Clinton, IAIA24,04935.6−7%

31Burlington, IAIA23,33635.5−6%

32Fort Dodge, IAIA24,83735.4−7%

33Sheldon, IAIA5,57535.3−8%

34Johnston, IAIA25,06535.1−3%

35Manchester, IAIA5,35735.0−8%

36Oskaloosa, IAIA11,49335.0−4%

37Spencer, IAIA11,21834.9−11%

38Waterloo, IAIA66,91934.8−3%

39Vinton, IAIA5,00434.8−9%

40Bettendorf, IAIA40,71034.8−10%

41DeWitt, IAIA5,70434.7−5%

42Mason City, IAIA26,85334.6−9%

43Glenwood, IAIA5,28734.5−5%

44Carroll, IAIA10,08534.5−11%

45Denison, IAIA8,21434.4−2%

46Dubuque, IAIA59,14834.0−8%

47Nevada, IAIA6,97433.9−4%

48Adel, IAIA7,09833.5−7%

49Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,50033.4−6%

50Le Mars, IAIA10,76033.3−10%

51Urbandale, IAIA48,57033.2−10%

52Muscatine, IAIA23,16433.2−7%

53West Des Moines, IAIA74,22433.2+1%

54Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,93533.2−4%

55Waukee, IAIA34,89032.8−1%

56Sioux City, IAIA86,35632.7−2%

57Marion, IAIA42,73232.7−7%

58Council Bluffs, IAIA62,68032.5−6%

59Waverly, IAIA10,56132.4−5%

60Des Moines, IAIA212,08632.4−4%

61Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,23932.2−10%

62Indianola, IAIA16,82932.0−5%

63Davenport, IAIA100,35831.9−5%

64Anamosa, IAIA5,90131.8−11%

65Tiffin, IAIA7,15631.7+5%

66Grinnell, IAIA9,43031.5−10%

67Polk City, IAIA6,63031.4−8%

68Clive, IAIA19,86131.3−10%

69Storm Lake, IAIA11,59031.3−1%

70Sergeant Bluff, IAIA5,32431.0−1%

71Asbury, IAIA6,03530.4−15%

72Norwalk, IAIA15,00430.1−8%

73Pella, IAIA10,99229.9−15%

74Eldridge, IAIA6,95429.9−14%

75Hiawatha, IAIA7,43229.8−7%

76Grimes, IAIA17,40529.6−4%

77Altoona, IAIA22,79629.2−9%

78Decorah, IAIA7,41729.0−3%

79Coralville, IAIA23,96029.0−3%

80Orange City, IAIA6,46828.8+3%

81Ankeny, IAIA77,83328.4−11%

82Bondurant, IAIA9,64727.4−14%

83North Liberty, IAIA21,97627.2−7%

84Cedar Falls, IAIA41,24026.6+2%

85Sioux Center, IAIA8,86426.0+2%

86Iowa City, IAIA76,22924.9−2%

87Ames, IAIA68,22023.7+1%

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