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Oldest by median age, Iowa cities · 2000

Iowa cities ranked by median age of residents (2000 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 1990

01Cherokee, IAIA5,12242.7+9%

02Windsor Heights, IAIA5,05942.1+8%

03Washington, IAIA7,26141.8+8%

04Algona, IAIA5,30941.7+14%

05Charles City, IAIA7,01341.6+6%

06Atlantic, IAIA6,67641.6+7%

07Fairfield, IAIA9,22041.5+11%

08Iowa Falls, IAIA5,01341.2+11%

09Oelwein, IAIA5,75740.8+8%

10Clear Lake, IAIA7,60140.7+13%

11Knoxville, IAIA7,46939.9+5%

12Spirit Lake, IAIA5,52539.9+5%

13Fort Madison, IAIA9,93539.8+8%

14Red Oak, IAIA5,38839.8+3%

15Maquoketa, IAIA6,02739.7+8%

16Centerville, IAIA5,32739.4+4%

17Creston, IAIA7,33539.3+10%

18Spencer, IAIA11,21839.2+12%

19Newton, IAIA15,74139.1+5%

20Independence, IAIA6,31239.1+8%

21Webster City, IAIA7,81538.9+5%

22Carroll, IAIA10,08538.8+13%

23Bettendorf, IAIA40,71038.7+11%

24Winterset, IAIA5,52038.6−3%

25Sheldon, IAIA5,57538.5+9%

26Marshalltown, IAIA27,53638.4+4%

27Vinton, IAIA5,00438.4+10%

28Clinton, IAIA24,04938.3+8%

29Estherville, IAIA5,80738.3+8%

30Mason City, IAIA26,85338.2+10%

31Ottumwa, IAIA25,31938.2+2%

32Clarinda, IAIA5,27338.2−0%

33Keokuk, IAIA9,51038.1+7%

34Osceola, IAIA5,67938.0+0%

35Fort Dodge, IAIA24,83738.0+7%

36Manchester, IAIA5,35738.0+9%

37Burlington, IAIA23,33637.9+7%

38Boone, IAIA12,47137.7+5%

39Urbandale, IAIA48,57037.0+11%

40Le Mars, IAIA10,76036.9+11%

41Dubuque, IAIA59,14836.9+9%

42DeWitt, IAIA5,70436.7+6%

43Oskaloosa, IAIA11,49336.4+4%

44Johnston, IAIA25,06536.3+3%

45Glenwood, IAIA5,28736.1+5%

46Adel, IAIA7,09836.0+7%

47Waterloo, IAIA66,91935.9+3%

48Anamosa, IAIA5,90135.8+12%

49Muscatine, IAIA23,16435.8+8%

50Asbury, IAIA6,03535.7+17%

51Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,23935.6+10%

52Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,50035.6+7%

53Nevada, IAIA6,97435.3+4%

54Denison, IAIA8,21435.3+3%

55Grinnell, IAIA9,43035.1+11%

56Pella, IAIA10,99235.1+17%

57Marion, IAIA42,73235.1+7%

58Clive, IAIA19,86134.9+11%

59Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,93534.7+5%

60Eldridge, IAIA6,95434.7+16%

61Perry, IAIA8,20834.6−4%

62Council Bluffs, IAIA62,68034.6+6%

63Polk City, IAIA6,63034.1+9%

64Waverly, IAIA10,56134.1+5%

65Des Moines, IAIA212,08633.8+4%

66Indianola, IAIA16,82933.7+5%

67Davenport, IAIA100,35833.6+5%

68Sioux City, IAIA86,35633.4+2%

69West Des Moines, IAIA74,22433.0−1%

70Waukee, IAIA34,89033.0+1%

71Norwalk, IAIA15,00432.8+9%

72Altoona, IAIA22,79632.2+10%

73Hiawatha, IAIA7,43232.0+7%

74Ankeny, IAIA77,83331.9+12%

75Bondurant, IAIA9,64731.9+16%

76Storm Lake, IAIA11,59031.7+1%

77Sergeant Bluff, IAIA5,32431.3+1%

78Grimes, IAIA17,40530.7+4%

79Tiffin, IAIA7,15630.1−5%

80Coralville, IAIA23,96029.8+3%

81Decorah, IAIA7,41729.8+3%

82North Liberty, IAIA21,97629.2+7%

83Orange City, IAIA6,46827.9−3%

84Cedar Falls, IAIA41,24026.0−2%

85Sioux Center, IAIA8,86425.5−2%

86Iowa City, IAIA76,22925.4+2%

87Ames, IAIA68,22023.6−1%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS