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Oldest by median age, Iowa cities · 2000

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

01Cherokee, IAIA5,12242.7+0%

02Windsor Heights, IAIA5,05942.1+0%

03Washington, IAIA7,26141.8+0%

04Algona, IAIA5,30941.7+0%

05Atlantic, IAIA6,67641.6+0%

06Charles City, IAIA7,01341.6+0%

07Fairfield, IAIA9,22041.5+0%

08Iowa Falls, IAIA5,01341.2+0%

09Oelwein, IAIA5,75740.8+0%

10Clear Lake, IAIA7,60140.7+0%

11Knoxville, IAIA7,46939.9+0%

12Spirit Lake, IAIA5,52539.9+0%

13Fort Madison, IAIA9,93539.8+0%

14Red Oak, IAIA5,38839.8+0%

15Maquoketa, IAIA6,02739.7+0%

16Centerville, IAIA5,32739.4+0%

17Creston, IAIA7,33539.3+0%

18Spencer, IAIA11,21839.2+0%

19Newton, IAIA15,74139.1+0%

20Independence, IAIA6,31239.1+0%

21Webster City, IAIA7,81538.9+0%

22Carroll, IAIA10,08538.8+0%

23Bettendorf, IAIA40,71038.7+0%

24Winterset, IAIA5,52038.6+0%

25Sheldon, IAIA5,57538.5+0%

26Marshalltown, IAIA27,53638.4+0%

27Vinton, IAIA5,00438.4+0%

28Clinton, IAIA24,04938.3+0%

29Estherville, IAIA5,80738.3+0%

30Mason City, IAIA26,85338.2+0%

31Ottumwa, IAIA25,31938.2+0%

32Clarinda, IAIA5,27338.2+0%

33Keokuk, IAIA9,51038.1+0%

34Fort Dodge, IAIA24,83738.0+0%

35Osceola, IAIA5,67938.0+0%

36Manchester, IAIA5,35738.0+0%

37Burlington, IAIA23,33637.9+0%

38Boone, IAIA12,47137.7+0%

39Urbandale, IAIA48,57037.0+0%

40Dubuque, IAIA59,14836.9+0%

41Le Mars, IAIA10,76036.9+0%

42DeWitt, IAIA5,70436.7+0%

43Oskaloosa, IAIA11,49336.4+0%

44Johnston, IAIA25,06536.3+0%

45Glenwood, IAIA5,28736.1+0%

46Adel, IAIA7,09836.0+0%

47Waterloo, IAIA66,91935.9+0%

48Anamosa, IAIA5,90135.8+0%

49Muscatine, IAIA23,16435.8+0%

50Asbury, IAIA6,03535.7+0%

51Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,23935.6+0%

52Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,50035.6+0%

53Nevada, IAIA6,97435.3+0%

54Denison, IAIA8,21435.3+0%

55Grinnell, IAIA9,43035.1+0%

56Pella, IAIA10,99235.1+0%

57Marion, IAIA42,73235.1+0%

58Clive, IAIA19,86134.9+0%

59Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,93534.7+0%

60Eldridge, IAIA6,95434.7+0%

61Perry, IAIA8,20834.6+0%

62Council Bluffs, IAIA62,68034.6+0%

63Polk City, IAIA6,63034.1+0%

64Waverly, IAIA10,56134.1+0%

65Des Moines, IAIA212,08633.8+0%

66Indianola, IAIA16,82933.7+0%

67Davenport, IAIA100,35833.6+0%

68Sioux City, IAIA86,35633.4+0%

69West Des Moines, IAIA74,22433.0+0%

70Waukee, IAIA34,89033.0+0%

71Norwalk, IAIA15,00432.8+0%

72Altoona, IAIA22,79632.2+0%

73Hiawatha, IAIA7,43232.0+0%

74Ankeny, IAIA77,83331.9+0%

75Bondurant, IAIA9,64731.9+0%

76Storm Lake, IAIA11,59031.7+0%

77Sergeant Bluff, IAIA5,32431.3+0%

78Grimes, IAIA17,40530.7+0%

79Tiffin, IAIA7,15630.1+0%

80Decorah, IAIA7,41729.8+0%

81Coralville, IAIA23,96029.8+0%

82North Liberty, IAIA21,97629.2+0%

83Orange City, IAIA6,46827.9+0%

84Cedar Falls, IAIA41,24026.0+0%

85Sioux Center, IAIA8,86425.5+0%

86Iowa City, IAIA76,22925.4+0%

87Ames, IAIA68,22023.6+0%

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