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Oldest by median age, Iowa cities · 2020

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

01Clear Lake, IAIA7,60149.1+21%

02Cherokee, IAIA5,12246.2+8%

03Algona, IAIA5,30945.6+9%

04Fairfield, IAIA9,22044.3+7%

05Manchester, IAIA5,35743.9+16%

06Atlantic, IAIA6,67643.9+6%

07Oelwein, IAIA5,75743.1+6%

08Mason City, IAIA26,85342.7+12%

09Charles City, IAIA7,01342.6+2%

10Red Oak, IAIA5,38842.6+7%

11Carroll, IAIA10,08542.5+10%

12Spirit Lake, IAIA5,52542.5+7%

13Centerville, IAIA5,32742.3+7%

14Fort Madison, IAIA9,93542.2+6%

15Vinton, IAIA5,00442.2+10%

16Spencer, IAIA11,21841.9+7%

17Newton, IAIA15,74141.6+6%

18Burlington, IAIA23,33641.6+10%

19Clinton, IAIA24,04941.4+8%

20Keokuk, IAIA9,51041.4+9%

21Maquoketa, IAIA6,02741.3+4%

22Knoxville, IAIA7,46941.3+4%

23Boone, IAIA12,47141.2+9%

24Webster City, IAIA7,81540.7+5%

25Iowa Falls, IAIA5,01340.7−1%

26Washington, IAIA7,26140.7−3%

27Independence, IAIA6,31240.6+4%

28Anamosa, IAIA5,90140.5+13%

29Winterset, IAIA5,52040.1+4%

30Clarinda, IAIA5,27340.0+5%

31Bettendorf, IAIA40,71039.9+3%

32Nevada, IAIA6,97439.8+13%

33Windsor Heights, IAIA5,05939.8−5%

34Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,23939.6+11%

35DeWitt, IAIA5,70439.6+8%

36Creston, IAIA7,33539.3+0%

37Estherville, IAIA5,80739.3+3%

38Urbandale, IAIA48,57039.3+6%

39Eldridge, IAIA6,95439.2+13%

40Asbury, IAIA6,03539.1+10%

41Clive, IAIA19,86138.9+11%

42Glenwood, IAIA5,28738.9+8%

43Hiawatha, IAIA7,43238.6+21%

44Marion, IAIA42,73238.6+10%

45Council Bluffs, IAIA62,68038.3+11%

46Fort Dodge, IAIA24,83738.3+1%

47Le Mars, IAIA10,76038.1+3%

48Muscatine, IAIA23,16437.9+6%

49Davenport, IAIA100,35837.5+12%

50Pella, IAIA10,99237.4+7%

51Waterloo, IAIA66,91937.4+4%

52Oskaloosa, IAIA11,49337.3+2%

53Dubuque, IAIA59,14837.3+1%

54Sergeant Bluff, IAIA5,32437.2+19%

55Johnston, IAIA25,06537.0+2%

56Sheldon, IAIA5,57537.0−4%

57Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,50036.8+3%

58Decorah, IAIA7,41736.8+23%

59Ottumwa, IAIA25,31936.7−4%

60Marshalltown, IAIA27,53636.7−4%

61Altoona, IAIA22,79636.7+14%

62Osceola, IAIA5,67936.6−4%

63Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,93536.4+5%

64Indianola, IAIA16,82936.0+7%

65Waverly, IAIA10,56135.8+5%

66Grinnell, IAIA9,43035.5+1%

67Polk City, IAIA6,63035.5+4%

68Adel, IAIA7,09835.3−2%

69Norwalk, IAIA15,00435.3+8%

70West Des Moines, IAIA74,22435.3+7%

71Perry, IAIA8,20835.1+1%

72Des Moines, IAIA212,08634.8+3%

73Sioux City, IAIA86,35634.7+4%

74Ankeny, IAIA77,83334.0+7%

75Waukee, IAIA34,89033.9+3%

76Grimes, IAIA17,40533.6+9%

77Coralville, IAIA23,96033.2+11%

78Denison, IAIA8,21432.1−9%

79Tiffin, IAIA7,15631.8+6%

80North Liberty, IAIA21,97631.7+9%

81Storm Lake, IAIA11,59031.5−1%

82Cedar Falls, IAIA41,24031.4+21%

83Orange City, IAIA6,46831.2+12%

84Bondurant, IAIA9,64731.0−3%

85Sioux Center, IAIA8,86427.4+7%

86Iowa City, IAIA76,22927.1+7%

87Ames, IAIA68,22023.6+0%

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