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Youngest by median age, Iowa cities

Iowa cities with the youngest median age (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

01Ames, IAIA68,22023.3−1%

02Iowa City, IAIA76,22926.2+3%

03Cedar Falls, IAIA41,24029.3+13%

04Orange City, IAIA6,46829.8+7%

05Sioux Center, IAIA8,86430.0+18%

06Storm Lake, IAIA11,59030.9−3%

07North Liberty, IAIA21,97631.7+9%

08Bondurant, IAIA9,64732.4+2%

09Hiawatha, IAIA7,43232.4+1%

10Waverly, IAIA10,56132.8−4%

11Tiffin, IAIA7,15633.0+10%

12Ankeny, IAIA77,83333.6+5%

13Coralville, IAIA23,96034.0+14%

14Denison, IAIA8,21434.3−3%

15Des Moines, IAIA212,08634.6+2%

16Waukee, IAIA34,89034.7+5%

17Sioux City, IAIA86,35634.9+4%

18Pella, IAIA10,99235.2+0%

19Grimes, IAIA17,40535.4+15%

20Marshalltown, IAIA27,53635.7−7%

21Indianola, IAIA16,82935.9+7%

22West Des Moines, IAIA74,22436.0+9%

23Altoona, IAIA22,79636.1+12%

24Adel, IAIA7,09836.5+1%

25Grinnell, IAIA9,43036.5+4%

26Ottumwa, IAIA25,31936.7−4%

27Waterloo, IAIA66,91936.7+2%

28Sergeant Bluff, IAIA5,32436.9+18%

29Muscatine, IAIA23,16437.0+3%

30Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,93537.3+7%

31Clive, IAIA19,86137.4+7%

32Johnston, IAIA25,06537.4+3%

33Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,50037.5+5%

34Winterset, IAIA5,52037.5−3%

35Davenport, IAIA100,35837.5+12%

36Webster City, IAIA7,81537.6−3%

37Fort Dodge, IAIA24,83737.6−1%

38Osceola, IAIA5,67937.6−1%

39Oskaloosa, IAIA11,49337.6+3%

40Sheldon, IAIA5,57537.6−2%

41Norwalk, IAIA15,00437.8+15%

42Asbury, IAIA6,03537.9+6%

43Dubuque, IAIA59,14838.1+3%

44DeWitt, IAIA5,70438.6+5%

45Council Bluffs, IAIA62,68038.7+12%

46Perry, IAIA8,20839.0+13%

47Le Mars, IAIA10,76039.0+6%

48Polk City, IAIA6,63039.1+15%

49Urbandale, IAIA48,57039.2+6%

50Iowa Falls, IAIA5,01339.4−4%

51Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,23939.5+11%

52Creston, IAIA7,33539.5+1%

53Decorah, IAIA7,41739.5+33%

54Glenwood, IAIA5,28739.6+10%

55Fairfield, IAIA9,22040.0−4%

56Algona, IAIA5,30940.1−4%

57Clarinda, IAIA5,27340.1+5%

58Nevada, IAIA6,97440.2+14%

59Red Oak, IAIA5,38840.2+1%

60Spirit Lake, IAIA5,52540.4+1%

61Estherville, IAIA5,80740.6+6%

62Marion, IAIA42,73240.6+16%

63Anamosa, IAIA5,90140.9+14%

64Centerville, IAIA5,32740.9+4%

65Bettendorf, IAIA40,71040.9+6%

66Independence, IAIA6,31240.9+5%

67Boone, IAIA12,47141.3+10%

68Spencer, IAIA11,21841.4+6%

69Windsor Heights, IAIA5,05941.6−1%

70Charles City, IAIA7,01342.0+1%

71Fort Madison, IAIA9,93542.1+6%

72Knoxville, IAIA7,46942.2+6%

73Oelwein, IAIA5,75742.4+4%

74Mason City, IAIA26,85342.5+11%

75Burlington, IAIA23,33642.5+12%

76Washington, IAIA7,26142.5+2%

77Newton, IAIA15,74142.6+9%

78Maquoketa, IAIA6,02742.6+7%

79Eldridge, IAIA6,95442.7+23%

80Keokuk, IAIA9,51043.1+13%

81Cherokee, IAIA5,12243.2+1%

82Atlantic, IAIA6,67643.5+5%

83Carroll, IAIA10,08543.6+12%

84Clinton, IAIA24,04944.0+15%

85Vinton, IAIA5,00444.7+16%

86Clear Lake, IAIA7,60149.1+21%

87Manchester, IAIA5,35749.1+29%

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