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Youngest by median age, Iowa cities

Iowa cities with the youngest median age (2024 ACS). This list covers the 87 cities in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 87 is 38.6. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Hiawatha, IA, up 36 places to #9.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN AGEVS 2000

01Ames, IAIA68,22023.3−1%

02Iowa City, IAIA76,22926.2+3%

03▲3Cedar Falls, IAIA41,24029.3+13%

04▲1Orange City, IAIA6,46829.8+7%

05▼2Sioux Center, IAIA8,86430.0+18%

06▲1Storm Lake, IAIA11,59030.9−3%

07▲1North Liberty, IAIA21,97631.7+9%

08▼4Bondurant, IAIA9,64732.4+2%

09▲36Hiawatha, IAIA7,43232.4+1%

10▲13Waverly, IAIA10,56132.8−4%

11▼2Tiffin, IAIA7,15633.0+10%

12▲2Ankeny, IAIA77,83333.6+5%

13▼2Coralville, IAIA23,96034.0+14%

14▼4Denison, IAIA8,21434.3−3%

15▲1Des Moines, IAIA212,08634.6+2%

16▼3Waukee, IAIA34,89034.7+5%

17▼2Sioux City, IAIA86,35634.9+4%

18▲19Pella, IAIA10,99235.20%

19▼7Grimes, IAIA17,40535.4+15%

20▲9Marshalltown, IAIA27,53635.7−7%

21▲3Indianola, IAIA16,82935.9+7%

22▼2West Des Moines, IAIA74,22436.0+9%

23▲5Altoona, IAIA22,79636.1+12%

24▼6Adel, IAIA7,09836.5+1%

25▼4Grinnell, IAIA9,43036.5+4%

26▲1Ottumwa, IAIA25,31936.7−4%

27▲11Waterloo, IAIA66,91936.7+2%

28▲6Sergeant Bluff, IAIA5,32436.9+18%

29▲11Muscatine, IAIA23,16437.0+3%

30▼5Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,93537.3+7%

31▲16Clive, IAIA19,86137.4+7%

32▲1Johnston, IAIA25,06537.4+3%

33▼2Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,50037.5+5%

34▲25Winterset, IAIA5,52037.5−3%

35▲4Davenport, IAIA100,35837.5+12%

36▲26Webster City, IAIA7,81537.6−3%

37▲5Fort Dodge, IAIA24,83737.6−1%

38▼12Osceola, IAIA5,67937.6−1%

39▼3Oskaloosa, IAIA11,49337.6+3%

40▼8Sheldon, IAIA5,57537.6−2%

41▼22Norwalk, IAIA15,00437.8+15%

42▲6Asbury, IAIA6,03537.9+6%

43▼8Dubuque, IAIA59,14838.1+3%

44▲10DeWitt, IAIA5,70438.6+5%

45▼2Council Bluffs, IAIA62,68038.7+12%

46▼29Perry, IAIA8,20839.0+13%

47▼6Le Mars, IAIA10,76039.0+6%

48▼26Polk City, IAIA6,63039.1+15%

49▲1Urbandale, IAIA48,57039.2+6%

50▲14Iowa Falls, IAIA5,01339.4−4%

51▲2Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,23939.5+11%

52▼1Creston, IAIA7,33539.5+1%

53▼23Decorah, IAIA7,41739.5+33%

54▼8Glenwood, IAIA5,28739.6+10%

55▲29Fairfield, IAIA9,22040.0−4%

56▲29Algona, IAIA5,30940.1−4%

57▲1Clarinda, IAIA5,27340.1+5%

58▼3Nevada, IAIA6,97440.2+14%

59▲20Red Oak, IAIA5,38840.2+1%

60▲17Spirit Lake, IAIA5,52540.4+1%

61▼17Marion, IAIA42,73240.6+16%

62▼10Estherville, IAIA5,80740.6+6%

63▼3Anamosa, IAIA5,90140.9+14%

64▼7Bettendorf, IAIA40,71040.9+6%

65▲10Centerville, IAIA5,32740.9+4%

66▼5Independence, IAIA6,31240.9+5%

67▼2Boone, IAIA12,47141.3+10%

68▲4Spencer, IAIA11,21841.4+6%

69▼13Windsor Heights, IAIA5,05941.6−1%

70▲8Charles City, IAIA7,01342.0+1%

71▲2Fort Madison, IAIA9,93542.1+6%

72▼5Knoxville, IAIA7,46942.2+6%

73▲8Oelwein, IAIA5,75742.4+4%

74▲6Mason City, IAIA26,85342.5+11%

75▼4Burlington, IAIA23,33642.5+12%

76▼13Washington, IAIA7,26142.5+2%

77▼7Newton, IAIA15,74142.6+9%

78▼12Maquoketa, IAIA6,02742.6+7%

79▼30Eldridge, IAIA6,95442.7+23%

80▼11Keokuk, IAIA9,51043.1+13%

81▲5Cherokee, IAIA5,12243.2+1%

82Atlantic, IAIA6,67643.5+5%

83▼7Carroll, IAIA10,08543.6+12%

84▼16Clinton, IAIA24,04944.0+15%

85▼11Vinton, IAIA5,00444.7+16%

86▲1Clear Lake, IAIA7,60149.1+21%

87▼4Manchester, IAIA5,35749.1+29%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES