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Youngest by median age, Iowa cities · 1990

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, IAIA68,22023.7+1%

02Iowa City, IAIA76,22924.9−2%

03Sioux Center, IAIA8,86426.0+2%

04Cedar Falls, IAIA41,24026.6+2%

05North Liberty, IAIA21,97627.2−7%

06Bondurant, IAIA9,64727.4−14%

07Ankeny, IAIA77,83328.4−11%

08Orange City, IAIA6,46828.8+3%

09Coralville, IAIA23,96029.0−3%

10Decorah, IAIA7,41729.0−3%

11Altoona, IAIA22,79629.2−9%

12Grimes, IAIA17,40529.6−4%

13Hiawatha, IAIA7,43229.8−7%

14Eldridge, IAIA6,95429.9−14%

15Pella, IAIA10,99229.9−15%

16Norwalk, IAIA15,00430.1−8%

17Asbury, IAIA6,03530.4−15%

18Sergeant Bluff, IAIA5,32431.0−1%

19Storm Lake, IAIA11,59031.3−1%

20Clive, IAIA19,86131.3−10%

21Polk City, IAIA6,63031.4−8%

22Grinnell, IAIA9,43031.5−10%

23Tiffin, IAIA7,15631.7+5%

24Anamosa, IAIA5,90131.8−11%

25Davenport, IAIA100,35831.9−5%

26Indianola, IAIA16,82932.0−5%

27Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,23932.2−10%

28Des Moines, IAIA212,08632.4−4%

29Waverly, IAIA10,56132.4−5%

30Council Bluffs, IAIA62,68032.5−6%

31Marion, IAIA42,73232.7−7%

32Sioux City, IAIA86,35632.7−2%

33Waukee, IAIA34,89032.8−1%

34Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,93533.2−4%

35West Des Moines, IAIA74,22433.2+1%

36Muscatine, IAIA23,16433.2−7%

37Urbandale, IAIA48,57033.2−10%

38Le Mars, IAIA10,76033.3−10%

39Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,50033.4−6%

40Adel, IAIA7,09833.5−7%

41Nevada, IAIA6,97433.9−4%

42Dubuque, IAIA59,14834.0−8%

43Denison, IAIA8,21434.4−2%

44Carroll, IAIA10,08534.5−11%

45Glenwood, IAIA5,28734.5−5%

46Mason City, IAIA26,85334.6−9%

47DeWitt, IAIA5,70434.7−5%

48Bettendorf, IAIA40,71034.8−10%

49Vinton, IAIA5,00434.8−9%

50Waterloo, IAIA66,91934.8−3%

51Spencer, IAIA11,21834.9−11%

52Oskaloosa, IAIA11,49335.0−4%

53Manchester, IAIA5,35735.0−8%

54Johnston, IAIA25,06535.1−3%

55Sheldon, IAIA5,57535.3−8%

56Fort Dodge, IAIA24,83735.4−7%

57Burlington, IAIA23,33635.5−6%

58Clinton, IAIA24,04935.6−7%

59Estherville, IAIA5,80735.6−7%

60Keokuk, IAIA9,51035.6−6%

61Boone, IAIA12,47135.8−5%

62Creston, IAIA7,33535.9−9%

63Independence, IAIA6,31236.0−8%

64Clear Lake, IAIA7,60136.0−11%

65Perry, IAIA8,20836.2+5%

66Algona, IAIA5,30936.5−12%

67Fort Madison, IAIA9,93536.7−8%

68Maquoketa, IAIA6,02736.9−7%

69Marshalltown, IAIA27,53636.9−4%

70Iowa Falls, IAIA5,01337.1−10%

71Webster City, IAIA7,81537.1−5%

72Newton, IAIA15,74137.2−5%

73Fairfield, IAIA9,22037.3−10%

74Ottumwa, IAIA25,31937.5−2%

75Oelwein, IAIA5,75737.8−7%

76Centerville, IAIA5,32737.8−4%

77Knoxville, IAIA7,46937.9−5%

78Osceola, IAIA5,67938.0−0%

79Spirit Lake, IAIA5,52538.2−4%

80Clarinda, IAIA5,27338.2+0%

81Red Oak, IAIA5,38838.5−3%

82Atlantic, IAIA6,67638.8−7%

83Washington, IAIA7,26138.8−7%

84Cherokee, IAIA5,12239.0−9%

85Windsor Heights, IAIA5,05939.0−7%

86Charles City, IAIA7,01339.2−6%

87Winterset, IAIA5,52039.7+3%

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