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Youngest by median age, Iowa cities · 2000

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, IAIA68,22023.6+0%

02Iowa City, IAIA76,22925.4+0%

03Sioux Center, IAIA8,86425.5+0%

04Cedar Falls, IAIA41,24026.0+0%

05Orange City, IAIA6,46827.9+0%

06North Liberty, IAIA21,97629.2+0%

07Coralville, IAIA23,96029.8+0%

08Decorah, IAIA7,41729.8+0%

09Tiffin, IAIA7,15630.1+0%

10Grimes, IAIA17,40530.7+0%

11Sergeant Bluff, IAIA5,32431.3+0%

12Storm Lake, IAIA11,59031.7+0%

13Ankeny, IAIA77,83331.9+0%

14Bondurant, IAIA9,64731.9+0%

15Hiawatha, IAIA7,43232.0+0%

16Altoona, IAIA22,79632.2+0%

17Norwalk, IAIA15,00432.8+0%

18Waukee, IAIA34,89033.0+0%

19West Des Moines, IAIA74,22433.0+0%

20Sioux City, IAIA86,35633.4+0%

21Davenport, IAIA100,35833.6+0%

22Indianola, IAIA16,82933.7+0%

23Des Moines, IAIA212,08633.8+0%

24Polk City, IAIA6,63034.1+0%

25Waverly, IAIA10,56134.1+0%

26Perry, IAIA8,20834.6+0%

27Council Bluffs, IAIA62,68034.6+0%

28Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,93534.7+0%

29Eldridge, IAIA6,95434.7+0%

30Clive, IAIA19,86134.9+0%

31Grinnell, IAIA9,43035.1+0%

32Marion, IAIA42,73235.1+0%

33Pella, IAIA10,99235.1+0%

34Nevada, IAIA6,97435.3+0%

35Denison, IAIA8,21435.3+0%

36Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,23935.6+0%

37Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,50035.6+0%

38Asbury, IAIA6,03535.7+0%

39Anamosa, IAIA5,90135.8+0%

40Muscatine, IAIA23,16435.8+0%

41Waterloo, IAIA66,91935.9+0%

42Adel, IAIA7,09836.0+0%

43Glenwood, IAIA5,28736.1+0%

44Johnston, IAIA25,06536.3+0%

45Oskaloosa, IAIA11,49336.4+0%

46DeWitt, IAIA5,70436.7+0%

47Le Mars, IAIA10,76036.9+0%

48Dubuque, IAIA59,14836.9+0%

49Urbandale, IAIA48,57037.0+0%

50Boone, IAIA12,47137.7+0%

51Burlington, IAIA23,33637.9+0%

52Fort Dodge, IAIA24,83738.0+0%

53Manchester, IAIA5,35738.0+0%

54Osceola, IAIA5,67938.0+0%

55Keokuk, IAIA9,51038.1+0%

56Mason City, IAIA26,85338.2+0%

57Ottumwa, IAIA25,31938.2+0%

58Clarinda, IAIA5,27338.2+0%

59Clinton, IAIA24,04938.3+0%

60Estherville, IAIA5,80738.3+0%

61Marshalltown, IAIA27,53638.4+0%

62Vinton, IAIA5,00438.4+0%

63Sheldon, IAIA5,57538.5+0%

64Winterset, IAIA5,52038.6+0%

65Bettendorf, IAIA40,71038.7+0%

66Carroll, IAIA10,08538.8+0%

67Webster City, IAIA7,81538.9+0%

68Newton, IAIA15,74139.1+0%

69Independence, IAIA6,31239.1+0%

70Spencer, IAIA11,21839.2+0%

71Creston, IAIA7,33539.3+0%

72Centerville, IAIA5,32739.4+0%

73Maquoketa, IAIA6,02739.7+0%

74Fort Madison, IAIA9,93539.8+0%

75Red Oak, IAIA5,38839.8+0%

76Knoxville, IAIA7,46939.9+0%

77Spirit Lake, IAIA5,52539.9+0%

78Clear Lake, IAIA7,60140.7+0%

79Oelwein, IAIA5,75740.8+0%

80Iowa Falls, IAIA5,01341.2+0%

81Fairfield, IAIA9,22041.5+0%

82Atlantic, IAIA6,67641.6+0%

83Charles City, IAIA7,01341.6+0%

84Algona, IAIA5,30941.7+0%

85Washington, IAIA7,26141.8+0%

86Windsor Heights, IAIA5,05942.1+0%

87Cherokee, IAIA5,12242.7+0%

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