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Youngest by median age, Iowa cities · 2000

Iowa cities with the youngest median age (2000 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 1990

01Ames, IAIA68,22023.6−1%

02Iowa City, IAIA76,22925.4+2%

03Sioux Center, IAIA8,86425.5−2%

04Cedar Falls, IAIA41,24026.0−2%

05Orange City, IAIA6,46827.9−3%

06North Liberty, IAIA21,97629.2+7%

07Coralville, IAIA23,96029.8+3%

08Decorah, IAIA7,41729.8+3%

09Tiffin, IAIA7,15630.1−5%

10Grimes, IAIA17,40530.7+4%

11Sergeant Bluff, IAIA5,32431.3+1%

12Storm Lake, IAIA11,59031.7+1%

13Ankeny, IAIA77,83331.9+12%

14Bondurant, IAIA9,64731.9+16%

15Hiawatha, IAIA7,43232.0+7%

16Altoona, IAIA22,79632.2+10%

17Norwalk, IAIA15,00432.8+9%

18Waukee, IAIA34,89033.0+1%

19West Des Moines, IAIA74,22433.0−1%

20Sioux City, IAIA86,35633.4+2%

21Davenport, IAIA100,35833.6+5%

22Indianola, IAIA16,82933.7+5%

23Des Moines, IAIA212,08633.8+4%

24Polk City, IAIA6,63034.1+9%

25Waverly, IAIA10,56134.1+5%

26Perry, IAIA8,20834.6−4%

27Council Bluffs, IAIA62,68034.6+6%

28Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,93534.7+5%

29Eldridge, IAIA6,95434.7+16%

30Clive, IAIA19,86134.9+11%

31Grinnell, IAIA9,43035.1+11%

32Pella, IAIA10,99235.1+17%

33Marion, IAIA42,73235.1+7%

34Nevada, IAIA6,97435.3+4%

35Denison, IAIA8,21435.3+3%

36Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,23935.6+10%

37Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,50035.6+7%

38Asbury, IAIA6,03535.7+17%

39Anamosa, IAIA5,90135.8+12%

40Muscatine, IAIA23,16435.8+8%

41Waterloo, IAIA66,91935.9+3%

42Adel, IAIA7,09836.0+7%

43Glenwood, IAIA5,28736.1+5%

44Johnston, IAIA25,06536.3+3%

45Oskaloosa, IAIA11,49336.4+4%

46DeWitt, IAIA5,70436.7+6%

47Le Mars, IAIA10,76036.9+11%

48Dubuque, IAIA59,14836.9+9%

49Urbandale, IAIA48,57037.0+11%

50Boone, IAIA12,47137.7+5%

51Burlington, IAIA23,33637.9+7%

52Osceola, IAIA5,67938.0+0%

53Fort Dodge, IAIA24,83738.0+7%

54Manchester, IAIA5,35738.0+9%

55Keokuk, IAIA9,51038.1+7%

56Mason City, IAIA26,85338.2+10%

57Ottumwa, IAIA25,31938.2+2%

58Clarinda, IAIA5,27338.2−0%

59Clinton, IAIA24,04938.3+8%

60Estherville, IAIA5,80738.3+8%

61Vinton, IAIA5,00438.4+10%

62Marshalltown, IAIA27,53638.4+4%

63Sheldon, IAIA5,57538.5+9%

64Winterset, IAIA5,52038.6−3%

65Bettendorf, IAIA40,71038.7+11%

66Carroll, IAIA10,08538.8+13%

67Webster City, IAIA7,81538.9+5%

68Newton, IAIA15,74139.1+5%

69Independence, IAIA6,31239.1+8%

70Spencer, IAIA11,21839.2+12%

71Creston, IAIA7,33539.3+10%

72Centerville, IAIA5,32739.4+4%

73Maquoketa, IAIA6,02739.7+8%

74Red Oak, IAIA5,38839.8+3%

75Fort Madison, IAIA9,93539.8+8%

76Knoxville, IAIA7,46939.9+5%

77Spirit Lake, IAIA5,52539.9+5%

78Clear Lake, IAIA7,60140.7+13%

79Oelwein, IAIA5,75740.8+8%

80Iowa Falls, IAIA5,01341.2+11%

81Fairfield, IAIA9,22041.5+11%

82Atlantic, IAIA6,67641.6+7%

83Charles City, IAIA7,01341.6+6%

84Algona, IAIA5,30941.7+14%

85Washington, IAIA7,26141.8+8%

86Windsor Heights, IAIA5,05942.1+8%

87Cherokee, IAIA5,12242.7+9%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS