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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. The median across all 87 is 36.3.

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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%

18West Des Moines, IAIA74,22433.0−1%

19Waukee, IAIA34,89033.0+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%

32Marion, IAIA42,73235.1+7%

33Pella, IAIA10,99235.1+17%

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%

39Muscatine, IAIA23,16435.8+8%

40Anamosa, IAIA5,90135.8+12%

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%

47Dubuque, IAIA59,14836.9+9%

48Le Mars, IAIA10,76036.9+11%

49Urbandale, IAIA48,57037.0+11%

50Boone, IAIA12,47137.7+5%

51Burlington, IAIA23,33637.9+7%

52Manchester, IAIA5,35738.0+9%

53Fort Dodge, IAIA24,83738.0+7%

54Osceola, IAIA5,67938.00%

55Keokuk, IAIA9,51038.1+7%

56Mason City, IAIA26,85338.2+10%

57Ottumwa, IAIA25,31938.2+2%

58Clarinda, IAIA5,27338.20%

59Clinton, IAIA24,04938.3+8%

60Estherville, IAIA5,80738.3+8%

61Marshalltown, IAIA27,53638.4+4%

62Vinton, IAIA5,00438.4+10%

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%

82Charles City, IAIA7,01341.6+6%

83Atlantic, IAIA6,67641.6+7%

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 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS