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Youngest by median age, Iowa cities · 2010

Iowa cities with the youngest median age (2010 ACS). This list covers the 87 cities in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 87 is 37.3.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN AGEVS 2000

01Ames, IAIA68,22023.8+1%

02Iowa City, IAIA76,22925.6+1%

03Cedar Falls, IAIA41,24026.8+3%

04Sioux Center, IAIA8,86427.7+9%

05Orange City, IAIA6,46829.1+4%

06North Liberty, IAIA21,97629.20%

07Decorah, IAIA7,41729.6−1%

08Bondurant, IAIA9,64729.7−7%

09Storm Lake, IAIA11,59030.8−3%

10Grimes, IAIA17,40531.1+1%

11Tiffin, IAIA7,15631.2+4%

12Coralville, IAIA23,96031.6+6%

13Waukee, IAIA34,89031.8−4%

14Ankeny, IAIA77,83331.90%

15Denison, IAIA8,21432.6−8%

16Waverly, IAIA10,56133.1−3%

17Perry, IAIA8,20833.3−4%

18Pella, IAIA10,99233.3−5%

19Des Moines, IAIA212,08633.5−1%

20West Des Moines, IAIA74,22433.5+2%

21Altoona, IAIA22,79633.7+5%

22Sioux City, IAIA86,35633.7+1%

23Indianola, IAIA16,82934.1+1%

24Norwalk, IAIA15,00434.3+5%

25Polk City, IAIA6,63034.4+1%

26Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,23935.1−1%

27Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,93535.3+2%

28Davenport, IAIA100,35835.3+5%

29Sergeant Bluff, IAIA5,32435.5+13%

30Grinnell, IAIA9,43035.6+1%

31Asbury, IAIA6,03535.60%

32Oskaloosa, IAIA11,49335.8−2%

33Council Bluffs, IAIA62,68035.9+4%

34Waterloo, IAIA66,91935.90%

35Muscatine, IAIA23,16436.1+1%

36Marion, IAIA42,73236.1+3%

37Eldridge, IAIA6,95436.7+6%

38Osceola, IAIA5,67936.8−3%

39Fort Dodge, IAIA24,83736.8−3%

40Johnston, IAIA25,06536.9+2%

41Hiawatha, IAIA7,43237.0+16%

42Nevada, IAIA6,97437.1+5%

43Estherville, IAIA5,80737.2−3%

44Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,50037.3+5%

45Marshalltown, IAIA27,53637.3−3%

46Ottumwa, IAIA25,31937.4−2%

47Adel, IAIA7,09837.6+4%

48Urbandale, IAIA48,57037.8+2%

49Clive, IAIA19,86137.9+9%

50Dubuque, IAIA59,14838.0+3%

51Glenwood, IAIA5,28738.1+6%

52Boone, IAIA12,47138.1+1%

53Winterset, IAIA5,52038.4−1%

54Creston, IAIA7,33538.8−1%

55Le Mars, IAIA10,76039.2+6%

56Sheldon, IAIA5,57539.4+2%

57Anamosa, IAIA5,90139.6+11%

58Burlington, IAIA23,33639.7+5%

59DeWitt, IAIA5,70439.7+8%

60Fort Madison, IAIA9,93539.90%

61Keokuk, IAIA9,51040.0+5%

62Clarinda, IAIA5,27340.0+5%

63Webster City, IAIA7,81540.2+3%

64Vinton, IAIA5,00440.3+5%

65Clinton, IAIA24,04940.4+5%

66Bettendorf, IAIA40,71040.7+5%

67Mason City, IAIA26,85340.9+7%

68Iowa Falls, IAIA5,01340.9−1%

69Independence, IAIA6,31241.0+5%

70Knoxville, IAIA7,46941.0+3%

71Maquoketa, IAIA6,02741.0+3%

72Manchester, IAIA5,35741.1+8%

73Spencer, IAIA11,21841.5+6%

74Newton, IAIA15,74141.6+6%

75Centerville, IAIA5,32741.8+6%

76Spirit Lake, IAIA5,52541.9+5%

77Carroll, IAIA10,08542.0+8%

78Red Oak, IAIA5,38842.2+6%

79Washington, IAIA7,26142.4+1%

80Charles City, IAIA7,01342.9+3%

81Oelwein, IAIA5,75742.9+5%

82Windsor Heights, IAIA5,05943.0+2%

83Atlantic, IAIA6,67644.3+6%

84Fairfield, IAIA9,22046.0+11%

85Algona, IAIA5,30946.2+11%

86Cherokee, IAIA5,12246.3+8%

87Clear Lake, IAIA7,60146.3+14%

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