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Youngest by median age, Iowa cities · 2010

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, IAIA68,22023.8+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, IAIA21,97629.2+0%

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, IAIA77,83331.9+0%

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%

27Davenport, IAIA100,35835.3+5%

28Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,93535.3+2%

29Sergeant Bluff, IAIA5,32435.5+13%

30Grinnell, IAIA9,43035.6+1%

31Asbury, IAIA6,03535.6−0%

32Oskaloosa, IAIA11,49335.8−2%

33Council Bluffs, IAIA62,68035.9+4%

34Waterloo, IAIA66,91935.9+0%

35Marion, IAIA42,73236.1+3%

36Muscatine, IAIA23,16436.1+1%

37Eldridge, IAIA6,95436.7+6%

38Fort Dodge, IAIA24,83736.8−3%

39Osceola, IAIA5,67936.8−3%

40Johnston, IAIA25,06536.9+2%

41Hiawatha, IAIA7,43237.0+16%

42Nevada, IAIA6,97437.1+5%

43Estherville, IAIA5,80737.2−3%

44Marshalltown, IAIA27,53637.3−3%

45Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,50037.3+5%

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%

51Boone, IAIA12,47138.1+1%

52Glenwood, IAIA5,28738.1+6%

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%

58DeWitt, IAIA5,70439.7+8%

59Burlington, IAIA23,33639.7+5%

60Fort Madison, IAIA9,93539.9+0%

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%

69Knoxville, IAIA7,46941.0+3%

70Maquoketa, IAIA6,02741.0+3%

71Independence, IAIA6,31241.0+5%

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%

80Oelwein, IAIA5,75742.9+5%

81Charles City, IAIA7,01342.9+3%

82Windsor Heights, IAIA5,05943.0+2%

83Atlantic, IAIA6,67644.3+6%

84Fairfield, IAIA9,22046.0+11%

85Algona, IAIA5,30946.2+11%

86Clear Lake, IAIA7,60146.3+14%

87Cherokee, IAIA5,12246.3+8%

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