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Youngest by median age, Iowa cities · 2020

Iowa cities with the youngest median age (2020 ACS). This list covers the 87 cities in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 87 is 38.6.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN AGEVS 2000

01Ames, IAIA68,22023.60%

02Iowa City, IAIA76,22927.1+7%

03Sioux Center, IAIA8,86427.4+7%

04Bondurant, IAIA9,64731.0−3%

05Orange City, IAIA6,46831.2+12%

06Cedar Falls, IAIA41,24031.4+21%

07Storm Lake, IAIA11,59031.5−1%

08North Liberty, IAIA21,97631.7+9%

09Tiffin, IAIA7,15631.8+6%

10Denison, IAIA8,21432.1−9%

11Coralville, IAIA23,96033.2+11%

12Grimes, IAIA17,40533.6+9%

13Waukee, IAIA34,89033.9+3%

14Ankeny, IAIA77,83334.0+7%

15Sioux City, IAIA86,35634.7+4%

16Des Moines, IAIA212,08634.8+3%

17Perry, IAIA8,20835.1+1%

18Adel, IAIA7,09835.3−2%

19Norwalk, IAIA15,00435.3+8%

20West Des Moines, IAIA74,22435.3+7%

21Grinnell, IAIA9,43035.5+1%

22Polk City, IAIA6,63035.5+4%

23Waverly, IAIA10,56135.8+5%

24Indianola, IAIA16,82936.0+7%

25Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,93536.4+5%

26Osceola, IAIA5,67936.6−4%

27Ottumwa, IAIA25,31936.7−4%

28Altoona, IAIA22,79636.7+14%

29Marshalltown, IAIA27,53636.7−4%

30Decorah, IAIA7,41736.8+23%

31Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,50036.8+3%

32Sheldon, IAIA5,57537.0−4%

33Johnston, IAIA25,06537.0+2%

34Sergeant Bluff, IAIA5,32437.2+19%

35Dubuque, IAIA59,14837.3+1%

36Oskaloosa, IAIA11,49337.3+2%

37Pella, IAIA10,99237.4+7%

38Waterloo, IAIA66,91937.4+4%

39Davenport, IAIA100,35837.5+12%

40Muscatine, IAIA23,16437.9+6%

41Le Mars, IAIA10,76038.1+3%

42Fort Dodge, IAIA24,83738.3+1%

43Council Bluffs, IAIA62,68038.3+11%

44Marion, IAIA42,73238.6+10%

45Hiawatha, IAIA7,43238.6+21%

46Glenwood, IAIA5,28738.9+8%

47Clive, IAIA19,86138.9+11%

48Asbury, IAIA6,03539.1+10%

49Eldridge, IAIA6,95439.2+13%

50Urbandale, IAIA48,57039.3+6%

51Creston, IAIA7,33539.30%

52Estherville, IAIA5,80739.3+3%

53Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,23939.6+11%

54DeWitt, IAIA5,70439.6+8%

55Nevada, IAIA6,97439.8+13%

56Windsor Heights, IAIA5,05939.8−5%

57Bettendorf, IAIA40,71039.9+3%

58Clarinda, IAIA5,27340.0+5%

59Winterset, IAIA5,52040.1+4%

60Anamosa, IAIA5,90140.5+13%

61Independence, IAIA6,31240.6+4%

62Webster City, IAIA7,81540.7+5%

63Washington, IAIA7,26140.7−3%

64Iowa Falls, IAIA5,01340.7−1%

65Boone, IAIA12,47141.2+9%

66Maquoketa, IAIA6,02741.3+4%

67Knoxville, IAIA7,46941.3+4%

68Clinton, IAIA24,04941.4+8%

69Keokuk, IAIA9,51041.4+9%

70Newton, IAIA15,74141.6+6%

71Burlington, IAIA23,33641.6+10%

72Spencer, IAIA11,21841.9+7%

73Fort Madison, IAIA9,93542.2+6%

74Vinton, IAIA5,00442.2+10%

75Centerville, IAIA5,32742.3+7%

76Carroll, IAIA10,08542.5+10%

77Spirit Lake, IAIA5,52542.5+7%

78Charles City, IAIA7,01342.6+2%

79Red Oak, IAIA5,38842.6+7%

80Mason City, IAIA26,85342.7+12%

81Oelwein, IAIA5,75743.1+6%

82Atlantic, IAIA6,67643.9+6%

83Manchester, IAIA5,35743.9+16%

84Fairfield, IAIA9,22044.3+7%

85Algona, IAIA5,30945.6+9%

86Cherokee, IAIA5,12246.2+8%

87Clear Lake, IAIA7,60149.1+21%

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