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Youngest by median age, Iowa cities · 2020

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, IAIA68,22023.6+0%

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%

28Marshalltown, IAIA27,53636.7−4%

29Altoona, IAIA22,79636.7+14%

30Decorah, IAIA7,41736.8+23%

31Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,50036.8+3%

32Johnston, IAIA25,06537.0+2%

33Sheldon, IAIA5,57537.0−4%

34Sergeant Bluff, IAIA5,32437.2+19%

35Dubuque, IAIA59,14837.3+1%

36Oskaloosa, IAIA11,49337.3+2%

37Waterloo, IAIA66,91937.4+4%

38Pella, IAIA10,99237.4+7%

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%

50Estherville, IAIA5,80739.3+3%

51Urbandale, IAIA48,57039.3+6%

52Creston, IAIA7,33539.3+0%

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%

66Knoxville, IAIA7,46941.3+4%

67Maquoketa, IAIA6,02741.3+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%

73Vinton, IAIA5,00442.2+10%

74Fort Madison, IAIA9,93542.2+6%

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%

82Manchester, IAIA5,35743.9+16%

83Atlantic, IAIA6,67643.9+6%

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