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Population in Council Bluffs, IA

Population in Council Bluffs, IA was 62,680 in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.3% from 2024. That is the 10th highest of 41 cities in 2025.

2025, persons62,680
Change on 2024+0.3%
Rank10th of 41Cities in Iowa ranked
Series high62,7922020
Series low62,3952022

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Population in Council Bluffs, IA, 2020 to 2025

62.3K62.4K62.5K62.6K62.7K62.8K2020202120222023202420252020: 62,792 persons2021: 62,594 persons2022: 62,395 persons2023: 62,538 persons2024: 62,484 persons2025: 62,680 persons
persons. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-05-14.
All 6 values
Periodpersons
202562,680
202462,484
202362,538
202262,395
202162,594
202062,792

Compared with Iowa and United States

Place2025
Council Bluffs, IA62,680
Iowa3,238,387
United States341,784,857

Rankings

Definition

Resident population. Spain and the EU: 1 January, with Spanish figures from the official municipal register (Padrón). Norway: Statistics Norway, 1 January. Iceland and its municipalities: Statistics Iceland, 1 January. United States: Census Bureau population estimates for 1 July. United Kingdom regions and local authorities: Office for National Statistics estimates for 30 June. Other countries and the World: World Bank mid-year estimates, which count all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. UN World Population Prospects estimates for 1 July cover the years before 1960 and the areas the World Bank does not publish, such as Taiwan.

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How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals) (Population, Council Bluffs, IA, 2020 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/

MLA 9

Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals), Population, Council Bluffs, IA, 2020 to 2025. U.S. Census Bureau, 14 May 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/population/council-bluffs-ia. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals). Population, Council Bluffs, IA, 2020 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/population/council-bluffs-ia.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2026) Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals), Population, Council Bluffs, IA, 2020 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/population/council-bluffs-ia (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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What is the population in Council Bluffs, IA?

Population in Council Bluffs, IA was 62,680 in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.3% from 2024. That is the 10th highest of 41 cities in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Census Bureau. Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest population in Council Bluffs, IA?

62,792 in 2020, the highest value since 2020 in this series.

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