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Cities in Iowa by median household income, 2024

Clive, IA had the highest median household income of 41 cities in 2024, at $132,121. Waterloo, IA had the lowest, at $57,480. The median was $69,222 and the figure for Iowa was $75,059. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest132,121Clive, IA
Lowest57,480Waterloo, IA
Median69,22241 cities
Iowa75,059History

All cities, 2024

Clive, IA: 132,121 USDClive, IA132,121Grimes, IA: 120,037 USDGrimes, IA120,037Urbandale, IA: 112,795 USDUrbandale, IA112,795Ankeny, IA: 108,198 USDAnkeny, IA108,198Johnston, IA: 106,551 USDJohnston, IA106,551Norwalk, IA: 102,722 USDNorwalk, IA102,722North Liberty, IA: 102,102 USDNorth Liberty, IA102,102Waukee, IA: 101,029 USDWaukee, IA101,029Bettendorf, IA: 100,495 USDBettendorf, IA100,495Pleasant Hill, IA: 90,508 USDPleasant Hill, IA90,508Marion, IA: 86,743 USDMarion, IA86,743West Des Moines, IA: 86,594 USDWest Des Moines, IA86,594Altoona, IA: 86,114 USDAltoona, IA86,114Pella, IA: 84,111 USDPella, IA84,111Waverly, IA: 80,284 USDWaverly, IA80,284Cedar Falls, IA: 76,987 USDCedar Falls, IA76,987Indianola, IA: 75,453 USDIndianola, IA75,453Le Mars, IA: 74,701 USDLe Mars, IA74,701Cedar Rapids, IA: 70,424 USDCedar Rapids, IA70,424Carroll, IA: 69,706 USDCarroll, IA69,706Boone, IA: 69,222 USDBoone, IA69,222Coralville, IA: 69,144 USDCoralville, IA69,144Marshalltown, IA: 69,068 USDMarshalltown, IA69,068Sioux City, IA: 68,906 USDSioux City, IA68,906Davenport, IA: 66,200 USDDavenport, IA66,200Des Moines, IA: 65,932 USDDes Moines, IA65,932Dubuque, IA: 65,845 USDDubuque, IA65,845Mason City, IA: 64,804 USDMason City, IA64,804Council Bluffs, IA: 64,578 USDCouncil Bluffs, IA64,578Oskaloosa, IA: 64,004 USDOskaloosa, IA64,004Storm Lake, IA: 62,765 USDStorm Lake, IA62,765Ottumwa, IA: 61,103 USDOttumwa, IA61,103Ames, IA: 60,991 USDAmes, IA60,991Fort Dodge, IA: 60,649 USDFort Dodge, IA60,649Clinton, IA: 60,230 USDClinton, IA60,230Spencer, IA: 59,667 USDSpencer, IA59,667Burlington, IA: 59,000 USDBurlington, IA59,000Iowa City, IA: 58,546 USDIowa City, IA58,546Muscatine, IA: 58,117 USDMuscatine, IA58,117Newton, IA: 57,771 USDNewton, IA57,771Waterloo, IA: 57,480 USDWaterloo, IA57,480Clive, IA: 132,121 USDClive, IA132,121Grimes, IA: 120,037 USDGrimes, IA120,037Urbandale, IA: 112,795 USDUrbandale, IA112,795Ankeny, IA: 108,198 USDAnkeny, IA108,198Johnston, IA: 106,551 USDJohnston, IA106,551Norwalk, IA: 102,722 USDNorwalk, IA102,722North Liberty, IA: 102,102 USDNorth Liberty, IA102,102Waukee, IA: 101,029 USDWaukee, IA101,029Bettendorf, IA: 100,495 USDBettendorf, IA100,495Pleasant Hill, IA: 90,508 USDPleasant Hill, IA90,508Marion, IA: 86,743 USDMarion, IA86,743West Des Moines, IA: 86,594 USDWest Des Moines, IA86,594Altoona, IA: 86,114 USDAltoona, IA86,114Pella, IA: 84,111 USDPella, IA84,111Waverly, IA: 80,284 USDWaverly, IA80,284Cedar Falls, IA: 76,987 USDCedar Falls, IA76,987Indianola, IA: 75,453 USDIndianola, IA75,453Le Mars, IA: 74,701 USDLe Mars, IA74,701Cedar Rapids, IA: 70,424 USDCedar Rapids, IA70,424Carroll, IA: 69,706 USDCarroll, IA69,706Boone, IA: 69,222 USDBoone, IA69,222Coralville, IA: 69,144 USDCoralville, IA69,144Marshalltown, IA: 69,068 USDMarshalltown, IA69,068Sioux City, IA: 68,906 USDSioux City, IA68,906Davenport, IA: 66,200 USDDavenport, IA66,200Des Moines, IA: 65,932 USDDes Moines, IA65,932Dubuque, IA: 65,845 USDDubuque, IA65,845Mason City, IA: 64,804 USDMason City, IA64,804Council Bluffs, IA: 64,578 USDCouncil Bluffs, IA64,578Oskaloosa, IA: 64,004 USDOskaloosa, IA64,004Storm Lake, IA: 62,765 USDStorm Lake, IA62,765Ottumwa, IA: 61,103 USDOttumwa, IA61,103Ames, IA: 60,991 USDAmes, IA60,991Fort Dodge, IA: 60,649 USDFort Dodge, IA60,649Clinton, IA: 60,230 USDClinton, IA60,230Spencer, IA: 59,667 USDSpencer, IA59,667Burlington, IA: 59,000 USDBurlington, IA59,000Iowa City, IA: 58,546 USDIowa City, IA58,546Muscatine, IA: 58,117 USDMuscatine, IA58,117Newton, IA: 57,771 USDNewton, IA57,771Waterloo, IA: 57,480 USDWaterloo, IA57,480
USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19013: median household income in the past 12 months, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024
USD		Change on 2023
1Clive, IA132,121+0.8%
2Grimes, IA120,037+14.9%
3Urbandale, IA112,795-0.3%
4Ankeny, IA108,198+1.5%
5Johnston, IA106,551+3%
6Norwalk, IA102,722+8.6%
7North Liberty, IA102,102-1.8%
8Waukee, IA101,029-5.3%
9Bettendorf, IA100,495-2.4%
10Pleasant Hill, IA90,508+4.2%
11Marion, IA86,743-0.4%
12West Des Moines, IA86,594+2%
13Altoona, IA86,114-1.2%
14Pella, IA84,111+3.6%
15Waverly, IA80,284+2.4%
16Cedar Falls, IA76,987+3.8%
17Indianola, IA75,453-3.4%
18Le Mars, IA74,701+3.2%
19Cedar Rapids, IA70,424+3.8%
20Carroll, IA69,706+17.5%
21Boone, IA69,222+2.9%
22Coralville, IA69,144+4%
23Marshalltown, IA69,068+0.3%
24Sioux City, IA68,906+5.2%
25Davenport, IA66,200+2.6%
26Des Moines, IA65,932+3.1%
27Dubuque, IA65,845+1.3%
28Mason City, IA64,804+3.9%
29Council Bluffs, IA64,578+0.8%
30Oskaloosa, IA64,004+2.9%
31Storm Lake, IA62,765+7.6%
32Ottumwa, IA61,103+7.2%
33Ames, IA60,991+1.5%
34Fort Dodge, IA60,649-1.8%
35Clinton, IA60,230+4.8%
36Spencer, IA59,667+4.6%
37Burlington, IA59,000+6.7%
38Iowa City, IA58,546+1.8%
39Muscatine, IA58,117-2%
40Newton, IA57,771+2.6%
41Waterloo, IA57,480+2%

Other periods

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Household income in the past 12 months at the middle of the distribution, in US dollars adjusted to the last year of the period. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

US dollars. For Spanish places use net_income_per_household (average, EUR).

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19013: median household income in the past 12 months, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b19013.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Which city has the highest median household income?

Clive, IA, with $132,121 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Waterloo, IA, with $57,480 in 2024.

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