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Cities in Iowa by median household income

Clive, IA had the highest median household income of 41 cities in 2021, at $114,905. Spencer, IA had the lowest, at $45,313. The median was $61,997 and the figure for Iowa was $65,429. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest114,905Clive, IA
Lowest45,313Spencer, IA
Median61,99741 cities
Iowa65,429History

All cities, 2021

Clive, IA: 114,905 USDClive, IA114,905Waukee, IA: 101,138 USDWaukee, IA101,138Urbandale, IA: 100,589 USDUrbandale, IA100,589North Liberty, IA: 96,351 USDNorth Liberty, IA96,351Johnston, IA: 93,363 USDJohnston, IA93,363Ankeny, IA: 92,959 USDAnkeny, IA92,959Norwalk, IA: 91,610 USDNorwalk, IA91,610Grimes, IA: 90,456 USDGrimes, IA90,456Bettendorf, IA: 89,375 USDBettendorf, IA89,375Altoona, IA: 83,514 USDAltoona, IA83,514Pella, IA: 80,270 USDPella, IA80,270West Des Moines, IA: 76,564 USDWest Des Moines, IA76,564Pleasant Hill, IA: 76,371 USDPleasant Hill, IA76,371Marion, IA: 75,927 USDMarion, IA75,927Waverly, IA: 70,688 USDWaverly, IA70,688Le Mars, IA: 69,476 USDLe Mars, IA69,476Coralville, IA: 67,474 USDCoralville, IA67,474Indianola, IA: 67,206 USDIndianola, IA67,206Cedar Falls, IA: 66,838 USDCedar Falls, IA66,838Cedar Rapids, IA: 63,170 USDCedar Rapids, IA63,170Boone, IA: 61,997 USDBoone, IA61,997Sioux City, IA: 59,435 USDSioux City, IA59,435Dubuque, IA: 58,691 USDDubuque, IA58,691Des Moines, IA: 58,444 USDDes Moines, IA58,444Council Bluffs, IA: 57,683 USDCouncil Bluffs, IA57,683Marshalltown, IA: 57,367 USDMarshalltown, IA57,367Davenport, IA: 56,315 USDDavenport, IA56,315Mason City, IA: 56,009 USDMason City, IA56,009Muscatine, IA: 54,577 USDMuscatine, IA54,577Ames, IA: 54,339 USDAmes, IA54,339Oskaloosa, IA: 54,216 USDOskaloosa, IA54,216Iowa City, IA: 51,925 USDIowa City, IA51,925Carroll, IA: 51,443 USDCarroll, IA51,443Newton, IA: 51,026 USDNewton, IA51,026Fort Dodge, IA: 50,409 USDFort Dodge, IA50,409Clinton, IA: 50,154 USDClinton, IA50,154Waterloo, IA: 49,430 USDWaterloo, IA49,430Storm Lake, IA: 49,375 USDStorm Lake, IA49,375Ottumwa, IA: 48,198 USDOttumwa, IA48,198Burlington, IA: 48,013 USDBurlington, IA48,013Spencer, IA: 45,313 USDSpencer, IA45,313Clive, IA: 114,905 USDClive, IA114,905Waukee, IA: 101,138 USDWaukee, IA101,138Urbandale, IA: 100,589 USDUrbandale, IA100,589North Liberty, IA: 96,351 USDNorth Liberty, IA96,351Johnston, IA: 93,363 USDJohnston, IA93,363Ankeny, IA: 92,959 USDAnkeny, IA92,959Norwalk, IA: 91,610 USDNorwalk, IA91,610Grimes, IA: 90,456 USDGrimes, IA90,456Bettendorf, IA: 89,375 USDBettendorf, IA89,375Altoona, IA: 83,514 USDAltoona, IA83,514Pella, IA: 80,270 USDPella, IA80,270West Des Moines, IA: 76,564 USDWest Des Moines, IA76,564Pleasant Hill, IA: 76,371 USDPleasant Hill, IA76,371Marion, IA: 75,927 USDMarion, IA75,927Waverly, IA: 70,688 USDWaverly, IA70,688Le Mars, IA: 69,476 USDLe Mars, IA69,476Coralville, IA: 67,474 USDCoralville, IA67,474Indianola, IA: 67,206 USDIndianola, IA67,206Cedar Falls, IA: 66,838 USDCedar Falls, IA66,838Cedar Rapids, IA: 63,170 USDCedar Rapids, IA63,170Boone, IA: 61,997 USDBoone, IA61,997Sioux City, IA: 59,435 USDSioux City, IA59,435Dubuque, IA: 58,691 USDDubuque, IA58,691Des Moines, IA: 58,444 USDDes Moines, IA58,444Council Bluffs, IA: 57,683 USDCouncil Bluffs, IA57,683Marshalltown, IA: 57,367 USDMarshalltown, IA57,367Davenport, IA: 56,315 USDDavenport, IA56,315Mason City, IA: 56,009 USDMason City, IA56,009Muscatine, IA: 54,577 USDMuscatine, IA54,577Ames, IA: 54,339 USDAmes, IA54,339Oskaloosa, IA: 54,216 USDOskaloosa, IA54,216Iowa City, IA: 51,925 USDIowa City, IA51,925Carroll, IA: 51,443 USDCarroll, IA51,443Newton, IA: 51,026 USDNewton, IA51,026Fort Dodge, IA: 50,409 USDFort Dodge, IA50,409Clinton, IA: 50,154 USDClinton, IA50,154Waterloo, IA: 49,430 USDWaterloo, IA49,430Storm Lake, IA: 49,375 USDStorm Lake, IA49,375Ottumwa, IA: 48,198 USDOttumwa, IA48,198Burlington, IA: 48,013 USDBurlington, IA48,013Spencer, IA: 45,313 USDSpencer, IA45,313
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

RankCities2021
USD
1Clive, IA114,905
2Waukee, IA101,138
3Urbandale, IA100,589
4North Liberty, IA96,351
5Johnston, IA93,363
6Ankeny, IA92,959
7Norwalk, IA91,610
8Grimes, IA90,456
9Bettendorf, IA89,375
10Altoona, IA83,514
11Pella, IA80,270
12West Des Moines, IA76,564
13Pleasant Hill, IA76,371
14Marion, IA75,927
15Waverly, IA70,688
16Le Mars, IA69,476
17Coralville, IA67,474
18Indianola, IA67,206
19Cedar Falls, IA66,838
20Cedar Rapids, IA63,170
21Boone, IA61,997
22Sioux City, IA59,435
23Dubuque, IA58,691
24Des Moines, IA58,444
25Council Bluffs, IA57,683
26Marshalltown, IA57,367
27Davenport, IA56,315
28Mason City, IA56,009
29Muscatine, IA54,577
30Ames, IA54,339
31Oskaloosa, IA54,216
32Iowa City, IA51,925
33Carroll, IA51,443
34Newton, IA51,026
35Fort Dodge, IA50,409
36Clinton, IA50,154
37Waterloo, IA49,430
38Storm Lake, IA49,375
39Ottumwa, IA48,198
40Burlington, IA48,013
41Spencer, IA45,313

Other periods

About this ranking

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).

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b19013.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). 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) (Cities in Iowa by median household income, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b19013.dat

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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), Cities in Iowa by median household income, 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b19013.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-household-income/iowa-cities?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. 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). Cities in Iowa by median household income, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b19013.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-household-income/iowa-cities?period=2021.

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Which city has the highest median household income?

Clive, IA, with $114,905 in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Spencer, IA, with $45,313 in 2021.

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