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Cities in Iowa by median household income

Clive, IA had the highest median household income of 41 cities in 2022, at $124,908. Burlington, IA had the lowest, at $51,628. The median was $65,000 and the figure for Iowa was $70,571. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest124,908Clive, IA
Lowest51,628Burlington, IA
Median65,00041 cities
Iowa70,571History

All cities, 2022

Clive, IA: 124,908 USDClive, IA124,908Urbandale, IA: 111,888 USDUrbandale, IA111,888Waukee, IA: 106,846 USDWaukee, IA106,846Ankeny, IA: 101,151 USDAnkeny, IA101,151Bettendorf, IA: 100,570 USDBettendorf, IA100,570North Liberty, IA: 100,197 USDNorth Liberty, IA100,197Grimes, IA: 99,896 USDGrimes, IA99,896Johnston, IA: 98,324 USDJohnston, IA98,324Norwalk, IA: 94,176 USDNorwalk, IA94,176Altoona, IA: 89,100 USDAltoona, IA89,100Pella, IA: 86,025 USDPella, IA86,025West Des Moines, IA: 82,345 USDWest Des Moines, IA82,345Pleasant Hill, IA: 81,992 USDPleasant Hill, IA81,992Marion, IA: 81,519 USDMarion, IA81,519Waverly, IA: 78,278 USDWaverly, IA78,278Le Mars, IA: 73,734 USDLe Mars, IA73,734Indianola, IA: 73,534 USDIndianola, IA73,534Cedar Falls, IA: 71,011 USDCedar Falls, IA71,011Coralville, IA: 67,691 USDCoralville, IA67,691Cedar Rapids, IA: 66,895 USDCedar Rapids, IA66,895Marshalltown, IA: 65,000 USDMarshalltown, IA65,000Sioux City, IA: 64,250 USDSioux City, IA64,250Boone, IA: 64,192 USDBoone, IA64,192Dubuque, IA: 63,520 USDDubuque, IA63,520Des Moines, IA: 62,378 USDDes Moines, IA62,378Council Bluffs, IA: 61,181 USDCouncil Bluffs, IA61,181Mason City, IA: 60,786 USDMason City, IA60,786Carroll, IA: 60,368 USDCarroll, IA60,368Davenport, IA: 59,890 USDDavenport, IA59,890Fort Dodge, IA: 59,452 USDFort Dodge, IA59,452Muscatine, IA: 58,474 USDMuscatine, IA58,474Oskaloosa, IA: 57,949 USDOskaloosa, IA57,949Ames, IA: 57,428 USDAmes, IA57,428Spencer, IA: 57,175 USDSpencer, IA57,175Clinton, IA: 55,196 USDClinton, IA55,196Iowa City, IA: 54,879 USDIowa City, IA54,879Storm Lake, IA: 54,615 USDStorm Lake, IA54,615Waterloo, IA: 54,104 USDWaterloo, IA54,104Newton, IA: 53,873 USDNewton, IA53,873Ottumwa, IA: 53,085 USDOttumwa, IA53,085Burlington, IA: 51,628 USDBurlington, IA51,628Clive, IA: 124,908 USDClive, IA124,908Urbandale, IA: 111,888 USDUrbandale, IA111,888Waukee, IA: 106,846 USDWaukee, IA106,846Ankeny, IA: 101,151 USDAnkeny, IA101,151Bettendorf, IA: 100,570 USDBettendorf, IA100,570North Liberty, IA: 100,197 USDNorth Liberty, IA100,197Grimes, IA: 99,896 USDGrimes, IA99,896Johnston, IA: 98,324 USDJohnston, IA98,324Norwalk, IA: 94,176 USDNorwalk, IA94,176Altoona, IA: 89,100 USDAltoona, IA89,100Pella, IA: 86,025 USDPella, IA86,025West Des Moines, IA: 82,345 USDWest Des Moines, IA82,345Pleasant Hill, IA: 81,992 USDPleasant Hill, IA81,992Marion, IA: 81,519 USDMarion, IA81,519Waverly, IA: 78,278 USDWaverly, IA78,278Le Mars, IA: 73,734 USDLe Mars, IA73,734Indianola, IA: 73,534 USDIndianola, IA73,534Cedar Falls, IA: 71,011 USDCedar Falls, IA71,011Coralville, IA: 67,691 USDCoralville, IA67,691Cedar Rapids, IA: 66,895 USDCedar Rapids, IA66,895Marshalltown, IA: 65,000 USDMarshalltown, IA65,000Sioux City, IA: 64,250 USDSioux City, IA64,250Boone, IA: 64,192 USDBoone, IA64,192Dubuque, IA: 63,520 USDDubuque, IA63,520Des Moines, IA: 62,378 USDDes Moines, IA62,378Council Bluffs, IA: 61,181 USDCouncil Bluffs, IA61,181Mason City, IA: 60,786 USDMason City, IA60,786Carroll, IA: 60,368 USDCarroll, IA60,368Davenport, IA: 59,890 USDDavenport, IA59,890Fort Dodge, IA: 59,452 USDFort Dodge, IA59,452Muscatine, IA: 58,474 USDMuscatine, IA58,474Oskaloosa, IA: 57,949 USDOskaloosa, IA57,949Ames, IA: 57,428 USDAmes, IA57,428Spencer, IA: 57,175 USDSpencer, IA57,175Clinton, IA: 55,196 USDClinton, IA55,196Iowa City, IA: 54,879 USDIowa City, IA54,879Storm Lake, IA: 54,615 USDStorm Lake, IA54,615Waterloo, IA: 54,104 USDWaterloo, IA54,104Newton, IA: 53,873 USDNewton, IA53,873Ottumwa, IA: 53,085 USDOttumwa, IA53,085Burlington, IA: 51,628 USDBurlington, IA51,628
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

RankCities2022
USD		Change on 2021
1Clive, IA124,908+8.7%
2Urbandale, IA111,888+11.2%
3Waukee, IA106,846+5.6%
4Ankeny, IA101,151+8.8%
5Bettendorf, IA100,570+12.5%
6North Liberty, IA100,197+4%
7Grimes, IA99,896+10.4%
8Johnston, IA98,324+5.3%
9Norwalk, IA94,176+2.8%
10Altoona, IA89,100+6.7%
11Pella, IA86,025+7.2%
12West Des Moines, IA82,345+7.6%
13Pleasant Hill, IA81,992+7.4%
14Marion, IA81,519+7.4%
15Waverly, IA78,278+10.7%
16Le Mars, IA73,734+6.1%
17Indianola, IA73,534+9.4%
18Cedar Falls, IA71,011+6.2%
19Coralville, IA67,691+0.3%
20Cedar Rapids, IA66,895+5.9%
21Marshalltown, IA65,000+13.3%
22Sioux City, IA64,250+8.1%
23Boone, IA64,192+3.5%
24Dubuque, IA63,520+8.2%
25Des Moines, IA62,378+6.7%
26Council Bluffs, IA61,181+6.1%
27Mason City, IA60,786+8.5%
28Carroll, IA60,368+17.3%
29Davenport, IA59,890+6.3%
30Fort Dodge, IA59,452+17.9%
31Muscatine, IA58,474+7.1%
32Oskaloosa, IA57,949+6.9%
33Ames, IA57,428+5.7%
34Spencer, IA57,175+26.2%
35Clinton, IA55,196+10.1%
36Iowa City, IA54,879+5.7%
37Storm Lake, IA54,615+10.6%
38Waterloo, IA54,104+9.5%
39Newton, IA53,873+5.6%
40Ottumwa, IA53,085+10.1%
41Burlington, IA51,628+7.5%

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).

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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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b19013.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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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, 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b19013.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-household-income/iowa-cities?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Which city has the highest median household income?

Clive, IA, with $124,908 in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Burlington, IA, with $51,628 in 2022.

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