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Cities in Iowa by median household income

Clive, IA had the highest median household income of 41 cities in 2023, at $131,082. Burlington, IA had the lowest, at $55,274. The median was $67,269 and the figure for Iowa was $73,147. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest131,082Clive, IA
Lowest55,274Burlington, IA
Median67,26941 cities
Iowa73,147History

All cities, 2023

Clive, IA: 131,082 USDClive, IA131,082Urbandale, IA: 113,086 USDUrbandale, IA113,086Waukee, IA: 106,728 USDWaukee, IA106,728Ankeny, IA: 106,603 USDAnkeny, IA106,603Grimes, IA: 104,497 USDGrimes, IA104,497North Liberty, IA: 103,933 USDNorth Liberty, IA103,933Johnston, IA: 103,430 USDJohnston, IA103,430Bettendorf, IA: 102,917 USDBettendorf, IA102,917Norwalk, IA: 94,583 USDNorwalk, IA94,583Altoona, IA: 87,123 USDAltoona, IA87,123Marion, IA: 87,105 USDMarion, IA87,105Pleasant Hill, IA: 86,890 USDPleasant Hill, IA86,890West Des Moines, IA: 84,925 USDWest Des Moines, IA84,925Pella, IA: 81,201 USDPella, IA81,201Waverly, IA: 78,429 USDWaverly, IA78,429Indianola, IA: 78,125 USDIndianola, IA78,125Cedar Falls, IA: 74,165 USDCedar Falls, IA74,165Le Mars, IA: 72,381 USDLe Mars, IA72,381Marshalltown, IA: 68,854 USDMarshalltown, IA68,854Cedar Rapids, IA: 67,859 USDCedar Rapids, IA67,859Boone, IA: 67,269 USDBoone, IA67,269Coralville, IA: 66,508 USDCoralville, IA66,508Sioux City, IA: 65,473 USDSioux City, IA65,473Dubuque, IA: 64,985 USDDubuque, IA64,985Davenport, IA: 64,497 USDDavenport, IA64,497Council Bluffs, IA: 64,092 USDCouncil Bluffs, IA64,092Des Moines, IA: 63,966 USDDes Moines, IA63,966Mason City, IA: 62,369 USDMason City, IA62,369Oskaloosa, IA: 62,172 USDOskaloosa, IA62,172Fort Dodge, IA: 61,769 USDFort Dodge, IA61,769Ames, IA: 60,102 USDAmes, IA60,102Muscatine, IA: 59,332 USDMuscatine, IA59,332Carroll, IA: 59,323 USDCarroll, IA59,323Storm Lake, IA: 58,341 USDStorm Lake, IA58,341Iowa City, IA: 57,533 USDIowa City, IA57,533Clinton, IA: 57,493 USDClinton, IA57,493Spencer, IA: 57,068 USDSpencer, IA57,068Ottumwa, IA: 56,994 USDOttumwa, IA56,994Waterloo, IA: 56,344 USDWaterloo, IA56,344Newton, IA: 56,321 USDNewton, IA56,321Burlington, IA: 55,274 USDBurlington, IA55,274Clive, IA: 131,082 USDClive, IA131,082Urbandale, IA: 113,086 USDUrbandale, IA113,086Waukee, IA: 106,728 USDWaukee, IA106,728Ankeny, IA: 106,603 USDAnkeny, IA106,603Grimes, IA: 104,497 USDGrimes, IA104,497North Liberty, IA: 103,933 USDNorth Liberty, IA103,933Johnston, IA: 103,430 USDJohnston, IA103,430Bettendorf, IA: 102,917 USDBettendorf, IA102,917Norwalk, IA: 94,583 USDNorwalk, IA94,583Altoona, IA: 87,123 USDAltoona, IA87,123Marion, IA: 87,105 USDMarion, IA87,105Pleasant Hill, IA: 86,890 USDPleasant Hill, IA86,890West Des Moines, IA: 84,925 USDWest Des Moines, IA84,925Pella, IA: 81,201 USDPella, IA81,201Waverly, IA: 78,429 USDWaverly, IA78,429Indianola, IA: 78,125 USDIndianola, IA78,125Cedar Falls, IA: 74,165 USDCedar Falls, IA74,165Le Mars, IA: 72,381 USDLe Mars, IA72,381Marshalltown, IA: 68,854 USDMarshalltown, IA68,854Cedar Rapids, IA: 67,859 USDCedar Rapids, IA67,859Boone, IA: 67,269 USDBoone, IA67,269Coralville, IA: 66,508 USDCoralville, IA66,508Sioux City, IA: 65,473 USDSioux City, IA65,473Dubuque, IA: 64,985 USDDubuque, IA64,985Davenport, IA: 64,497 USDDavenport, IA64,497Council Bluffs, IA: 64,092 USDCouncil Bluffs, IA64,092Des Moines, IA: 63,966 USDDes Moines, IA63,966Mason City, IA: 62,369 USDMason City, IA62,369Oskaloosa, IA: 62,172 USDOskaloosa, IA62,172Fort Dodge, IA: 61,769 USDFort Dodge, IA61,769Ames, IA: 60,102 USDAmes, IA60,102Muscatine, IA: 59,332 USDMuscatine, IA59,332Carroll, IA: 59,323 USDCarroll, IA59,323Storm Lake, IA: 58,341 USDStorm Lake, IA58,341Iowa City, IA: 57,533 USDIowa City, IA57,533Clinton, IA: 57,493 USDClinton, IA57,493Spencer, IA: 57,068 USDSpencer, IA57,068Ottumwa, IA: 56,994 USDOttumwa, IA56,994Waterloo, IA: 56,344 USDWaterloo, IA56,344Newton, IA: 56,321 USDNewton, IA56,321Burlington, IA: 55,274 USDBurlington, IA55,274
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

RankCities2023
USD		Change on 2022
1Clive, IA131,082+4.9%
2Urbandale, IA113,086+1.1%
3Waukee, IA106,728-0.1%
4Ankeny, IA106,603+5.4%
5Grimes, IA104,497+4.6%
6North Liberty, IA103,933+3.7%
7Johnston, IA103,430+5.2%
8Bettendorf, IA102,917+2.3%
9Norwalk, IA94,583+0.4%
10Altoona, IA87,123-2.2%
11Marion, IA87,105+6.9%
12Pleasant Hill, IA86,890+6%
13West Des Moines, IA84,925+3.1%
14Pella, IA81,201-5.6%
15Waverly, IA78,429+0.2%
16Indianola, IA78,125+6.2%
17Cedar Falls, IA74,165+4.4%
18Le Mars, IA72,381-1.8%
19Marshalltown, IA68,854+5.9%
20Cedar Rapids, IA67,859+1.4%
21Boone, IA67,269+4.8%
22Coralville, IA66,508-1.7%
23Sioux City, IA65,473+1.9%
24Dubuque, IA64,985+2.3%
25Davenport, IA64,497+7.7%
26Council Bluffs, IA64,092+4.8%
27Des Moines, IA63,966+2.5%
28Mason City, IA62,369+2.6%
29Oskaloosa, IA62,172+7.3%
30Fort Dodge, IA61,769+3.9%
31Ames, IA60,102+4.7%
32Muscatine, IA59,332+1.5%
33Carroll, IA59,323-1.7%
34Storm Lake, IA58,341+6.8%
35Iowa City, IA57,533+4.8%
36Clinton, IA57,493+4.2%
37Spencer, IA57,068-0.2%
38Ottumwa, IA56,994+7.4%
39Waterloo, IA56,344+4.1%
40Newton, IA56,321+4.5%
41Burlington, IA55,274+7.1%

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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b19013.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-household-income/iowa-cities?period=2023. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Which city has the highest median household income?

Clive, IA, with $131,082 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Burlington, IA, with $55,274 in 2023.

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