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Cities in Iowa by per capita income (US five-year survey estimate)

Clive, IA had the highest per capita income (US five-year survey estimate) of 41 cities in 2021, at $53,305. Storm Lake, IA had the lowest, at $24,729. The median was $32,431 and the figure for Iowa was $34,817. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest53,305Clive, IA
Lowest24,729Storm Lake, IA
Median32,43141 cities
Iowa34,817History

All cities, 2021

Clive, IA: 53,305 USDClive, IA53,305Johnston, IA: 52,002 USDJohnston, IA52,002West Des Moines, IA: 49,286 USDWest Des Moines, IA49,286Waukee, IA: 48,451 USDWaukee, IA48,451Bettendorf, IA: 48,011 USDBettendorf, IA48,011Urbandale, IA: 46,119 USDUrbandale, IA46,119North Liberty, IA: 44,828 USDNorth Liberty, IA44,828Coralville, IA: 43,627 USDCoralville, IA43,627Ankeny, IA: 43,004 USDAnkeny, IA43,004Norwalk, IA: 42,354 USDNorwalk, IA42,354Pella, IA: 39,566 USDPella, IA39,566Marion, IA: 39,213 USDMarion, IA39,213Grimes, IA: 39,062 USDGrimes, IA39,062Cedar Falls, IA: 36,338 USDCedar Falls, IA36,338Altoona, IA: 36,264 USDAltoona, IA36,264Cedar Rapids, IA: 35,566 USDCedar Rapids, IA35,566Pleasant Hill, IA: 35,285 USDPleasant Hill, IA35,285Le Mars, IA: 33,750 USDLe Mars, IA33,750Carroll, IA: 32,857 USDCarroll, IA32,857Mason City, IA: 32,442 USDMason City, IA32,442Davenport, IA: 32,431 USDDavenport, IA32,431Dubuque, IA: 32,429 USDDubuque, IA32,429Boone, IA: 32,273 USDBoone, IA32,273Iowa City, IA: 32,203 USDIowa City, IA32,203Indianola, IA: 31,844 USDIndianola, IA31,844Waverly, IA: 31,501 USDWaverly, IA31,501Des Moines, IA: 31,276 USDDes Moines, IA31,276Oskaloosa, IA: 31,204 USDOskaloosa, IA31,204Burlington, IA: 30,924 USDBurlington, IA30,924Spencer, IA: 29,743 USDSpencer, IA29,743Ames, IA: 29,347 USDAmes, IA29,347Council Bluffs, IA: 29,169 USDCouncil Bluffs, IA29,169Clinton, IA: 29,149 USDClinton, IA29,149Waterloo, IA: 29,079 USDWaterloo, IA29,079Fort Dodge, IA: 28,629 USDFort Dodge, IA28,629Sioux City, IA: 28,571 USDSioux City, IA28,571Newton, IA: 27,276 USDNewton, IA27,276Muscatine, IA: 27,070 USDMuscatine, IA27,070Ottumwa, IA: 26,972 USDOttumwa, IA26,972Marshalltown, IA: 26,000 USDMarshalltown, IA26,000Storm Lake, IA: 24,729 USDStorm Lake, IA24,729Clive, IA: 53,305 USDClive, IA53,305Johnston, IA: 52,002 USDJohnston, IA52,002West Des Moines, IA: 49,286 USDWest Des Moines, IA49,286Waukee, IA: 48,451 USDWaukee, IA48,451Bettendorf, IA: 48,011 USDBettendorf, IA48,011Urbandale, IA: 46,119 USDUrbandale, IA46,119North Liberty, IA: 44,828 USDNorth Liberty, IA44,828Coralville, IA: 43,627 USDCoralville, IA43,627Ankeny, IA: 43,004 USDAnkeny, IA43,004Norwalk, IA: 42,354 USDNorwalk, IA42,354Pella, IA: 39,566 USDPella, IA39,566Marion, IA: 39,213 USDMarion, IA39,213Grimes, IA: 39,062 USDGrimes, IA39,062Cedar Falls, IA: 36,338 USDCedar Falls, IA36,338Altoona, IA: 36,264 USDAltoona, IA36,264Cedar Rapids, IA: 35,566 USDCedar Rapids, IA35,566Pleasant Hill, IA: 35,285 USDPleasant Hill, IA35,285Le Mars, IA: 33,750 USDLe Mars, IA33,750Carroll, IA: 32,857 USDCarroll, IA32,857Mason City, IA: 32,442 USDMason City, IA32,442Davenport, IA: 32,431 USDDavenport, IA32,431Dubuque, IA: 32,429 USDDubuque, IA32,429Boone, IA: 32,273 USDBoone, IA32,273Iowa City, IA: 32,203 USDIowa City, IA32,203Indianola, IA: 31,844 USDIndianola, IA31,844Waverly, IA: 31,501 USDWaverly, IA31,501Des Moines, IA: 31,276 USDDes Moines, IA31,276Oskaloosa, IA: 31,204 USDOskaloosa, IA31,204Burlington, IA: 30,924 USDBurlington, IA30,924Spencer, IA: 29,743 USDSpencer, IA29,743Ames, IA: 29,347 USDAmes, IA29,347Council Bluffs, IA: 29,169 USDCouncil Bluffs, IA29,169Clinton, IA: 29,149 USDClinton, IA29,149Waterloo, IA: 29,079 USDWaterloo, IA29,079Fort Dodge, IA: 28,629 USDFort Dodge, IA28,629Sioux City, IA: 28,571 USDSioux City, IA28,571Newton, IA: 27,276 USDNewton, IA27,276Muscatine, IA: 27,070 USDMuscatine, IA27,070Ottumwa, IA: 26,972 USDOttumwa, IA26,972Marshalltown, IA: 26,000 USDMarshalltown, IA26,000Storm Lake, IA: 24,729 USDStorm Lake, IA24,729
USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19301: per capita income in the past 12 months, in inflation-adjusted dollars of the final year, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2021
USD
1Clive, IA53,305
2Johnston, IA52,002
3West Des Moines, IA49,286
4Waukee, IA48,451
5Bettendorf, IA48,011
6Urbandale, IA46,119
7North Liberty, IA44,828
8Coralville, IA43,627
9Ankeny, IA43,004
10Norwalk, IA42,354
11Pella, IA39,566
12Marion, IA39,213
13Grimes, IA39,062
14Cedar Falls, IA36,338
15Altoona, IA36,264
16Cedar Rapids, IA35,566
17Pleasant Hill, IA35,285
18Le Mars, IA33,750
19Carroll, IA32,857
20Mason City, IA32,442
21Davenport, IA32,431
22Dubuque, IA32,429
23Boone, IA32,273
24Iowa City, IA32,203
25Indianola, IA31,844
26Waverly, IA31,501
27Des Moines, IA31,276
28Oskaloosa, IA31,204
29Burlington, IA30,924
30Spencer, IA29,743
31Ames, IA29,347
32Council Bluffs, IA29,169
33Clinton, IA29,149
34Waterloo, IA29,079
35Fort Dodge, IA28,629
36Sioux City, IA28,571
37Newton, IA27,276
38Muscatine, IA27,070
39Ottumwa, IA26,972
40Marshalltown, IA26,000
41Storm Lake, IA24,729

Other periods

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Total money income received in the past 12 months by people aged 15 and over, divided by the total population, including children, 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.

Survey-reported money income before taxes. Lower than BEA per_capita_personal_income, which also counts employer contributions, imputed income and government transfers in kind.

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 B19301: per capita income in the past 12 months, in inflation-adjusted dollars of the final year, 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-b19301.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19301: per capita income in the past 12 months, in inflation-adjusted dollars of the final year, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Iowa by per capita income (US five-year survey estimate), 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b19301.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19301: per capita income in the past 12 months, in inflation-adjusted dollars of the final year, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Iowa by per capita income (US five-year survey estimate), 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b19301.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/per-capita-income-acs/iowa-cities?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19301: per capita income in the past 12 months, in inflation-adjusted dollars of the final year, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in Iowa by per capita income (US five-year survey estimate), 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b19301.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/per-capita-income-acs/iowa-cities?period=2021.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19301: per capita income in the past 12 months, in inflation-adjusted dollars of the final year, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Iowa by per capita income (US five-year survey estimate), 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b19301.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/per-capita-income-acs/iowa-cities?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  title = {{American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19301: per capita income in the past 12 months, in inflation-adjusted dollars of the final year, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more): Cities in Iowa by per capita income (US five-year survey estimate), 2021}},
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Which city has the highest per capita income (US five-year survey estimate)?

Clive, IA, with $53,305 in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Storm Lake, IA, with $24,729 in 2021.

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