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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 2023, at $60,011. Storm Lake, IA had the lowest, at $28,947. The median was $37,123 and the figure for Iowa was $39,728. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest60,011Clive, IA
Lowest28,947Storm Lake, IA
Median37,12341 cities
Iowa39,728History

All cities, 2023

Clive, IA: 60,011 USDClive, IA60,011Johnston, IA: 56,641 USDJohnston, IA56,641West Des Moines, IA: 55,648 USDWest Des Moines, IA55,648Bettendorf, IA: 55,103 USDBettendorf, IA55,103North Liberty, IA: 54,241 USDNorth Liberty, IA54,241Urbandale, IA: 52,757 USDUrbandale, IA52,757Waukee, IA: 52,233 USDWaukee, IA52,233Ankeny, IA: 48,501 USDAnkeny, IA48,501Norwalk, IA: 47,919 USDNorwalk, IA47,919Coralville, IA: 47,788 USDCoralville, IA47,788Grimes, IA: 44,841 USDGrimes, IA44,841Marion, IA: 43,334 USDMarion, IA43,334Pella, IA: 42,262 USDPella, IA42,262Altoona, IA: 41,907 USDAltoona, IA41,907Cedar Falls, IA: 41,639 USDCedar Falls, IA41,639Waverly, IA: 41,409 USDWaverly, IA41,409Cedar Rapids, IA: 39,824 USDCedar Rapids, IA39,824Pleasant Hill, IA: 38,597 USDPleasant Hill, IA38,597Le Mars, IA: 38,065 USDLe Mars, IA38,065Dubuque, IA: 37,529 USDDubuque, IA37,529Iowa City, IA: 37,123 USDIowa City, IA37,123Carroll, IA: 36,799 USDCarroll, IA36,799Davenport, IA: 36,583 USDDavenport, IA36,583Mason City, IA: 36,527 USDMason City, IA36,527Des Moines, IA: 36,459 USDDes Moines, IA36,459Spencer, IA: 36,456 USDSpencer, IA36,456Indianola, IA: 36,388 USDIndianola, IA36,388Burlington, IA: 35,815 USDBurlington, IA35,815Oskaloosa, IA: 35,799 USDOskaloosa, IA35,799Boone, IA: 35,077 USDBoone, IA35,077Council Bluffs, IA: 34,252 USDCouncil Bluffs, IA34,252Clinton, IA: 33,799 USDClinton, IA33,799Waterloo, IA: 33,372 USDWaterloo, IA33,372Ames, IA: 33,314 USDAmes, IA33,314Fort Dodge, IA: 32,899 USDFort Dodge, IA32,899Newton, IA: 32,781 USDNewton, IA32,781Sioux City, IA: 32,696 USDSioux City, IA32,696Ottumwa, IA: 31,698 USDOttumwa, IA31,698Muscatine, IA: 31,057 USDMuscatine, IA31,057Marshalltown, IA: 29,271 USDMarshalltown, IA29,271Storm Lake, IA: 28,947 USDStorm Lake, IA28,947Clive, IA: 60,011 USDClive, IA60,011Johnston, IA: 56,641 USDJohnston, IA56,641West Des Moines, IA: 55,648 USDWest Des Moines, IA55,648Bettendorf, IA: 55,103 USDBettendorf, IA55,103North Liberty, IA: 54,241 USDNorth Liberty, IA54,241Urbandale, IA: 52,757 USDUrbandale, IA52,757Waukee, IA: 52,233 USDWaukee, IA52,233Ankeny, IA: 48,501 USDAnkeny, IA48,501Norwalk, IA: 47,919 USDNorwalk, IA47,919Coralville, IA: 47,788 USDCoralville, IA47,788Grimes, IA: 44,841 USDGrimes, IA44,841Marion, IA: 43,334 USDMarion, IA43,334Pella, IA: 42,262 USDPella, IA42,262Altoona, IA: 41,907 USDAltoona, IA41,907Cedar Falls, IA: 41,639 USDCedar Falls, IA41,639Waverly, IA: 41,409 USDWaverly, IA41,409Cedar Rapids, IA: 39,824 USDCedar Rapids, IA39,824Pleasant Hill, IA: 38,597 USDPleasant Hill, IA38,597Le Mars, IA: 38,065 USDLe Mars, IA38,065Dubuque, IA: 37,529 USDDubuque, IA37,529Iowa City, IA: 37,123 USDIowa City, IA37,123Carroll, IA: 36,799 USDCarroll, IA36,799Davenport, IA: 36,583 USDDavenport, IA36,583Mason City, IA: 36,527 USDMason City, IA36,527Des Moines, IA: 36,459 USDDes Moines, IA36,459Spencer, IA: 36,456 USDSpencer, IA36,456Indianola, IA: 36,388 USDIndianola, IA36,388Burlington, IA: 35,815 USDBurlington, IA35,815Oskaloosa, IA: 35,799 USDOskaloosa, IA35,799Boone, IA: 35,077 USDBoone, IA35,077Council Bluffs, IA: 34,252 USDCouncil Bluffs, IA34,252Clinton, IA: 33,799 USDClinton, IA33,799Waterloo, IA: 33,372 USDWaterloo, IA33,372Ames, IA: 33,314 USDAmes, IA33,314Fort Dodge, IA: 32,899 USDFort Dodge, IA32,899Newton, IA: 32,781 USDNewton, IA32,781Sioux City, IA: 32,696 USDSioux City, IA32,696Ottumwa, IA: 31,698 USDOttumwa, IA31,698Muscatine, IA: 31,057 USDMuscatine, IA31,057Marshalltown, IA: 29,271 USDMarshalltown, IA29,271Storm Lake, IA: 28,947 USDStorm Lake, IA28,947
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

RankCities2023
USD		Change on 2022
1Clive, IA60,011+2.6%
2Johnston, IA56,641+6.5%
3West Des Moines, IA55,648+3.4%
4Bettendorf, IA55,103+4.3%
5North Liberty, IA54,241+8.5%
6Urbandale, IA52,757+3.1%
7Waukee, IA52,233+1.4%
8Ankeny, IA48,501+5%
9Norwalk, IA47,919+4.2%
10Coralville, IA47,788+0.7%
11Grimes, IA44,841+6.4%
12Marion, IA43,334+1.7%
13Pella, IA42,262+0.1%
14Altoona, IA41,907+1.7%
15Cedar Falls, IA41,639+6.1%
16Waverly, IA41,409+0.4%
17Cedar Rapids, IA39,824+3.2%
18Pleasant Hill, IA38,597+0.8%
19Le Mars, IA38,065+2.1%
20Dubuque, IA37,529+5.1%
21Iowa City, IA37,123+6.6%
22Carroll, IA36,799+0.6%
23Davenport, IA36,583+5.4%
24Mason City, IA36,527+4.1%
25Des Moines, IA36,459+6.1%
26Spencer, IA36,456+1.8%
27Indianola, IA36,388+5.2%
28Burlington, IA35,815+5.8%
29Oskaloosa, IA35,799+6.7%
30Boone, IA35,077+7.1%
31Council Bluffs, IA34,252+7.2%
32Clinton, IA33,799+8.1%
33Waterloo, IA33,372+4.8%
34Ames, IA33,314+7.3%
35Fort Dodge, IA32,899+3.7%
36Newton, IA32,781+10.2%
37Sioux City, IA32,696+4%
38Ottumwa, IA31,698+7.8%
39Muscatine, IA31,057+5.1%
40Marshalltown, IA29,271+5.6%
41Storm Lake, IA28,947+0.4%

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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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b19301.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/per-capita-income-acs/iowa-cities?period=2023. Accessed 12 Oct. 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), 2023}},
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Clive, IA, with $60,011 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Storm Lake, IA, with $28,947 in 2023.

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