Cities in Iowa, United States
Iowa has 90 published cities; the largest is Des Moines, with 212,086 residents. The median gross salary runs from €2,873 to €4,150 a month across 6 cities.
Published cities in Iowa
Sorted by population. A dash means the city has no published figure of its own for that column.
| City | Population | Net rent, €/m²/mo | Median gross salary, €/mo | Unemployment, % | PM2.5, µg/m³ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Des Moines | 212,086 | — | €3,184 | — | 5.2 |
| Cedar Rapids | 137,935 | — | €3,201 | — | 7.1 |
| Davenport | 100,358 | — | €3,215 | — | 7.1 |
| Sioux City | 86,356 | — | — | — | 4.5 |
| Ankeny | 77,833 | — | — | — | — |
| Iowa City | 76,229 | — | — | — | 7.5 |
| West Des Moines | 74,224 | — | — | — | — |
| Ames | 68,220 | — | — | — | — |
| Waterloo | 66,919 | — | — | — | — |
| Council Bluffs | 62,680 | — | — | — | — |
| Dubuque | 59,148 | — | — | — | — |
| Urbandale | 48,570 | — | — | — | — |
| Marion | 42,732 | — | — | — | — |
| Cedar Falls | 41,240 | — | — | — | — |
| Bettendorf | 40,710 | — | — | — | — |
| Waukee | 34,890 | — | — | — | — |
| Marshalltown | 27,536 | — | — | — | — |
| Mason City | 26,853 | — | — | — | — |
| Ottumwa | 25,319 | — | — | — | — |
| Johnston | 25,065 | — | — | — | — |
| Fort Dodge | 24,837 | — | — | — | — |
| Clinton | 24,049 | — | — | — | 7.5 |
| Coralville | 23,960 | — | — | — | — |
| Burlington | 23,336 | — | — | — | 6.6 |
| Muscatine | 23,164 | — | — | — | — |
| Altoona | 22,796 | — | — | — | 5.9 |
| North Liberty | 21,976 | — | — | — | — |
| Clive | 19,861 | — | — | — | — |
| Grimes | 17,405 | — | — | — | — |
| Indianola | 16,829 | — | — | — | — |
| Newton | 15,741 | — | — | — | — |
| Norwalk | 15,004 | — | — | — | — |
| Boone | 12,471 | — | — | — | — |
| Storm Lake | 11,590 | — | — | — | — |
| Oskaloosa | 11,493 | — | — | — | — |
| Pleasant Hill | 11,239 | — | — | — | — |
| Spencer | 11,218 | — | — | — | — |
| Pella | 10,992 | — | — | — | — |
| Le Mars | 10,760 | — | — | — | — |
| Waverly | 10,561 | — | — | — | — |
| Carroll | 10,085 | — | — | — | — |
| Fort Madison | 9,935 | — | — | — | — |
| Bondurant | 9,511 | — | — | — | — |
| Keokuk | 9,510 | — | — | — | — |
| Grinnell | 9,430 | — | — | — | — |
| Fairfield | 9,220 | — | — | — | — |
| Sioux Center | 8,864 | — | — | — | — |
| Mount Pleasant | 8,500 | — | — | — | — |
| Denison | 8,214 | — | — | — | — |
| Perry | 8,208 | — | — | — | — |
| Webster City | 7,815 | — | — | — | — |
| Clear Lake | 7,601 | — | — | — | — |
| Knoxville | 7,469 | — | — | — | 8.5 |
| Hiawatha | 7,432 | — | — | — | — |
| Decorah | 7,417 | — | — | — | — |
| Creston | 7,335 | — | — | — | — |
| Washington | 7,261 | — | — | — | 6.8 |
| Charles City | 7,013 | — | — | — | — |
| Nevada | 6,974 | — | — | — | — |
| Eldridge | 6,954 | — | — | — | — |
| Adel | 6,763 | — | — | — | — |
| Tiffin | 6,695 | — | — | — | — |
| Atlantic | 6,676 | — | — | — | 5.5 |
| Orange City | 6,468 | — | — | — | — |
| Polk City | 6,430 | — | — | — | — |
| Independence | 6,312 | — | — | — | — |
| Asbury | 6,035 | — | — | — | — |
| Maquoketa | 6,027 | — | — | — | — |
| Anamosa | 5,901 | — | — | — | — |
| Estherville | 5,807 | — | — | — | — |
| Oelwein | 5,757 | — | — | — | — |
| DeWitt | 5,704 | — | — | — | — |
| Osceola | 5,585 | — | — | — | — |
| Sheldon | 5,575 | — | — | — | — |
| Spirit Lake | 5,525 | — | — | — | — |
| Winterset | 5,520 | — | — | — | — |
| Red Oak | 5,388 | — | — | — | — |
| Manchester | 5,357 | — | — | — | — |
| Sergeant Bluff | 5,335 | — | — | — | — |
| Centerville | 5,327 | — | — | — | — |
| Algona | 5,309 | — | — | — | — |
| Glenwood | 5,287 | — | — | — | — |
| Clarinda | 5,273 | — | — | — | — |
| Cherokee | 5,122 | — | — | — | — |
| Windsor Heights | 5,106 | — | — | — | — |
| Iowa Falls | 5,013 | — | — | — | 7.5 |
| Vinton | 5,004 | — | — | — | 6.1 |
| Harlan | 4,898 | — | €2,873 | 4.8 | — |
| Shenandoah | 4,878 | — | €3,114 | 6.4 | — |
| Ledyard | 118 | — | €4,150 | 2.5 | — |
Within Iowa
Cleanest air
- Sioux City: 4.5 µg/m³ PM2.5 (2024)
- Des Moines: 5.2 µg/m³ PM2.5 (2024)
- Atlantic: 5.5 µg/m³ PM2.5 (2024)
- Altoona: 5.9 µg/m³ PM2.5 (2024)
- Vinton: 6.1 µg/m³ PM2.5 (2024)
Sources
Each figure in the table comes from the city's own record; open a city for the source of each value and its date.
- ACS 2024 1-year table-based Summary File, table B20002 (Median Earnings in the Past 12 Months (in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars) by Sex for the Population 16 Years and Over with Earnings), place records
- EPA AQS annual PM2.5 monitor data 2024
- 2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables
- Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)
- 2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables
- api.bls.gov