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Iowa rankings · Income

Towns with the highest incomes in Iowa

Polk City has the highest median household income of Iowa’s 140 towns of 2,500+: $164,389 a year (Census ACS 2020–2024). The typical town here is at $68,818; 24 of the 140 top $100,000.

Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024: median household income. Each figure is an estimate with a margin of error (in the row); towns whose ranges overlap may not truly differ. The survey reports incomes over $250,000 only as “$250,000+”. A described list: no letters. How grades work

#1

Polk City

Polk County · 6,630 people
$164,389

Median household income·±$22,194 margin·6.7% in poverty

#2

Bondurant

Polk County · 9,647 people
$135,674

Median household income·±$12,902 margin·6.2% in poverty

#3

Clive

Polk County · 19,861 people
$132,121

Median household income·±$9,130 margin·7.3% in poverty

All 140 towns

Median household income, highest first.

140 towns ranked. Not here? See why a town may be missing.

#TownMedian household incomeMargin (±)In poverty
1Polk CityPolk County · 6,630 people$164,389$22,1946.7%of residents
2BondurantPolk County · 9,647 people$135,674$12,9026.2%of residents
3ClivePolk County · 19,861 people$132,121$9,1307.3%of residents
4AsburyDubuque County · 6,035 people$124,957$31,1863.2%of residents
5Sergeant BluffWoodbury County · 5,324 people$123,481$15,3669.5%of residents
6RobinsLinn County · 3,366 people$122,262$24,9398.9%of residents
7HudsonBlack Hawk County · 3,028 people$120,481$15,5034.0%of residents
8GrimesPolk County · 17,405 people$120,037$11,5544.4%of residents
9Saylorvilleunincorporated, Polk County · 3,366 people$117,821$34,5773.7%of residents
10FairfaxLinn County · 2,925 people$114,375$23,8776.2%of residents
11SolonJohnson County · 3,345 people$113,295$25,9553.2%of residents
12UrbandalePolk County · 48,570 people$112,795$8,6686.8%of residents
13Mount VernonLinn County · 4,514 people$112,656$21,2078.2%of residents
14HuxleyStory County · 4,715 people$112,094$14,0474.5%of residents
15CarlisleWarren County · 4,532 people$109,191$25,0123.1%of residents
16AnkenyPolk County · 77,833 people$108,198$7,8004.2%of residents
17JohnstonPolk County · 25,065 people$106,551$10,76110.2%of residents
18EldridgeScott County · 6,954 people$106,316$17,5731.3%of residents
19Le ClaireScott County · 4,741 people$104,844$10,2066.8%of residents
20NorwalkWarren County · 15,004 people$102,722$14,2724.2%of residents
21North LibertyJohnson County · 21,976 people$102,102$5,0926.1%of residents
22WaukeeDallas County · 34,890 people$101,029$11,2517.4%of residents
23TiffinJohnson County · 7,156 people$100,952$25,4017.6%of residents
24BettendorfScott County · 40,710 people$100,495$3,5016.7%of residents
25Story CityStory County · 3,382 people$96,605$20,62212.6%of residents
26AdelDallas County · 7,098 people$95,250$22,9067.2%of residents
27Center PointLinn County · 2,572 people$95,192$18,9095.1%of residents
28Sioux CenterSioux County · 8,864 people$92,983$19,3002.2%of residents
29DeWittClinton County · 5,704 people$92,587$21,4222.8%of residents
30West BranchCedar County · 2,956 people$92,209$6,4646.4%of residents
31Windsor HeightsPolk County · 5,059 people$91,707$19,3966.2%of residents
32Pleasant HillPolk County · 11,239 people$90,508$13,3068.9%of residents
33MadridBoone County · 2,820 people$89,844$11,6786.3%of residents
34JesupBuchanan County · 2,557 people$89,408$16,0497.0%of residents
35MarionLinn County · 42,732 people$86,743$6,5008.1%of residents
36West Des MoinesPolk County · 74,224 people$86,594$2,3548.4%of residents
37AltoonaPolk County · 22,796 people$86,114$12,4098.3%of residents
38Carter LakePottawattamie County · 3,670 people$85,349$12,71811.5%of residents
39PellaMarion County · 10,992 people$84,111$5,6846.0%of residents
40DyersvilleDubuque County · 4,574 people$83,559$4,5874.9%of residents
41Orange CitySioux County · 6,468 people$82,122$2,64011.2%of residents
42MitchellvillePolk County · 2,671 people$81,172$17,85010.3%of residents
43Grundy CenterGrundy County · 2,814 people$80,357$20,12411.1%of residents
44WaverlyBremer County · 10,561 people$80,284$8,94710.9%of residents
45KalonaWashington County · 2,811 people$80,129$9,4464.6%of residents
46Clear LakeCerro Gordo County · 7,601 people$79,415$7,8718.3%of residents
47EldoraHardin County · 2,593 people$77,188$10,67512.0%of residents
48Cedar FallsBlack Hawk County · 41,240 people$76,987$5,03615.7%of residents
49WiltonMuscatine County · 2,892 people$76,648$18,5938.9%of residents
50Rock ValleySioux County · 4,188 people$76,250$12,6429.3%of residents
51IndianolaWarren County · 16,829 people$75,453$6,0246.4%of residents
52NevadaStory County · 6,974 people$75,094$8,4469.9%of residents
53Le MarsPlymouth County · 10,760 people$74,701$5,7379.2%of residents
54HumboldtHumboldt County · 4,675 people$74,500$8,53115.9%of residents
55HawardenSioux County · 2,665 people$74,167$9,6057.2%of residents
56IndependenceBuchanan County · 6,312 people$73,806$14,1817.6%of residents
57Missouri ValleyHarrison County · 2,616 people$71,818$15,4699.7%of residents
58GlenwoodMills County · 5,287 people$71,790$12,94011.8%of residents
59GarnerHancock County · 3,029 people$70,726$8,70611.5%of residents
60AlbiaMonroe County · 3,599 people$70,455$16,33314.7%of residents
61Cedar RapidsLinn County · 137,935 people$70,424$2,28110.8%of residents
62MonticelloJones County · 4,104 people$70,015$11,2726.0%of residents
63CarrollCarroll County · 10,085 people$69,706$8,5218.9%of residents
64West LibertyMuscatine County · 3,717 people$69,345$6,57011.3%of residents
65BooneBoone County · 12,471 people$69,222$5,2158.3%of residents
66Forest CityWinnebago County · 4,143 people$69,205$16,19112.4%of residents
67CoralvilleJohnson County · 23,960 people$69,144$4,09913.0%of residents
68MarshalltownMarshall County · 27,536 people$69,068$3,06714.3%of residents
69PerryDallas County · 8,208 people$68,910$8,5878.9%of residents
70Sioux CityWoodbury County · 86,356 people$68,906$4,55015.3%of residents
71OsageMitchell County · 3,552 people$68,730$5,8466.9%of residents
72TamaTama County · 3,011 people$68,661$5,43524.0%of residents
73OsceolaClarke County · 5,679 people$68,284$7,8096.4%of residents
74WintersetMadison County · 5,520 people$67,708$16,91110.3%of residents
75VintonBenton County · 5,004 people$66,495$7,62812.6%of residents
76HiawathaLinn County · 7,432 people$66,270$8,04613.7%of residents
77DavenportScott County · 100,358 people$66,200$1,88315.2%of residents
78Des MoinesPolk County · 212,086 people$65,932$1,92215.0%of residents
79DubuqueDubuque County · 59,148 people$65,845$2,89812.7%of residents
80Spirit LakeDickinson County · 5,525 people$65,720$12,1016.3%of residents
81DenisonCrawford County · 8,214 people$65,684$4,36117.5%of residents
82GrinnellPoweshiek County · 9,430 people$65,320$11,42911.1%of residents
83Mason CityCerro Gordo County · 26,853 people$64,804$3,25712.0%of residents
84ClarionWright County · 2,758 people$64,625$8,43210.5%of residents
85Council BluffsPottawattamie County · 62,680 people$64,578$2,84215.1%of residents
86DecorahWinneshiek County · 7,417 people$64,366$4,6908.1%of residents
87CamancheClinton County · 4,557 people$64,153$12,50111.5%of residents
88OskaloosaMahaska County · 11,493 people$64,004$6,14316.6%of residents
89Rock RapidsLyon County · 2,733 people$63,942$12,5636.5%of residents
90Webster CityHamilton County · 7,815 people$63,430$13,5448.6%of residents
91MilfordDickinson County · 3,209 people$63,369$8,5068.9%of residents
92Eagle GroveWright County · 3,653 people$63,125$14,05130.2%of residents
93New HamptonChickasaw County · 3,420 people$62,870$11,29117.3%of residents
94Storm LakeBuena Vista County · 11,590 people$62,765$16,3587.0%of residents
95SheldonO'Brien County · 5,575 people$62,159$13,18515.3%of residents
96OnawaMonona County · 2,821 people$62,143$15,53916.3%of residents
97CherokeeCherokee County · 5,122 people$61,750$10,01518.5%of residents
98KnoxvilleMarion County · 7,469 people$61,599$6,49312.5%of residents
99ManchesterDelaware County · 5,357 people$61,191$7,14911.4%of residents
100AtlanticCass County · 6,676 people$61,141$4,79817.4%of residents
101TiptonCedar County · 3,060 people$61,115$15,19812.3%of residents
102OttumwaWapello County · 25,319 people$61,103$4,33817.2%of residents
103Mount PleasantHenry County · 8,500 people$61,042$8,57615.7%of residents
104AmesStory County · 68,220 people$60,991$1,89225.5%of residents
105BloomfieldDavis County · 2,785 people$60,769$9,4546.9%of residents
106AnamosaJones County · 5,901 people$60,650$2,74418.5%of residents
107Fort DodgeWebster County · 24,837 people$60,649$6,46315.9%of residents
108CrescoHoward County · 3,925 people$60,608$8,91313.4%of residents
109EvansdaleBlack Hawk County · 4,463 people$60,397$6,00424.0%of residents
110WaukonAllamakee County · 3,849 people$60,269$12,37510.0%of residents
111MaquoketaJackson County · 6,027 people$60,240$6,55814.2%of residents
112ClintonClinton County · 24,049 people$60,230$5,31418.5%of residents
113ShenandoahPage County · 4,808 people$59,783$9,81121.0%of residents
114SpencerClay County · 11,218 people$59,667$6,53114.0%of residents
115Charles CityFloyd County · 7,013 people$59,180$9,96813.3%of residents
116BurlingtonDes Moines County · 23,336 people$59,000$3,73013.2%of residents
117JeffersonGreene County · 4,150 people$58,895$4,8317.3%of residents
118Iowa CityJohnson County · 76,229 people$58,546$3,03826.3%of residents
119MuscatineMuscatine County · 23,164 people$58,117$4,05819.1%of residents
120WilliamsburgIowa County · 3,408 people$58,059$6,7715.8%of residents
121NewtonJasper County · 15,741 people$57,771$7,42711.1%of residents
122HarlanShelby County · 4,859 people$57,488$12,3319.1%of residents
123WaterlooBlack Hawk County · 66,919 people$57,480$1,79716.6%of residents
124AlgonaKossuth County · 5,309 people$56,040$4,7876.9%of residents
125EmmetsburgPalo Alto County · 3,684 people$55,833$10,34015.2%of residents
126WashingtonWashington County · 7,261 people$55,373$9,26312.8%of residents
127SibleyOsceola County · 2,762 people$55,070$5,14823.5%of residents
128EsthervilleEmmet County · 5,807 people$54,124$3,25012.6%of residents
129KeokukLee County · 9,510 people$52,711$5,47718.3%of residents
130CrestonUnion County · 7,335 people$52,633$6,83915.8%of residents
131FairfieldJefferson County · 9,220 people$51,311$10,72920.7%of residents
132Fort MadisonLee County · 9,935 people$50,705$5,17515.0%of residents
133Iowa FallsHardin County · 5,013 people$50,417$5,76110.7%of residents
134Red OakMontgomery County · 5,388 people$50,109$7,79921.9%of residents
135West BurlingtonDes Moines County · 3,358 people$48,542$16,04923.8%of residents
136HamptonFranklin County · 4,264 people$47,088$5,02418.1%of residents
137CharitonLucas County · 4,347 people$46,979$11,52317.1%of residents
138OelweinFayette County · 5,757 people$46,653$10,23218.5%of residents
139CentervilleAppanoose County · 5,327 people$46,563$9,25821.3%of residents
140ClarindaPage County · 5,273 people$46,348$11,04212.1%of residents
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Questions people ask

Which Iowa town has the highest income?

Polk City (Polk County): its median household income is $164,389 (±$22,194). Bondurant ($135,674) and Clive ($132,121) follow.

How are these towns ranked?

By median household income in the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey (2020–2024), highest first. Towns with the same figure share a rank (T), including every town at the survey’s $250,000+ ceiling. How grades work.

Why isn’t my town on this list?

The list covers the towns of 2,500+ that TownRatings grades with an ACS income figure (140 in Iowa). Smaller towns show their income on their own page. Every town is on the Iowa page.

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