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All 1,026 Census places in Iowa.

This broader Census geography includes 939 legal places and 87 census-designated places. Population is the2020–2024 ACS 5-year survey estimate, not a 2024 or current-year population count. This is the complete ACS geography snapshot. Historical geographies remain labeled here; only places still recognized in the 2025 Gazetteer receive a current-place rank.

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1,026 rows

ACS geography snapshot for Iowa; ranks apply only to current 2025 geographies.
RankCensus placeRecordTypeGeography statusPopulation estimatePopulation MOEPrecision flagMedian ageAge MOEAvg. household sizeHousehold size MOE
#1Des Moines cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography212,421±197standard34.6±0.42.3±0.03
#2Cedar Rapids cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography137,264±52standard37.3±0.62.3±0.03
#3Davenport cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography100,913±50standard37.5±0.52.3±0.04
#4Sioux City cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography86,101±29standard34.9±0.62.5±0.03
#5Iowa City cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography75,752±43standard26.2±0.62.2±0.05
#6Ankeny cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography72,615±64standard33.6±0.92.5±0.07
#7West Des Moines cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography71,083±123standard36.0±1.12.2±0.06
#8Ames cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography67,669±39standard23.3±0.32.1±0.04
#9Waterloo cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography67,008±37standard36.7±0.82.3±0.04
#10Council Bluffs cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography62,586±40standard38.7±0.82.3±0.04
#11Dubuque cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography59,174±59standard38.1±1.22.1±0.03
#12Urbandale cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography46,595±58standard39.2±12.6±0.07
#13Marion cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography41,896±42standard40.6±1.32.5±0.07
#14Cedar Falls cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography40,888±39standard29.3±1.42.3±0.07
#15Bettendorf cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography39,647±42standard40.9±0.92.4±0.06
#16Waukee cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography29,236±34standard34.7±1.12.5±0.09
#17Marshalltown cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography27,626±28standard35.7±0.92.6±0.07
#18Mason City cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography27,050±27standard42.5±1.52.1±0.05
#19Ottumwa cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography25,430±29standard36.7±0.82.5±0.07
#20Fort Dodge cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography24,827±47standard37.6±1.52.1±0.07
#21Johnston cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography24,384±37standard37.4±2.12.6±0.17
#22Clinton cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography24,322±18standard44.0±1.52.2±0.07
#23Burlington cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography23,728±24standard42.5±1.32.1±0.06
#24Muscatine cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography23,489±27standard37.0±12.4±0.09
#25Coralville cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography23,234±34standard34.0±1.62.2±0.09
#26Altoona cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography21,495±44standard36.1±2.12.5±0.12
#27North Liberty cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography21,125±43standard31.7±22.6±0.12
#28Clive cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography19,012±51standard37.4±22.7±0.13
#29Grimes cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography16,366±26standard35.4±4.32.7±0.23
#30Indianola cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography16,044±39standard35.9±1.52.4±0.09
#31Newton cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography15,700±40standard42.6±2.32.3±0.1
#32Norwalk cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography14,183±22standard37.8±2.82.5±0.12
#33Boone cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography12,424±23standard41.3±1.92.3±0.1
#34Oskaloosa cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography11,504±54standard37.6±2.12.4±0.11
#35Storm Lake cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography11,428±49standard30.9±1.22.7±0.11
#36Spencer cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography11,400±28standard41.4±1.82.1±0.08
#37Pleasant Hill cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography11,136±60standard39.5±4.92.5±0.16
#38Pella cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography10,720±30standard35.2±2.82.3±0.14
#39Le Mars cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography10,640±28standard39.0±3.32.4±0.12
#40Waverly cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography10,494±43standard32.8±2.42.4±0.09
#41Carroll cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography10,208±37standard43.6±2.72.1±0.1
#42Fort Madison cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography10,133±27standard42.1±2.62.0±0.1
#43Keokuk cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography9,662±51standard43.1±2.82.2±0.1
#44Grinnell cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography9,505±52standard36.5±2.12.2±0.13
#45Fairfield cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography9,456±18standard40.0±2.32.0±0.12
#46Mount Pleasant cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography8,951±39standard37.5±1.82.2±0.11
#47Bondurant cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography8,560±18standard32.4±2.12.9±0.26
#48Sioux Center cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography8,454±26standard30.0±3.12.6±0.21
#49Denison cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography8,260±24standard34.3±2.62.5±0.16
#50Perry cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography7,985±21standard39.0±3.72.5±0.2
#51Webster City cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography7,769±24standard37.6±2.82.4±0.12
#52Clear Lake cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography7,607±20standard49.1±3.82.1±0.11
#53Decorah cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography7,535±37standard39.5±4.31.9±0.1
#54Knoxville cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography7,473±27standard42.2±4.42.3±0.13
#55Creston cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography7,435±36standard39.5±12.1±0.09
#56Washington cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography7,290±43standard42.5±3.22.2±0.1
#57Charles City cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography7,232±33standard42.0±2.32.2±0.11
#58Hiawatha cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography7,206±37standard32.4±3.32.4±0.17
#59Nevada cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography6,983±21standard40.2±4.22.3±0.14
#60Eldridge cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography6,818±20standard42.7±2.72.4±0.12
#61Atlantic cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography6,763±18standard43.5±22.0±0.06
#62Adel cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography6,430±47standard36.5±1.62.7±0.2
#63Orange City cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography6,426±35standard29.8±2.52.5±0.18
#64Independence cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography6,164±32standard40.9±2.62.2±0.12
#65Maquoketa cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography6,075±26standard42.6±42.2±0.12
#66Polk City cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography6,037±18standard39.1±72.7±0.15
#67Asbury cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography5,989±24standard37.9±3.92.8±0.22
#68Estherville cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography5,839±17standard40.6±1.52.1±0.12
#69Oelwein cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography5,834±24standard42.4±4.72.2±0.14
#70Tiffin cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography5,737±18standard33.0±2.82.4±0.21
#71Anamosa cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography5,629±24standard40.9±1.32.3±0.17
#72DeWitt cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography5,546±34standard38.6±3.72.5±0.25
#73Osceola cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography5,523±35standard37.6±3.62.1±0.15
#74Spirit Lake cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography5,518±16standard40.4±5.12.0±0.13
#75Red Oak cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography5,510±22standard40.2±5.22.2±0.11
#76Sheldon cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography5,474±99standard37.6±22.4±0.19
#77Winterset cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography5,416±18standard37.5±2.92.2±0.17
#78Algona cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography5,377±26standard40.1±2.82.0±0.1
#79Centerville cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography5,372±19standard40.9±4.62.1±0.14
#80Clarinda cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography5,353±17standard40.1±1.92.1±0.16
#81Manchester cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography5,191±24standard49.1±5.42.0±0.15
#82Sergeant Bluff cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography5,171±32standard36.9±5.92.8±0.24
#83Cherokee cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography5,154±38standard43.2±2.72.1±0.15
#84Glenwood cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography5,144±35standard39.6±1.62.3±0.16
#85Windsor Heights cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography5,143±18standard41.6±1.92.3±0.21
#86Iowa Falls cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography5,038±27standard39.4±3.62.1±0.1
#87Vinton cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography4,948±16standard44.7±1.62.1±0.17
#88Shenandoah cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography4,892±26standard47.0±3.92.1±0.15
#89Harlan cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography4,891±17standard44.6±4.22.4±0.15
#90Humboldt cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography4,771±23standard39.6±2.32.3±0.11
#91Le Claire cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography4,735±19standard36.5±6.92.9±0.46
#92Camanche cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography4,550±22standard40.1±4.32.5±0.22
#93Huxley cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography4,544±17standard34.9±3.23.0±0.27
#94Evansdale cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography4,518±15standard42.3±7.62.1±0.18
#95Mount Vernon cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography4,513±22standard25.3±5.22.8±0.28
#96Dyersville cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography4,423±78standard43.0±5.62.3±0.16
#97Hampton cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography4,306±27standard48.4±3.32.3±0.16
#98Forest City cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography4,290±217standard34.4±2.82.3±0.17
#99Carlisle cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography4,255±46standard36.3±3.92.7±0.26
#100Chariton cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography4,242±16standard38.6±2.62.3±0.13
Coverage: 939 legal places and 87 census-designated places. A missing value means Census did not publish a usable estimate; it is never replaced with zero.

Methodology · geography and uncertainty

Census places are broader than incorporated cities.

A legal place is an incorporated municipality or other legally defined place recognized by Census. A census-designated place (CDP) is a statistical area Census defines for a settled community that is not incorporated. CDPs are included here and labeled explicitly; they remain excluded from the separate annual PEP municipality pages.

Place type comes from the 2025 Census Gazetteer when its GEOID matches. For the 21 national ACS places that do not match that later-vintage file, classification uses the explicit legal-place or CDPsuffix in Census’s official ACS geography name; no approximate name matching is used.

Every displayed value is an ACS five-year survey estimate. The population margin of error is shown in the table, and the downloaded state slice also includes margins of error for median age and average household size. A low_precision display flag means the 90% margin of error exceeds half the estimate; it is a warning threshold, not a statistical quality grade. ACS sentinel values and unavailable estimates remain null rather than becoming zero.

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