Top 10 Best Demographics in Iowa

Demographics

Cities and towns ranked by a composite of household income, education attainment, and median age. Ranked 86 cities with a population of 5,000 or more.

#▴▾	City▴▾	Demographics Score▴▾	Population▴▾
1	Polk CityPolk	71 / 100	6,037
2	ClivePolk	69 / 100	19,012
3	BondurantPolk	69 / 100	8,560
4	TiffinJohnson	63 / 100	5,737
5	GrimesPolk	63 / 100	16,366
6	AsburyDubuque	63 / 100	5,989
7	JohnstonPolk	61 / 100	24,384
8	North LibertyJohnson	60 / 100	21,125
9	AnkenyPolk	60 / 100	72,615
10	WaukeeDallas	60 / 100	29,236

Methodology

Composite score (0–100) based on: median household income (40%), bachelor's degree attainment (35%), and median age inverted — younger scores higher (25%). Each component is min-max normalized across all cities in the state.

Data Source

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey

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