Polk City is the #1 ranked city in Iowa with $163,000 (median income). This ranking includes 289 Iowa cities with available data.
| # | City | Population | Median Income |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polk City | 5,833 | $163,000 |
| 2 | Van Meter | 1,469 | $133,750 |
| 3 | Treynor | 1,228 | $132,679 |
| 4 | Clive | 18,776 | $131,082 |
| 5 | Asbury | 5,949 | $130,071 |
| 6 | Bondurant | 8,061 | $128,341 |
| 7 | Huxley | 4,440 | $122,716 |
| 8 | Sergeant Bluff | 5,090 | $122,610 |
| 9 | Robins | 3,349 | $122,500 |
| 10 | Kent Estates | 1,863 | $122,014 |
| 11 | Fairfax | 2,865 | $120,552 |
| 12 | Peosta | 1,922 | $120,375 |
| 13 | Hudson | 2,614 | $119,327 |
| 14 | Walford | 1,318 | $116,477 |
| 15 | Atkins | 2,347 | $115,625 |
| 16 | Urbandale | 46,026 | $113,086 |
| 17 | Urbana | 1,628 | $112,672 |
| 18 | Gilbert | 1,300 | $112,250 |
| 19 | Granger | 1,919 | $112,125 |
| 20 | Solon | 3,092 | $111,597 |
| 21 | Waukee | 26,974 | $106,728 |
| 22 | Ankeny | 70,542 | $106,603 |
| 23 | Park View | 2,861 | $106,429 |
| 24 | Mount Vernon | 4,551 | $106,356 |
| 25 | Tiffin | 5,271 | $106,034 |
| 26 | University Heights | 1,232 | $105,172 |
| 27 | Grimes | 15,810 | $104,497 |
| 28 | Earlham | 1,406 | $104,464 |
| 29 | North Liberty | 20,782 | $103,933 |
| 30 | Palo | 1,173 | $103,646 |
| 31 | Johnston | 24,196 | $103,430 |
| 32 | Bettendorf | 39,297 | $102,917 |
| 33 | Ely | 2,033 | $102,262 |
| 34 | Fruitland | 1,107 | $101,375 |
| 35 | Eldridge | 6,743 | $101,089 |
| 36 | Le Claire | 4,718 | $100,404 |
| 37 | Fairbank | 1,509 | $100,172 |
| 38 | Swisher | 1,064 | $99,118 |
| 39 | Carlisle | 4,187 | $98,333 |
| 40 | Remsen | 1,897 | $98,250 |
| 41 | Adel | 6,259 | $96,905 |
| 42 | Farley | 1,809 | $96,563 |
| 43 | Moville | 1,840 | $96,250 |
| 44 | Springville | 1,210 | $96,250 |
| 45 | Norwalk | 13,610 | $94,583 |
| 46 | Center Point | 2,575 | $92,500 |
| 47 | Denver | 2,216 | $90,156 |
| 48 | Jesup | 2,596 | $89,297 |
| 49 | Windsor Heights | 5,171 | $89,083 |
| 50 | Dallas Center | 2,058 | $88,750 |
| 51 | Dike | 1,258 | $88,523 |
| 52 | West Branch | 2,526 | $87,891 |
| 53 | Slater | 1,498 | $87,708 |
| 54 | Sioux Center | 8,335 | $87,555 |
| 55 | Altoona | 20,592 | $87,123 |
| 56 | Marion | 41,690 | $87,105 |
| 57 | Blue Grass | 1,867 | $87,083 |
| 58 | Madrid | 2,803 | $86,915 |
| 59 | Pleasant Hill | 10,796 | $86,890 |
| 60 | Sully | 1,092 | $86,576 |
| 61 | Alton | 1,350 | $86,136 |
| 62 | Reinbeck | 1,805 | $85,962 |
| 63 | West Des Moines | 69,893 | $84,925 |
| 64 | Roland | 1,458 | $84,779 |
| 65 | DeWitt | 5,535 | $84,474 |
| 66 | Janesville | 1,012 | $84,231 |
| 67 | Lisbon | 1,782 | $83,125 |
| 68 | Preston | 1,057 | $82,950 |
| 69 | Colfax | 2,089 | $82,878 |
| 70 | Walcott | 1,895 | $82,756 |
| 71 | Durant | 1,904 | $82,563 |
| 72 | Malvern | 1,415 | $82,027 |
| 73 | Orange City | 6,312 | $81,667 |
| 74 | Central City | 1,266 | $81,607 |
| 75 | Monroe | 2,074 | $81,488 |
| 76 | Pella | 10,624 | $81,201 |
| 77 | Riverside | 1,040 | $81,094 |
| 78 | Lone Tree | 1,285 | $80,294 |
| 79 | Saylorville | 3,559 | $80,250 |
| 80 | Traer | 1,464 | $79,653 |
| 81 | Logan | 1,362 | $79,167 |
| 82 | Mitchellville | 2,557 | $78,816 |
| 83 | Bellevue | 2,256 | $78,792 |
| 84 | Waverly | 10,446 | $78,429 |
| 85 | Prairie City | 1,649 | $78,269 |
| 86 | Indianola | 15,918 | $78,125 |
| 87 | Grundy Center | 2,794 | $77,540 |
| 88 | Columbus Junction | 2,129 | $76,518 |
| 89 | Hull | 2,248 | $76,213 |
| 90 | Tripoli | 1,256 | $75,988 |
| 91 | Jewell Junction | 1,225 | $75,313 |
| 92 | Marcus | 1,236 | $75,288 |
| 93 | Nevada | 6,952 | $75,221 |
| 94 | St. Ansgar | 1,156 | $75,208 |
| 95 | Carter Lake | 3,773 | $75,037 |
| 96 | Buffalo | 1,090 | $74,773 |
| 97 | Cedar Falls | 40,662 | $74,165 |
| 98 | Lake Park | 1,191 | $73,977 |
| 99 | Conrad | 1,170 | $73,844 |
| 100 | Spirit Lake | 5,469 | $73,627 |
| 101 | Epworth | 1,991 | $73,571 |
| 102 | Story City | 3,363 | $73,558 |
| 103 | Parkersburg | 1,747 | $73,482 |
| 104 | Glidden | 1,153 | $73,393 |
| 105 | Graettinger | 1,038 | $73,250 |
| 106 | Kingsley | 1,427 | $73,103 |
| 107 | Melcher-Dallas | 1,228 | $72,824 |
| 108 | Dyersville | 4,357 | $72,768 |
| 109 | Kalona | 2,679 | $72,766 |
| 110 | Oakland | 1,500 | $72,500 |
| 111 | Le Mars | 10,597 | $72,381 |
| 112 | State Center | 1,548 | $72,303 |
| 113 | Independence | 6,149 | $72,250 |
| 114 | Eldora | 2,622 | $72,107 |
| 115 | Nora Springs | 1,394 | $72,083 |
| 116 | Wilton | 2,943 | $71,898 |
| 117 | Brooklyn | 1,565 | $71,500 |
| 118 | Mediapolis | 1,930 | $71,250 |
| 119 | Wapello | 1,935 | $71,131 |
| 120 | Manson | 1,653 | $70,893 |
| 121 | Humboldt | 4,761 | $70,661 |
| 122 | Ogden | 1,902 | $70,556 |
| 123 | Shell Rock | 1,634 | $70,556 |
| 124 | Avoca | 1,369 | $70,552 |
| 125 | Belle Plaine | 2,412 | $70,517 |
| 126 | Monona | 1,618 | $70,509 |
| 127 | Lake Mills | 2,054 | $70,333 |
| 128 | Clear Lake | 7,603 | $70,278 |
| 129 | Knoxville | 7,493 | $70,136 |
| 130 | Aplington | 1,012 | $70,093 |
| 131 | Cascade | 2,565 | $69,861 |
| 132 | Hawarden | 2,674 | $69,375 |
| 133 | Larchwood | 1,076 | $69,327 |
| 134 | Glenwood | 5,118 | $69,320 |
| 135 | Winterset | 5,384 | $69,268 |
| 136 | Garner | 3,062 | $68,964 |
| 137 | Neola | 1,098 | $68,859 |
| 138 | Marshalltown | 27,491 | $68,854 |
| 139 | Camanche | 4,562 | $68,727 |
| 140 | Mount Ayr | 1,739 | $68,676 |
| 141 | Woodward | 1,002 | $68,571 |
| 142 | Sheldon | 5,386 | $68,448 |
| 143 | Newhall | 1,012 | $68,295 |
| 144 | Cedar Rapids | 136,859 | $67,859 |
| 145 | Albia | 3,688 | $67,791 |
| 146 | Monticello | 4,055 | $67,788 |
| 147 | Pleasantville | 1,883 | $67,692 |
| 148 | Guthrie Center | 1,603 | $67,679 |
| 149 | Hiawatha | 7,178 | $67,628 |
| 150 | Tipton | 3,111 | $67,625 |
| 151 | Boone | 12,445 | $67,269 |
| 152 | Manly | 1,288 | $67,083 |
| 153 | Rock Valley | 4,061 | $67,012 |
| 154 | Wayland | 1,140 | $67,000 |
| 155 | Coralville | 22,846 | $66,508 |
| 156 | West Liberty | 3,795 | $66,132 |
| 157 | Lake View | 1,021 | $66,118 |
| 158 | Alta | 2,344 | $66,118 |
| 159 | Webster City | 7,769 | $65,844 |
| 160 | New London | 2,402 | $65,815 |
| 161 | Fredericksburg | 1,040 | $65,809 |
| 162 | Williamsburg | 3,347 | $65,607 |
| 163 | Panora | 1,520 | $65,500 |
| 164 | Vinton | 4,948 | $65,488 |
| 165 | Sioux City | 85,651 | $65,473 |
| 166 | Anita | 1,060 | $65,375 |
| 167 | Walnut | 1,339 | $65,278 |
| 168 | Dubuque | 59,271 | $64,985 |
| 169 | Winthrop | 1,081 | $64,904 |
| 170 | Missouri Valley | 2,685 | $64,844 |
| 171 | Northwood | 2,170 | $64,615 |
| 172 | Davenport | 101,083 | $64,497 |
| 173 | Grinnell | 9,527 | $64,426 |
| 174 | Lake City | 1,652 | $64,375 |
| 175 | Coon Rapids | 1,403 | $64,338 |
| 176 | Allison | 1,028 | $64,306 |
| 177 | Sheffield | 1,204 | $64,297 |
| 178 | Britt | 1,919 | $64,257 |
| 179 | Council Bluffs | 62,564 | $64,092 |
| 180 | Perry | 7,928 | $63,983 |
| 181 | Des Moines | 212,464 | $63,966 |
| 182 | Denison | 8,247 | $63,850 |
| 183 | Nashua | 1,634 | $63,750 |
| 184 | Montezuma | 1,257 | $63,375 |
| 185 | Ida Grove | 1,904 | $63,194 |
| 186 | Forest City | 4,280 | $62,917 |
| 187 | La Porte City | 2,170 | $62,750 |
| 188 | Stuart | 1,642 | $62,500 |
| 189 | Mason City | 27,135 | $62,369 |
| 190 | Osceola | 5,495 | $62,363 |
| 191 | Manning | 1,474 | $62,310 |
| 192 | Osage | 3,578 | $62,309 |
| 193 | Dysart | 1,575 | $62,308 |
| 194 | Decorah | 7,597 | $62,177 |
| 195 | Oskaloosa | 11,492 | $62,172 |
| 196 | Tama | 3,079 | $61,944 |
| 197 | Elkader | 1,249 | $61,786 |
| 198 | Fort Dodge | 24,788 | $61,769 |
| 199 | Bloomfield | 2,723 | $61,679 |
| 200 | Rock Rapids | 2,653 | $61,679 |
| 201 | Ackley | 1,554 | $61,667 |
| 202 | Holstein | 1,552 | $61,625 |
| 203 | Rockwell City | 2,449 | $61,563 |
| 204 | New Hampton | 3,462 | $61,491 |
| 205 | Eddyville | 1,085 | $61,205 |
| 206 | Griswold | 1,020 | $61,167 |
| 207 | Cresco | 3,901 | $60,769 |
| 208 | Baxter | 1,251 | $60,625 |
| 209 | Milford | 3,315 | $60,571 |
| 210 | Corning | 1,573 | $60,446 |
| 211 | Ames | 66,112 | $60,102 |
| 212 | New Sharon | 1,147 | $60,000 |
| 213 | Lenox | 1,474 | $59,750 |
| 214 | Akron | 1,660 | $59,706 |
| 215 | Muscatine | 23,567 | $59,332 |
| 216 | Carroll | 10,261 | $59,323 |
| 217 | Mount Pleasant | 9,093 | $59,216 |
| 218 | George | 1,049 | $59,167 |
| 219 | Belmond | 2,678 | $58,750 |
| 220 | Clarion | 2,775 | $58,702 |
| 221 | Manchester | 5,144 | $58,578 |
| 222 | Villisca | 1,004 | $58,469 |
| 223 | Eagle Grove | 3,588 | $58,458 |
| 224 | Strawberry Point | 1,415 | $58,352 |
| 225 | Storm Lake | 11,275 | $58,341 |
| 226 | Marengo | 2,823 | $58,125 |
| 227 | Hamburg | 1,034 | $57,727 |
| 228 | Iowa City | 75,264 | $57,533 |
| 229 | Clinton | 24,425 | $57,493 |
| 230 | Sac City | 1,782 | $57,487 |
| 231 | Atlantic | 6,773 | $57,486 |
| 232 | Evansdale | 4,530 | $57,415 |
| 233 | Emmetsburg | 3,651 | $57,353 |
| 234 | Spencer | 11,393 | $57,068 |
| 235 | Bedford | 1,389 | $57,031 |
| 236 | Ottumwa | 25,352 | $56,994 |
| 237 | Clarence | 1,223 | $56,875 |
| 238 | Charles City | 7,321 | $56,734 |
| 239 | Toledo | 2,079 | $56,719 |
| 240 | Wellman | 1,539 | $56,696 |
| 241 | Washington | 7,314 | $56,536 |
| 242 | Sanborn | 1,510 | $56,477 |
| 243 | Laurens | 1,234 | $56,354 |
| 244 | Waterloo | 66,947 | $56,344 |
| 245 | Newton | 15,696 | $56,321 |
| 246 | Pocahontas | 1,536 | $56,298 |
| 247 | Waukon | 3,796 | $56,250 |
| 248 | Sumner | 2,159 | $56,174 |
| 249 | Anamosa | 5,553 | $56,167 |
| 250 | Maquoketa | 6,105 | $56,039 |
| 251 | Clarksville | 1,248 | $55,781 |
| 252 | Burlington | 23,800 | $55,274 |
| 253 | Harlan | 4,896 | $54,923 |
| 254 | Leon | 1,795 | $54,868 |
| 255 | Sibley | 2,821 | $54,767 |
| 256 | Onawa | 2,862 | $54,659 |
| 257 | Estherville | 5,865 | $54,624 |
| 258 | Dunlap | 1,318 | $54,609 |
| 259 | Greene | 1,390 | $54,298 |
| 260 | Jefferson | 4,164 | $54,286 |
| 261 | Woodbine | 1,418 | $54,167 |
| 262 | Greenfield | 1,826 | $53,152 |
| 263 | Iowa Falls | 5,062 | $53,051 |
| 264 | Red Oak | 5,542 | $52,996 |
| 265 | Algona | 5,414 | $52,542 |
| 266 | Shenandoah | 4,913 | $52,469 |
| 267 | Lamoni | 2,121 | $52,300 |
| 268 | Chariton | 4,235 | $52,109 |
| 269 | Keosauqua | 1,014 | $52,083 |
| 270 | Sigourney | 1,866 | $51,528 |
| 271 | Hartley | 1,588 | $51,118 |
| 272 | West Union | 2,393 | $50,909 |
| 273 | Creston | 7,466 | $50,752 |
| 274 | Clarinda | 5,366 | $50,644 |
| 275 | Oelwein | 5,878 | $49,821 |
| 276 | Guttenberg | 1,675 | $49,613 |
| 277 | Lansing | 1,111 | $49,537 |
| 278 | Fort Madison | 10,221 | $49,359 |
| 279 | Keokuk | 9,748 | $49,340 |
| 280 | Corydon | 1,566 | $48,988 |
| 281 | Hampton | 4,311 | $48,922 |
| 282 | Cherokee | 5,157 | $48,693 |
| 283 | Fairfield | 9,438 | $48,302 |
| 284 | West Burlington | 3,184 | $48,289 |
| 285 | Postville | 2,787 | $47,281 |
| 286 | Winfield | 1,065 | $46,364 |
| 287 | Centerville | 5,377 | $41,472 |
| 288 | Audubon | 2,069 | $41,389 |
| 289 | Fayette | 1,242 | $39,297 |
Cities in Iowa are ranked by median income. Only cities with populations above 1,000 are included. Data sourced from U.S. Census Bureau ACS. Last updated 2026.