Ranking of Iowa Cities and Places By Percentage of Black or African American Alone Households with Household Income of Less than $40K in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on November 20, 2023.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the percentage of Black or African American Alone households in Iowa with household income of less than $40k was 52.76%. Among all Iowa cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Indianola city had the highest percentage of Black or African American Alone households with household income of less than $40k (100.00%), followed by Norwalk city (100.00%), and Waverly city (100.00%).

On the other hand, the following 3 cities had low percentages of Black or African American Alone households with household income of less than $40k: Boone city (0.00%), Carroll city (0.00%), and Storm Lake city (0.00%).

The chart below shows the top 10 Iowa cities and places with a population of 10K+ and a high household income, and the table below shows the ranking of all Iowa cities and places with a population of 10K+.

You can also see similar information for other races and ethnicities, for other household income groups, for other states, as well as for the whole United States.

Ranking of Iowa Cities and Places By % of Black or African American Alone Households with Household Income of Less than $40K in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
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Norwalk city
Waverly city
Dubuque city
Clinton city
Ottumwa city
Grimes city
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Ranking of Iowa Cities and Places By % of Black or African American Alone Households with Household Income of Less than $40K in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
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Rank City Percentage of Households (%)
1 Indianola city 100.00
1 Norwalk city 100.00
1 Waverly city 100.00
2 Dubuque city 80.45
3 Clinton city 77.17
4 Ottumwa city 75.13
5 Grimes city 71.88
6 Coralville city 67.09
7 Iowa City city 66.91
8 Oskaloosa city 66.25
9 Burlington city 62.60
10 Fort Dodge city 61.44
11 Waterloo city 60.68
12 Davenport city 55.13
13 Mason City city 53.19
14 Johnston city 50.55
15 Des Moines city 49.98
16 Cedar Rapids city 49.57
17 Clive city 49.15
18 Fort Madison city 49.09
19 Newton city 48.92
20 Marshalltown city 48.39
21 Bettendorf city 48.28
22 Cedar Falls city 47.13
23 Council Bluffs city 45.56
24 Sioux City city 43.50
25 Ames city 40.55
26 Le Mars city 40.31
27 Ankeny city 40.13
28 West Des Moines city 38.50
29 Muscatine city 30.37
30 Pleasant Hill city 26.74
31 Waukee city 19.32
32 Urbandale city 17.18
33 Altoona city 8.72
34 North Liberty city 5.11
35 Marion city 4.31
36 Boone city 0.00
36 Carroll city 0.00
36 Storm Lake city 0.00