Ranking of Iowa Cities and Places By Percentage of Non-Hispanic White 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 Non-Hispanic White Alone households in Iowa with household income of less than $40k was 28.15%. Among all Iowa cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Fort Madison city had the highest percentage of Non-Hispanic White Alone households with household income of less than $40k (43.89%), followed by Spencer city (43.05%), and Fort Dodge city (41.62%).

On the other hand, the following 3 cities had low percentages of Non-Hispanic White Alone households with household income of less than $40k: Clive city (9.60%), Johnston city (12.09%), and North Liberty city (14.11%).

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 Non-Hispanic White Alone Households with Household Income of Less than $40K in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Fort Madison city
Spencer city
Fort Dodge city
Carroll city
Storm Lake city
Ottumwa city
Burlington city
Clinton city
Oskaloosa city
Marshalltown city
Ranking of Iowa Cities and Places By % of Non-Hispanic White Alone Households with Household Income of Less than $40K in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
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Rank City Percentage of Households (%)
1 Fort Madison city 43.89
2 Spencer city 43.05
3 Fort Dodge city 41.62
4 Carroll city 40.99
5 Storm Lake city 40.28
6 Ottumwa city 40.02
7 Burlington city 38.82
8 Clinton city 38.67
9 Oskaloosa city 38.11
10 Marshalltown city 37.07
11 Ames city 36.31
12 Newton city 36.21
13 Muscatine city 36.12
14 Waterloo city 35.71
15 Iowa City city 35.14
16 Council Bluffs city 35.11
17 Sioux City city 34.75
18 Cedar Falls city 32.01
19 Dubuque city 31.91
20 Mason City city 31.67
21 Davenport city 31.35
22 Des Moines city 30.88
23 Boone city 30.52
24 Indianola city 29.78
25 Coralville city 28.72
26 Cedar Rapids city 27.25
27 Waverly city 26.44
28 Marion city 23.66
29 Le Mars city 23.24
30 West Des Moines city 21.27
31 Norwalk city 20.39
32 Bettendorf city 19.54
33 Pella city 19.41
34 Grimes city 16.86
35 Pleasant Hill city 16.81
36 Waukee city 16.40
37 Altoona city 16.38
38 Urbandale city 15.55
39 Ankeny city 15.17
40 North Liberty city 14.11
41 Johnston city 12.09
42 Clive city 9.60