Ranking of Iowa Cities and Places By Population Density from Census 2020

Updated on October 18, 2023.

According to the data from the US 2020 Census, as at April 2020, among all Iowa cities and places, University Heights city had the highest population density per square mile (4.62K people per sqr mile), followed by Windsor Heights city (3.66K people per sqr mile), and Lakeside city (3.21K people per sqr mile).

On the other hand, Jackson Junction city had the lowest population density per square mile (6.21 people per sqr mile), followed by Roseville CDP (10.57 people per sqr mile), and Bolan CDP (11.07 people per sqr mile).

The chart below shows the top 10 Iowa cities and places with high population density, and the table below shows the population density of all Iowa cities and places.

You can also see this information for other states, as well as the ranking of all cities and places in the United States.

Ranking of Iowa Cities and Places By Population Density from Census 2020
University Heights
4.62K
Windsor Heights
3.66K
Lakeside
3.21K
Iowa City
2.92K
Newhall
2.90K
Keomah Village
2.89K
Readlyn
2.57K
Clive
2.43K
Des Moines
2.43K
Ames
2.41K
Ranking of Iowa Cities and Places By Population Density from Census 2020
Rank
Place
Population Density
606 Zwingle city 516.95
462 Zearing city 705.28
827 Yorktown city 221.19
902 Yetter city 148.61
1011 Yarmouth CDP 35.65
320 Yale city 923.99
235 Wyoming city 1,078.42
372 Worthington city 844.91
907 Woolstock city 137.56
699 Woodward city 368.39
822 Woodburn city 231.43
171 Woodbine city 1,215.79
688 Woden city 381.49
752 Wiota city 304.50
259 Winthrop city 1,040.73
186 Winterset city 1,166.88
284 Winfield city 992.32
2 Windsor Heights city 3,661.23
103 Wilton city 1,423.16
744 Williamson city 314.65
283 Williamsburg city 992.79
707 Williams city 361.48
762 Willey city 293.13
843 Whitten city 201.23
165 Whittemore city 1,223.64
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