Median household income in Iowa
At $71,553, the median household income in Iowa is 8% below the national figure of $78,067, ranking 31 of 52, with Dallas County the highest county at $99,533.
Household income is the base every other money decision sits on: what you can borrow, what you can save, what a house costs you in real terms.
| Rank | County | Typical figure | Context |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dallas County | $99,533 | 100,367 residents |
| 2 | Warren County | $89,741 | 52,709 residents |
| 3 | Madison County | $88,110 | 16,609 residents |
| 4 | Bremer County | $84,727 | 25,012 residents |
| 5 | Sioux County | $81,914 | 35,815 residents |
| 6 | Mills County | $81,907 | 14,605 residents |
| 7 | Grundy County | $80,701 | 12,351 residents |
| 8 | Plymouth County | $79,963 | 25,621 residents |
| 9 | Benton County | $79,444 | 25,652 residents |
| 10 | Polk County | $78,827 | 493,378 residents |
| 11 | Davis County | $77,176 | 9,093 residents |
| 12 | Cedar County | $76,959 | 18,479 residents |
| 13 | Monroe County | $76,324 | 7,574 residents |
| 14 | Delaware County | $75,896 | 17,523 residents |
| 15 | Harrison County | $75,830 | 14,623 residents |
| 16 | Guthrie County | $75,795 | 10,619 residents |
| 17 | Boone County | $75,759 | 26,700 residents |
| 18 | Linn County | $75,457 | 229,308 residents |
| 19 | Marion County | $74,193 | 33,487 residents |
| 20 | Lyon County | $73,735 | 12,023 residents |
| 21 | Dubuque County | $73,495 | 98,812 residents |
| 22 | Buchanan County | $73,493 | 20,631 residents |
| 23 | Johnson County | $72,977 | 153,360 residents |
| 24 | Scott County | $72,792 | 174,315 residents |
| 25 | Chickasaw County | $72,734 | 11,957 residents |
| 26 | Louisa County | $72,500 | 10,823 residents |
| 27 | Dickinson County | $72,446 | 17,692 residents |
| 28 | Washington County | $71,122 | 22,534 residents |
| 29 | Marshall County | $70,828 | 40,049 residents |
| 30 | Shelby County | $70,295 | 11,737 residents |
| 31 | Worth County | $69,897 | 7,417 residents |
| 32 | Iowa County | $69,787 | 16,575 residents |
| 33 | Jackson County | $69,709 | 19,470 residents |
| 34 | Fremont County | $69,375 | 6,639 residents |
| 35 | Jones County | $68,781 | 20,733 residents |
| 36 | Sac County | $68,778 | 9,778 residents |
| 37 | Pottawattamie County | $68,718 | 93,543 residents |
| 38 | Woodbury County | $68,399 | 105,526 residents |
| 39 | Carroll County | $68,041 | 20,728 residents |
| 40 | Ringgold County | $67,898 | 4,690 residents |
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Methodology
Every figure on this page comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates. We store one row per county and roll counties up to state level, weighting each county by its population so that large metros are not treated the same as very small counties.
The median household income shown for a state is that population-weighted figure, not a simple average of county values. National comparisons use the same method across all states, so the state-versus-U.S. gap you see is a like-for-like comparison.
These are survey estimates, not transaction records, and they describe typical households rather than any individual situation. Nothing here is personalised financial advice.
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2022.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year).