Central Iowa Cities

154 cities

City	Rank	County	2025 Pop. ↓
Des Moines	1	Polk County	212,927
Ankeny	2	Polk County	78,768
West Des Moines	3	Polk County	74,850
Ames	4	Story County	69,660
Urbandale	5	Polk County	48,304
Waukee	6	Dallas County	36,933
Marshalltown	7	Marshall County	27,963
Johnston	8	Polk County	25,279
Fort Dodge	9	Webster County	24,891
Altoona	10	Polk County	23,309
Clive	11	Polk County	19,717
Grimes	12	Polk County	17,653
Newton	13	Jasper County	15,698
Boone	14	Boone County	12,464
Pleasant Hill	15	Polk County	12,386
Bondurant	16	Polk County	10,022
Grinnell	17	Poweshiek County	9,484
Perry	18	Dallas County	8,090
Webster City	19	Hamilton County	7,749
Nevada	20	Story County	7,123
Adel	21	Dallas County	6,909
Polk City	22	Polk County	6,637
Windsor Heights	23	Polk County	5,073
Iowa Falls	24	Hardin County	4,968
Huxley	25	Story County	4,844
Jefferson	26	Greene County	4,140
Saylorville	27	Polk County	3,599
Story City	28	Story County	3,461
Tama	29	Tama County	2,975
Madrid	30	Boone County	2,830
Grundy Center	31	Grundy County	2,823
Mitchellville	32	Polk County	2,735
Eldora	33	Hardin County	2,581
Toledo	34	Tama County	2,374
Colfax	35	Jasper County	2,317
Granger	36	Dallas County	2,185
Monroe	37	Jasper County	2,034
Dallas Center	38	Dallas County	2,014
Ogden	39	Boone County	1,960
Van Meter	40	Dallas County	1,926
Prairie City	41	Jasper County	1,728
Reinbeck	42	Grundy County	1,673
Slater	43	Story County	1,648
Traer	44	Tama County	1,539
Ackley	45	Hardin County	1,524
Brooklyn	46	Poweshiek County	1,467
Gilbert	47	Story County	1,444
Montezuma	48	Poweshiek County	1,415
State Center	49	Marshall County	1,404
Woodward	50	Dallas County	1,391
Roland	51	Story County	1,379
Dike	52	Grundy County	1,291
Dysart	53	Tama County	1,263
Jewell Junction	54	Hamilton County	1,239
Elkhart	55	Polk County	1,126
Conrad	56	Grundy County	1,099
Baxter	57	Jasper County	986
De Soto	58	Dallas County	940
Gowrie	59	Webster County	940
Sully	60	Jasper County	893
Le Grand	61	Marshall County	888
Maxwell	62	Story County	863
Colo	63	Story County	858
Cambridge	64	Story County	846
Hubbard	65	Hardin County	831
Gladbrook	66	Tama County	769
Melbourne	67	Marshall County	766
Dayton	68	Webster County	764
Alden	69	Hardin County	732
Redfield	70	Dallas County	716
Grand Junction	71	Greene County	713
Wellsburg	72	Grundy County	706
Stratford	73	Hamilton County	684
Coalville	74	Webster County	658
Dexter	75	Dallas County	628
Kellogg	76	Jasper County	596
Badger	77	Webster County	543
Radcliffe	78	Hardin County	536
Gilman	79	Marshall County	527
Collins	80	Story County	504
Zearing	81	Story County	501
Scranton	82	Greene County	493
Ellsworth	83	Hamilton County	492
Runnells	84	Polk County	468
Garwin	85	Tama County	465
Albion	86	Marshall County	442
Alleman	87	Polk County	440
Otho	88	Webster County	414
Lehigh	89	Webster County	394
Lynnville	90	Jasper County	382
Union	91	Hardin County	374
Duncombe	92	Webster County	372
Callender	93	Webster County	358
Churdan	94	Greene County	357
McCallsburg	95	Hardin County	357
Stanhope	96	Hamilton County	352
Mingo	97	Jasper County	316
Minburn	98	Dallas County	315
Sheldahl	99	Polk County	315
Kelley	100	Story County	314
Holiday Lake	101	Poweshiek County	304
Williams	102	Hamilton County	297
Liscomb	103	Marshall County	292
Rhodes	104	Marshall County	269
Holland	105	Grundy County	260
Steamboat Rock	106	Hardin County	260
Harcourt	107	Webster County	255
Malcom	108	Poweshiek County	254
Deep River	109	Poweshiek County	242
New Providence	110	Hardin County	232
Paton	111	Greene County	216
Rippey	112	Greene County	216
Laurel	113	Marshall County	214
Clutier	114	Tama County	208
Linden	115	Dallas County	207
Chelsea	116	Tama County	205
Montour	117	Tama County	198
Stout	118	Grundy County	194
Barnum	119	Webster County	188
Oakland Acres	120	Jasper County	178
Elberon	121	Tama County	177
Kamrar	122	Hamilton County	177
Blairsburg	123	Hamilton County	175
Boxholm	124	Boone County	175
Lambs Grove	125	Jasper County	174
Moorland	126	Webster County	168
Haverhill	127	Marshall County	163
Reasnor	128	Jasper County	157
Randall	129	Hamilton County	156
Beaman	130	Grundy County	154
Pilot Mound	131	Boone County	153
Luther	132	Boone County	146
Clemons	133	Marshall County	134
Clare	134	Webster County	132
Searsboro	135	Poweshiek County	128
Bouton	136	Dallas County	124
Vincent	137	Webster County	124
Lincoln	138	Tama County	118
Dawson	139	Dallas County	109
Fraser	140	Boone County	107
Green Mountain	141	Marshall County	102
Morrison	142	Grundy County	101
Ferguson	143	Marshall County	98
Whitten	144	Hardin County	97
Hartwick	145	Poweshiek County	90
Buckeye	146	Hardin County	81
Garden City	147	Hardin County	77
St. Anthony	148	Marshall County	77
Guernsey	149	Poweshiek County	58
Vining	150	Tama County	52
Beaver	151	Boone County	46
Valeria	152	Jasper County	41
Dana	153	Greene County	33
Berkley	154	Boone County	22

About Central Iowa

Polk County, Dallas County, Story County, Marshall County, Jasper County, Webster County, Boone County, Poweshiek County, Tama County, Hardin County, Hamilton County, Grundy County, and Greene County are the counties generally considered part of Central Iowa.

Sources

City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2024