City profile · Iowa · Census ACS 2023

Davenport, IA

Population, income, housing, safety, climate and schools for Davenport - drawn straight from Census ACS, FBI UCR, NOAA, NCES, HUD and FEMA, refreshed on the 2024–2025 release cycle.

101,083
Residents
$64,497
Median income
$162,900
Median home
$1,143
Median rent (state)

Davenport - the verdict

Davenport ranks in the 42nd percentile for household income and the 7th percentile for safety nationally, out of every US city with at least 1,000 residents. Source: Census ACS + FBI UCR.

42nd
percentile, household income
31st
percentile, home value
32nd
percentile, median rent
7th
percentile, safety
📝 How we sourced this

Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.

Data Snapshot: Davenport, IA

Davenport is a mid-sized U.S. city in Iowa, home to 101,083 residents per U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates. The typical household in Davenport brings in $64,497 a year, below the median for U.S. cities on this measure, with a poverty rate of 10.3%. Home values in Davenport run a median of $162,900, and the median resident age is 37.8 years. About 30.0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, while 61.8% of working-age residents are in the labor force.

In 2024, 311 residential building permits were authorized in Davenport (Stable), down 2% from five years earlier, per Census BPS data. Davenport's reported crime rate runs above the national norm: the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program logs 4122.0 total incidents per 100,000 residents here, above the national average (agency reporting is voluntary, so this measures reporting activity, not a definitive danger score). NOAA climate normals record an annual average temperature of 49.9°F with 36.2 inches of precipitation per year.

Living costs in Iowa run below the national norm: on BEA's 100-equals-national-average cost index, Iowa scores 87.8 (Well Below Average), per the 2024 Regional Price Parities release. A typical two-bedroom carries a HUD Fair Market Rent of $1,143 per month statewide. Monthly utility costs average around $212 across Iowa, per EIA 2023 residential energy estimates. FEMA's National Risk Index rates natural-hazard exposure at 84.9 out of 100 (High).

Population

101,083 residents

Census ACS 2023 - Iowa

Median Household Income

$64,497 /yr

Poverty 10.3%

Cost of Living Index (state)

87.8 (US=100)

Well Below Average - BEA RPP 2024, Iowa average

How does Davenport compare to other US cities?

Here's how Davenport stacks up against the full field of US cities (population 1,000+), computed live from Census and FBI data.

Household income 42% higher than other cities
Home value 31% pricier than other cities
Median rent 32% pricier than other cities
Safety 7% safer than other cities

"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.

Zoom in to just Iowa and the picture shifts: Davenport ranks #137 of 141 Iowa cities by lowest crime rate, a different read than the national percentile above.

How we calculate these percentiles & ranks

Each percentile compares Davenport against every qualifying US city; each in-state rank narrows that to Iowa only. Full formula and direction notes: methodology.

Iowa-relative analysis

Bachelor's Degree or Higher places Davenport toward the top of Iowa's cities

Among the 858 Iowa cities PlainCities tracks with reported bachelor's degree or higher data, Davenport ranks #120 - the 86th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Davenport only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.

Median Household Income
#443 of 845
48th percentile in Iowa
Median Gross Rent
#114 of 858
85th percentile in Iowa
Median Home Value
#221 of 849
74th percentile in Iowa
Poverty Rate
#227 of 858
73rd percentile in Iowa
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#120 of 858
86th percentile in Iowa

Ranked by raw value (highest first); a higher rank is not automatically "better" for every measure, see each metric's own context above. This is a comparison within Iowa only, not a livability score. See the methodology for the source and calculation.

42ndIncome percentile
7thSafety percentile

42nd percentile nationally for median household income · 7th percentile for safety (lower crime rate). Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.

Davenport's profile vs. every US city

Income, affordability, and safety percentile

Davenport's percentile rank on 3 favorable-direction measures (income, affordability, safety) vs. every tracked US city -- higher on every axis is more favorable. Not a composite quality score, just the arithmetic mean of the axes shown. 3-axis radar comparing 1 series across Income, Affordability, Safety. IncomeAffordabilitySafety 39 Avg. percentile National median
Davenport's percentile rank on 3 favorable-direction measures (income, affordability, safety) vs. every tracked US city -- higher on every axis is more favorable. Not a composite quality score, just the arithmetic mean of the axes shown.

How Davenport's home value compares nationally

Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)

$162,900 Among the most affordable more affordable than 69% of 15,600 US cities

$0–$25,000: 5 US cities (0%). Below this entry. $25,000–$50,000: 54 US cities (0%). Below this entry. $50,000–$75,000: 352 US cities (2%). Below this entry. $75,000–$100,000: 1,086 US cities (7%). Below this entry. $100,000–$125,000: 1,516 US cities (10%). Below this entry. $125,000–$150,000: 1,170 US cities (8%). Below this entry. $150,000–$175,000: 1,278 US cities (8%). This entry sits in this band. $175,000–$200,000: 1,229 US cities (8%). Above this entry. $200,000–$225,000: 1,035 US cities (7%). Above this entry. $225,000–$250,000: 976 US cities (6%). Above this entry. $250,000–$275,000: 754 US cities (5%). Above this entry. $275,000–$300,000: 712 US cities (5%). Above this entry. $300,000–$325,000: 521 US cities (3%). Above this entry. $325,000–$350,000: 526 US cities (3%). Above this entry. $350,000–$375,000: 465 US cities (3%). Above this entry. $375,000–$400,000: 393 US cities (3%). Above this entry. $400,000–$425,000: 317 US cities (2%). Above this entry. $425,000–$450,000: 300 US cities (2%). Above this entry. $450,000–$475,000: 307 US cities (2%). Above this entry. $475,000–$500,000: 250 US cities (2%). Above this entry. $500,000–$525,000: 160 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $525,000–$550,000: 156 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $550,000–$575,000: 172 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $575,000–$600,000: 172 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $600,000–$625,000: 163 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $625,000–$650,000: 167 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $650,000–$675,000: 135 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $675,000–$700,000: 101 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $700,000–$725,000: 95 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $725,000–$750,000: 71 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $750,000–$775,000: 65 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $775,000–$800,000: 70 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $800,000–$825,000: 57 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $825,000–$850,000: 67 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $850,000–$875,000: 60 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $875,000–$900,000: 58 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $900,000–$925,000: 47 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $925,000–$950,000: 37 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $950,000–$975,000: 31 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $975,000–$1,000,000: 470 US cities (3%). Above this entry. $1,000,000–$1,025,000: 0 US cities (0%). Above this entry. Davenport $0 $1,025,000 every US city, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $25K-wide band; taller bars hold more US cities. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2023

Income distribution context

Household income distribution - Davenport, IA Davenport, IA's reported median household income shown against the U.S. national quintile-share pattern (not Davenport, IA-specific quintile data). The Lorenz curve traces the national cumulative income share against cumulative population share, perfect equality is the diagonal; observed inequality bows below. $ Household Income Distribution Davenport, IA median $64,497/yr, vs. U.S. national quintile pattern QUINTILE SHARE OF AGGREGATE INCOME Lowest 20% 3.4% Second 20% 9.2% Middle 20% 15.1% Fourth 20% 23.2% Top 20% 49.1% LORENZ CURVE cumulative income vs. population 100% 0% 100% pop. 0%
Davenport, IA's median household income (Census ACS 5-year estimate) plotted against the U.S. national income-quintile distribution pattern for context; the quintile shares and Lorenz curve are national figures, not computed specifically for Davenport, IA. Diagonal = perfect equality.

Key socioeconomic indicators

Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+) 30.0%

Census ACS S1501, educational attainment

Poverty rate (households below FPL) 10.3%

Census ACS S1701, poverty status

Labor force participation (adults 16+) 61.8%

Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force

Population
101,083
Median Income
$64,497
Median Home Value
$162,900
Median Age
37.8
Poverty Rate
10.3%
Labor force participation
61.8%
Bachelor's Degree+
30.0%

Safety & Crime

Total Crime Rate
4122.0
per 100,000 residents
Violent Crime
581.4
per 100,000 residents
Property Crime
3540.6
per 100,000 residents

Reflects incidents reported to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program — agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies by jurisdiction and year, so this reflects reporting activity, not a definitive danger score. Not adjusted for tourism, commuter, or daytime population.

Climate

Avg Temperature
49.9°F
Annual Precipitation
36.2"
Annual Snowfall
N/A

Schools

Total Schools
26
Public schools in this city

Population Change

Annual U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) estimates, 2020–2025

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100,000 residents100,500 residents101,000 residents101,500 residents102,000 residents 202020212022202320242025 101,651 residents 100,358 residents ▼ -1.3%
Davenport's Census PEP population estimates, 2020–2025.

Housing Supply

Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (BPS) - annual residential permits authorized

🏗️ Stable
Total Permits (2024)
311
housing units authorized
Single-Family
149
detached homes
Multifamily
162
apartments & condos
Supply Intensity
3.1
permits per 1,000 residents

5-Year Permit Trend (2019–2024)

Year Total
2019 318
2020 95
2021 84
2022 160
2023 215
2024 311

Permit volume decreased 2% from 2019 to 2024.

Commute Patterns

How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023

Drive Alone
78.8%
Carpool
7.3%
Public Transit
0.9%
Walk
2.7%
Work from Home
8.9%
Other
1.4%

Based on 49,612 workers 16 and over.

Monthly Utility Costs

State-average estimates for Iowa - EIA 2023 residential energy data

Electricity
$95
avg/month
Natural Gas
$75
avg/month
Water & Sewer
$42
avg/month
Total Utilities
$212
estimated/month

Estimates reflect Iowa state averages. Actual costs vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.

Living Costs & Risk

Cost of living is a Iowa state average from BEA; rent and hazard risk are county-level figures from HUD and FEMA for the county Davenport sits in

Cost of Living Index
87.8
Well Below Average
US average = 100 · BEA RPP 2024
Typical 2-BR Rent
$1,143/mo
HUD Fair Market Rent
County-level FMR estimate
Natural Hazard Risk
84.9 / 100
High
FEMA NRI composite score (county)

Similar Cities in Iowa

Sioux City
85,651 people
Iowa City
75,264 people
Ankeny
70,542 people
West Des Moines
69,893 people
Waterloo
66,947 people
Ames
66,112 people

Cities of a Similar Size Nationwide

Population-matched peers from other states, closest to Davenport's 101,083 residents (Census ACS 5-Year 2023).

Fishers, IN
100,918 people
Lynn, MA
100,905 people
Quincy, MA
101,361 people
New Bedford, MA
100,731 people
Highlands Ranch, CO
101,437 people
Norwalk, CA
100,713 people

Cities with a Similar Household Income Nationwide

Median-household-income-matched peers from other states, closest to Davenport's $64,497 (Census ACS 5-Year 2023, table B19013).

Riverdale, UT
$64,496 median income
Almyra, AR
$64,500 median income
Mansfield, GA
$64,500 median income
Frankton, IN
$64,500 median income
Spring Valley, MN
$64,500 median income
Earlville, NY
$64,500 median income

Race & Ethnicity Composition

Race and ethnicity - Davenport, IA Race categories sum to one hundred percent per Census methodology. Hispanic or Latino is shown separately as an ethnicity overlay; it cuts across all race categories per OMB Directive 15. Race & Ethnicity Composition Davenport, IA - Census ACS, OMB race + ethnicity categories RACE, sums to 100% 75.9% 11.2% 8.5% ETHNICITY, Hispanic or Latino (any race) 9.1% White 75.9% Black or African American 11.2% Asian 1.9% American Indian 0.3% Native Hawaiian 0.1% Some other race 2.1% Two or more races 8.5% Per OMB Directive 15: Hispanic/Latino ethnicity is reported separately from the race categories.
Race categories sum to 100%. Hispanic or Latino ethnicity is reported separately and cuts across race per Census/OMB methodology.

City-level race and ethnicity, Census ACS 5-year 2023 (tables B02001, B03001), OMB Directive 15 categories.

How Davenport compares to nearby Iowa cities

Population + median household income, sourced from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 (population) and B19013 (median household income).

City Population Median Household Income
Davenport (this city) 101,083 $64,497
Sioux City 85,651 $65,473
Iowa City 75,264 $57,533
Ankeny 70,542 $106,603
Census ACS 5-year FIPS IA FBI UCR NOAA Normals NCES CCD Census BPS 2024 OMB Bulletin 23-01

What do people ask about Davenport, IA?

What is the population of Davenport, IA? +

The population of Davenport, IA stands at 101,083 according to U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates.

What is the median household income in Davenport, IA? +

Median annual household income in Davenport runs $64,497, based on Census ACS 2023 data.

What is the cost of living in Davenport? +

BEA does not publish a city-level cost-of-living figure for Davenport; the closest available measure is the Iowa state average, a cost of living index of 87.8 (U.S. average = 100), rated "Well Below Average" based on BEA Regional Price Parities 2024 data. Costs within Iowa vary by metro area.

Is Davenport, IA safe? +

Davenport has a total crime rate of 4122.0 per 100,000 residents, which is above the national average. This reflects incidents reported to the FBI UCR program, not a definitive safety score -- agency reporting is voluntary and completeness varies by jurisdiction.

What is the median home value in Davenport, IA? +

Davenport's median home value sits at $162,900, according to Census ACS 2023 estimates.

What is the climate like in Davenport? +

Davenport has an average annual temperature of 49.9°F, 36.2 inches of precipitation. Source: NOAA Climate Normals.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, FBI UCR, NOAA Climate Normals, NCES CCD, Census BPS 2024, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.

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Primary sources: Census ACS, FBI UCR, NOAA Climate Normals, NCES.

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