SW Iowa Times

Minden ranked 266th among cities in Iowa by annual earnings per resident, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The median income of Minden residents was $31,806 per year, adjusted for inflation. It had 233 households with a population of 602.

The city with the highest median resident income in the state was Bentley with $66,429 per year after adjusting for inflation – $34,623 more than Minden. It had 43 households with a population of 105.

The city with the lowest median resident income in the state was Oto with $13,269 per year after adjusting for inflation – $18,537 less than Minden. It had 48 households with a population of 117.

Top 100 cities by earnings per resident (2018)

Rank	City	Earnings per resident
1	Bentley	$66,429
2	High Amana	$66,131
3	Jackson Junction	$58,125
4	Shueyville	$54,125
5	Cumming	$52,250
6	Johnston	$52,099
7	Fairfax	$50,784
8	Sun Valley Lake	$50,500
9	Westwood	$50,417
10	Clive	$49,668
11	Oakland Acres	$49,375
12	Granger	$49,243
13	Grimes	$49,235
14	Robins	$49,074
15	Waukee	$49,061
16	Polk City	$48,307
17	Bondurant	$48,005
18	Walford	$47,237
19	Brunsville	$47,083
19	Oyens	$47,083
21	Swisher	$47,039
22	Twin Lakes	$46,875
23	Asbury	$46,034
24	Le Claire	$45,746
25	Atkins	$45,260
26	Norwalk	$43,827
27	Huxley	$43,732
28	Long Grove	$43,393
29	Bradgate	$43,125
30	Bertram	$42,955
31	Lake Panorama	$42,892
32	Knierim	$42,500
33	Dike	$42,429
34	Climbing Hill	$42,279
35	Ely	$42,039
36	St. Benedict	$41,944
37	North Liberty	$41,913
38	Van Meter	$41,838
39	West Des Moines	$41,797
40	Slater	$41,756
41	Hudson	$41,753
42	Cotter	$41,667
43	Roland	$41,542
44	Panama	$41,406
45	Pleasant Hill	$41,254
46	Paton	$41,250
47	Lambs Grove	$41,172
48	Cambridge	$41,033
49	Little Cedar	$40,947
50	Green Mountain	$40,893
51	Ankeny	$40,843
52	Homestead	$40,795
53	Windsor Heights	$40,621
54	Altoona	$40,615
55	Donahue	$40,521
56	Underwood	$40,446
57	Gilbert	$40,357
58	Bettendorf	$40,322
59	Kelley	$40,227
60	Raymond	$40,223
61	St. Marys	$40,208
62	Palo	$40,016
63	Cylinder	$40,000
64	Tiffin	$39,828
65	Hinton	$39,783
66	McClelland	$39,688
67	Craig	$39,583
68	Ventura	$39,444
69	Alleman	$39,375
70	Hills	$39,032
71	Treynor	$38,929
72	Neola	$38,889
73	Center Point	$38,750
74	Prairie City	$38,638
75	Wahpeton	$38,603
76	Lawton	$38,594
77	McCausland	$38,542
78	Janesville	$38,523
79	Peosta	$38,355
80	Riverdale	$38,333
81	Eldridge	$38,268
82	Crescent	$38,155
83	Meriden	$37,955
84	Lisbon	$37,867
85	Okoboji	$37,863
86	Earlham	$37,750
87	Sergeant Bluff	$37,683
88	Ionia	$37,500
88	Bradford	$37,500
88	Hartford	$37,500
91	Miles	$37,308
92	Runnells	$37,292
93	Sandyville	$37,188
94	Fruitland	$37,162
95	Lester	$37,143
95	Sheldahl	$37,143
97	Blue Grass	$37,092
98	Goose Lake	$37,083
99	Adel	$37,034
100	Luther	$36,771

* All values are inflation-adjusted