Davenport, IA: Marketing for Dental & Medical Practices
Public data on Davenport, and what we would do first for a practice there because of it.
Davenport at a glance
Furthest from the US: share of residents who speak Spanish at home (3.7% against 13.6%), then median household income ($66,200 against $80,734).
- Residents, July 2025 estimate100,358Down 1.3% from the April 2020 base of 101,728
- Median household income$66,200Below both Iowa ($75,059) and the US ($80,734)
- Median age37.5Close to Iowa (38.6), below the US (38.9)
- Residents 65 and older16.4%Below both Iowa (18.1%) and the US (17.2%)
- Bachelor's degree or higher (residents 25+)29.9%Below both Iowa (31.4%) and the US (35.7%)
- Speak Spanish at home (residents 5+)3.7%Well below both Iowa (4.7%) and the US (13.6%)
The share with a bachelor's degree or higher is where Davenport and Iowa City (48 miles apart) differ most: 29.9% against 60.5%, then the median age (37.5 against 26.2).
Local healthcare landscape in Davenport
MercyOne Genesis Davenport Medical Center is at 1227 E. Rusholme St. in Davenport, and its page describes a seven-story tower and expansion constructed in 2017. Its services list includes a birth center, cancer care, heart and vascular care, emergency care, stroke care and a neonatal intensive care unit. MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center is at 1401 W. Central Park and offers outpatient services, in addition to inpatient behavioral health and physical medicine and rehabilitation units. The MercyOne Genesis Davenport Cancer Center is at 1401 W. Central Park Ave. Palmer College of Chiropractic Main Campus is at 1000 Brady St. in Davenport. The city's Davenport 2025 comprehensive plan names the Village of East Davenport and adjoining McClellan Heights as a contiguous historic area, and lists the Hamburg Historic District and the Vander Veer Park Historic District among Davenport's National Register districts.
Neighborhoods and areas
- Village of East Davenport
- McClellan Heights
- Hamburg
- Vander Veer Park
Sources for this section
Who practices in Davenport
NPI-registered providers with a practice address in Davenport, by primary specialty (people, not offices). Per resident, Davenport is furthest above the US among chiropractors (7.2 times the US rate) and lowest among podiatrists (0.4 times).
| Specialty | In Davenport | Residents per provider | US | Against the US |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dentists | 92 | 1 per 1,091 | 1 per 1,340 | Well above |
| Chiropractors | 218 | 1 per 460 | 1 per 3,311 | Well above |
| Dermatologists | 5 | 1 per 20,072 | 1 per 17,857 | Below |
| Physical therapists | 111 | 1 per 904 | 1 per 1,181 | Well above |
| Optometrists | 18 | 1 per 5,575 | 1 per 5,291 | Below |
| Podiatrists | 3 | 1 per 33,453 | 1 per 14,706 | Well below |
| Plastic surgeons | 4 | 1 per 25,089 | 1 per 58,824 | Well above |
Private-sector health care employers in Scott County, 2024
2024 annual averages for the whole county. Offices of other health practitioners are 36.3% of them, well above the US share of 27.8%.
- Ambulatory health care establishments432Average employment 5,676
- Offices of physicians116
- Offices of dentists72
- Offices of other health practitioners157
What we'd prioritize for a Davenport practice
Chosen by fixed rules from the figures above.
A crowded field for chiropractors
7.2 times the US number of NPI-registered chiropractors per resident (one per 460 residents). A chiropractor here needs a clear focus and real reviews: see our marketing for chiropractors.
Keep the patients you already have
Davenport had 1,370 fewer residents in July 2025 than in April 2020 (−1.3%). With fewer new residents arriving, we would set up patient texting first, to keep existing patients coming back.
Room to stand out for podiatrists
Davenport has 0.4 times the US number of NPI-registered podiatrists per resident (one for every 33,453 residents). Fewer local competitors in search for a podiatrist. See our marketing for podiatrists.
Reviews and your Google Business Profile first
One NPI-registered dentist per 1,091 residents in Davenport (US: one per 1,340). We would start with the Google Business Profile and review management.
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Sources
- Census Bureau population estimates, July 1, 2025 estimates; April 1, 2020 estimates base
- Census Gazetteer files, 2025
- American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020-2024 5-year
- CMS NPI Registry, live registry as of 2026-11-01
- Census ZIP code relationship files, 2020
- 2020 Census block populations, April 1, 2020
- BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (private sector), 2024 annual averages
Provider counts use each NPI record’s practice ZIP code, split between places by where the ZIP’s 2020 census residents live.
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