Allison vs Clarksville

A side-by-side comparison of Allison and Clarksville: population, income, housing, and more.

Allison and Clarksville are places in Iowa. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Clarksville has the higher population (1,248 vs 1,028 in Allison). Allison has the higher median household income ($64,306 vs $55,781 in Clarksville). Clarksville has the higher median home value ($114,200 vs $104,600 in Allison).

Population, income & housing

	Allison	Clarksville
Population	1,028	1,248
Median age	44.1 yrs	44.6 yrs
Median household income	$64,306	$55,781
Median home value	$104,600	$114,200
Median gross rent	$619	$747
Housing units	519	605
Homeownership rate	72.2%	76.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.7%	16.8%
Unemployment rate	0.5%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Allison	Clarksville
Population	1,109 → 1,028 (-7.3%)	1,347 → 1,248 (-7.3%)
Median household income	$53,788 → $64,306 (+19.6%)	$49,318 → $55,781 (+13.1%)
Median home value	$89,600 → $104,600 (+16.7%)	$99,000 → $114,200 (+15.4%)
Median gross rent	$516 → $619 (+20.0%)	$587 → $747 (+27.3%)

Allison

Population

1,1091,028

Median household income

$53,788$64,306

Median home value

$89,600$104,600

Median gross rent

$516$619

Clarksville

Population

1,3471,248

Median household income

$49,318$55,781

Median home value

$99,000$114,200

Median gross rent

$587$747

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Allison	Clarksville
Under 5	3.2%	2.8%
5 to 17	15.7%	17.5%
18 to 24	5.9%	5.7%
25 to 34	12.1%	12.5%
35 to 44	14.6%	11.9%
45 to 54	15.1%	8.7%
55 to 64	10.8%	14.5%
65 to 74	10.7%	16.2%
75 and over	12.0%	10.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Allison	Clarksville
White (non-Hispanic)	98.4%	93.1%
Black or African American	0.2%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.6%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.8%	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	2.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Allison	Clarksville
No high school diploma	8.2%	9.8%
High school graduate	40.0%	42.9%
Some college or associate's	34.2%	30.6%
Bachelor's degree	13.1%	12.7%
Graduate or professional degree	4.7%	4.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Allison	Clarksville
Drove alone	84.7%	87.3%
Carpooled	4.0%	8.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.4%
Walked	5.4%	3.2%
Bicycle	0.7%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.2%	0.5%
Other means	3.1%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Allison	Clarksville
1-unit, detached	88.4%	88.9%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	10.2%	4.1%
5 to 19 units	1.0%	2.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.3%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	3.0%

Poverty & households

	Allison	Clarksville
Poverty rate	9.5%	16.0%
Average household size	2.14	2.28
Mean commute (minutes)	25	25
Median year structure built	1956	1949