Bennett vs Clarence

A side-by-side comparison of Bennett and Clarence: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Clarence has the higher population (1,223 vs 418 in Bennett). Bennett has the higher median household income ($65,714 vs $56,875 in Clarence). Clarence has the higher median home value ($137,800 vs $135,800 in Bennett).

Population, income & housing

	Bennett	Clarence
Population	418	1,223
Median age	41.6 yrs	34.5 yrs
Median household income	$65,714	$56,875
Median home value	$135,800	$137,800
Median gross rent	$1,000	$925
Housing units	205	557
Homeownership rate	70.3%	63.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.0%	11.3%
Unemployment rate	2.3%	0.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bennett	Clarence
Population	393 → 418 (+6.4%)	975 → 1,223 (+25.4%)
Median household income	$61,875 → $65,714 (+6.2%)	$49,306 → $56,875 (+15.4%)
Median home value	$98,400 → $135,800 (+38.0%)	$97,400 → $137,800 (+41.5%)
Median gross rent	$586 → $1,000 (+70.6%)	$532 → $925 (+73.9%)

Bennett

Population

393418

Median household income

$61,875$65,714

Median home value

$98,400$135,800

Median gross rent

$586$1,000

Clarence

Population

9751,223

Median household income

$49,306$56,875

Median home value

$97,400$137,800

Median gross rent

$532$925

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bennett	Clarence
Under 5	3.1%	5.9%
5 to 17	19.6%	22.9%
18 to 24	5.3%	4.2%
25 to 34	12.7%	17.7%
35 to 44	17.9%	6.0%
45 to 54	7.4%	12.3%
55 to 64	13.6%	13.4%
65 to 74	13.2%	8.7%
75 and over	7.2%	9.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bennett	Clarence
White (non-Hispanic)	90.7%	99.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.7%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.5%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.2%	0.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bennett	Clarence
No high school diploma	6.3%	3.7%
High school graduate	50.2%	43.5%
Some college or associate's	34.6%	41.5%
Bachelor's degree	5.3%	8.4%
Graduate or professional degree	3.7%	2.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bennett	Clarence
Drove alone	78.6%	88.6%
Carpooled	14.8%	4.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	5.1%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.5%	4.3%
Other means	0.0%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bennett	Clarence
1-unit, detached	83.4%	74.5%
1-unit, attached	2.4%	10.8%
2 to 4 units	12.2%	2.0%
5 to 19 units	2.0%	12.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.7%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Bennett	Clarence
Poverty rate	12.7%	17.4%
Average household size	2.43	2.34
Mean commute (minutes)	27	30
Median year structure built	1938	1961