Clarence vs Mechanicsville

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

Clarence and Mechanicsville 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 906 in Mechanicsville). Mechanicsville has the higher median household income ($76,190 vs $56,875 in Clarence). Mechanicsville has the higher median home value ($155,500 vs $137,800 in Clarence).

Population, income & housing

	Clarence	Mechanicsville
Population	1,223	906
Median age	34.5 yrs	52.1 yrs
Median household income	$56,875	$76,190
Median home value	$137,800	$155,500
Median gross rent	$925	$542
Housing units	557	429
Homeownership rate	63.7%	85.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.3%	17.0%
Unemployment rate	0.6%	4.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Clarence	Mechanicsville
Population	975 → 1,223 (+25.4%)	1,126 → 906 (-19.5%)
Median household income	$49,306 → $56,875 (+15.4%)	$64,704 → $76,190 (+17.8%)
Median home value	$97,400 → $137,800 (+41.5%)	$105,900 → $155,500 (+46.8%)
Median gross rent	$532 → $925 (+73.9%)	$750 → $542 (-27.7%)

Clarence

Population

9751,223

Median household income

$49,306$56,875

Median home value

$97,400$137,800

Median gross rent

$532$925

Mechanicsville

Population

1,126906

Median household income

$64,704$76,190

Median home value

$105,900$155,500

Median gross rent

$750$542

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Clarence	Mechanicsville
Under 5	5.9%	1.8%
5 to 17	22.9%	8.9%
18 to 24	4.2%	8.6%
25 to 34	17.7%	5.3%
35 to 44	6.0%	14.5%
45 to 54	12.3%	16.3%
55 to 64	13.4%	14.5%
65 to 74	8.7%	21.9%
75 and over	9.0%	8.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Clarence	Mechanicsville
White (non-Hispanic)	99.2%	93.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.8%	4.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Clarence	Mechanicsville
No high school diploma	3.7%	6.8%
High school graduate	43.5%	37.1%
Some college or associate's	41.5%	39.1%
Bachelor's degree	8.4%	14.8%
Graduate or professional degree	2.9%	2.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Clarence	Mechanicsville
Drove alone	88.6%	76.4%
Carpooled	4.5%	3.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.2%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.3%	19.8%
Other means	1.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Clarence	Mechanicsville
1-unit, detached	74.5%	78.1%
1-unit, attached	10.8%	10.0%
2 to 4 units	2.0%	3.7%
5 to 19 units	12.0%	0.7%
20 or more units	0.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	7.5%

Poverty & households

	Clarence	Mechanicsville
Poverty rate	17.4%	7.6%
Average household size	2.34	2.13
Mean commute (minutes)	30	29
Median year structure built	1961	1961