Clarence vs Stanwood

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

Clarence and Stanwood 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 520 in Stanwood). Stanwood has the higher median household income ($58,750 vs $56,875 in Clarence). Clarence has the higher median home value ($137,800 vs $137,700 in Stanwood).

Population, income & housing

	Clarence	Stanwood
Population	1,223	520
Median age	34.5 yrs	47.8 yrs
Median household income	$56,875	$58,750
Median home value	$137,800	$137,700
Median gross rent	$925	$861
Housing units	557	283
Homeownership rate	63.7%	83.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.3%	12.9%
Unemployment rate	0.6%	2.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Clarence	Stanwood
Population	975 → 1,223 (+25.4%)	655 → 520 (-20.6%)
Median household income	$49,306 → $56,875 (+15.4%)	$57,125 → $58,750 (+2.8%)
Median home value	$97,400 → $137,800 (+41.5%)	$97,900 → $137,700 (+40.7%)
Median gross rent	$532 → $925 (+73.9%)	$754 → $861 (+14.2%)

Clarence

Population

9751,223

Median household income

$49,306$56,875

Median home value

$97,400$137,800

Median gross rent

$532$925

Stanwood

Population

655520

Median household income

$57,125$58,750

Median home value

$97,900$137,700

Median gross rent

$754$861

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Clarence	Stanwood
Under 5	5.9%	7.3%
5 to 17	22.9%	10.4%
18 to 24	4.2%	3.5%
25 to 34	17.7%	15.8%
35 to 44	6.0%	10.0%
45 to 54	12.3%	11.5%
55 to 64	13.4%	18.1%
65 to 74	8.7%	8.8%
75 and over	9.0%	14.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Clarence	Stanwood
White (non-Hispanic)	99.2%	92.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	3.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
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%	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.8%	0.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Clarence	Stanwood
No high school diploma	3.7%	5.9%
High school graduate	43.5%	52.0%
Some college or associate's	41.5%	29.3%
Bachelor's degree	8.4%	4.9%
Graduate or professional degree	2.9%	8.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Clarence	Stanwood
Drove alone	88.6%	85.4%
Carpooled	4.5%	6.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.2%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.3%	6.7%
Other means	1.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Clarence	Stanwood
1-unit, detached	74.5%	86.2%
1-unit, attached	10.8%	3.2%
2 to 4 units	2.0%	4.2%
5 to 19 units	12.0%	0.4%
20 or more units	0.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	6.0%

Poverty & households

	Clarence	Stanwood
Poverty rate	17.4%	9.7%
Average household size	2.34	2.10
Mean commute (minutes)	30	30
Median year structure built	1961	1952