Clarence vs Tipton

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

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

Tipton has the higher population (3,111 vs 1,223 in Clarence). Tipton has the higher median household income ($67,625 vs $56,875 in Clarence). Tipton has the higher median home value ($146,000 vs $137,800 in Clarence).

Population, income & housing

	Clarence	Tipton
Population	1,223	3,111
Median age	34.5 yrs	44.6 yrs
Median household income	$56,875	$67,625
Median home value	$137,800	$146,000
Median gross rent	$925	$823
Housing units	557	1,494
Homeownership rate	63.7%	75.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.3%	19.3%
Unemployment rate	0.6%	2.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Clarence	Tipton
Population	975 → 1,223 (+25.4%)	3,207 → 3,111 (-3.0%)
Median household income	$49,306 → $56,875 (+15.4%)	$64,013 → $67,625 (+5.6%)
Median home value	$97,400 → $137,800 (+41.5%)	$126,600 → $146,000 (+15.3%)
Median gross rent	$532 → $925 (+73.9%)	$606 → $823 (+35.8%)

Clarence

Population

9751,223

Median household income

$49,306$56,875

Median home value

$97,400$137,800

Median gross rent

$532$925

Tipton

Population

3,2073,111

Median household income

$64,013$67,625

Median home value

$126,600$146,000

Median gross rent

$606$823

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Clarence	Tipton
Under 5	5.9%	5.0%
5 to 17	22.9%	17.6%
18 to 24	4.2%	5.8%
25 to 34	17.7%	13.0%
35 to 44	6.0%	9.0%
45 to 54	12.3%	13.8%
55 to 64	13.4%	15.2%
65 to 74	8.7%	9.0%
75 and over	9.0%	11.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Clarence	Tipton
White (non-Hispanic)	99.2%	91.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.5%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.6%
Two or more races	0.0%	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.8%	1.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Clarence	Tipton
No high school diploma	3.7%	7.0%
High school graduate	43.5%	44.5%
Some college or associate's	41.5%	29.2%
Bachelor's degree	8.4%	13.9%
Graduate or professional degree	2.9%	5.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Clarence	Tipton
Drove alone	88.6%	81.7%
Carpooled	4.5%	6.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.2%	3.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.3%	5.2%
Other means	1.4%	3.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Clarence	Tipton
1-unit, detached	74.5%	73.3%
1-unit, attached	10.8%	5.4%
2 to 4 units	2.0%	7.6%
5 to 19 units	12.0%	4.8%
20 or more units	0.7%	2.8%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	6.0%

Poverty & households

	Clarence	Tipton
Poverty rate	17.4%	9.7%
Average household size	2.34	2.22
Mean commute (minutes)	30	24
Median year structure built	1961	1952