Clarence vs West Branch

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

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

West Branch has the higher population (2,526 vs 1,223 in Clarence). West Branch has the higher median household income ($87,891 vs $56,875 in Clarence). West Branch has the higher median home value ($226,700 vs $137,800 in Clarence).

Population, income & housing

	Clarence	West Branch
Population	1,223	2,526
Median age	34.5 yrs	34.7 yrs
Median household income	$56,875	$87,891
Median home value	$137,800	$226,700
Median gross rent	$925	$958
Housing units	557	1,004
Homeownership rate	63.7%	78.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.3%	28.7%
Unemployment rate	0.6%	0.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Clarence	West Branch
Population	975 → 1,223 (+25.4%)	2,249 → 2,526 (+12.3%)
Median household income	$49,306 → $56,875 (+15.4%)	$61,964 → $87,891 (+41.8%)
Median home value	$97,400 → $137,800 (+41.5%)	$159,800 → $226,700 (+41.9%)
Median gross rent	$532 → $925 (+73.9%)	$769 → $958 (+24.6%)

Clarence

Population

9751,223

Median household income

$49,306$56,875

Median home value

$97,400$137,800

Median gross rent

$532$925

West Branch

Population

2,2492,526

Median household income

$61,964$87,891

Median home value

$159,800$226,700

Median gross rent

$769$958

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Clarence	West Branch
Under 5	5.9%	7.4%
5 to 17	22.9%	20.7%
18 to 24	4.2%	10.5%
25 to 34	17.7%	11.7%
35 to 44	6.0%	17.8%
45 to 54	12.3%	7.7%
55 to 64	13.4%	9.9%
65 to 74	8.7%	7.6%
75 and over	9.0%	6.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Clarence	West Branch
White (non-Hispanic)	99.2%	90.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	0.8%	5.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Clarence	West Branch
No high school diploma	3.7%	3.9%
High school graduate	43.5%	32.4%
Some college or associate's	41.5%	35.0%
Bachelor's degree	8.4%	19.6%
Graduate or professional degree	2.9%	9.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Clarence	West Branch
Drove alone	88.6%	83.3%
Carpooled	4.5%	4.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.9%
Walked	1.2%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.3%	10.0%
Other means	1.4%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Clarence	West Branch
1-unit, detached	74.5%	58.4%
1-unit, attached	10.8%	11.0%
2 to 4 units	2.0%	7.3%
5 to 19 units	12.0%	11.5%
20 or more units	0.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	12.0%

Poverty & households

	Clarence	West Branch
Poverty rate	17.4%	11.1%
Average household size	2.34	2.64
Mean commute (minutes)	30	23
Median year structure built	1961	1994