Clayton vs Garber

A side-by-side comparison of Clayton and Garber: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Garber has the higher population (129 vs 66 in Clayton). Clayton has the higher median household income ($68,750 vs $49,000 in Garber). Clayton has the higher median home value ($166,700 vs $67,500 in Garber).

Population, income & housing

	Clayton	Garber
Population	66	129
Median age	58.0 yrs	39.9 yrs
Median household income	$68,750	$49,000
Median home value	$166,700	$67,500
Housing units	78	60
Homeownership rate	84.2%	76.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	35.5%	2.6%
Unemployment rate	14.3%	12.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Clayton	Garber
Population	54 → 66 (+22.2%)	117 → 129 (+10.3%)
Median household income	$61,250 → $68,750 (+12.2%)	$52,750 → $49,000 (-7.1%)
Median home value	$150,000 → $166,700 (+11.1%)	$59,000 → $67,500 (+14.4%)
Median gross rent	—	$475 → $430 (-9.5%)

Clayton

Population

5466

Median household income

$61,250$68,750

Median home value

$150,000$166,700

Garber

Population

117129

Median household income

$52,750$49,000

Median home value

$59,000$67,500

Median gross rent

$475$430

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Clayton	Garber
Under 5	0.0%	25.6%
5 to 17	0.0%	5.4%
18 to 24	6.1%	9.3%
25 to 34	15.2%	6.2%
35 to 44	13.6%	6.2%
45 to 54	10.6%	8.5%
55 to 64	13.6%	7.8%
65 to 74	9.1%	7.8%
75 and over	31.8%	23.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Clayton	Garber
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	99.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
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%	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Clayton	Garber
No high school diploma	17.7%	24.7%
High school graduate	12.9%	53.2%
Some college or associate's	33.9%	19.5%
Bachelor's degree	17.7%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	17.7%	2.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Clayton	Garber
Drove alone	56.7%	89.3%
Carpooled	0.0%	10.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	43.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Clayton	Garber
1-unit, detached	73.1%	98.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	11.5%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	15.4%	1.7%

Poverty & households

	Clayton	Garber
Poverty rate	3.0%	21.7%
Average household size	1.74	2.30
Mean commute (minutes)	17	31
Median year structure built	1973	1938