Clayton vs North Buena Vista

A side-by-side comparison of Clayton and North Buena Vista: population, income, housing, and more.

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

North Buena Vista has the higher population (110 vs 66 in Clayton). Clayton has the higher median household income ($68,750 vs $53,750 in North Buena Vista). Clayton has the higher median home value ($166,700 vs $88,300 in North Buena Vista).

Population, income & housing

	Clayton	North Buena Vista
Population	66	110
Median age	58.0 yrs	56.5 yrs
Median household income	$68,750	$53,750
Median home value	$166,700	$88,300
Median gross rent	—	$769
Housing units	78	121
Homeownership rate	84.2%	83.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	35.5%	13.8%
Unemployment rate	14.3%	7.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Clayton	North Buena Vista
Population	54 → 66 (+22.2%)	76 → 110 (+44.7%)
Median household income	$61,250 → $68,750 (+12.2%)	$35,833 → $53,750 (+50.0%)
Median home value	$150,000 → $166,700 (+11.1%)	$77,500 → $88,300 (+13.9%)

Clayton

Population

5466

Median household income

$61,250$68,750

Median home value

$150,000$166,700

North Buena Vista

Population

76110

Median household income

$35,833$53,750

Median home value

$77,500$88,300

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Clayton	North Buena Vista
Under 5	0.0%	5.5%
5 to 17	0.0%	9.1%
18 to 24	6.1%	0.0%
25 to 34	15.2%	10.0%
35 to 44	13.6%	9.1%
45 to 54	10.6%	14.5%
55 to 64	13.6%	31.8%
65 to 74	9.1%	11.8%
75 and over	31.8%	8.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Clayton	North Buena Vista
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	100.0%
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%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Clayton	North Buena Vista
No high school diploma	17.7%	9.6%
High school graduate	12.9%	45.7%
Some college or associate's	33.9%	30.9%
Bachelor's degree	17.7%	11.7%
Graduate or professional degree	17.7%	2.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Clayton	North Buena Vista
Drove alone	56.7%	73.1%
Carpooled	0.0%	7.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	43.3%	7.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	11.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Clayton	North Buena Vista
1-unit, detached	73.1%	44.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	11.5%	1.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.3%
Mobile home & other	15.4%	49.6%

Poverty & households

	Clayton	North Buena Vista
Poverty rate	3.0%	8.2%
Average household size	1.74	2.04
Mean commute (minutes)	17	33
Median year structure built	1973	1984