Clinton vs Wheatland

A side-by-side comparison of Clinton and Wheatland: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Clinton has the higher population (24,425 vs 921 in Wheatland). Clinton has the higher median household income ($57,493 vs $36,071 in Wheatland). Wheatland has the higher median home value ($119,200 vs $115,400 in Clinton).

Population, income & housing

	Clinton	Wheatland
Population	24,425	921
Median age	42.8 yrs	29.5 yrs
Median household income	$57,493	$36,071
Median home value	$115,400	$119,200
Median gross rent	$751	$803
Housing units	12,360	389
Homeownership rate	66.9%	78.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.6%	15.7%
Unemployment rate	4.5%	1.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Clinton	Wheatland
Population	25,416 → 24,425 (-3.9%)	715 → 921 (+28.8%)
Median household income	$44,094 → $57,493 (+30.4%)	$53,125 → $36,071 (-32.1%)
Median home value	$99,500 → $115,400 (+16.0%)	$96,500 → $119,200 (+23.5%)
Median gross rent	$687 → $751 (+9.3%)	$739 → $803 (+8.7%)

Clinton

Population

25,41624,425

Median household income

$44,094$57,493

Median home value

$99,500$115,400

Median gross rent

$687$751

Wheatland

Population

715921

Median household income

$53,125$36,071

Median home value

$96,500$119,200

Median gross rent

$739$803

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Clinton	Wheatland
Under 5	6.5%	3.1%
5 to 17	14.7%	37.7%
18 to 24	8.4%	5.2%
25 to 34	11.4%	9.0%
35 to 44	11.4%	17.9%
45 to 54	11.6%	8.4%
55 to 64	14.8%	4.8%
65 to 74	12.4%	4.9%
75 and over	8.8%	9.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Clinton	Wheatland
White (non-Hispanic)	86.8%	92.2%
Black or African American	4.6%	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.2%
Two or more races	3.2%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino	5.0%	5.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Clinton	Wheatland
No high school diploma	10.6%	3.0%
High school graduate	35.8%	30.2%
Some college or associate's	32.0%	51.1%
Bachelor's degree	14.4%	12.7%
Graduate or professional degree	7.2%	3.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Clinton	Wheatland
Drove alone	81.1%	86.8%
Carpooled	9.6%	3.5%
Public transit	0.7%	0.0%
Walked	2.1%	5.0%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.6%	4.8%
Other means	2.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Clinton	Wheatland
1-unit, detached	71.9%	80.7%
1-unit, attached	3.6%	3.9%
2 to 4 units	9.4%	11.6%
5 to 19 units	8.2%	0.5%
20 or more units	6.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.6%	3.3%

Poverty & households

	Clinton	Wheatland
Poverty rate	18.2%	6.4%
Average household size	2.24	2.55
Mean commute (minutes)	19	29
Median year structure built	1954	1946