Clemons vs Laurel

A side-by-side comparison of Clemons and Laurel: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Laurel has the higher population (221 vs 132 in Clemons). Laurel has the higher median household income ($59,167 vs $56,406 in Clemons). Laurel has the higher median home value ($104,300 vs $90,700 in Clemons).

Population, income & housing

	Clemons	Laurel
Population	132	221
Median age	40.4 yrs	51.1 yrs
Median household income	$56,406	$59,167
Median home value	$90,700	$104,300
Median gross rent	—	$713
Housing units	57	146
Homeownership rate	96.5%	86.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.5%	9.9%
Unemployment rate	1.7%	2.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Clemons	Laurel
Population	140 → 132 (-5.7%)	219 → 221 (+0.9%)
Median household income	$62,625 → $56,406 (-9.9%)	$49,688 → $59,167 (+19.1%)
Median home value	$58,200 → $90,700 (+55.8%)	$81,700 → $104,300 (+27.7%)
Median gross rent	—	$585 → $713 (+21.9%)

Clemons

Population

140132

Median household income

$62,625$56,406

Median home value

$58,200$90,700

Laurel

Population

219221

Median household income

$49,688$59,167

Median home value

$81,700$104,300

Median gross rent

$585$713

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Clemons	Laurel
Under 5	4.5%	1.8%
5 to 17	19.7%	10.0%
18 to 24	3.0%	6.3%
25 to 34	20.5%	12.2%
35 to 44	7.6%	12.2%
45 to 54	10.6%	17.2%
55 to 64	9.1%	15.4%
65 to 74	6.8%	14.9%
75 and over	18.2%	10.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Clemons	Laurel
White (non-Hispanic)	91.7%	99.1%
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	6.8%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	1.5%	0.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Clemons	Laurel
No high school diploma	9.4%	6.6%
High school graduate	38.5%	42.5%
Some college or associate's	40.6%	40.9%
Bachelor's degree	9.4%	8.3%
Graduate or professional degree	2.1%	1.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Clemons	Laurel
Drove alone	79.3%	77.3%
Carpooled	10.3%	11.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	5.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.3%	4.2%
Other means	0.0%	1.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Clemons	Laurel
1-unit, detached	91.2%	87.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	8.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	3.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	8.8%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Clemons	Laurel
Poverty rate	1.5%	10.9%
Average household size	2.32	1.97
Mean commute (minutes)	29	30
Median year structure built	1938	1941