Clarinda vs College Springs

A side-by-side comparison of Clarinda and College Springs: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Clarinda has the higher population (5,366 vs 217 in College Springs). College Springs has the higher median household income ($70,242 vs $50,644 in Clarinda). Clarinda has the higher median home value ($112,200 vs $73,800 in College Springs).

Population, income & housing

	Clarinda	College Springs
Population	5,366	217
Median age	40.9 yrs	47.5 yrs
Median household income	$50,644	$70,242
Median home value	$112,200	$73,800
Median gross rent	$653	—
Housing units	2,261	115
Homeownership rate	66.2%	96.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.7%	21.3%
Unemployment rate	9.0%	2.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Clarinda	College Springs
Population	5,388 → 5,366 (-0.4%)	249 → 217 (-12.9%)
Median household income	$50,013 → $50,644 (+1.3%)	$36,250 → $70,242 (+93.8%)
Median home value	$93,300 → $112,200 (+20.3%)	$55,600 → $73,800 (+32.7%)
Median gross rent	$655 → $653 (-0.3%)	$495 → $742 (+49.9%)

Clarinda

Population

5,3885,366

Median household income

$50,013$50,644

Median home value

$93,300$112,200

Median gross rent

$655$653

College Springs

Population

249217

Median household income

$36,250$70,242

Median home value

$55,600$73,800

Median gross rent

$495$742

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Clarinda	College Springs
Under 5	4.1%	5.1%
5 to 17	15.7%	13.4%
18 to 24	6.9%	1.4%
25 to 34	14.4%	9.7%
35 to 44	15.2%	17.1%
45 to 54	10.2%	20.7%
55 to 64	11.4%	16.1%
65 to 74	11.4%	8.8%
75 and over	10.7%	7.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Clarinda	College Springs
White (non-Hispanic)	84.1%	97.2%
Black or African American	4.5%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	0.0%
Asian	1.6%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.1%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	3.3%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Clarinda	College Springs
No high school diploma	9.2%	2.9%
High school graduate	42.0%	49.4%
Some college or associate's	35.1%	26.4%
Bachelor's degree	8.7%	17.2%
Graduate or professional degree	5.0%	4.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Clarinda	College Springs
Drove alone	74.1%	83.3%
Carpooled	12.5%	2.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.9%	8.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.3%	5.6%
Other means	5.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Clarinda	College Springs
1-unit, detached	72.3%	98.3%
1-unit, attached	2.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	13.3%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	6.9%	0.0%
20 or more units	2.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.6%	1.7%

Poverty & households

	Clarinda	College Springs
Poverty rate	11.6%	12.4%
Average household size	2.26	1.97
Mean commute (minutes)	17	30
Median year structure built	1958	1938