Bettendorf vs Le Claire

A side-by-side comparison of Bettendorf and Le Claire: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Bettendorf has the higher population (39,297 vs 4,718 in Le Claire). Bettendorf has the higher median household income ($102,917 vs $100,404 in Le Claire). Le Claire has the higher median home value ($300,200 vs $295,600 in Bettendorf).

Population, income & housing

	Bettendorf	Le Claire
Population	39,297	4,718
Median age	39.8 yrs	36.1 yrs
Median household income	$102,917	$100,404
Median home value	$295,600	$300,200
Median gross rent	$1,148	$1,087
Housing units	16,709	1,842
Homeownership rate	75.0%	71.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	51.3%	38.5%
Unemployment rate	2.0%	1.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bettendorf	Le Claire
Population	35,919 → 39,297 (+9.4%)	3,971 → 4,718 (+18.8%)
Median household income	$82,153 → $102,917 (+25.3%)	$86,250 → $100,404 (+16.4%)
Median home value	$225,300 → $295,600 (+31.2%)	$224,800 → $300,200 (+33.5%)
Median gross rent	$914 → $1,148 (+25.6%)	$858 → $1,087 (+26.7%)

Bettendorf

Population

35,91939,297

Median household income

$82,153$102,917

Median home value

$225,300$295,600

Median gross rent

$914$1,148

Le Claire

Population

3,9714,718

Median household income

$86,250$100,404

Median home value

$224,800$300,200

Median gross rent

$858$1,087

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bettendorf	Le Claire
Under 5	5.6%	7.1%
5 to 17	20.1%	28.1%
18 to 24	6.9%	3.0%
25 to 34	10.7%	10.6%
35 to 44	13.9%	15.9%
45 to 54	13.6%	7.9%
55 to 64	11.5%	13.7%
65 to 74	10.2%	8.5%
75 and over	7.5%	5.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bettendorf	Le Claire
White (non-Hispanic)	81.7%	90.9%
Black or African American	2.0%	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	7.0%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.2%	5.2%
Hispanic or Latino	4.9%	1.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bettendorf	Le Claire
No high school diploma	3.4%	4.3%
High school graduate	17.4%	23.0%
Some college or associate's	27.8%	34.2%
Bachelor's degree	29.8%	23.1%
Graduate or professional degree	21.6%	15.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bettendorf	Le Claire
Drove alone	82.4%	77.0%
Carpooled	5.3%	7.2%
Public transit	0.7%	0.0%
Walked	0.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.6%	15.8%
Other means	0.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bettendorf	Le Claire
1-unit, detached	71.0%	70.0%
1-unit, attached	9.8%	17.7%
2 to 4 units	3.1%	10.7%
5 to 19 units	9.4%	0.0%
20 or more units	6.1%	1.6%
Mobile home & other	0.6%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Bettendorf	Le Claire
Poverty rate	6.4%	8.0%
Average household size	2.46	2.74
Mean commute (minutes)	19	22
Median year structure built	1979	1979